LEADERS 2006 MOBILISATION OF EMERGENCY RESOURCES Judy R. Thomas Disaster Management Specialists

OVERVIEW Review of recent experiences highlighting challenges in anticipating, avoiding, mobilizing for coordinating and delivering an effective response. Lessons Learnt from successes and failure

Influencing Factors Timeliness: Use of an Event for leverage Ability to quickly determine Need THROUGH PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT Readiness (Capacity) to Accept Support

Influencing Factors Framing Policy and Programme Development of Work Programmes

PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT WHAT Determines WP Development POLICY DIRECTIVE SCENARIOS ASSESSMENTS LESSONS FROM EVENTS

WP: What Is It? ROADMAP ACTIVITIES RESOURCES OBJECTIVES SCHEDULES CAPACITY OUTPUTS

WP: WHAT IS IT? OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES RESOURCES SCHEDULES CAPACITY OUTPUTS

PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT CONSULT PRIORITIZE MANDATES

WP OBJECTIVES SIMPLE MEASURABLE ACHIEVABLE TIME SENSITIVE

RESOURCING NATIONAL BUDGET Funding Agencies PARTNERS SERVICES PROPOSALS

National Budget Funds allocated to support Programme based on Priority Activities and Outcomes identified. Budgeted Items include: – training – plan development – exercising – material and other supplies

Partner Contribution What are Partners’ Principal Area of Interest? Is there a mutual interest? Are you willing to put in a counterpart contribution. Are you willing to sustain the investment of contributors?

EVALUATION WHAT WAS ACHIEVED WHO BENEFITED WHO CONTRIBUTED WHAT WAS LEARNT WHAT SHOULD CHANGE

Public Relations Not a dirty science. Effective Use of Public Relations can enhance chances of sustain assistance Let the public know in order to build trust and goodwill Blow you own trumpet it is highly hygienic

RISKS WHAT WILL DERAIL IT STAFF CHANGES DISASTER EVENT PARTNER TIMING IS DIFFERENT BUDGET CUT

Contributors’ Interest Identifying with the Objectives Opportunity for Acknowledging contribution Assurance of long lasting effect Contribution to a larger goal or national objective

Proposal Writing Framework within which your project is focused. Art of achieving support. KEY ELEMENTS Outlining the Problem Outlining the strategies to address problem Outlining Resources Requirements Sustainability

Final Question Why should I give YOU my money and technical support? YOU could be: Government Private Sector Donor Agency

Exercise Determine an area of interest in the Health Sector. I have US$20,000 from a US$1m dollars from a multi-millionaire for health sector disaster Planning. Convince ME as a donor WHY I should give you My MONEY

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