DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAITI / 2020

2020

BACKGROUND

MAAHT002 / MAA49004

5,270,000 / 2,430,000

20,000 / 200,000

10,000 / 20,000

2

Swiss francs funding requirement

Appeal numbers

People to be reached

Volunteers country-wide

National Societies supported

IFRC Country Office

HAITI / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Countries’ Profiles

The humanitarian corridor that comprises the island of the Hispaniola, shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic, is the perfect opportunity to apply a twin approach to address the humanitarian needs of the communities of both countries.

Haiti

Haiti, situated on the western side of the island of Hispaniola and with a population of 10,579,230 inhabitants, is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and one of the poorest in the world. 59% of its population lives beneath the poverty line and over 24% live in extreme poverty. A high level of inequality, a fiscal deficit that is expected to widen, and slowing economic growth make it a challenge to address such poverty rates (World Bank 2017). The current socio-economic crisis and civil unrest has hampered efficiency of public policies and public services.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesHAITI / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PLAN 2020 Countries’ Profiles2

Climate change plays an important role in Haiti, given that the country is in a hurricane-prone zone highly vulnerable to other natural disasters such as floods, droughts and earthquakes. On January 12th, 2010, the country was hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that killed more than 220,000 people, left 1.5 million people homeless and produced such devastation that it led to a humanitarian crisis, to which the entire world responded immediately. Among its consequences, the spread of cholera, due to the lack of clean water, killed thousands of those who had survived (Huffington Post 2017). The country was still not fully recovered from the impact of the 2010 earthquake when, on October 4th, 2016, it was struck by category 4 hurricane Matthew, which left 2.1 million people affected.

As per the UN Humanitarian Needs Overview 2019, due to high levels of poverty and chronic food insecurity combined with natural hazards, acute malnutrition is also prevalent in Haiti and will affect some 39,000 children in 2019. The prev-alence of acute malnutrition can be as high as 10%.

The Haitian institute for Statistics and Computing (Institut Haitien de statistique et d’informatique; IHSI) reported in August 2019,1 that the Consumer Price index showed a monthly increase of 1.6%; and a yearly increase of 19.5% across all prices monitored.

Haiti is facing ongoing social unrest since July 2018 with the mobilization of demonstrations against the rising cost of oil products and the high cost of living. Security conditions in the country have continued to deteriorate resulting in the closure of hospitals, schools, humanitarian organizations, government institu-tions, embassies and businesses, and has made it very hard to deliver human-itarian assistance to the population. Haiti has received significant international aid to respond to the numerous disasters, but there is growing donor fatigue following the limited results reached on structural issues.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesHAITI / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PLAN 2020 Countries’ Profiles3

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic, located on the eastern side of the island of Hispaniola, is a middle-income developing country, that, as reported in the 2010 Census of the National Statistics Office, has a population of 9,445,281 people. For the past two decades, this country has been one of the fastest growing economies of the Americas (World Bank), with an annual average growth rate of 5.4% (UNDP2012). The economy has undergone a shift towards the service sector, focusing on tourism, free trade zones, remittances and foreign investment, among others (UNDP2012).

However, this economic growth and human development have not been accom-panied by an effective solution to reduce inequality. Although in the past two years there has been a reduction in poverty, it has not been as significant as the economic growth and, thus, the levels of extreme poverty are still very high.

In addition, the Dominican Republic is dealing with a wave of migrants from Venezuela, who are fleeing the difficult social, economic and political climate in their country. This adds to the migration of Haitians that the country has faced for decades, still one of the main issues to be solved today.

