8. Emergency Response At the time of the MTR there have been five activations of the HPA emergency response mechanism as outlined in the table below. Table 4: Response Details Response Activation Budget HPA NGOs funded Allocation Horn of Africa 20 July 2011 $ 5million CARE Save the Children Vision Caritas PLAN Oxfam 990,000 1,500,000 455,000 455,000 800,000 800,000 Pakistan 16 Sept 2011 $2.5million Save the Children Oxfam Plan 1,000,000 770,000 730,000 13 April 2012 $5million Plan Save the Children Oxfam CARE 1,500,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,500,000 Typhoon Bopha 6 Dec 2012 $2million Caritas Oxfam Save the Children 747,095 569,811 683,094 Syria 29 2013 $4million Oxfam Save the Children CARE Caritas 1,000,000 1,010,000 1,350,000 640,000
onset Recommendation 8: Proposed Guidelines for the activation of HPA for escalations in and protracted disaster situations be considered by AusAID in decision-making and engagement with the HPA NGO Partners. Recommendation 9: HPA NGOs to include a plan to address the needs of people with disabilities in the ERIP and in DRR and DRM Capacity Building proposals and reports. Disaster Risk Reduction Recommendation 10: Responsibility for both technical oversight and activity management of HPA DRR activities within AusAID be transferred to the Disaster Prevention and Risk Reduction (DPRR) Section and reporting be enhanced to support this new relationship. Monitoring and Evaluation Recommendation 11: Existing HPA fora include consideration of M&E systems to ensure they are adequate and meet AusAID requirements Recommendation 12: HPA NGOs prioritise reporting on targeted and mainstreaming activities in Gender. Recommendations – Preparing for Beyond the Current Phase Recommendation 13: An independent organisational analysis be conducted as part of the evaluation of the existing and to inform the design of a successor program to HPA. The MTR further recommends that the Organisational Analysis be closely linked to or integrated with the proposed Rationalisation Exercise in Recommendation 1. Recommendation 14: A 12 month extension be agreed for all components of HPA. Annex 1 - Mid-Term Review Terms of Reference Terms of Reference Mid-Term Review of AusAID-NGO Humanitarian Partnership Agreements (HPA) 2011-2014 March 2013 INTRODUCTION AusAID has entered into partnership arrangements with six Australian NGOs to respond rapidly to disasters and to provide three-year funding for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives and Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Capacity Building initiatives. The six NGOs selected as HPA NGO partners are CARE
2 – HPA Activation Details Chart Response Disaster Occurred AusAID Activation HPA/AusAID Teleconference Response committee JERCP Submitted JERCP Agreed Grant Processed ERIP Submitted (deadline) HoA Ongoing, escalation late 2010/early 2011 20 July 2011 (discussion over 2 days prior when agencies told it may but no conf.) 21 July 2011 22 July 2011 22 July 2011 25 July 2011 CARE: 3 Aug 11 CARE: 16 September 2011 OXFAM: 3 Aug 11 OXFAM: October 3rd, 2011 CARITAS: August 4th 2011 CARITAS: 28/9/2011 PLAN: 3rd August 2011 PLAN: 28th September 2011 SAVE: 3 August 2011 SAVE: 27 September 2011 WORLD VISION: 1 Aug 11 WORLD VISION: 29th September 2011 Pakistan (10 Aug 11 first wave) 14 Sept 2011 – main event (dates taken from UN RRP) 16 Sept 2011 16 Sept 2011 (approx.) Call came late Friday afternoon. Subsequent discussion about the timeline, and AusAID 20 Sept 11 OXFAM: November 21, 2011 SAVE: 21 November 2011
agreement to extend the deadline to the Tuesday (after holiday weekend). PLAN: 21st November 2011 Niger Sahel Ongoing, escalation early 2012 13 April 2012 17 2012 18 2012 18 2012 27 April 2012 9 May 2012 26 June 2012 Typhoon Bopha 4/5 Dec 2012 6 Dec 2012 10 Dec 2012 10 Dec 2012 10 Dec 2012 13 Dec 2012 13 Dec 2012 13 Feb 2013 Syria Ongoing 29 April 2013 29 April 2013 2 May 2013 2 May 2013 6 May 2013 9 May 2013
Ben Fraser, International Programs Coordinator AusAID Canberra Alan – Assistant Director General, Humanitarian Preparedness and Response Humanitarian Emergency Response, Operations & Preparedness Section (HERO&P) Thanh Le – Director, HERO&P Jonathon Ball, Director, HERO&P Ray Bojczuk, Emergency Operations Manager Allanah Kjellgren, Manager, Partnerships and Programs Monica Zajac, Acting Manager, Partnerships and Programs Jemma Johnson, Humanitarian Emergency Response, Operations & Preparedness Section Disaster Prevention and Risk Reduction Section (DPRR) Hugh McLeman – Director Grant Morrison –Manager Ishara – Program Officer Humanitarian Policy and Partnerships Claire James – Policy/Program Manager Chantelle Boland – Senior Program Officer East Africa 1 Section Penny Dennis – Africa Humanitarian Program Manager Niamh Dobson – Senior Program Officer NGO Policy and Programs Section Katherine West – Senior Project Manager Rachel Rawlings – Program Manager, ANCP AusAID Posts (by phone) Islamabad Post Andrew MacKee – First Secretary, AusAID Mahvash Zafar – Program Officer Port Moresby Post
Field Trip to Manufahi Livia Dacosta - Senior Health Officer – Manufahi Justino Dasilva - Child Rights, Protection and Governance Program Manager Fatima (Lala) Soares – Child Rights, Protection and Governance Senior Coordinator Januario Rodrigues – DRR and Emergencies Officer Rosalino Martins – Senior Health Officer – Ainaro Fransisco Dacosta - operations assistant - Manufahi Armenio Carvalho - operations assistant – Ainaro Jack French – DRR and Emergencies Officer (Australian volunteer) Carbulau (community first visited): Alberto Dacosta - Chief of village Mr Paulino Cardoso - School teacher Alberto Sarmento - CHC manager, Same Mrs. Albertina Da Costa Mr. Fransisco - Cultural leader (part of Suco council) Marciana Dacosta - Child Club representative: Nafofila (Ainaro drama team Sesurai (evacuation drill with children) Joao Bosco - Chief of village Mr. Joao Noronha - School principal/ teacher Mrs. Etelvina Da Costa - PSF (health worker volunteer) Mr. Arantes Sarmento - District Administrator Manufahi Indonesia AusAID Indonesia Country Post Mr Trevor Dhu - Director, Australia-Indonesia Facility for Disaster Reduction Ben O’Sullivan - Manager, Disaster Response Unit (DRU) Mr Park - Disaster Management Adviser, Disaster Response Unit (DRU) Ms Fenni Rum - Program Officer, Disaster Response Unit (DRU) World Vision Indonesia Country Office Billy Sumuan - Humanitarian & Emergency Affairs Director Ita Balanda - HEA Program Development Coordinator at WV Indonesia