Session 14 - NGO Presentation - Save the Children - Pacific ...

Reducing Risks, EnhancingResilienceSave the Children’s approach to Disaster Risk Reduction andClimate Change AdaptationRaijeli NicoleCEOSave the Children Fiji24 October 2013

Overview of Presentation1. Save the Children (SC) Overviewi. SC alliance & SC Fijiii. Key mandate (a) development (b)Humanitarian2. Education in Emergenciesi. Comprehensive School Safety Framework3. SC Pacific Regional Response

Vision, mission and valuesOUR VISION is a world in which every child attains theright to survival, protection, development andparticipation.OUR MISSION is to inspire breakthroughs in the waythe world treats children, and to achieve immediateand lasting change in their lives.OUR VALUESACCOUNTABILITY – AMBITION – COLLABORATION –3CREATIVITY – INTEGRITY

Our dual mandateHumanitarian workDevelopment work4

Global InitiativesCHILD RIGHTSGOVERNANCEAll children,especially thepoorest, benefitfrom greaterpublic investmentand better use ofsociety’s resourcesin realising theirrights.EDUCATIONAll children canread by the timethey leave primaryschool; andchildren caught upin humanitariancrises have accessto qualityeducationCHILDPROTECTIONAll children thrivein a safe familyenvironment andno child is placedin harmfulinstitutionsHEALTH &NUTRITIONNo child under fivedies frompreventablecauses and thepublic will nottolerate a returnto high levels ofchild deaths.5

Our Approach to DRR & CCA• DRR is the link between our Development &Humanitarian Response mandate• Approach: Reducing Risks and EnhancingResilience• Save the Children seeks to:i. Ensure children’s needs and capacities areconsidered in how people prepare for, react to andrecover from disasters and adapt to long-termtrends.ii. Make this happen at all levels by buildingpartnerships and collaborating

Education in Emergencies (EiE)project• Capacity building project Asia-Pacific tostrengthen the capability and capacities of theMinistry of Education and NDMOs• Strengthen the NGOsi. EPP, ESS & NGO mappingii. Education Cluster

Disaster & Emergency Impacts on SchoolsPhysical impacts onstudents and staffPhysical impacts onschool facilitiesEconomic impacts onschool enrollmentEducational impactson studentsLet’s look at thedifferent impactsthat disasters canhave on schools.Psychosocial impactson students and staff

Comprehensive School SafetyFramework

Children’s Rights: Foundation forComprehensive School Safety THE RIGHT TOSURVIVAL THE RIGHT TODEVELOPMENT1. SAFETY2. EDUCATION THE RIGHT TOPROTECTION THE RIGHT TOPARTICIPATION

Three pillars of school safetyAll-hazards riskassessmentEducation sectoranalysis

Save the Children HumanitarianResponse in the Pacific• SC Australia, SC NZ and SC Fiji in the Pacifici. EiE Asia-Pacific projectii.Currently under discussioniii. Coordinated response with UNICEF• SC Fijii. Education in Emergencies project –strengthening SCF’s capacityii.EPP, ESS & NGO mappingiii. Education Clusteriv.MoE capacity Building

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