The Dominican Republic is within the fifteen most vulnerable countries to climate change, which has been confirmed recently by the drought and unusual rainy seasons, aside from the natural hazards linked to its geographical location.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesHAITI / DOMINICAN REPUBLIC PLAN 2020 national soCiety Profiles4

National Society Profiles

Haitian Red Cross Society

14 branches carry out activities with around 10,000 registered volunteers and approximately 308 (139 male and 169 female) staff members. The Haitian Red Cross Society (HRCS) has transitioned from a large-scale post-earthquake operation to one where the focus is on development programming and insti-tutional capacity building. The current strategic plan, aligned to Strategy 2020, covers the 2016–2020 period. Priorities for HRCS are: Volunteer Development, Health, Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience, Water and Sanitation, Resource Mobilization, and income generation through support services. The priorities and business model of the HRCS has faced adjustments to better respond to the challenges, while also focusing on the financial sustainability of their model. The National Society is also focusing on supporting the Ministry of Health in cholera prevention, response, and eradication in the country. The Haitian Red Cross currently operates an ambulance fleet for the West/Metropolitan area that provides first aid and transport to the people injured during events within the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.

Haitian Red Cross has been engaged in response operations to the current civil unrest situation. It designed and implemented contingency plans to best monitor and respond while maintaining constant mobilization throughout the events.

Dominican Red Cross

Dominican Red Cross (DRC) was admitted to the IFRC in 1931. In 2016, it counted 20,000 active volunteers (up from 6,021 in 2011). It has 178 operational branches in all provinces of the Dominican Republic with 634 paid staff. The DRC’s work focuses on disaster risk reduction through the support of the national disaster management system at the municipal and community level, and on health with three blood banks and support to pre-hospital care as well as community health activities. The National Society is strengthening its migration program to support migrants in the Dominican Republic.

The Dominican Red Cross is working towards improving disaster response throughout the country with a decentralization process of disaster response at the province level.

In addition, the Haitian and Dominican Republic Red Cross National Societies, in alignment with their respective humanitarian mandates and in accordance with the Fundamental Principles and International Red Cross Movement Policies, the Strategy 2020, the Seville Agreement, the Interamerican Framework for Action, the Houston Interamerican Conference Plan of Action, and the Collaboration Agreement subscribed between both National Societies in December 2013, agreed to the implementation of the Red Cross Bi-national Cooperation Plan of Action 2015–2016. With the aim of furthering the effectiveness and impact of their actions, they have joined resources and capacities, together with other

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possible actors, fulfilling their humanitarian auxiliary role to the governments, specifically in the areas of Health, Water and Sanitation, and Migration, under the motto “Together for Humanity”.

Role of the Cluster Office

The IFRC Country Cluster Support Team (CCST) has a Head of Cluster and a technical team who provide institutional support to National Societies, as well as technical support in risk reduction management and volunteer development. Furthermore, the IFRC supports these two National Societies by facilitating coor-dination within the Movement and with external partners. Movement partners adhere to and work within a framework of coordination as stated in the revised Movement Coordination Framework (MCF) between the HRCS, ICRC and the IFRC along with PNS in country. Movement partners in Haiti are operating within the framework of a Tripartite Agreement signed between HRCS, IFRC and ICRC in November 2019.

The IFRC and National Societies work closely with the national Departments of Civil Protection to coordinate and respond during disasters, and with the Ministries of Public Health for health-related interventions. Collaboration with the government and international humanitarian actors, including NGOs and the United Nations system, takes place through the various coordination mechanisms.

Movement Footprint

Coordination of Red Cross Movement partners makes it possible to maximize human, material and financial resources in order to support the response oper-ations of the Haitian and Dominican Red Cross Societies.

Currently, there are eight Partners National Societies (PNS) supporting opera-tions in Haiti - American Red Cross, Canadian Red Cross, Netherlands Red Cross, German Red Cross, Spanish Red Cross, French Red Cross, Swedish Red Cross and the Swiss Red Cross. These PNS support programming in Health, DRR, WASH and Shelter and Organizational Development.

Movement presence in the Dominican Republic is enhanced with the strategic support of the of Italian Red Cross implementing significant programs in the country. The Spanish Red Cross, in conjunction with the IFRC, supports the Dominican Red Cross financing the role of the person responsible for International Cooperation, Water and Sanitation initiatives.

The ICRC continues to cooperate with HRCS through its delegation through the Americas Regional Office in Panama.

