In the Philippines, the program engaged Christian Aid partners in a participatory and collaborative process leading to the preparation of the BDRC strategic plan in the Philippines.
The plan includes the formation of the learning circles, the conduct of an intensive DRR course, community-based capacities and vulnerabilities analyses, the preparation of DRR plans and the piloting of DRR projects.
Together with other stakeholders, BDRC strategies, methods and learning experiences will be documented and shared through DRR field schools.Following the planning process is the organization of a Learning Circle that aims to facilitate the learning exchange among and between CA partners, academic and research institutions and other stakeholders in the conduct of a DRR intensive course, community-based capacities and vulnerability analyses, preparation of institutional DRR plans.
Currently, it is composed of representatives from CA, CA partners and academic and research institutions. The learning circle is a recommendatory body to the BDRC. Among the members of the said learning circle are Manila Observatory, some scientists from the UP National Institute of Geological Sciences, UP Los Banos, UP in the Visayas, the UP College of Social Work and Community Development and CA partners like the Social Action Center (prelature of Infanta), Coastal Core Sorsogon, COPE Bicol, PhilNet-Visayas, Unlad Kabayan, CERD Samar, FORGE, MUCAARD, Social Action Ministry (Ipil), CARD Davao, MAHAL in Mindoro and MACEC in Marinduque. The first output of the partnership was the preparation for and the conduct of the intensive DRR course from 14-26 October 2007.
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