SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT 5 October 2020 – March 2021 (FY 2020-2021, SA5) Award Number: AID-OFDA-G-17-0081 Prepared for: United States Agency for International Development Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Summary 3 Project Management 5 Results by Objective 6- 9 Plans for the Next Reporting Period 10 Challenges 10 Highlights 11 Appendix 14 Attachment A: Online meeting with the partner barangays 13 Attachment B: “Barangay Paskamustahan” 13 Attachment C: MSME Resilience E-Learning 14 Attachment D: Physical visits to the partner barangays 15 Attachment E: Pre-Program Review and Planning Workshop of Makati DRRMO 16 Attachment F: Technical Consultation Webinar 16 Attachment G: Summary of results of the Leaning Needs Assessment 17 Attachment H: iADAPT course pages for the PSCP Training e-course 18 Attachment I: PSCP Orientation and iADAPT Walkthrough 19 Attachment J: Live webinars and writeshops 20 Attachment K: Number of participants taking the PSCP Training e-course through 21 iADAPT (As of 31 March 2020) PROJECT SUMMARY hilippine Disaster Resilience Foundation (PDRF) is 3) Establishing Public-Private Partnership in Disaster Risk Reduction implementing a project to build a stronger partnership between and Management the Philippine government and the private sector, specifically In line with RA 10121’s intent to recognize and strengthen capacities of P on how the government can work together with companies LGUs and communities in mitigating and preparing for, responding to, before, during and after disasters. While the existing Republic Act 10121 and recovering from the impact of disasters, the project aims to localize (Philippine Disaster Management Act of 2010) clearly outlines the roles DRRM at the barangay level by engaging various stakeholders in the and responsibilities government agencies play in relation to disaster assessment of local capacities to determine gaps and how to address them management, it currently does not have the same protocols spelled out to better respond to needs of the communities. The first component of for the private sector. Leveraging on the interoperability approach, the project intends to provide technical assistance to barangays on PDRF will bring together businesses and government in regular geographic information system that will be inputs in enhancing plans and consultation meetings, multi-sectoral dialogues and forums to develop a on implementation of programs, projects and activities as indicated in DRR Roadmap and clear terms of reference for both parties. Translating their respective Barangay DRRM Plans. With the four barangays under this public-private partnership on the ground, the project targets to build Project KoNeK being pilot communities in the enhancement of Barangay capacities of communities, including families, their livelihoods, and DRRM Plans and Contingency Plans, the project hopes to increase its micro, small and medium enterprises, to mitigate risks that hazards bring reach to cover all 142 barangays of Quezon City. To reach this, the city about, to prepare for disasters, and protect common critical assets that government staff will be trained on facilitating Barangay DRRM nurture the community and make it thrive. Planning and Contingency Planning Workshops. The main intervention of this project is building the capacity of This project targets two of the major financial, commercial and economic government agencies and private businesses to work together on hubs in the country, Makati City and Quezon City, wherein PDRF is a reducing disaster risks and protecting common critical assets in the target private sector representative and member of both DRRM Councils. At a communities. The overall goal is to strengthen partnerships and larger scale, the second component of the project aims to establish a capacities in disaster risk reduction and management to build resilient communities and businesses. Public Service Continuity Program for the City Governments of Makati City and Quezon City in order to enhance its capabilities in ensuring that Building on the experience in implementing the Project KoNeK, PDRF critical services needed by the community are provided amidst disruptive recognizes that it takes the collective effort of the national and local events. In the past, urban disasters experienced by highly urbanized cities government, small and large businesses, civil society organizations, and such as Makati and Quezon City affect community recovery by way of communities down to the smallest unit of society, families who will disrupted vital government services, and further impacts the ability of share knowledge, expertise, technology and resources to fully carry out the entire city and region to immediately restore critical social and the implementation of DRRM towards becoming a resilient country. economic activities. Even while private enterprises in highly urbanized With a participatory and inclusive approach, the interventions in the cities have their respective Business Continuity Plans, these may not be project are aimed at building capacities of communities, private sector fully implemented when all the other key players in the ecosystem they businesses and government agencies and units and strengthen work in and other resources are not available. The project targets to build collaborations to work together in mitigating and preparing for, the capacity of key stakeholders, local government units and critical responding to, and recovering from the impact of disasters. lifeline service providers in Public Service Continuity and in order to establish a mechanism for coordination and collaboration towards The main objective are: effective and efficient incident management and recovery of critical services. It will be an opportunity for both sectors to align plans, policies 1) Strengthening Community Resilience through the development of and strategies to achieve their shared goal of effective continuity of Barangay DRRM plans, strategies and policies operations. 2) Establishing Continuity of Operations for local government units through Public Service Continuity 5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT For the reporting period ending March 2021, status of project staffing is as follows: Position Staff Name Status Program Manager Candice Bismonte Resigned as of 28 February 2021 Community Facilitator Jake Evangelio Full-time project staff Technical Assistant Narryl Cabuena Full-time project staff Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Dennis Gale Merlin Full-time project staff Modified award approval dated 25 September 2020 has been received including engagement with two implementing partners with the following details: Sub-Awardee/ Subcontractor Description of Work ● Conduct baseline studies covering data gathering includes formulation of survey questionnaire, inclusive consultations, data gathering training Philippine Geographical Society (PGS) sessions and processing ● Conduct of Mapathon sessions and Basic GIS training for Community- DUNS: 72625883 based DRRM to additional 12 barangays in Quezon City ● Preparation of Reports ● Develop/ enhance modules for Evacuation Camp Management and BDDRMP Training of Trainers (ToT) for QC DRRMO ● Conduct four sessions of 3-day Evacuation Camp Management training- workshops for four partners barangays Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) ● Conduct BDRRMP ToT for QC DRRMO DUNS: 720266980 ● Documentation of Evacuation Camp Management and BDRRMP training-workshops ● Development of Booklet on Evacuation Camp Management as IEC material and practical guide for barangays RESULTS BY OBJECTIVE Sector: Risk Management Policy and Practice Objective: Strengthening partnerships and capacities in Disaster Risk Reduction and Management to build resilient communities and businesses Achieved Achieved Beneficiaries Target (Reporting Period) (Cumulative) Number of people as direct 5,520 343 1,323 beneficiaries Number of people as indirect 1,000,0001 2,936,1162 3,541,016 beneficiaries Number of internally displaced - - - persons targeted __________________________________ 1Conservative estimated average population of four (4) barangays and city at any given time 2 Total population of four (4) barangays and Makati City where indirect beneficiaries are part of based on the 2015 Census of Population Sub-sector: Policy and Planning Objective 1: Strengthening Community Resilience through the development of Barangay DRRM plans, strategies and policies Achieved Achieved Performance against Indicators Target (Reporting Period) (Cumulative) Number of hazard risk reduction plans, strategies, policies, disaster preparedness, and contingency plans developed in 8 4* 4* place3 Number of people participating in discussions regarding national risk reduction strategies as a result of the 420 - 794 program4 National and local risk assessment, hazard data and vulnerability information are available within the targeted Yes Yes Yes areas (Y/N) *BDRRM Plans are currently under review and approval of the barangay’s respective BDRRM Councils. Sub-sector: Capacity Building and Training Objective 2: Establishing continuity of operations for Local Government Units through Public Service Continuity Achieved Achieved Performance against Indicators Target (Reporting Period) (Cumulative) Number of people trained in disaster preparedness, 200 212 278 mitigation, and management Number of people passing final exams or receiving 150 235 268 certificates Percentage of people trained who retain knowledge and 6 70% - - skills after two months Component 1: Strengthening Community Resilience