AREAS OF FOCUS

DISASTER RISK REDUCTIONDRR

area of foCus

HEALTHarea of foCus

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE (WASH)

area of foCus

MIGRATIONarea of foCus

10,000 / 200,000PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM LONG TERM HEALTH SERVICES.

8,000 / 5,000 PEOPLE TO BE MADE RESILIENT AGAINST DISASTERS.

20,000PEOPLE WILL ACCESS CLEAN WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE PROMOTION.

200 / 5,000PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT FROM SERVICES IN THEIR JOURNEY.

STRATEGIES FOR IMPLEMENTATION

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STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SOCIETY CAPACITIES

ENSURE EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT

INFLUENCE OTHERS AS LEADING STRATEGIC PARTNERS

ENSURE A STRONG INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION

940,000HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

740,000

SWISS FRANCSFUNDING REQUIREMENT


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AREA OF FOCUS

DISASTER RISK REDUCTIONAssessment and Analysis

Haiti

While DRR continues to be a priority for the National Society, as evidenced in their Strategy, Community Resilience Concept Note and various discussions and meetings, the National Society exhibits a reduced capacity to implement DRR actions. Coupled with this, is the lack of interest from Headquarters (HQ) to implement community programs, all of which are currently supported by PNS. The HRCS has undergone a restructuring process and it operates with core staff. A Community Early Warning System (CEWS) program was designed in collaboration with the HRCS to help increase efforts to fund the program and its activities. The IFRC continues advocating with the HRCS leadership for DRR community programming and provides direct support with implementation of activities and accountability to donors’ requirements.

Dominican Republic

The DRC operates in a context defined by recurring small to medium disas-ters, constant threat of hurricanes, flooding, and geological hazards such as earthquakes.

Most of the population is exposed to these hazards in most of the country’s territory, and the vulnerability of the population is linked to the country’s high poverty rates and limited availability of resources to the State to invest in DRR. According to the World Bank, the Dominican Republic is currently ranked 94 out of 189 in the 2018 Human Development Index. The population living on less than $1 USD per day was 2.2% (World Bank 2013).

Vulnerability to floods, storms, hurricanes and earthquakes - as evidenced following the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti which damaged hundreds of schools throughout the DR - coupled with land degradation, unplanned urban growth in areas unsuitable for development and weak enforcement of building codes and zoning regulations are the main drivers of most of the current vulner-ability in the Dominican Republic. Floods are a major risk as seen throughout the period of 2016–2019 where major flooding occurred through the country, with the IFRC launching an international appeal to support the National Society.


Program Approach

Haiti

The programmatic approach in DRR will follow the Community Resilience Framework and will focus on strengthening communities’ understanding of the risks they face. The IFRC will support a hazard vulnerability assessment and an assessment of the current CEWS status in Haiti. Furthermore, the HRCS will receive support in production of material and training of volunteers and part-ners in Public Awareness Campaigns for seismic risk, hurricanes and flooding for the community. The IFRC will work with the HRCS on developing a national contingency plan for the Movement. Based on the needs, priorities and available funding, the IFRC Country Cluster Office will support the HRCS in order to adapt and operationalize the IFRC community resilience approach.

Dominican Republic

The programmatic approach in DRR will follow the Community Resilience Framework and currently focus on 1) strengthening communities understanding of the risk they are facing (Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA), commu-nity risk mapping, interpretation of knowledge), 2) understanding and application of practices to prepare and respond to disasters and crises, 3) strengthening active community mechanisms to prepare and respond to disasters and 4) integration of community needs into local and national mechanisms.

The approach will include a strong component of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change and improved gender analysis at the community level.

