Disaster Risk Reduction in the NGO Sector: Funding, Planning, and Implementation

Course Description

This online course is designed to equip NGOs’ managers and officers engaged in decision making with skills needed to develop a DRR plan based on situational analysis and comprehensive assessment of the risks’ portfolio within their NGO’s fields and areas of operation. This course will enable participants to complement their DRR plans with practical steps and considerations for implementation pre, during, and post-crises/disasters.

Learning Competencies

The learners will be able to:

  1. Identify risks associated with potential hazards to enhance disaster preparedness
  2. Adapt NGOs’ operations to align with the requirements of the Sendai Framework
  3. Contribute to disaster risk reduction (DRR) planning at the local and regional levels
  4. Design and implement projects focused on DRR and enhancing community resilience
  5. Employ effective fundraising strategies to implement DRR-related activities and projects in communities
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  • Core in:
    • None
  • Elective in:
    • Operations Management of NGOs
    • Strategic Management of NGOs
  • Format: TBD
  • Language: English
  • Duration: 28 hours

What Our Learners Say

  • The course helped me develop a structured DRR framework and identify local communities to plan together a contingency plan.

    Isabelle Saade, Programs Coordinator, Dorcas/Tabitha

  • This course was a really big added value to my work especially in preparing contingency plans. It gave me knowledge about the full project cycle, how to set aims, and how to run a DRR project.

    Charbel Saad, Hospital Administrator, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

  • The course was very interesting. We developed core knowledge in DRR, and learnt how to integrate DRR not only in project planning but at all levels of an organization’s structure.

    Hovik Atamian, Project Manager, CARE International

  • The course exceeded my expectation honestly. It gave me a lot of additional information on how to write proposals and how to think about stakeholders which will add a lot of value for my future work.

    Diana Ohanian, Liaison & Program Manager, project HOPE