When typhoons Matmo, Bualoi, and Kalmaegi brought storms and flooding to communities in Thai Nguyen and Da Nang, thousands of families faced damaged homes, disrupted livelihoods, and unsafe water. Over six months, and with support from the Australian Government, Oxfam and local partners worked across 11 communities to help people recover while strengthening local preparedness for future disasters.

People experiencing the same disaster can be impacted in very different ways. Plan International’s AHP response to Typhoons Bualoi and Matmo in northern Viet Nam show how localise and targeted responses can meet different needs in neighbouring communities.

In Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, training on homestead gardening along with a start up kit has boosted the nutrition of Naju’s family, and also supported them to earn an income.

Farming training designed specifically for climate-impacted communities is helping young people in PNG with increased food security and income generation.

Before Disaster READY partners built a water tank close to her village, Margarida and others from her community would walk two hours each day to collect water.

Through food security support, AHP partners have assisted men and women farmers in Ethiopia who lost homes and agricultural assets in the Tigray conflict to re-establish their livelihoods.

With support from the Disaster READY program, Anita can now train others on how to identify risks caused by climate change.

In Fiji, the Ketesa community primarily earned their incomes through selling woodcarvings to hotels and local retail outlets. But the pandemic closed the doors on international tourism. Through partner CAN DO, AHP has supported new ways forward for the community.

Through the AHP Disaster READY program, Plan International Timor-Leste is supporting training for farmers in terracing, an agricultural technique of shaping sloping land to control erosion.

Students at San Isidro Care Centre in Northwest Guadalcanal are learning new livelihoods and food security skills through the AHP COVID-19 response in Solomon Islands.

With the support of Disaster READY partners in Timor-Leste, farmers like Elda have learned techniques to weather the country’s long dry seasons to improve their food security and livelihood.

World Vision received funds for this Solomon Islands disaster preparedness and early recovery/livelihhods program through the Humanitarian Partnership Agreement - the predecessor to the AHP.