A ripple in development? - Channel Research

moved. Capacity in this sense includes not only the individual level, but
also that of the organisation, and the governing or “enabling” environment
83 .
The review includes analysis of capacity building efforts, with a
particular attention to disaster risk reduction as a case study: one IFRC
member (Indonesian Red Cross), one UN agency programme (CADREP
of UNDP, Sri Lanka), and one NGO (Care Society, Maldives). Selection
was made by the evaluation team and discussed with the stakeholders
in the Jakarta workshop.
These programmes were chosen to represent a range (in terms of
size and international organisation type) of stakeholders and approaches
in disaster risk reduction, where linkages are particularly important. As
there are limits in terms of comparison as the organisations have different
mandates, expertise, history, documentation, disaster experience,
and operate in different contexts, we have used broader evidence collected
during the quantitative and qualitative research.
Evaluation visits were made to communities and organisations in
Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia. In Indonesia, the experience of the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
(IFRC) is valuable for the capacity development study, as this organisation
has played a large and central role in both relief and rehabilitation
phase in housing, livelihood and other key sectors. The experience of
the IFRC, especially the Indonesian Red Cross (in this report as Palang
Merah Indonesia is referred to as Indonesian Red Cross), is also important
as it allows an investigation into a range of social movements with
local, national, and regional capacities for a range of humanitarian and
development-oriented links. The IFRC builds capacity and has built its
own capacity in a range of disaster management issues including that of
Indonesian Red Cross. IFRC efforts for tsunami recovery in Indonesia
have revolved around five priorities 84 : shelter, health, water/sanitation,
disaster management, and organisational development. Now that recovery
is winding down, the Indonesian Red Cross is taking the opportunity
to “go back to basics” and has elaborated a 2008–09 strategy that
focuses on disaster management as the first among three goals 85 . These
priorities are derived from needs identified and the IFRC global strategy.
IFRC work on capacity development focussed on the organisational
development of the Indonesian Red Cross, community capacity building,
and institutional preparedness for emergency response.
The Capacity Development and Recovery Programme (CADREP)
has been a key nation-wide DRM initiative launched by Government of
Sri Lanka and the UNDP with support from Norway, Germany, Spain,
83
OECD/DAC (2006)
84
IFRC (2008)
85
Others include: health and care, organizational development, and humanitarian values. IFRC
(2008c, p2).
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