The ASCEND project is a merger of CARE Nederland’s ACCORD-3 and Christian Aid’s BDRSIP-2. ACCORD-3 aims to consolidate and build sustainability in the DRR capacity building of targeted high-risk communities, schools and local government units. BDRSIP-2 aims to scale up implementation and apply the lessons learnt from the earlier BDRSIP, targeting communities and local government units. The ASCEND project is being implemented by a consortium between CARE NL and Christian Aid. Both organizations bring to the consortium their respective local partner organizations. The formation of a consortium was strongly supported by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department. The specific objective of the project is to increase resilience and reduce vulnerability of communities, schools and local government units in high-risk areas and small islands by consolidating and scaling up DRR and CCA gains.
- Communities, municipal and provincial LGUs, people’s organisations, and corporations have consolidated project gains, replicated sustainable disaster risk reduction activities, and institutionalised DRR.
- Local officials at the municipal and provincial levels infuse DRR and CCA elements into their Annual Investment and Development plans, and approve policies supporting DRR and CCA initiatives.
- Public schools in three municipalities invest in the creation of safer schools and in mainstreaming DRR in the school curriculum.
- Agreements between municipal governments and service providers in the mainland are reviewed and updated, or forged.
- All project stakeholders and key DRR actors proactively develop a common DRR/CCA agenda, actively practice learning and sharing of DRR tools and knowledge, and coordinate at the national and field levels to improve the quality of, and to promote DRR.
Project Details
Name of Project: Advancing Safer Communities and Environments against Disasters
Location: 67 villages in 11 municipalities from the provinces of Marinduque, Quezon, Camarines Sur, Albay, Southern Leyte and Compostela Valley provinces, in Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Eastern Visayas and Davao regions, in the Philippines
Start date of project: 15 June 2010
End date of project: 31 October 2011
Partners: CARE Nederland, CNDR, AADC, Christian Aid
Donor: European Commission Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection department
Total project budget: EUR501,568
Beneficiaries: 53,266 persons (CARE and partners only)
