The MOVE UP Resilient Livelihood Full Module is composed of 9 modules on various topics to help urban poor communities build more capacities. The modules were written based on the project’s wide experience in community-based enterprise development.

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Held last 21st December, the Gabi ng Pasasalamat 2021 is a partner appreciation awards night by the Local Government Academy where the Moving Urban Poor Communities toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Mindanao Project, among other distinguished organizations, received a Partner Appreciation Certificate under the NextGen CapDev Accelerator Award at the Manila Hotel.

In recent months, the DILG-Local Government Academy capacity development initiatives such as webinar executive sessions for newly elected officials (NEO WES) and L!stong Ugnayan Sessions have served as avenues for the MOVE UP Mindanao Project, in collaboration with the Resilience and Innovation Learning Hub, to build capacities and advocate tested urban resilience strategies among local governments and other stakeholders.

This video was created as a part of the event’s virtual tour available to online attendees.

This video will be presented during the Pacific Resilience Meeting 2021 in a session that aims to share insights around the integration of climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the Pacific and to trigger reflection on recent research initiatives that look at where are biggest challenges and opportunities are across policy, legislation and community practice.

Mariedel “Dhel” Barbin is the Secretary of Barangay Potrero in Malabon City, Philippines. Barangay Potrero is a project area of the Moving Urban Poor Communities toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Project and the Partners for Resilience Project funded by the European Union Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. Read more at https://rilhub.org/2020/09/29/communi…

Given the context of continuously rising COVID-19 cases in the country and the immediate need to address hospitals’ surge capacity, the Moving Urban Poor Communities Toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Project, with its success in piloting and replicating alternative temporary shelter (ATS) systems as an urban resilience strategy, will build a 40-bed Community Quarantine Facility (CQF) in Malabon City from late May to mid-June. The CQF will help augment and increase the capacity of hospitals and other medical infrastructures in the area by servicing suspected cases and those with mild COVID-19 symptoms. The ATS System, originally intended to address the lack of dignified space and shelters for internally displaced families affected by disasters, can serve as base model for designing CQFs. MOVE UP, together with its technical partner for shelter United Architects of the Philippines – Emergency Architects (UAP-EA), intends to present replicable models built on practical design criteria (robustness, affordability, scalability, range of application, and speed of construction) for local government units (LGUs) and communities that need facilities for isolation and quarantine.

This video is the recording of the first-ever session of the Resilience Knowledge Exchange Series or RKES.

Before capping of 2021, the Moving Urban Poor Communities toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Project, funded by the EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO, was been nominated under the NextGen CapDev Accelerator Award by the Local Government Academy for its partnership and efforts in contributing to capacity development activities, the co-development of knowledge products, and the enhancement of preparedness manuals and plans.

Held both onsite and virtually at the Manila Hotel last December 21, 2021, Gabi ng Pasasalamat 2021 is a partner appreciation awards night by the Local Government Academy. It was during this event that the Moving Urban Poor Communities toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Mindanao Project, among other distinguished organizations, received a Partner Appreciation Certificate under the NextGen CapDev Accelerator Award.

MOVE UP is an urban resilience project funded by the EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO and is implemented by consortium partners CARE Philippines, ACCORD Incorporated, Plan International Philippines, and Action Against Hunger Philippines.

Recent record-high reports on new active COVID-19 cases show that the pandemic is far from over. Even the slight decrease in transmission in Metro Manila offers little comfort, as other regions brace and prepare for a possible surge.

In Mindanao, for example, local governments have expressed fatigue and dwindling resources to respond effectively to the pandemic, on top of other emergencies such as natural hazards, protracted conflict, and climate risks.

As hospital beds run out, people are lining up in makeshift tents with some of them dying while waiting for their turn to be admitted. Overwhelmed health workers, insufficient space for treatment and isolation, and financial difficulty call for alternative and cost-efficient solutions.

From Alternative Temporary Shelters to Community Quarantine Facilities 

At the onset of the pandemic, local government partners of the Moving Urban Poor Communities in the Philippines toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Project were aware that the rising cases and lack of medical resources and spatial capacity could pose grave consequences in densely populated cities.

In an effort to complement government response, the MOVE UP project along with partners such as the Czech Republic Humanitarian Aid and United Architects of the Philippines – Emergency Architects worked together to adapt Alternative Temporary Shelters (ATS) into quarantine facilities.

Despite mobility constraints and other health measures, the first Community Quarantine Facility adapted from ATS models was turned over in Malabon City on 18 June 2020, and received DOH certification in the same week.  The experience in opening the 38-bed-capacity of the amphitheater still in operation has provided valuable lessons in replication of the strategy in other areas in Malabon and also in Mindanao.

Following the same strategy, community quarantine facilities were also set up by the local governments of Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro, Tandag City, and Surigao del Sur with support from MOVE UP and REACH projects.

Read the full story by accessing the file in this link.

