Plan's Disaster Emergency Fund In Asia
The impact of PLAN'S DISASTER EMERGENCY FUND IN ASIA Asia is the most disaster-prone continent in the world, home to 9 of the top-10 countries with the largest number of disaster-related deaths. Source: In Focus: Disaster Risk Management, Asia Development Bank, 2011 THE FUND IN NUMBERS Set up by Plan Sweden in 2008 In 5 years, 27 humanitarian project activities (each approved within 24 hours) were funded in 12 countries • Bangladesh • Cambodia • China • India • Laos • Myanmar • Nepal • Pakistan • Philippines • Sri Lanka • Timor-Leste • Indonesia reaching at least 270,000 people This included the response to 1xA 6x 10x VOLCANO ERUPTION CYCLONES/TYPHOONS FLOODS From smaller emergencies like flooding in the Delta region of Myanmar affecting 6,000 people... ..to large, devastating disasters like Tyhpoon Bopha in the Philippines affecting 6.2 million people. HOW DID WE MOBILISE THE RESOURCES? ww Emergency kits and distributions Cash transfer programming Water and sanitation activities Education in emergencies Child friendly spaces I Emergency food rations WHAT'S NEXT? The fund has now entered its 2nd phase in supporting countries to mobilise bigger responses more rapidly @PlanAsia plan-international.org/asia Plan
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