Caritas Asia brought together practitioners and leaders from Caritas Member Organizations in Asia to discuss possible improvements in implementing humanitarian efforts and emergency preparedness and response.
According to Caritas Asia, the participants shared ideas, learning, best practices, and innovative approaches “in developing collaborative and collective actions to strengthen disaster preparedness and emergency response capacity.”
Caritas Philippines, one of the forum’s attendees, reported that over 40 humanitarian practitioners and executive directors from 21 member organizations and global partners participated in the event.
The three-day event was hosted by Caritas Indonesia (KARINA) in Bali from September 17 to 19.
The participants mapped the Asian region in the humanitarian context to determine how to strengthen collaboration and swiftly address the biggest issues in the continent.
They also explored the revised Caritas Internationalis Toolkit, which includes “resources and formats for emergency preparedness and response.”
The toolkit was mainly used to report on disasters to the General Secretariat to determine the appropriate response and develop appeals.
Furthermore, the participants talked about the Regional Emergency Support Mechanism (RESUM) and its application.
A Community of Practice (CoP) was also held, focusing on local leadership, volunteer management, and the Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) approach.
Radio Veritas Asia (RVA), a media platform of the Catholic Church, aims to share Christ. RVA started in 1969 as a continental Catholic radio station to serve Asian countries in their respective local language, thus earning the tag “the Voice of Asian Christianity.” Responding to the emerging context, RVA embraced media platforms to connect with the global Asian audience via its 21 language websites and various social media platforms.
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