Asian Tsunami: Update on the Tidal Waves Asia Fund

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Asian Tsunami Update on the Tidal Waves Asia
Fund

• Lim Meng Kin,
• Vice-Chairman,
• Tsunami Reconstruction Facilitation Committee

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26 December 2004
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Worst hit
5,393 dead
16,389 dead
30,957 dead
242,347 dead
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Gripping TV images
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Singapore Red Cross appeal
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Record outpouring of funds
Tidal Waves Asia Fund (TWAF)
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Challenge of managing the funds
T R F C
sunami
econstruction
acilitation
ommittee
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TRFC members
Jan 2005 June 2007
July 2007 current

• Winston Choo (SRC)
• Lim Meng Kin (SRC)
• Sim Cheng Huat (IE Spore)
• Liak Teng Lit (AH)
• Tan Chee Koon (NVPC)
• Chew Hock Yong (MCYS)
• Eric Teng (YMCA)
• Tan Tay Keong (SIF)
• Zulkifli Baharudin (MR)

• Tee Tua Ba (SRC)
• Peggy Kek (SIF)
• T.K. Udairam (MR)

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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

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Funding principles
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Funding principles
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NGOs code of conduct
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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

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TRFC project evaluation model
Application
Fail
PST
Initial
Pass
No
TRFC
Evaluation
Yes
Further
No
Reject
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Portfolio Support Team (PST) Evaluation
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TRFCs 34 partners
Religious
Non-Religious

• Alexandra Hospital
• Believe in H.O.P.E
• Care Channels International
• Crisis Relief Society
• Government of Singapore
• Habitat for Humanity Spore
• Intl Baccalaureate Organization
• Life Community Development
• Marsiling YEC
• Mercy Relief
• Nanyang Technological University
• Raleigh Society
• Singapore Intl Foundation
• Singapore National Co-op Foundation
• Singapore Red Cross Society
• Singapore Sinhala Association
• Tan Chin Tuan Foundation
• Tomorrows Hope
• Water Initiative for Securing Health

• 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 Intl

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Projects evaluated by the TRFC
Total of 67 projects approved
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Budget vs actual allocations
Budget - 30 Actual - 26
Sri Lanka
Indonesia
Maldives
Budget - 65 Actual - 68
Budget - 5 Actual - 6
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Allocation of funds by category
Others
Health
Community Housing
Education
Economic Livelihood
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Status of TWAF (Oct 2007)
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Financial accountability

• TWAF account
• Audited by KPMG annually
• Individual projects
• Audited by CPA 2 months after project completion

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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

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Ground issues

• Expectations
• Land rights
• Inflation
• Coordination

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Security issues

• Theft
• Vandalism
• Threats
• Political changes
• Civil war

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Economic livelihood projects
H A N D O V E R O N 3 R D A P R I L 0 6
Meulaboh Pier
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Health training project
AH, SGH, KKWCH
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Water and sanitation projects
Water filter treatment units 75 installed, 80 in
progress
Well water
Drinkable water
Water Initiative for Securing Health (W.I.S.H)
Ecological toilets 2 completed, 11 in progress
Bio-gas generated
Waste treatment plant
World Toilet Organization
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Housing projects in Indonesia
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity
1606 completed 200 in progress
Order of Malta
Habitat for Humanity
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Housing projects in Sri Lanka
477 completed 770 in progress
Habitat for Humanity
Singapore Sinhala Assoc
TOUCH Community Services
Buddhist Research Society
Mahakaruna Buddhist Society
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Economic livelihood projects
Macau Red Cross Singapore Red Cross
Singapore National Co-operatives Federation
Mercy Relief
337 fishing boats 325 completed, 12 in progress
Bethesda Care
Life Community Development
Crisis Relief Society
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Economic livelihood projects
Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore
Life Community Development
Restoration of agricultural land 10 hectares
restored,15 hectares in progress
Care Channels International
Evangelical Fellowship of Singapore
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Economic livelihood projects
Men at work
Mango seedlings in container
1450 mango seedlings
5 brick factories
Hollow bricks
Life Community Development
Believe in H.O.P.E
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Education projects
School in Maldives
SD, SMP SMA school in Nias
Tomorrows Hope
Government of Singapore
SMP school in P. Banyak
School in Banda Aceh
Schools 7 completed, 5 in progress
Crisis Relief Society
Singapore International Foundation
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Flying the Singapore flag
in the service of humanity.