Vanuatu Red Cross Society (VRCS) staff and two of its Branches: SHEFA BRANCH & SANMA BRANCH joined in a two days Resource Mobilization Training Workshop.
With funding through the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as a priority activity for 2022. Vanuatu Red Cross Society staff and two of its Branches: SHEFA BRANCH & SANMA BRANCH joined in a two days Resource Mobilization Training Workshop to discuss the respective branches financial sustainability plans.
The aim of the Resource Mobilization Training Workshop is to strengthen the existing resources and create new initiatives to achieve an optimal level of Financial Sustainability Roadmap for 2023 – 2024. This Resource Mobilization Training Workshop is facilitated by @IFRC focal point, Amelia Tiko-Baro, and Senior Resource Mobilization (RM) Officer, Jamila Sese.
The training included the Core Cost Financial Sustainability, VRCS 2022 Resource Mobilization Scoping, SWOT Analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats), Branch Fundraising, Auxiliary Role and Financial Sustainability, Emergency & Fundraising, VRCS 2023 Roadmap Plan and The Importance of Communication in Resource Mobilization which is facilitated by Jeremiah Bosese – VRCS Communications Officer.
“It is the first time that we are engaging branches to be part of this kind of meeting and myself as a board member is also a first time to attend such workshop,” says Mr. Moses Stevens - VRCS Board President.
“Really Happy to be in this first ever Financial Sustainability workshop here. During these 2 days I’ve learned so much about the importance of Resource Mobilization (RM) Plan and its activities. As a SBO I could day burdens started to get lifted up after having assurance from IFRC to support the branches financially in order to sustain the branch operations. After the opening of the sub branch on Emae I was thinking of how to sustain the sub branch but I just gradually thank IFRC through the core cost manager to be here running this workshop and gives us assurance to support the branches says Emma Mesao - Senior Branch Officer, SHEFA Red Cross BRANCH.
“In this two days’ Resource Mobilization (RM) Workshop, we came to learn new things that we can do to help sustain the BRANCH. These new ideas are Branch Sustainability Plan, the Importance of Communication in Resource Mobilization (RM) Activities, the RM yearly planning and Branch Fundraising Sources,” says Shirley Johnson – Senior Branch Officer, SANMA Branch and Brenda Luan – Admin/Finance Officer SANMA Branch.
The Resource Mobilization (RM) Training was acknowledged and closed by the VRCS Board President, Mr. Moses Stevens.