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

Course Description

Non-governmental organizations have been developing models and frameworks to address the gaps in addressing risks and crises. They continue to grow the disaster risk reduction ecosystem by working with the most at-risk and vulnerable communities and devising approaches to local disaster planning and resilience building.

This online course is designed to equip non-governmental organizations (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 field and areas of operation. The course also aims to build the capacity of NGOs staff in identifying donors and funding opportunities that support DRR planning and implementation, with an emphasis on proposal writing requirements. 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 and categorize risks to allow decision makers to prioritize the risk mitigation investments and assess their preparedness for potential risks
  2. Develop an action plan for DRR including targets, outcomes, actions, and responsible stakeholders
  3. Identify key donors that support DRR planning and implementation and understand their agenda and requirements
  4. Formulate project proposals (mainly concept notes) that enhance the NGO’s preparedness and support it to implement their DRR plan
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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