The Moving Urban Poor Communities Toward Resilience (MOVE UP) Project is funded by EU Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid – ECHO and is implemented by ACCORD Incorporated, Action Against Hunger Philippines, CARE Philippines, and Plan International Philippines.

Last July 28, the MOVE UP 4 Project Consortium (formed among Plan International, Action Against Hunger, CARE Philippines, and ACCORD Inc. ) and the DILG (Department of Interior and Local Government) Local Government Academy (LGA) officially agreed on the formal partnership for collaborations to enhance climate change adaptation efforts and disaster risk reduction and management.

The cooperation between the capacity and development arm of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and MOVE UP includes the review of various L!STO Operations Manual and the implementation of capacity building and development efforts for local chief executives and other relevant stakeholders involved in disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) activities.

The primary signatories for the agreement were Suresanathan Murugesu represented by Juan Blenn Huelgas of Action Against Hunger (AAH), Ana Maria Locsin represented by Chrisnobel Cruz of Plan International, David Gazashvili of CARE International, Sindhy Obias of Assistance and Cooperation for Resilience and Development Inc. (ACCORD), and Executive Director Thelma Vecina of the LGA.

During the event, participants also shared their thoughts on the partnership stating that they are looking forward to it as they see it as a venue for learning, increased engagement, collaboration, uninterrupted service delivery, and knowledge- and resource-sharing among key actors in development and governance.

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You may watch the recorded Facebook Livestream of this event here.

You may also read the full story from the DILG LGA

Learn more about the MOVE UP Project here.

The Moving Urban Poor Communities in Mindanao towards Resilience Project (MOVE UP Mindanao) is an urban resilience project which aims to contribute to the resilience building of urban poor populations to withstand and manage the impact of disasters. It aims to strengthen urban disaster preparedness, response, and management capacity of the national, sub-national, and local government units (LGUs), and other stakeholders through the adaption and/or replication of tested urban resilience strategies. 

MOVE UP- Mindanao project advocates, among others, the strengthening of shock responsive social protection mechanisms to help reduce vulnerability and support timely recovery in the event of shocks and stresses.  

In partnership with the Department of Interior and Local Government – Local Government  Academy, the project aims to share its lessons learned, good practices, and innovations gathered and tested from its experience in working with urban poor communities to contribute to the large-scale resilience-building effort. 

MOVE UP- Mindanao is implemented by a consortium of international non-government organizations which includes Plan International Philippines, Action Against Hunger, and  CARE Philippines with its local partner ACCORD Inc. Funded by the European Civil  Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the project is currently implementing in  9 LGUs in Mindanao.

BACKGROUND OF THE SESSION

Effective social protection is critical to reduce vulnerability and support timely recovery.  However, to date, national systems have been too underdeveloped or not flexible enough to allow them to expand before or during emergencies.  

This webinar will discuss the basic concepts of shock-responsive social protection and the  MOVE UP projects strategies in its goal to help LGUs strengthen their social protection mechanisms to respond to and recover from shocks and stresses. 

This webinar will also share some good practices at the local level in implementing anticipatory action strategies in the context of disaster risk reduction and management.

This session was aimed at the following objectives:

1. Provide an overview on the basic concepts of shock-responsive social protection; and

2. Share good practices in implementing Disaster Risk Reduction and Management strategies in the context of social protection from local experiences.

These presentations used during this learning session are as follows:

1. The Urban Resilience Model and Basic Concepts of Shock-Responsive Social Protection
   by Mr. Roger Cabiles, Head of Project and Consortium Manager, MOVE UP-Mindanao Project, Action Against Hunger Philippines
   
   This presentation describes the MOVE UP project’s Urban Resiliennce Model, its tried and tested model for disaster resilience developed through years of working with urban poor communities and local government units. It also explores the basic concepts of shock-responsive social protection, its difference to social protection, basic social services, disaster response, and the legal bases and frameworks which support its implementation. Moreover, the interconnectedness of these two strategies is also explored.To access a copy of this presentation, please click this link.
2. BREADY Project Presentation
   by Mayor Melchor Llego Mergal, Municipal Mayor, Salcedo, Eastern SamarThis presentation shares the inspiring and good practice of Salcedo, Eastern Samar in the implementation of its pre-emptive cash transfer program with the help of the BREADY Project by Oxfam and Plan International Philippines. Mayor Melchor Mergal shares the processes they’ve undergone to implement the program, including their realizations and challenges. 

   To access a copy of this presentation, please click this link.

3. SRSP Synthesis
   by Mr. Arnel Sanchez, Social Protection Specialist, MOVE UP – Mindanao Project, Plan International PhilippinesThis presentation summarizes the points raised during the webinar and highlighted certain challenges in the implementation of shock-responsive social protection projects in the Philippines.To access a copy of this presentation, please click this link.

To learn more about the MOVE UP Project, you can also check out www.rilhub.org/move-up/ .