Benin Floods, Cholera and Fire DREF Review March 2013

With the objective to refine operational procedures and learn from experience gained by National Societies working within the framework of DREF, the International Federation has taken the decision to review DREF operations regularly. With this purpose, a review team was deployed in Benin in March 2013. The Benin Red Cross Society (BRCS) has during the last five months (November 2012 – March 2013), carried out three consecutive (and overlapping) DREF operations, that is, a Floods operation in the north of the country, Cholera and Fire operations in the southwest. The National Society has a modest staff of 14 people, including four technical coordinators and has never before been operative in such a large scale.