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The
Consortium of British Humanitarian Agencies
(
CBHA
) consists of 15 UK based
NGOs
-
ActionAid
,
Action Against Hunger
,
CARE International
UK,
CAFOD
,
Christian Aid
,
Concern Worldwide
UK,
Helpage International
,
International Rescue Committee
,
Islamic Relief
Worldwide,
Merlin
,
Oxfam
GB,
Plan International
UK,
Save the Children
UK,
Tearfund
and
World Vision
UK. The consortium was officially established on March 1, 2010.
The main purpose of the
consortium
is to promote collaboration amongst NGOs in order to deliver more effective
humanitarian relief
in the immediate aftermath of a disaster.
The consortium is implementing a 2-year project, funded by the UK government’s
Department for International Development
(DFID). This project consists of the following components:
- creating an
emergency response
fund to provide predictable funds in the first 48 hours of an emergency so that agencies will have the resources and capacity to deliver emergency assistance in the immediate aftermath of a
disaster
or other crisis, in advance of other emergency funding becoming available.
- running
capacity building
initiatives to increase the numbers and competencies of leaders within the sector at both national and international level.
- increasing the available
human resource
surge capacity to respond quickly and effectively to emergencies
- strengthening humanitarian
supply chain
logistics systems to improve the efficiency of tracking the storage, transport and distribution of relief items.
- establishing a system to collate and disseminate key lessons and good practice and integrate learning and evaluations into future
strategic planning
of the CBHA