The close link between DRR and Health will support having a more comprehen-sive approach at community level to respond to the needs of communities and contribute to a strengthening of community resilience and widen the reach of National Society actions.


haiti tarGets

DoMiniCan rePuBliC tarGets

CoMMunity ContinGenCy Plans in PlaCe 3CoMMunity early WarninG systeM estaBlisheD or iMProVeD anD linkeD With loCal or national MeteoroloGiCal systeMs 1

PeoPle reaCheD By the reD Cross With PuBliC aWareness CaMPaiGns usinG harMoniZeD MessaGes to reDuCe, MitiGate anD resPonD to iDentifieD risks

5,000

PeoPle reaCheD throuGh rCrC ProGraMMes for Drr anD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE (EXCLUDING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS)

2,500

CoMMunity ContinGenCy Plans in PlaCe 5CoMMunity early WarninG systeM estaBlisheD or iMProVeD anD linkeD With loCal or national MeteoroloGiCal systeMs 5

PeoPle reaCheD throuGh rCrC ProGraMMes for Drr anD COMMUNITY RESILIENCE (EXCLUDING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS)

1,250

OUTCOMECoMMunities in hiGh risk areas are PrePareD for anD aBle to resPonD to Disasters With enVironMentally resPonsiBle Values anD PraCtiCes

PeoPle reaCheD By the reD Cross With PuBliC aWareness CaMPaiGns usinG harMoniZeD MessaGes to reDuCe, MitiGate anD resPonD to iDentifieD risks

1,250

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AREA OF FOCUS

HEALTHAssessment and Analysis

Haiti

The earthquake of January 12, 2010 was one of the most severe shocks on sanitary, water and sanitation infrastructures, along with the cholera epidemic that killed nearly 10,000 people. In such conditions, the population has led a life of subhuman characteristics. Households are vulnerable to multiple ills: natural disasters, sanitary insecurity and poor dietary habits, violence due to struggles for survival because of the scarcity of resources and social services.

The current civil unrest has further deteriorated the precarious humanitarian situation of more than half of the country’s 11 million living on less than 2.41 American dollars a day. 2

The health situation is also severely affected by the lack of accessibility to health services, and an increased number of health facilities are struggling to remain fully functional during the civil unrest. For instance, shortage of blood products has been reported throughout the country as transfusion centers have been shut down or seen reduced donations. Some hospitals have closed due to insecurity or a lack of fuel or medicine.

Red Cross Movement actions in support of the HRCS are aligned with the IFRC global strategy for cholera elimination: strengthening community resilience and building local capacity to tackle the epidemic and implement the National Plan for Cholera Elimination.

1,440,000HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

480,000




Among Movement partners, the Swedish Red Cross provided financial support for the joint programming of the IFRC and the HRCS for cholera management in Haiti in targeted areas. The scope of the program will have contributed to the achievement of results in two of the four strategic areas of the long-term plan for the elimination of cholera by 2022.

Dominican Republic

The major types of infectious diseases affecting the Dominican population are food or waterborne diseases (e.g. bacterial diarrheal, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever); vector borne diseases (dengue fever, malaria, chikungunya); and water contact diseases (e.g. leptospirosis). The health status of the population is related to vulnerability.

The different interventions of the DREF Dengue 2019 operation in the provinces of Gran Santo Domingo, National District and a large portion of San José de Ocoa have contributed to strengthen community and school awareness campaigns, as well as identify and eliminate breeding sites in school and community areas, with the following progress:

� Joint activities with the municipalities of each region or area, with the purpose of training the municipal staff on health promotion and edu-cation measures in solid waste management and water storage, which were an active part of the project planning and activities

� Staff and volunteers of both entities participate in scrapping and breeding site elimination activities, enhancing ownership for the final disposition of mosquito breeding sites. Municipal staff moves scraps with heavy machinery and delivers to the respective landfills. This strategy has resulted in a possible agreement between the Dominican Red Cross and the Federation of Municipalities (FEDOMU) to establish links for future actions.


Program Approach

Haiti

Movement partners work with the National Society to support implementation of Community Based Health and First Aid (CBHFA), promoting effective and concrete participation in communities to address priority health. HRCS volun-teers are trained continuously in CBHFA, epidemic control for volunteers, as necessary tools and documents have been translated into creole in collaboration of different PNS.

