Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)

Mission

To establish an effective network of partners and organise communities for poverty alleviation and human development.

Disaster Reduction Goal

To protect communities living in PPAF program areas from harm, caused due to the onset of recurrent disasters, and reduce the risk of loss and damage to PPAF's development initiatives

Policies and Programmes in DRR

Community Based Disaster Management Program:
- Build response capacities of communities
- Integrating DRR in development
- promote a culture of preparedness and make communities safer by reducing risk of hazards

Activities in Hyogo Framework 1
Making disaster risk reduction a policy priority, institutional strengthening

Including DRR in PPAF's core programmes

Activities in Hyogo Framework 2
Risk assessment and early warning systems

Local level HVCA and identify community level EW systems: mobile phones, Mosque loud speakers and hooters, local radio networks etc.

Activities in Hyogo Framework 3
Education, information and public awareness

Imparting knowledge on internationally practiced disaster management subjects.

Activities in Hyogo Framework 4
Reducing underlying risk factors

PPAF other programmes include: Livelihood Protection, Environmental Safeguards, Infrastructure Development and Mitigation Projects, Water and Energy Projects and Health and Education Programs. These programmes address the underlying risk factors to a great extent

Activities in Hyogo Framework 5
Preparedness for effective response

- Providing community trainings in disaster management,
- Establishing community level organisations: Disaster Management Committees and Emergency Response Teams
- Providing stockpiles of emergency stores
- Simulations

Other activities

PPAF other programmes include: Livelihood Protection, Environmental Safeguards, Infrastructure Development and Mitigation Projects, Water and Energy Projects and Health and Education Programs. These programmes address the underlying risk factors to a great extent

Disaster Risk Reduction Focal Point(s)

Naunehal Shah, Disaster Preparedness & Management Consultant