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CANADEM's Rapid Onset Humanitarian Emergency Experts Fund (RAP-Fund)

Helping agencies rapidly respond to humanitarian disasters all over the world

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Earthquake in Haiti? Floods in Namibia? Hurricane in the Caribbean? CANADEM experts are amongst the first respondents!

The CANADEM Rapid-Onset Humanitarian Emergency-Experts Fund (RAP-Fund) rapidly deploys Canadian Humanitarian and disaster relief experts to support UN agencies' surge personnel needs during rapid-onset humanitarian and natural disasters.  

The purpose of the RAP- Fund is to improve delivery of emergency humanitarian and disaster relief (food, shelter, security, etc.), thus contributing to the increased physical well-being of local and displaced vulnerable groups in conflict and disaster-affected communities.

CANADEM's RAP Experts have proven time and again that they can hit the ground running and make that crucial contribution during disaster and emergency recovery. Indeed, with CIDA's funding assistance, CANADEM has become an integral UN Stand-by Partner, frequently referred to as a center of excellence, for its unique, innovative recruitment procedures, and experts are often requested specifically of CANADEM and by name.

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Drawing from its RAP-Fund Roster of over 611 Canadian disaster and humanitarian relief experts, CANADEM:
  • Works with CIDA and key UN agencies including: OCHA, UNICEF, UNHCR, IOM, WFP, and other emergency response agencies serving as UN cluster leads;
  • Identifies, in collaboration with CIDA, Canadian experts to provide up to 3 months staffing relief to these organizations;
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    Covers, with CIDA funding, full or partial costs of emergency secondments—travel, salary, subsistence allowance, etc.

RAP-Fund Eligibility Criteria

ceramic_filter_kulisi_10_1_8       Requests will only be considered for rapid-onset emergency staffing relief resulting from either natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, tsunami, etc) or catastrophic complex emergencies where there is a sudden and massive population displacement (not protracted crises);

Agency requests for experts must be approved by both CANADEM and CIDA, and agencies will preferably hold an MOU with CANADEM;

Clusters covered by the RAP-Fund include: emergency logistics and telecommunication, water and sanitation, emergency shelter, health, nutrition, camp management and protection.

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CANADEM RAP-Fund screened experts are able to live and work in difficult, uncertain conditions, handle stress well, and possess:  

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altUN / Multilateral experience; 

altExcellent language skills;  

altSolid inter-personnel skills: ability to work in multi-culturally diverse teams, flexibe, adaptable; 

altCultural and gender sensitivity.

To request a RAP-Fund expert or to learn more, contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it                                            
                                                                                                                 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
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