About 96 new anticipatory action
promoters in 5 countries
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Success stories 2022
he advanced course on
the Forecast-based Financing mechanism already has a first edition of trainings at the country level. Trainers who participated in the ToT held in August 2022 in Quito, Ecuador, led the courses that will enable them to prepare their key staff and volunteers for potential Early Action Plan activations.
The advanced courses were held in Imbabura and Nabón, Ecuador; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Bogotá, Colombia; Guatemala City, Guatemala; San José, Costa Rica.
Tomás Sarkis, focal point for FbF in Argentina and one of the trainers of the course, emphasized that "in the Argentine Red Cross we have volunteers whose leadership will support the spread of knowledge, allowing us to reach more branches and have parallel progress in the implementation of the anticipation mechanism in the country".
Similarly, in Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala, several national trainings were held on the introductory module of the course.
A total of 96 people have received trainings as promoters of the anticipatory action that will strengthen the resilience of thousands of communities at risk of disasters and crises in the Americas.
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