>New Suggestions< | One Billion Coalition for Resilience (1BC)

Below is the list of solutions that we are currently working to add as cards. If you have additional suggestions or want to help document one of the existing suggestions, reach out to us at onebillioncoalition@ifrc.org or use the button below.

Solutions	Models to draw on	Key elements	Host organisation(s)	Documenting sponsor	Documenting status
Household preparedness	‘Model Houses’	Household preparedness program Certification Household have to help register neighbors to get full certification	Burundi Red Cross	–	–
Household preparedness	Home Fire Campaign	Smoke detector installation Family preparedness plans	American Red Cross	–	–
Business preparedness	Business Preparedness initiative	Focus on small businesses Mobile app to provide step-by-step guidance Workshop in a box model to facilitate programme planning by national and local organisations	Global Disaster Preparedness Center	–	–
	Connecting Business initiative	14 country level business networks Business continuity planning Network assessment tool developed by Boston Consulting Group	UNDP, UNOCHA, various national sponsors	–	–
	Corporate volunteering	Outreach through existing business associations Focus on easy, initial engagement by corporate volunteers	American Red Cross, Indonesian Red Cross	–	–
Youth preparedness	Pillowcase Project	Single lesson focus, easy to implement Adapted in multiple countries	American Red Cross, Global Disaster Preparedness Center	–	–
	Youth as Agents of Behaviour Change	Uses teen facilitator model Variety of ground-tested activities Growing interest from teacher networks (e.g. through Interpeace)	UNDP, UNOCHA, various national sponsors	–	–
	Y-Adapt	Strong focus on helping youth explore likely consequences of climate change Use of cards helps carry discussions forward, so youth can draw on ideas of those that have participated before them	RCRC Climate Centre	–	–
	PASSA Youth	Self-guiding structure Makes excellent use of existing online tools as the basis for analysis and planning activities	IFRC	–	–
	Life Skills education	Integration of safety and health content within wider Life Skills programme of ProFuturo Targets school children ages 7-12 Uses digital tools, but with off-line and off-grid solution	IFRC, ProFuturo	–	–
	Little Heroes	Self-organized set of activities for children, guided by their parents Easy engagement linked across several activities	British Red Cross	–	–
Other stakeholder groups	CBHFA in prisons	Engagement of prisoners as peer educators Strong continuing education programme	Irish Red Cross	–	–
Environment and ecosystems	Solid waste management – Indonesia	Volunteer role in collecting solid waste to preventing flooding Recycling component to provide revenue stream Strong connection to local government planning	American Red Cross, Indonesian Red Cross	–	–
	Solid waste management- Kenya	Community participation in waste collection Recycling component for revenue generation	Kenyan Red Cross	–	–
	Reforestation – Kenya	Large-scale mobilisation component Solicitation of donations to support work by other Costing model includes ongoing maintenance for tress that are planted	Kenyan Red Cross	–	–
Inclusiveness	Gender	to be filled in	IFRC	–	–
	Collaboration with Special Olympics	to be filled in	IFRC	–	–
	Youth as Agents of Behaviour Change	Uses teen facilitator model Variety of ground-tested activities Growing interest from teacher networks (e.g. through Interpeace)	UNDP, UNOCHA, various national sponsors	–	–
Coalition-building	Partners for Resilience	Partner consortia Integrating environment and ecosystems into community resilience Advocacy	Netherlands Red Cross, Climate Centre, Wetlands Intl, Cordaid, and others	–	–
Coalition-building	‘Coalition-building in Coastal Cities’	Partner coalitions City-wide assessment	GDPC, Indonesian Red Cross, Vanuatu Red Cross	GDPC	In progress
Advocacy	Partners for Resilience	Partner consortia Integrating environment and ecosystems into community resilience Advocacy	Netherlands Red Cross, Climate Centre, Wetlands Intl, Cordaid, and others	–	–
	DRR Checklist		IFRC	IFRC	–
	Global Road Safety Programme – Advocacy Resource Centre		GRSP	GRSP	–
Fundraising	Kenyans for Kenya	Joint fundraising with private sector for national campaign	Kenyan Red Cross, KCB bank, Safaricom	–	–
	Modernising corner fundraising	Modernising traditional approaches to corner- or street-based fundraising	Mexican Red Cross	–	–
	Cambodia		Cambodian Red Cross	–	–
	Thailand		Thai Red Cross	–	–
	Fundraising Innovation	Fortnightly newsletter on Fundraising Innovation	British Red Cross	–	–
Action campaigns	Home Fire Campaign	Data-driven campaign design Testing conventional wisdom on awareness-raising Partnerships with fire departments and other networks that can mobilise local volunteers	American Red Cross	–	–
Action campaigns	Safe Steps: First Aid	Collaobration with insurance and media partners Use of celebrity spokespeople Easy to follow-up infographics	Prudence Foundation, National Geographic, IFRC	–	–
Innovative Finance	Cash Transfer		IFRC, British Red Cross, American Red Cross	–	–
	Blockchain		IFRC	–	–
	Islamic Finance		IFRC	–	–
Digital engagement	UNICEF’s U-Report / RapidPro	Robust interactive messaging tool that can use SMS as well as social media netowrks Easy-to-use interface for designing message flows that could be used to create messaging campaigns at national or local level	UNICEF	–	–
	RCRC mobile apps		GDPC, British Red Cross, American Red Cross, Kenyan Red Cross	–	–
	MUrgency	Enables public to contact nearby RCRC First Aid volunteers Provides dashboard for RCRC NS to use in managing First Aid volunteer rosters Includes component for recording resilience actions toward 1BC	MUrgency	–	–
Design thinking	Lead User	Identifying and building on the solutions that some people or communities are already creating Similar to Positive Deviance	IFRC, Hamburg University	–	–
Design thinking	Local design workshops (‘Coalition-building in Coastal Cities’)	Physical design exercises Participatory design process	GDPC, UN Global Pulse Lab	–	–
Mapping	Missing Maps	Excellent tool for partner engagement	American Red Cross, British Red Cross, MSF, IFRC	–	–
Mapping	Digital VCA		IFRC, GDPC, Norwegian Red Cross, 510 Initiative	–	–
Measurement	Community surveillance for pandemic preparedness	Community-based monitoring of risks Digital solutions targeting feature phones	IFRC	–	–
	Roadmap to Resilience	Measurement approach mapped to IFRC’s 6 Characteristics of Resilience	IFRC	–	–
	Flood Resilience Measurement Tool	Link to capitals for Sustainable Livelihoods Framework Categorizations that could enable aggregation from customized local assessments Innovative tasking tool	Zurich Alliance, IFRC	–	–
	Sensemaker	Innovative tool for measuring based on users’ own categorizaitons Intuitive tools for capturing tradeoffs in decision-making that can be applied toward risk management	IFRC PMER team, Cognitive Edge	–	–
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