Since 2015 The National Society and the branches have been supported by the IFRC and the PNS (Norwegian Red Cross, French Red Cross) in the training and implementation of the bommunity based surveillance (CBS) using the IFRC CBS Protocol and communication technologies for data collection at community level such as MAGPI, ODK etc.

In 2019, the Swedish Red Cross began providing financial support for joint pro-gramming by the IFRC and the Human Rights Council as part of Haiti’s National Long-Term Cholera Eradication Plan. The activities are to be used to consolidate the actions undertaken in 2018 for the prevention and control of cholera in the targeted areas. In line with the IFRC Strategy 2020, the results and activities of this project aim to strengthen community resilience, empower and mobilize communities, prevent, respond to and control new outbreaks of cholera and other waterborne diseases.

Proposed Health Strategy

� Create within the National Society the ability to respond appropriately to health emergencies, ensuring healthy lives by reducing vulnerabilities and building resilient communities.

� Support the National Society auxiliary role and take actions to support national public policies for community health management with an aim to reduce and respond to risks and disasters.

� Create a functioning Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement synergy to develop harmonized contingency planning for disaster preparedness, response, recovery and resilience.

� Develop programs which are able to address social determinants of community health and WASH vulnerabilities, prioritizing population suffering from inequalities at the community and national level.

� Fight against epidemics and prevalent non-communicable diseases (diabetes, hypertension, cancer, obesity, promoting a healthy lifestyle).


Dominican Republic

The programmatic approach in Health will follow the Community Resilience Framework and currently focus on 1) strengthening communities understanding of the risk they are facing (Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA), commu-nity risk mapping, interpretation of knowledge), 2) understanding and application of practices to prepare and respond to disasters and crises, 3) strengthening active community mechanisms to prepare and respond to disasters and 4) integration of community needs into local and national mechanisms.

The approach will include a strong component of ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change and improved gender analysis at the community level.

The close link between DRR and Health will support having a more comprehen-sive approach at community level to respond to the needs of communities and contribute to a strengthening of community resilience and widen the reach of National Society actions.

haiti tarGets


PeoPle reaCheD By health ProGraMs anD serViCes 10,000PeoPle reaCheD With serViCes to reDuCe releVant health risk faCtors 2,500

PeoPle reaCheD By lonG terM health Care suPPort 1,500PeoPle reaCheD With iMMuniZation aCtiVities 2,500

PeoPle reaCheD With serViCes to reDuCe releVant health risk faCtors 5,000

PeoPle reaCheD By lonG terM health Care suPPort 200,000

OUTCOMEVulneraBle PeoPles’ health anD DiGnity are iMProVeD throuGh inCreaseD aCCess to aPProPriate health serViCes

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AREA OF FOCUS

WATER, SANITATION AND HYGIENE

Assessment and Analysis

Haiti

During the past decades Haiti has seen high rates of transmission of infec-tious diseases (typhoid fever, malaria, cholera). The cholera epidemic in 2010 is proof of such vulnerabilities due to poor access of water and sanitation and hygiene (WASH).

Access to safe water

The UN OCHA Humanitarian Needs Overview states that structural deficien-cies that limit access to basic services and increase the chronic vulnerability of Haitian populations are exacerbated by structural weaknesses in state institu-tions, making access to basic services such as water, hygiene and sanitation, housing, health and education more difficult. Almost everywhere, and especially in rural areas, access to safe drinking water is not guaranteed and sanitation facilities are lacking, or defective, their degradation being due to natural hazards or lack of maintenance or investment.

Program Approach

Haiti

Program actions in WASH will focus on working with the HRCS on addressing the ongoing aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, with an aim to improve sanitary conditions, access to clean water and in general, the quality of life of affected and vulnerable populations.

householDs ProViDeD With safe Water serViCes that Meet aGreeD stanDarDs aCCorDinG to sPeCifiC OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAMMATIC CONTEXT

400

householDs reaCheD With aWareness raisinG aCtiVities on iMProVeD treatMent anD safe use of WASTEWATER (E.G. NUMBER OF COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS IN PLACE, ETC.)

