Focus Humanitarian Assistance

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Focus Humanitarian Assistance

• Partnerships in Disaster Management

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Our Vision

• FOCUS is an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development
  network whose mandate is to enable the economic,
  social and cultural development of communities in
  the developing world.
• Our vision is to build

An organization that enables disaster- resilient
communities and that responds to disasters
rapidly and effectively
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AKDN
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Our Goals

• FOCUS is organized around three primary Goals

To protect lives and prevent the loss of
property of communities through Prevention,
Mitigation and Preparedness (PMP) initiatives
Disaster Prevention, Mitigation
Preparedness (PMP)
To respond rapidly and effectively to selected
disasters affecting communities, reducing human
suffering and enabling sustainable recovery
Disaster Response
To respond to complex emergencies, delivering
emergency Assistance, protection and durable
solutions to Refugees, IDPs and forced migrants
Refugee IDP Assistance
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Structure
Focus International Coordinating
Committee
USA Field Office
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FOCUS Afghanistan

• Major Initiatives
• Afghanistan Programme
• Humanitarian Assistance Programme (1995 -
  Present)
• Provision of emergency assistance, food for
  work, milk for schools and crisis response
  initiatives
• Refugee support programme (2001 - Present)
• Support to the relocation of Afghan communities
  to
• Western countries and Pakistan along with
  repatriation programmes back to Afghanistan.
• Shelter Provision Programme (2002 - Present)
• Working with communities to build seismic
• resistant homes to replace those destroyed
• during the wars.
• Nehryn Earthquake Support (2002)
• Provided emergency assistance and relocation
• support to victims of the Nehryn Earthquake

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FOCUS India

• Major Initiatives
• Indian Programme
• Bhuj Earthquake Support (2001)
• Provision of emergency supplies such as tents,
  food, blankets and water to affected communities
  along with building materials and reconstruction
  support.
• Tsunami Relief Programme (2005 - Present)
• FOCUS has been actively involved with the AKDN
  and civil society organizations in the
  reconstruction of tsunami impacted areas of
  India.
• Community Emergency Preparedness (2002 - Present)
• Working with the AKDN to train
• schools and hospitals in management for
  emergency
• situations.

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FOCUS Pakistan

• Major Initiatives
• Pakistan Programme
• Kashmir Earthquake Relief Programme (2005 -
  Present)
• FOCUS response and assessment teams were amongst
  the first on the scene in Kashmir and provided
  critical assistance to the most vulnerable
  communities through the use of the AKDN fleet of
  helicopters. Initiatives continue to enable the
  disaster resilient reconstruction of Kashmir.
• Pakistan PMP Programme
• In the Northern Areas of Pakistan, FOCUS has
  worked extensively to prepare for natural
  disasters through the development of search and
  rescue teams, stockpiles of materials and
  community based disaster management training.
• Natural Hazard Vulnerability Database (2002 -
  Present)
• Catalogued Natural Hazards such as landslides,
  avalanches, and floods across the Northern Areas
  and Chitral for use in scenario planning and risk
  assessment activities.

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FOCUS USA

• Major Initiatives
• Tajikistan Programme
• Fostering Disaster Resilience (2003 - Present)
• In Tajikistan, FOCUS has worked with the AKDN,
  the Government and the International community to
  support newly created civil society organizations
  in self protection initiatives using private
  sector tools and methodologies.
• Reducing the risk from Lake Sarez (2000 -
  Present)
• Lake Sarez remains one of the most significant
  risks to Central Asia, FOCUS has been working
  with the Governments of Japan, Switzerland and
  the World Bank to develop early warning solutions
  and to provide access to isolated communities.
• Earthquake Safety Initiative (2004 - Present)
• Working with the National Government, the
  International
• Community and civil society organizations, FOCUS
  has
• introduced an earthquake safety curriculum for
  Tajikistan.

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FOCUS USA

• Major Initiatives
• USA Programme
• Crisis Response - USA Tajikistan (2003 -
  Present)
• Since 2002 FOCUS USA has been involved in the
  following Crisis Responses
• Hurricane Rita and Katrina
• Dasht Disaster
• Approx 32 small to medium scale disaster
  responses in Tajikistan
• Crisis Response Teams (2004 - Present)
• FOCUS has worked to develop a national framework
  for community based response, orchestrated by
  trained responders across the country.

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FOCUS around the World

• Major Initiatives
• Syria Refugee Programme
• FOCUS has worked with the Syrian Governemnt and
  UNHCR to create emergency care shelters and
  stockpiles for the recent refugees from Lebanon,
  targeting mothers and children in need of
  support.
• Iraqi Refugee Camps in Jordan
• Shortly after the beginning of Iraqi operations,
  FOCUS worked with the government of Jordan to
  develop refugee camps for the departing Iraqi
  migrants.
• Mozambique Flooding Support
• Utilizing volunteer support from across East
  Africa, FOCUS worked with the local governments
  to provide emergency assistance to communities
  affected by severe flooding in 2002.
• Cyclone Gafilo, Madagascar
• FOCUS mobilized local volunteers in the provision
  of tents, blankets, food and medical assistance
  to the victims of Cyclone Gafilo.

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AKDN Risk Management Framework
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Engagement Approach

• Emphasis on building models - taking an area,
  developing a long term plan and approach
• Building deep before wide
• Utilizing development partners as the vehicle for
  disaster risk reduction

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