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<span lang="EN-US">Dear colleagues in the work of disaster risk
reduction,</span>
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We are pleased to invite you to participate in any of the 3
Country-level Conferences we are organizing to share innovative
approaches on community-based disaster preparedness and
resilience through the NGO Disaster Preparedness Program, a
joint project of Give2Asia (G2A) and the International Institute
of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). The program aims to share
knowledge and best practices in community-level disaster
preparedness in Asia. It seeks to highlight and raise more
financial support for the most innovative and effective disaster
preparedness initiatives in many at-risk communities in the
region. </span></p>
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lang="EN-US">These conferences will identify the types of
projects funded by the NGO Disaster Preparedness Fund over the
next 2 years. The Fund will support o</span><span lang="EN-US">ne-year
projects up to $25,000 and two-year projects up to $50,000. W</span><span
lang="EN-US">e are also collecting concept notes on disaster
preparedness and resiliency building programs for consideration
under this Fund. To learn more about this opportunity or apply
for funding, visit </span><span lang="EN-US"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.give2asia.org/RFP"
target="_blank"><span>www.give2asia.org/RFP</span></a></span><span
lang="EN-US">.</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">There will be a maximum of 90 participants coming
from the 6 countries targeted by the project. These countries
are: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and
Vietnam. Since the seats for these country-level conferences are
limited, those of you who are interested to attend must
accomplish and submit a Case Story Intake Form which you will
find in the attached announcement. This will be the basis for
selecting the participants. The selected case stories will be
presented during the conference. All selected participants will
be sponsored by the NGO Disaster Preparedness Program for their
travel, room and board for the duration of the conference. Below
are the schedules of the Conferences:</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">July 2-4 - Philippines and Indonesia; venue will
be in the Philippines</span></li>
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lang="EN-US">August 5-7- Bangladesh and India; venue in
Bangladesh </span></li>
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lang="EN-US">August 26-28 week- Myanmar and Vietnam; venue
will be in Myanmar</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></li>
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lang="EN-US">All the submitted Case Story Intake Forms will be
reviewed by a selection committee comprise of IIRR and
Give2Asia. With your permission, all these stories will also
have the opportunity to be published in the online NGO Disaster
Preparedness Platform. The deadlines for submission are as
follows:<br>
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Venue</span></b></p>
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lang="EN-US">July 2-4</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> -
Philippines and Indonesia; venue to be in the
Philippines at IIRR’s Yen Center in Silang, Cavite</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">August 5-7</span></b><span lang="EN-US">-
Bangladesh and India; venue in Bangladesh to be
announced</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">August 26-28</span></b><span lang="EN-US">
- Myanmar and Vietnam; venue in Myanmar to be announced</span><span
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lang="EN-US">We look forward to receiving your stories and
learning from your experience. Please feel free to circulate
this announcement into your own networks.</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">Sincerely yours,</span></p>
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lang="EN-US">Project Manager, NGO Disaster Preparedness Program</span></p>
<span lang="EN-US">International Institute of Rural Reconstruction </span><br>
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WILSON JOHN D. BARBON
Project Manager, NGO Disaster Preparedness Program
Regional Center for Asia International Institute of Rural Reconstruction
Y.C. James Yen Center, Km. 39 Aguinaldo Highway, Silang, Cavite 4118, Philippines
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wilsonjohn.barbon@iirr.org">wilsonjohn.barbon@iirr.org</a>, Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.iirr.org">www.iirr.org</a>
"Reconstruction--while we aim to create a new society, we must not forget we are doing it with an old society".--Dr. James Yen
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