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Standard Project Report 2016
Project Objectives and Results
Project Objectives
The objectives of this special operation were to:
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provide technical experts to the Kumamoto Prefectural Government to establish an effective humanitarian
supply chain for the disaster response;
assist local authorities and humanitarian partners for the needs assessment and general coordination; and
establish field storage facilities in disaster-affected areas for effective receipt and distribution of relief items, and
for other humanitarian purposes as necessary.
Approved Budget for Project Duration (USD)
Cost Category
Capacity Dev.t and Augmentation
505,036
Direct Support Costs 61,585
Indirect Support Costs 39,663
Total
606,284
Project Activities
WFP’s swift support was extended to the Kumamoto Prefectural Government, local municipalities, JVOAD and
NGOs working in the affected areas. Activities included:
1) the deployment of logistics experts to establish an effective humanitarian supply chain for the disaster response
at the prefectural level;
2) the deployment of programme experts to assist humanitarian partners for the needs assessment and (general)
emergency response coordination; and
3) the immediate provision of five Mobile Storage Units (MSUs) from the UNHRD network in Subang, Malaysia, and
establishment of field storage facilities in disaster-affected areas.
The logistics experts supported the disaster response coordination cell established by the Kumamoto Prefectural
Government, assisted in establishing effective logistics hubs, and liaised with humanitarian actors on supply-chain
issues. A large volume of relief items received by prefectural-government warehouses was efficiently distributed to
the affected areas through the supply chain management system supported by WFP.
The programme experts were deployed to JVOAD and enhanced humanitarian response capacities among the
Prefectural Government, local municipalities and other humanitarian actors in terms of needs assessment and
general coordination. JVOAD general coordination and cluster meetings at the prefectural and municipality levels
were successfully managed by government authorities, NGO partners, the private sector, and local communities.
Dozens of evacuation centres were regularly monitored, strong relationships were established with the local
municipalities through regular meetings, and the coordination mechanisms and capacities of government
authorities, Social Welfare Councils and NGO partners were strengthened at the municipality level. The JVOAD
information management system was also strengthened due to the technical assistance provided by WFP experts.
The JVOAD information management system was augmented through the establishment of information tracking
sheets and active follow-up actions so as to reduce the humanitarian gaps. A 3W (who, where and what) matrix and
templates of activities were developed and updated on a regular basis, which facilitated coordination between
humanitarian partners and evacuation centres.
Five MSUs were erected in Kumamoto, including in Mashiki town, one of the most severely-affected areas. The
MSUs helped to resolve storage capacity problems and improved the humanitarian supply chain. The MSUs were
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