25,000

PeoPle reaCheD With knoWleDGe on anD aCCess to IMPROVED EXCRETA DISPOSAL 1,000

OUTCOMEVulneraBle PeoPle haVe inCreaseD aCCess to aPProPriate anD sustainaBle Water, sanitation, anD hyGiene serViCes

1,970,000HAITI


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AREA OF FOCUS

MIGRATIONAssessment and Analysis

Haiti

Haiti continues to have a large outward migration rate. However, changes in pol-icies in the US and Cuba over the last few years, have resulted in many Haitians being returned to Haiti. In November 2017, the United States decided to ter-minate the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) of Haitians, which will result in close to 58,000 Haitians returning to Haiti. IOM registers daily returns from the Dominican Republic. The National Society does not have clear procedures to support this crisis and have been doing this in an ad hoc manner. However, there is commitment to develop SOPs on this. The IFRC will continue to support the HRCS and DRC, given the fact that the topic of migration continues to be a priority for Red Cross Movement in Haiti.

As reported in UN OCHA HNO 2019, the binational question has undergone significant evolution since a constitutional reform in the Dominican Republic in 2010 modified the conditions for acquiring nationality. Following this reform, only persons born in the country to Dominican nationals or legal residents are considered to have Dominican nationality as a result of their birth in the territory.

20,000HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

80,000




This decision excluded people born of the large population of Haitian migrant workers residing in the Dominican Republic without legal documents. According to November 2018 data from the Dominican Ministry of Interior, since the initial expiry of the deadline in June 2015, more than 244,000 people of Haitian origin (160,000 men and 84,000 women) have returned voluntarily or have been repa-triated to Haiti by Dominican authorities, including 4% children (aged 0 to 19), 89% adults, 7% elderly, 66% men and 34% women. The majority of these people, adult males, worked mostly in the agricultural and construction sectors where there is a high demand in foreign labour.

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a country with a high immigration rate. In 2012 it was estimated that approximately 524,632 people of foreign origin resided in the Dominican Republic (ONE 2013a, 2012b); of which 87.3% i.e. 458,233 were born in Haiti (ONE, 2013a, 20112b). Currently, these figures suggest that the sectors of agriculture, construction and tourism benefit the most from cheap labour, in all cases, and from multilingualism, specifically in the tourism sector.

Program Approach

Haiti

With input from the IFRC Americas Regional Office, technical support will be provided to the HRCS on the understanding and implementation of Americas Regional Migration Framework which will support and strengthen the Global Migration Strategy of the IFRC. The team will also take the opportunity to develop lessons learned and strategies to scale up advocacy towards humanitarian needs related to migration at the national level. The IFRC will also support the facilitation of dialogue opportunities between the National Societies of Haiti and the Dominican Republic on migration. Focus will be placed on develop-ment/strengthening of the SOPs on how to receive migrants in both countries. Whenever possible, best practices and peer to peer support from Cuban Red Cross will be used to support this process. A better understanding of the needs and role of Red Cross National Societies in migration will be documented through case studies and issue papers. Where possible, the identification and promotion of relevant peer-based support initiatives (especially the approach on children, women and health) will be promoted.

The IFRC will encourage regional coordination between CCSTs and ongoing activities and operations in the Americas.

Dominican Republic

The programmatic approach will focus on implementing the Americas Region Migration Framework through 1) Strengthening the capacities of the National Society in terms of addressing migration issues, 2) Response to migrants’ needs at the Haitian border through the delivery of relief support and finally through 3) Strengthening the advocacy capacities of the National Society for migration response issues.


haiti tarGets


MiGrants, irresPeCtiVe of their leGal status, safely ACCESS (THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY) APPROPRIATE serViCes that aDDress their BasiC neeDs, enhanCe THEIR RESILIENCE AND PROTECT THEIR RIGHTS (AND MAKE IT SEX DISAGGREGATED)

