Making Local Resilience Count
One Billion Coalition for Resilience
Making Local Resilience Count
One Billion Coalition
for Resilience
Even in the face of rising vulnerability and adversity and with the benefit of unparalleled technology and innovation, we are not yet truly capitalizing on or adequately supporting the capacity of people and communities to organize to increase their safety, health, and well-being.
The One Billion Coalition for Resilience (1BC) provides an opportunity for individuals, households, communities, and organisations to work together to increase collective impact in resilience-building in communities world-wide.
| 1 | Partnering goal Using the full reach of our collective networks to maximize local opportunities and solutions. |
| 2 | Scaling goal At least one person in every household, every school or business, and every community taking action. |
| 3 | Measurement goal 1 billion people taking actions to enhance their own and their community’s resilience. |
“Engaging 1 billion people on the road to their resilience will require a shift in the way we operate.
In an increasingly competitive arena, we will have to find a way to enhance collaborations in which partners will accept to share risks, resources, capabilities and accountability.”
Elhadj As Sy
Secretary General
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Progress to date (since 2016)
Existing project contributions:
people reached
Commitments:
people targeted
See the 1BC Resilience Mapper for more details.
Globally 1BC is focused on sharing tools and opportunities for national and local partners to adapt in creating local resilience actions.Global Partners
- Connecting Business initiative
- UNICEF
- WFP
- The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
News
- Updating Resilience Mapper
- Collecting resources and examples for Local Action starter kit
- Local Engagement Grants (proposal with UPS)
- Innovations for Resilience workshop held with WFP
In Africa 1BC is focused on identifying country level opportunities for piloting innovative approaches for scaling.Regional Partners
- MUrgency
- ProFuturo Foundation
- WFP
- UNICEF
News
- The Nigerian Red Cross, IFRC, MUrgency and a local corporate partner are conducting scoping activities for the rollout of an innovative first responder network using Nigerian Red Cross first aid volunteers.
- The IFRC and the ProFuturo Foundation are finalizing plans for clountry piloting of a collaboration to promote safety and health content and activities in life skills education.
In the Americas the IFRC is approaching 1BC through a regional “Community Resilience Agenda” focused on strengthening national capacities for coalition-building and advocacy to support community resilience.Regional Partners
- The IFRC and The Nature Conservancy have used a coalition model for collaboration for a programme on Enhancing Coastal
Resilience in Grenada. See more details in the Saving lives, changing minds. At the Water’s Edge Project report.
In Asia 1BC is being pursued through a variety of regional initiatives and national preparedness and resilience campaigns.Regional Partners
- Prudence Foundation
- National Geographic
- Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
- ASEAN
- Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Multi-Hazards Program
News
- Latest 1BC presentation from IFRC East Asia Summit, Mar 2018.
Regional Partners
- In development
News
- “Neighbours help first” is being developed among the South East European Red Cross National Societies as a framework for mutual support in responding to local crises
- The Tajikistan Red Crescent Society is working with the Ministry of Health, UNOPS, and other partners to design innovative community mobilisation strategies to address the risks of diabetes and hypertension as part of the Defeat NCDs partnership
In developmentRegional Partners
- In development
News
- In development
Take action!
At national or local level
- Convene partners
- Identify priority threats
- Identify solutions,
build on existing programmes - Mobilise around the solutions
- Advocate to influence wider decision-making
- Record your contributions
Learn more about organising collective action on resilience at either national or local level.
Individually
- Identify priority threats
- Protect your family
- Protect your school or workplace
- Connect with others for collective actions
- Record your contributions
Learn more about individual or small group actions you can take.
Entry points
Are you part of the One Billion Coalition?
The 1BC is an invitation to governments, aid organizations, the private sector, academia and community groups to collaborate on a new model, working alongside communities, and invest in initiatives and action to build resilience.
With every new member, the 1BC will become more effective, drawing from a larger pool of expertise, ideas and participants all working towards a common goal of improved resilience.