1. Leilaland Mission
You have been selected to participate in ACF integration seminar for a mission in expatriation.
In order to prepare this seminar and to enable you to better estimate different issues related to your future position, we suggest you to project yourself onto this fictitious mission "Leilaland".
This case will immerse you in situations you're likely to encounter as part of your mission and to raise awareness on the importance of teamwork, whatever your position is.
"Leilaland" is a fictional case based on ACF experience and activities.
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2. Leilaland - overview Population Political aspects:
Country profile
Population
Total: 20 M
Leilacity: 5 M
Leilamount: 1 M
Leilabeach: 3 M
Political aspects:
Several putsches in the last years
Unstable political system and little governmental involvement
Economical and health aspects:
Extreme poverty
Few local resources available
Low nutritional level
High HIV/AIDS prevalence
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3. Leilaland – ACF activities
ACF locations:
Leilacity (capital city) : coordination team – estimated 15 employees, including 5 expatriates
Leilamount (mountain):
1 base – estimated 90 employees, including 4 expatriates
From capital by road: 6 hours
Leilabeach (sea):
1 base – estimated 80 employees, including 5 expatriates
From capital by road: 10 hours
From capital by plane: 1.30 hours
Leilamount
Leilacity
Leilabeach
Leilaland
Nearland
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4. Leilaland – Security context (1/3)
Leilacity (capital city) :
Frequent demonstrations against the authorities related to the rise of the price of the basic food items
Several putsches in the last years
Urban criminality
Corruption
Armed opposition groups from Leilamount region are using asymmetric tactic to fight against the government and several bombs attacks occurred in the past months
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5. Leilaland – Security context (2/3)
Leilabeach (after the earthquake) :
Movement of population to the outskirts of the city
Camps inside and on the outskirts of the city
Jailbreak of a lot of criminals during the earthquake
Armed gangs
Demonstrations against the authorities related to the rise of the basic food items price
Lot of firearms
Short kidnappings (some hours to some days) targeting local businessmen and their families for ransom
Lot of car-jackings targeting 4x4 vehicles at nightfall on the outskirts of the city
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6. Leilaland – Security context (3/3)
Leilamount :
Lot of mines after the conflict between Leilaland and Nearland in 1998
Armed opposition groups (AOG)
Armed criminal groups (ACG)
Soft border between LL & NL
2 Kidnappings targeting foreigners with political demands
Lot of car-jackings targeting 4x4 vehicles at nightfall on the outskirts of the city
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7. Information on programs conducted by ACF for several years
Leilamount
Nutrition programs
Therapeutic Feeding Center (TFC), Outpatient Therapeutic Program (OTP) and Supplementary Feeding Centers (SFC) (Funding by DFID for 1 year started 8 months ago)
Food security and livelihoods programs
Surveillance (funding by PAM for 6 months started 4 ago)
Leilabeach
Nutrition and mental health programs
Nutrition survey and increase of care practices (funding by UNICEF for 1 year started 6 months ago)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programs
Rehabilitation of networks and drainage, hygiene promotion (funding by Europaid for 3 ans started 2 years ago)
Food Security and livelihoods programs
Food aid and cash for work activities (funding by ECHO for 1 year started 2 months ago)
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8. Earthquake in Leilabeach
A strong earthquake struck Leilabeach where it causes extensive damages.
Destruction of much of the city
30,000 dead
200,000 homeless
Destruction of infrastructures (health centers destroyed, roads damaged, port ruined...)
Total destruction of 50,000 houses
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9. Leilabeach ACF Base Office and guest house ruined
1 local employee killed, several team members affected with loss of material and relatives
Many documents lost (data, works on process, files…)
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10. Earthquake – Reacting to emergency…
Leilabeach: in order to face emergency, ACF has conducted needs assessments that helped identifying population main needs.
Activities implemented during the following weeks, thanks to exceptional fundraising and new donors, are mainly as follows:
Food security and livelihoods: emergency aid (non food items and food distribution), cash for work
Nutrition and mental health: nutrition surveys, construction of new Outpatient Therapeutic Points in place of former health centers, tents installation to welcome mothers and children, play sessions, breastfeeding support.
WASH: water trucking, toilets construction/rehabilitation, hygiene promotion
Leilamount: Same activities as before the earthquake are ongoing. In addition some stocks are sent to Leilabeach, as well as human resources to support Leilabeach team to face emergency.
Leilacity (main city): reinforcement of coordination team.
D + 6 months
Seism
D + 10
D + 30
Emergency:
needs assessment, sending of stocks (food and non food items) and human resources sending
Continuation of activities and rehabilitation preparation
Team and activities organization according to population needs
Rehabilitation program: going from emergency response to sustainable solutions
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