200

CROSS BORDER DISPLACED PEOPLE / MIGRANTS TARGETED / AFFECTED 100rCrC initiatiVe With PoliCy anD strateGiC PlanninG DeCision Makers to ProMote Greater aWareness of, assistanCe for, anD ProteCtion of MiGrants

1

PeoPle reaCheD throuGh rfl aCtiVities throuGh eMerGenCy aPPeals anD Drefs 100

MiGrants that, irresPeCtiVe of their leGal status, SAFELY ACCESS (THROUGHOUT THEIR JOURNEY) aPProPriate serViCes that aDDress their BasiC neeDs, enhanCe their resilienCe anD ProteCt their riGhts (AND MAKE IT SEX DISAGGREGATED)

2,500

PeoPle reaCheD With serViCes for MiGration assistanCe anD ProteCtion 2,500PeoPle reaCheD By aWareness raisinG anD SENSITIZATION CAMPAIGNS TO ADDRESS XENOPHOBIA, DisCriMination anD neGatiVe PerCePtions toWarDs MiGrants

2,500

OUTCOMECoMMunities suPPort the neeDs of MiGrants anD their faMilies anD those assistinG MiGrants at all staGes of MIGRATION (ORIGIN, TRANSIT, AND DESTINATION)

OUTCOMEnational soCieties haVethe neCessary leGal, ethiCal anD finanCial founDations, systeMs anD struCtures, COMPETENCES AND CAPACITIES TO PLAN/PERFORM

OUTCOME national soCieties DeVeloP DeePly shareD iDentities AND IMPROVED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION

OUTCOME national soCieties’ ProGraMMatiC anD oPerational OBJECTIVES ARE SUPPORTED

OUTCOMEthe feDeration netWork Benefits froM its Wealth OF EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE AND THE SHARED CULTURE innoVation, learninG anD BuilDinG on the Best

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STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION

STRENGTHEN NATIONAL SOCIETY CAPACITIES

Haiti

The IFRC will adjust its support, while continuing to use the harmonised approach Preparedness for Effective Response, to support the Haiti RC in improving its capacities to deliver services in a crisis/emergency response. During 2019–2020, the IFRC will support the National Society to strengthen key functions to improve capacity for implementation of programmes and increased efficiency of emergency responses. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening leadership strategies, with some focus on Protection and Gender Inclusion (PGI), in line with National Society strategy.

Dominican Republic

Whilst the IFRC and the Canadian Red Cross have been supporting this process over the last few years, there has been no clear impact on the service delivery of the National Society, as evidenced during the responses between 2016–2018. After some analysis, the IFRC will adjust its support, while continuing to use the harmonized approach of Preparedness for Effective Response. During 2019–2020, the IFRC will support the National Society to analyze its structure, improve branch capacities and increase efficiency. Emphasis will be placed on supporting the National Society in the implementation of their leadership development programme, which the National Society has prioritised in order to improve delivery of services. Further work will be done regarding strengthening of volunteers. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening the National Society capacity in the areas of logistics and warehousing and information manage-ment, to support the National Society role in the Humanitarian Corridor. Further support will be provided to strengthen the water in emergencies capacities and emergency responses.

220,000HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

830,000



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ENSURE EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Haiti

The IFRC will continue to support response to the current civil unrest situation in the country. In addition, the IFRC Haiti Logistics team will continue to support the HRCS in procurement, supply chain management, customs and fleet (including driver’s tests); especially in pre-positioning standard disaster preparedness sup-plies and other related expertise. Considering the Haitian Red Cross’ context, in which several Partner National Societies operate in country, and with the objective of improving the coordination and maximizing the resources avail-able (human, financial and physical) a proposal will be drafted and shared with the appropriate instances for a National Planning and Coordination Movement Mechanism.

