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

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

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

4. Influencing Factors Framing Policy and Programme Development of Work Programmes

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

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

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

8. PROCESS FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENT CONSULT PRIORITIZE MANDATES

9. WP OBJECTIVES SIMPLE MEASURABLE ACHIEVABLE TIME SENSITIVE

10. RESOURCING NATIONAL BUDGET Funding Agencies PARTNERS SERVICES PROPOSALS

11. 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

12. 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?

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

14. 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

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

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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. DISCUSSION!