A Partnership Fostering Better Preparedness
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The Initiative. “We never expected such a commitment by so many civil society organisations for a common cause” said Chairman /Executive Director Asia Lanka Social Development Cooperation(ALSDC),
Mr. S.H.Hewage. He was elaborating on the achievements in bringing together civil society organisations as seen in the work of ALSDC, the focal local NGO agency in the Kalutara district of the Sri Lanka Preparedness Partnership(SLPP).
The SLPP endeavours to strengthen for the first time in Sri Lanka the disaster preparedness capacity for effective Emergency response by Govt, Private sector, and the Local NonGovernment Organizations(LNGOs). The SLPP which commenced its activities in 2017, comprises the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) as the lead agency for the government, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for the Private sector and for the LNGO Sector, Janathakshan (Gte) Ltd. being the focal agency. The SLPP foresees the building of a strong and systematic partnership in close coordination and collaboration amongst the three sectors for strengthening Disaster Preparedness for Effective Emergency Response through capacity building, coordination and knowledge management and dissemination.
It was formed under the program of “Strengthening the preparedness capacity of government, private sector and LNGOs for effective emergency response in Sri Lanka” . Supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), implemented by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC), The regional chapter of this initiative is established as the Asian Preparedness Partnership (APP), which includes six countries in South and South-East Asia to better prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, aiming to strengthening the local humanitarian systems.
Extensive consultations have been a path breaking aspect of this SLPP programme, where equitability and consensus has been a notable feature of such a partnership approach for the first time in Sri Lanka. In order to better understand the country context prior to project implementation, a baseline survey was undertaken, encompassing most of the institutions engaged in Disaster Risk Management.
The findings of the survey have been utilised for the planning of the project and a collaborative process has been adopted by the sector partners , whilst addressing the sectoral priorities in disaster preparedness.