Dominican Republic

The focus on disaster response programming will be on increasing the capacities of the National Society branches. This is partly achieved through prepositioning non-food relief items (NFI) for 5,000 families, training of staff and volunteers on disaster response components (logistics, DANA, contingency planning) and cre-ation of national intervention teams in at least 3 branches (Santiago, Barahona and San Francisco). The warehousing capacities of the National Society will be strengthened as well. Finally, the Water in Emergencies training centre will be setup in the framework of the Bi-National Plan that the DRRC has with the HRCS.

OUTCOME effeCtiVe anD CoorDinateD international Disaster resPonse is ensureD

OUTCOME the CoMPleMentarity anD strenGths of the MoVeMent are enhanCeD

510,000HAITI

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

200,000



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INFLUENCE OTHERS AS LEADING STRATEGIC PARTNERS

Haiti

The CCST will continue to strengthen relationships with donors and public and private institutions in Haiti to ensure continuous improvement in disaster response and implementation of community-based resilience programs. Similarly, it will seek to strengthen the dialogue with national authorities to work on the development of IDRL guidelines within the country and thus ensure a more effective and efficient response to any emergency.

Dominican Republic

The focus on the strengthening of the Dominican Red cross will be through the implementation of projects involving Community Early Warning Systems and generating new alliances for DRR and climate change programming. Participating at the different humanitarian meetings in the region, and globally, with the intention of showing the successful experiences and lessons learned during the implementation of the different projects and generating trainings for partners CEWS,


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The Human Resources (HR) team within the CCST will ensure that the appro-priate systems are in place about employee’s contracts, HR rules and regulations and on staff performance. Operational efficiency and effective management of resources will be carried out in such a manner to accomplish the objectives financial policies and systems and remain consistent. Financial records and documentation will be kept and accepted external accounting standards will be observed. Informative financial information will be provided routinely and in a timely and accurate manner, to inform decision-making for financial stake-holders. The cluster will aim at maintaining an efficient and effective internal control environment, in order to minimize risk of loss or fraud in all contexts where the IFRC operates. In addition, a functional analysis within the admin-istration and finance unit will be conducted to identify the areas where added value can be generated efficiently and effectively, in order to improve the services provided to the stakeholders.

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The IFRC Security team will continue to prioritize staff security within the cluster in terms of ensuring that staff are appropriately briefed on situations, kept up-to-date on local security issues through Security Risk Assessments (SRAs) and that the results of security meetings and reports are shared with team members. The IFRC Security will also provide support to HRCS in terms of ensuring that the Base Camp security team is effective, know and apply the Movement security policy, to develop an information network and monitoring system that can ensure safety of Red Cross staff in country. Through monitoring and evaluation support to the Cluster, the IFRC will maintain a strong compliance with its Accountability Standards and Framework. In terms of finance, the IFRC will continue to undergo regular auditing of its finances as well as reviews of its plans and programs.

The HoC will support National Society Governing Bodies in their preparation for and follow up to statutory meetings outcomes, in order to ensure they are well prepared to engage in the different forums, as well as to support them in complying with the outcomes of said forums.

Dominican Republic

To generate continuous improvement in IFRC processes, regular visits will be made to sites where there are active emergency operations and programmes implementation. These activities will always be supported by the Cluster Office.

OUTCOME the ifrC is effeCtiVe, CreDiBle, anD aCCountaBle

OUTCOMEthe ifrC GoVernanCe BoDies are ProViDeD With the releVant inforMation systeMs anD faCilitates neCessary GuiDelines

OUTCOMEa strateGy anD a Plan of aCtion are DeVeloPeD to MitiGate the risk of frauD anD CorruPtion Within the ifrC seCretariat anD national soCieties

ENDNOTES1 Institut HaÏtien de Statistique et d’Informatique. Indice des prix a la consommation (IPC) August 2019.2 OCHA. Haiti Situation Report.1 October 2019. Relief web.

http://www.ihsi.ht/pdf/ipc/serieIPC/Aout_2019.pdf

https://reliefweb.int/report/haiti/haiti-situation-report-1-oct-2019

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Contact information of the IFRC Country office, for partners who wish to find out more:

Acting Head of CCST Raphael [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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