Building Long-Term
Community Resilience
Linking DRR and Village
Development in Barangay
Lamba, Legazpi City,
Philippines
Heifer International - Philippines
www.heiferphils.org; www.heifer.org
Project: Anduyog for Families Towards
Values-based Sustainable Development and
Disaster Management Project
Objective: Improve living condition
of poor families through values-based
and sustainable livelihoods and
increase people’s coping capacity to
disaster risks.
(Anduyog is a local term that means “in solidarity with”)
Partnership Model
Heifer
1
Aquinas
University
Foundation
3
2
Project Families
Communities
LGUs
Location
Development Approaches
• Self Help Group Formation and Strengthening
(Social Capital)
• Sustainable Enterprise Development (Savings
and Livelihood)
• Community Managed Disaster Risk Reduction
(CMDRR)
• Integrating CMDRR into LGU
Development and Investment Plans
Strategies
Placement of Livestock and Inputs
Values-based and Technnical
Trainings
Co-Learning Activities
CMDRR Related Activities
1. Participatory Community Disaster
Risk Assessments and Analysis
Women are the most active
Disaster Risks Map made by
.
the Community
2. Disaster Risk Reduction Measures
A. Contingency Planning
- Family Emergency Plan
- Community Action Plan
B. Development Planning
- Preparedness
- Mitigation
- Survivability
- Community Readiness
- Sustainable Livelihoods
and Savings
3. Set Up of DRR Structure
Lamba BDRRMC
4. Participatory Monitoring,
Evaluation and Learning
DRR Committee and
BDRRMC conduct:
- Quarterly Meeting &
Planning
- Updating Community
Records (Population, HHs, &
Family Records)
- Regular Assessment, Sharing
& Reflection
5. Provision of Emergency Kits
Implementing the DRRM Plans
Earthquake & Tsunami Drills of Stakeholders
Working with Local Authorities
Early Warning Devices
The color-coded flags in the community
Sharing and Caring
“…instead of teaching, I learned a lot…”
Results
• Safer communities
• Community
readiness
• DRRM learning
resource center
• Villagers facilitates
DRRM workshops in other
towns and villages
• Recognition by authorities
Lessons Learned
Continue to Practice
• Work with different stakeholders present in the
community
• Inclusion of DRR Plans in the MTIP/BDP and AIP
• Enhancing positive values of the people
• Family-based/level DRRM
• Sharing Best Practices
Processes that will avoid:
• Unsustainable DRR design of the project.
• Cultural insensitivity
Challenges
• Power struggle with local authorities in the initial
implementation resulting in non-prioritization of DRRM
budget from the government to pursue community DRRM
Plans.
Future Plans
• Continue to replicate and scale-up DRRM
• Develop a platform for continues DRR learning and
sharing
• Continue sharing and caring.
• Always engage all stakeholders.
• Develop video documentation skills
Contact Details
Heifer International-Philippines
Unit 307 EnergyOpt Bldg., Prime St., Madrigal Business Park 2,
Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1770 PHILIPPINES
www.heiferphils.org; www.heifer.org
Telephones: +632 659 4181 to 82
Fax: +632 659 4183
Contact Person:
Hercules C. Parading
Country Director