Methodology
The B-Ready Approach
Vulnerability Assessments
Step 1
Historical data gathering
Step 2
Addressing social vulnerability
Step 3
Gender Risk Assessment
Step 4
Community Profiling
Disaster Preparedness Activities
- Participatory community disaster risk assessment
- Update contingency plans and community risk maps. Contingency plans are updated to integrate safeguarding and gender aspects to ensure welfare of women and children are included.
- Community simulation and drill based on B-READY protocol. Community simulation drill is implemented to test the effectiveness of the updated contingency plans.
- Development and adoption of inclusive parametric forecast index as reference of the local authority in charge in activating triggers and pre-emptive cash disbursement.
- Distribution of Information, Education and Communication materials to increase awareness and updated information on DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction).
- Training on safeguarding and protection. Protection monitors are trained on safeguarding and gender to ensure safety of women and children in the communities especially during disaster.
- Train young mothers and women on family disaster preparedness.
- Installation of referral mechanism to report abuse cases.
- Training on financial literacy and use of online financial platform.
- Community savings orientation on disaster preparedness.
Pre-emptive Cash Transfers
- Identify financial service provider and develop a framework agreement with it.
- Pre-emptive cash transfer training and simulation for financial service providers, community members and local authorities.
- Train community-based cash agent and identify money transfer mechanisms.
- Update guidelines and SOPs on pre-emptive cash transfer.
Cash grants transferred before disaster.