CAN DO CHURCH AGENCIES NETWORK Church collaboration DISASTER OPERATIONS and coordination in humanitarian response

OUR COLLECTIVE VISION KEY STRENGTHS IN Our aim is to support churches seeking to collaborate and coordinate HUMANITARIAN ACTION in disaster management to enhance community resilience to disasters C and conflict.

WHAT WE DO Reach CAN DO invests in supporting church collaboration in disaster management by: The combined networks of church partners are Investment in church leadership for disaster management extensive

Disaster preparedness and planning capacity

Disaster response Depth OUR REACH GLOBALLY – STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Churches are influential messengers across society, especially in the Pacific region

8 Agencies Over 500 200 countries and Partners territories worldwide Longestablished

The role of the churches in humanitarian response, disaster risk relationships management and community development has long been recognised by The power of the church is in international humanitarian and development agencies and increasingly by its reach and relationships as government and donors. CAN DO agencies partner regularly with other part of the community international non-government organisations, United Nations agencies and the Red Cross Movement on the ground to deliver humanitarian aid. THE WAY WE WORK TIMELINE CAN DO operates through its extensive network of partner churches and NGO partners globally. March 2016 CAN DO consortium is established in We are guided by a Steering Committee with key decisions ratified by the membership. Australia The Coordination Unit provides guidance for operations of the consortium, lead by the Coordination Unit Manager. Operational staff is made up of nominated humanitarian and January 2017 GIS mapping program coordinators from member agencies. of church resources pilot program commences in Vanuatu and WHAT WE STAND FOR We are guided in its work by the following principles: February 2017 CAN DO church partners’ workshop in Fiji Faith matters We are guided by Christian values and identity May 2017 ADRA and AOA It’s not about us We will focus on the most vulnerable, at-risk communities partners share resources and information in the response We commit to continual learning to strengthen to tropical cyclone Donna in Learning and improvement CAN DO’s effectiveness Vanuatu We balance unity with unique contribution May 2017 CAN DO Valuing what each entity brings according to member capacity church partners workshop in Vanuatu We mutually respect and honour each member’s partnerships Trust and respect and church structures June 2017 Membership Transparency We are open and thoughtful in all our work announced of the Australian Humanitarian Partnership

CAN DO’S REACH IN DISASTER RESPONSE: TROPICAL CYCLONES PAM AND WINSTON

Fiji Vanuatu

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Kadavu Port-Vila CAN DO church and NGO partners

Anglican Vanuatu Council of Churches Erromango Ola Fou, Nasi Tuan and Baptist Presbyterian Catholic Church of Christ Tanna Methodist Apostolic

Seventh Day Adventist Assembly of God Tanna Anatom

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