TATTs Annual Report: Oct 2015-Sept 2016

The program is implemented through a consortium model with Mercy Corps providing sub-awards to five partners. The program's goal is to have BPBDs in eight target provinces professionally coordinating disaster risk management activities before, during, and after natural disasters. In Year Two, the program achieved significant milestones. Field teams supported the development of Disaster Management Pools of Facilitators in all eight target provinces, with 646 facilitators and trainers prepared at the provincial level, representing a 546% increase over Year One. Additionally, 329 facilitators provided training to districts within the provinces, representing a 583% increase over Year One. The program also conducted 60 technical trainings, 16 simulation events, and 103 mentoring and support activities. The program's focus on Training of Trainers and Training of Facilitators resulted in a more than five-fold increase in the number of trained facilitators/trainers. This strategy culminated in an almost six-fold increase in the number of trained provincial facilitators who conducted training at the district/city level. The program's sustainability strategy is strengthened by the local pool of skilled facilitators at the province level. The program's key performance indicators show a doubling of the number of direct beneficiaries reached, a focus on ensuring that certificates were provided to training participants, and a focus on the development of local plans and regulations. The program also achieved a more than five-fold increase in the number of trained facilitators/trainers and a six-fold increase in the number of trained provincial facilitators who conducted training at the district/city level. The program faced challenges in adapting to changing priorities and provincial versus district support. However, the program adopted a flexible approach to programming and support at the provincial level, which enabled new opportunities to be leveraged and for emerging local DRM priorities to be supported. The program also partnered with other OFDA-funded programs and initiatives at the provincial level. The program's success is evident in the achievements of the consortium partners, including Mercy Corps Indonesia, Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund (ASB), Cardno Emerging Markets, Indonesian University Forum for DRR, and Lingkar Association. The program's focus on building the capacity of provincial level DRM stakeholders to support districts, cities, and communities has resulted in significant progress towards the program's goal of having BPBDs in eight target provinces professionally coordinating disaster risk management activities.