MERS Capacity Building and Training in Myanmar initiates as new president is announced.
“On the same day that the first democratically elected president of Myanmar, U Htin Kyaw, was announced, 11 staff working for local NGOs were the first in the country to
be accredited as MERS General Practitioners. They are now well placed to ensure the quality and accountability of economic recovery programs in the country,” stated Adam Clark, MERS
master trainer.
On November 10, 2015, MERS and the SEEP Network participated in a Microlinks-hosted webinar on Economic Recovery and Resilience in Crisis Environments. If you missed the webinar or would like
to learn more about the tool, you can view the recording here.
The first installment in this webinar series focused on the experiences of SEEP member Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) work in the Philippines following Typhoon Haiyan.
For presentation slides and the webinar recording, click here.
Written by Becky Carter, this report focuses on humanitarian and disaster risk reduction interventions that aim to reinforce economic resilience to anticipated shocks and support economic
recovery after a shock, both in situations of natural disasters and conflict.
An article written by MERS trainer Alesh Brown is featured in the January
2015 issue of Humanitarian Exchange Magazine. In the article, Brown reflects on his experiences delivering cash in the Philippines after Typhoon Haiyan. He draws out key
observations, challenges and opportunities for moving forward.
As Typhoon Haiyan made landfall on 8 November 2013, aid agencies and donors alike realised that, if ever there were an environment where cash transfers would be appropriate, it was the
Philippines. Some 16 million people were affected; 1.1m houses were damaged or destroyed, 4.1m people were displaced and around 6,200 lost their lives. In response, at least 45 international
humanitarian agencies implemented cash transfer programmes in one of the most sophisticated humanitarian cash interventions to date...
