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Building on the success and lessons learnt from the previous DIPECHO cycles, the project action aimed at strengthening capacities and systems at the institutional and community levels in Myanmar. The action had resilience building at its core since all activities were ultimately oriented towards building the awareness, knowledge, skills and capacity of institutions and communities vulnerable to disaster risk. Agency RED conducted a field mission in Myanmar, supported the consortium in developing a DRR project and drafted the corresponding proposal for HIP 2018.

Following the expulsion of the Islamic State (IS) from major areas of Iraq in 2017, HEKS/EPER decided to further assess needs to support returnees in the Ninewa province (Sinjar) and identify potential intervention for returnees in Diyala province (Jalawla) and Salah Al Din Province (Tuz). In order to further develop its intervention strategy and geographical presence, HEKS/EPER requested the support of Agency RED to assist it in its work, assessing the needs in terms of livelihood in urban and rural areas and suggesting locations and approaches where the organisation could become active in 2018 and beyond.