Transcript Asian Tsunami: Update on the Tidal Waves Asia Fund

Asian Tsunami: Update
on the Tidal Waves Asia Fund
Lim Meng Kin,
Vice-Chairman,
Tsunami Reconstruction Facilitation Committee
26 December 2004
Worst hit
16,389 dead
30,957 dead
5,393 dead
242,347 dead
Gripping TV images
Singapore Red Cross appeal
Record outpouring of funds
“… We have collected adequate
funds for what we hope to achieve
in the reconstruction phase.”
Lt Gen Winston Choo
Tidal
Waves
Asia
Fund
(TWAF)
Challenge of managing the funds
T sunami
Reconstruction
F acilitation
Committee
TRFC members
Jan
July2005
2007– –June
current
2007
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Winston Choo (SRC)
Lim Meng Kin (SRC)
Sim Tua
Tee
Cheng
Ba Huat
(SRC)(IE S’pore)
Liak Teng Lit (AH)
Tan Chee Koon (NVPC)
Chew Hock Yong (MCYS)
Eric Teng (YMCA)
Tan TayKek
Keong
Peggy
(SIF)(SIF)
Zulkifli
Baharudin
T.K.
Udairam
(MR)(MR)
Project proposal guidelines
• Clear objectives and deliverables
• Implementation, plan and timeline
• Exit plan
• Detailed budget
• Favourable consideration to joint projects
between Singapore agencies and responsible
agencies of affected countries
Funding principles
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Funding principles
“Accountability to Stakeholders.”
NGOs code of conduct
“Aid will not be used to further a
“The
Humanitarian
imperative
“We
shall
respect culture
and
particular
political
or religious
comes
first.”
custom.”
standpoint”
Principles of conduct
• Humanitarian imperative comes first
• Regardless of race, creed or nationality of the recipient
• Not to further particular political or religious standpoint
• Not to act as instruments of government foreign policy
• Respect culture and custom
• Build disaster response on local capabilities
• Involve programme beneficiaries in management of relief
aid
• Strive to reduce future vulnerabilities to disaster as well
as meeting basic needs
TRFC project evaluation model
Application
Initial
Evaluation
Initial
PST
Fail
Pass
TRFC
Evaluation
No
Yes
Further
Further
Clarification
No
Reject
Approve
Portfolio Support Team (PST)
Evaluation
TRFC’s 34 partners
Non-Religious
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Alexandra Hospital
Believe in H.O.P.E
Care Channels International
Crisis Relief Society
Government of Singapore
Habitat for Humanity S’pore
Int’l Baccalaureate Organization
Life Community Development
Marsiling YEC
Mercy Relief
Nanyang Technological University
Raleigh Society
Singapore Int’l Foundation
Singapore National Co-op Foundation
Singapore Red Cross Society
Singapore Sinhala Association
Tan Chin Tuan Foundation
Tomorrow’s Hope
Water Initiative for Securing Health
World Toilet Organiztion
YMCA of Singapore
Religious
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13.
Bethesda C.A.R.E
Bodhiraja Buddhist Society
Buddhist Fellowship
Buddhist Research Society
Catholic Medical Guild
Darusalam Youth Wing
Evangelical Fellowship of
Singapore
Mahakaruna Buddhist Society
Methodist Church of Singapore
Order of Malta (SMOM), Singapore
Singapore Buddhist Federation
Ti-Sarana Buddhist Assoc
Touch Community Services Int’l
Projects evaluated by the TRFC
40
30
20
10
0
Reject
Approve
2005
2006
2007
10
37
3
17
2
13
Budget vs actual allocations
Budget - 30%
Actual - 26%
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Maldives
Budget - 5%
Actual - 6%
Budget - 65%
Actual - 68%
Allocation of funds by category
1%
23%
Health
Education
26%
Others
Community &
Housing
Economic
Livelihood
10%
40%
Status of TWAF (Oct 2007):
Available funds
(inclusive interest)
S$ 88.0 million
Committed funds
S$ 75.4 million
Potential spending
S$ 8.1 million
Balance
S$ 4.5 million
Financial accountability
• TWAF account
• Audited by KPMG annually
• Individual projects
• Audited by CPA 2 months
after project completion
Project management
• Adoption of IPS project management
model
– Project Definition Document
– Risk Assessment Form
– Risk Management Plan
– Funding Quantum
– Payment Award Form
– Work Breakdown Structure
• Tracking of projects
– Monthly tracking progress form
– Monthly financial update form
Ground issues
• Expectations
• Land rights
• Inflation
• Coordination
Coordination
offices
Security issues
• Theft
• Vandalism
• Threats
• Political changes
• Civil war
Economic livelihood projects
Health training project
Water and sanitation projects
Well water
Drinkable water
Water Initiative for Securing Health (W.I.S.H)
Waste treatment plant
Bio-gas generated
World Toilet Organization
Housing projects in Indonesia
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity
1606 completed
200 in progress
Habitat for Humanity
Order of Malta
Housing projects in Sri Lanka
Habitat for Humanity
Singapore Sinhala Assoc
Buddhist Research Society
TOUCH Community Services
Mahakaruna Buddhist Society
Economic livelihood projects
Macau Red Cross &
Singapore Red Cross
Mercy Relief
Crisis Relief Society
Bethesda Care
Singapore National
Co-operatives Federation
Life Community Development
Economic livelihood projects
Life Community Development
Care Channels International
Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore
Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore
Economic livelihood projects
Men at work
Mango seedlings in
container
Hollow bricks
Life Community Development
Believe in H.O.P.E
Education projects
School in Maldives
Government of Singapore
School in Banda Aceh
Singapore International Foundation
SD, SMP & SMA school in Nias
Tomorrow’s Hope
SMP school in P. Banyak
Crisis Relief Society
Flying the Singapore flag…
in the service of humanity.