TSUNAMI RESIDUE FUND (TRF)
Considering the priority needs, BDRCS appreciates the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for its generous donation through the Tsunami Residue Fund (TRF) which will be utilized with high care to supplement the NS’s ongoing and planned activities.The project will not initiate any new activities, rather will add value to the existing programme to make the results more targets oriented and revive some important programme which is critical for basic humanitarian services for the distressed and vulnerable people in hills, flood plains and coasts in Bangladesh.
The project will also contribute in expanding some of the good practices in other areas, which are already gained good national recognition as a sustainable model.The project will also enhance the BDRCS’s ‘enabling environment’ to work for humanitarian functions more efficiently. All these factors are critical factors to the overall sustainability of BDRCS’s functions in humanitarian field.The proposed project focuses on several areas that will contribute ultimately to the development goal of the proposed project –
Focused on basic WATSAN and livelihood of the people of chittagond hill tracks to reduce their vulnerability and to support the inter-ethnic and intra-ethnic peace restoration process. Since the CHTDP ended, basic facilities were setup under the programme need to be upgraded and expanded to benefit more disadvantaged section of indigenous people.
Sstrengthening BDRCS’s preparedness for response capacity through provision of its own contingency stock and training of response tools to deal with small to moderate scale disasters
Addressing the urban disaster risk reduction, emphasis on enhancement of facility and kits.
Improving the current capacity of providing health services more specifically maternal and child health, eye care facilities and safe blood service programmes of BDRCS.
Enhancing the existing environment of BDRCS’s in a way to establishing power station.
Finally, BDRCS unit capacity development for enhancement of delivery capacity on humanitarian response.
INVOLVEMENT OF BDRCS DEPARTMENT IN TRF
1. Organizational Development
- Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting (PMER) section
- Information and Communication Technology(ICT)
2. Disaster Response Department
3. Health Department
- Mother and Child Health (MCH)
- Health Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (UDRR)
- Blood Program (BP)
4. Cyclone Preparedness Program (CPP)
5. Urban Disaster Risk Reduction (UDRR)
ACTION PLAN OF TSUNAMI RESIDUAL FUND
Activity / 2013 / 2014 / 2015Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4 / Q1 / Q2 / Q3 / Q4 / Q1
Outcome 1: Basic WATSAN facilities of CHT community people is enhanced
Output 1.1: Most vulnerable people in CHTs working area have better access to WATSAN facilities
Activities:
Establishing Water facilities for people living in remote villages of Chittagong Hill tracts
Conducting hygiene education activities at HHs level for 1000 families
Construction of sanitary latrine at HHs in BDRCS project areas
Refreshers training of BDRCS unit volunteers community response/service providers
Replacement of livelihood tools/capitals of some beneficiaries
Replacement of volunteers personal gears
Reunion of community micro groups in rendering their services
Refreshers training of BDRCS unit volunteers community response/service providers
Outcome 2: Cyclone early warning service capacity is enhanced in coastal districts
Output 2.1: Coverage of cyclone early warning services strengthened
Activities:
Strengthening Volunteer management mechanism
Radio network upkeep and functioning
Upkeep of early warning equipments for dissemination / .
Fixed deposit scheme for volunteers maintenance and welfare(insurance, etc)
Outcome 3: Child mortality & morbidity and Maternal health vulnerability reduced
Output 3.1: BDRCS MHC centeres function well in providing its services on mother and child health care
Activities:
Repairing and renovation of 40 MCH centers
Upgrading service facilities 56 MCH centers
Outcome 4: Optical disability reduced from current prevalence in Chuadanga and Joypurhat districts
Output 4.1 BDRCS eye clinics in Chuadanga and Joypurhat districts are operational and delivers improved services
Activities:
Upgrading service facilities through provision of equipment, training and renovation of eye centre
Outcome 5: Outbreak of water borne diseases and other health risk of slum dwellers reduced in relation to urban hazards
Output 5.1: BDRCS health post at NHQ provides services of dirreheal diseases, hygiene education and mother and child care
Activities:
Support BDRCS establish(kits, basic machineries X-ray, ECG, medicine stock ) an urban outdoor health services for slum dwellers
Upgrading physical facilities of existing urban health care post at BDRCS NHQ
Output 5.2:
Activities:
Co-contribution to small scale WATSAN and DRR intervention in selected slums
Support to primary health care awareness activities in slums
Outcome: 6 Response capacity of BDRCS increased and subsequently reduced the humanitarian crisis of disaster victims.
Output 6.1 BDRCS emergency response capacity is increased and maintained
Activities:
Co-contribution to BDRCS emergency response stock
Output 6.2 NDRT and UDRT are trained and equipped
Activities:
Training of NDRT and UDRT on response tools, standards, procedures
Conducting two refreshers training of NDRT
Providing personal gears and equipment for NDRT and UDRT
Output 6.3 BDRCS warehouse capacity is enhanced
Activities:
Repairing and renovation of BDRCS NHQ and regional warehouse(Chittagong)
Establish a database system in warehouse
Outcome: 7 BDRCS working environment has improved.
Output: 7.1 Electricity drop and disturbance is improved in BDRCS officefor good working environment
Activities:
Co-contribution to establishing electric sub-station at BDRCS NHQ
Outcome : 8 BDRCS safe blood services expanded and improved
Output : 8.1 Coverage of safe blood services
Activities:
Enhancing the voluntary blood donation based on VnRBD
Digital donor data base system
Outcome: 9 Essential to support ongoing capacity building efforts.
Output 9.1 BDRCS covers some priority 10 units for capacity building
Activities:
Providing IT equipment(1 desktop ) and internet support for some BDRCS units
Accounting software for BDRCS units
Minor repairing and renovation of unit office
Finance development training for staff