CARRAT Presentation

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Christian Aid Rapid Response and Assessment Team (CARRAT)

Mechanism


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


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



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


What is CARRAT?

Surge Capacity

Partnership approach even in humanitarian

Partners still at the core of our humanitarian work


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Key Areas of Consideration


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


Deliverables during assessments deployments

Assessment and analysis of the damage

Recommendations of possible interventions

Project proposal/s


Other deployment arrangements

Capacity building activities

Monitoring

Evaluation


Proposed TOR

Deliverables

Expectations from Individual/CARRAT member

Expectation from partner organisations

Expectations from CA

Ways of working

HR

Deployment

Learning

Development / Training


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


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


Discussion – What do we need to add or change

What are your expectations from CA?

Do we need to add/change anything from the proposed TOR?

What do you think are your incentives for being a CARRAT member – as staff? As organisation?

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CARRAT Presentation