Introduction
Project Name: Strengthening Urban Public-Private Programming for Earthquake Resilience (SUPER)
Donor: European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)
Project Activities:
- Establish Private Sector Emergency Operation Centre (PEOC) in synergy with the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC).
- Develop private sector’s emergency response team and ensure coordination with Urban Search and Rescue Team.
- Facilitate coordinated Lobby, Advocacy and Campaign initiatives targeting duty bearers and non-governmental humanitarian actors.
- Activating the Private Sector Working Group within Humanitarian Coordination Task Team (HCTT).
- Conduct awareness and sensitization sessions targeting RAJUK, REHAB, Bangladesh Bank, NBFIs for Risk informed financing.
- Support in organizing a private sector led knowledge and innovation platform at national level for Earthquake Preparedness and Disaster Risk Management.
- Risk communication and social mobilization through media to promote EQ risk aversion culture engaging children and youth.
Project Focus Areas:
1. Coordination mechanisms and synergies between private sector, governmental and non-governmental actors are established to strengthen urban emergency preparedness and response.
2. Nexus synergy among various level of response agencies, authorities, private sector and community initiated in a coordinated manner.