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Christian Aid Rapid Response and Assessment Team (CARRAT)
Mechanism
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Why CARRAT?
Country Level Emergency Preparedness Plan (CLEPP)
Background on CARRAT
Current Practice and TOR
Expanded CARRAT
Proposed TOR on the new CARRAT arrangements
Discussions
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Why be part of CARRAT
Develop skills and knowledge in humanitarian work
Staff career development
Staff and organisation gain experience in humanitarian work
National surge capacity database
Complements work in development
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CA’s Country Level Emergency Preparedness Plan (CLEPP)
Focus on two hazards – hydromet and earthquake
Partners play an important role in CA’s emergency preparedness
Bottom line: resilience
In the future: partner organisations’ contigency plans and capacity building plan for humanitarian
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What is CARRAT?
Surge Capacity
Partnership approach even in humanitarian
Partners still at the core of our humanitarian work
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Background on CARRATWhy and When started
Partners experiencing more and more disaster events in their areas (Infanta mudslide, Reming, Milenyo, Mayon eruption)
May 2007 Emergency Response Management Training – decision to pool partner staff together to form CARRAT
The objective was to set up a system for emergency response assistance among Christian Aid partners in times of disasters
5 Trainings conducted since then not counting localized CARRAT formation
Who and where mobilized 2008 - Fengshen, Mindanao conflict
2009 - Ketsana/Ondoy
2011 – TECF, Nesat/Nalgae,
2011 – Washi 2012 – Habagat, Bopha
2013 – Haiyan
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CARRAT MechanismPartner Monitor impending
hazards/disaster Emergency assessment
and programming Conduct of relief operations Coordination Post-disaster monitoring Debriefing and forward
planning Capacity building and
training
CAIdentify and negotiate for CARRAT member deployment (available, willing, capacitated)
Logistical arrangements and orientation
Coordination and information support
Pay for expenses and related costs
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CARRAT Mechanism
TrainingStandby
ArrangementsAssessments
Technical Support
• Annual• Invited
Partners• May range
from basic to advance
• Initiated by either partner or CA
• Partners encouraged to assess
• CA provides logistical support
• CA drafts Alert note
• Data gathering, analysis and recomms
• Conducted a few days after a disaster
• Can be done also upon request on slow-onset
• Project development
• ER procedure and standards
• M&E
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Transforming Surge CapacityDevelopment of a national platform
CA-led initiative in the Philippines
11 INGOs plus national networks
Collective and collaborative capacity building
Better integrated in the humanitarian network
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Terms of Reference (existing)
To perform an initial rapid appraisal and emergency assessment of communities affected
To make recommendations to Christian Aid on the appropriate emergency response, area selection, and partner capacity assessment
To assist Christian Aid in coordination with other NGOs, INGOs and Government Agencies engaged in emergency relief and response efforts in order to gather a more comprehensive overview of the damage and possible areas of intervention
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Terms of Reference (existing)To assist Christian Aid in building internal organisational capacities and volunteer capacities of key affected partners in the principles and actual mechanisms of humanitarian response:
■ Beneficiary Selection and Validation ■ Social Preparation and Beneficiary Registry System■ Identification and finalisation of areas of intervention■ Procurement of Relief Goods■ Repacking and Warehousing■ Inventory procedures■ Convoy and Distribution strategies■ Coordination with local disaster coordinating councils
and other humanitarian agencies working in selected areas
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Terms of Reference (Outputs)Actual conduct of emergency assessment using mechanisms agreed with Christian Aid
Debriefing meetings with Christian Aid on the current situation of displaced families, humanitarian support identified, recommendation for immediate response and strategic development work
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The Assessment TeamRoles Responsibilities
Team Leader Coordination with other humanitarian actors, overall lead
Thematic specialists Assessments of specific themes (Shelter/WASH, Food Security, NFIs, Gender and Protection, Markets, Advocacy)
Logistics Travel, accommodations, procurement
…idea is CA-led
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Deliverables during assessments deployments
Assessment and analysis of the damage
Recommendations of possible interventions
Project proposal/s
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Other deployment arrangements
Capacity building activities
Monitoring
Evaluation
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Proposed TOR
Deliverables
Expectations from Individual/CARRAT member
Expectation from partner organisations
Expectations from CA
Ways of working
HR
Deployment
Learning
Development / Training
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What we expect from CARRAT members?
Compliance of standards (Core Humanitarian Standards, Sphere Standard), code of conduct, CA safety and security policy
Staff fit (skills, location, experience, training) for the assignment requirement
Able to deliver
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What you can expect from CA?Expenses
■ Travel and accommodations■ Allowances■ Travel and accident insurance
Technical support
Regular capacity building activities
Learning circles
Security and safety
Coordination (national/international) with other humanitarian actors
Support for information