Mid Term Review of IFRC support to the Typhoon Haiyan Response Operation in the Philippines

On 8 November 2013, Typhoon Haiyan (known locally as Yolanda) tore through the central Philippines. In November 2013, IFRC launched an emergency appeal to support the Philippines Red Cross (PRC) in its relief and recovery interventions for people affected by the Typhoon Haiyan disaster.

The IFRC Typhoon Haiyan Emergency Appeal Operation - for which this review is concerned - consists of seven integrated sectors: relief; emergency shelter, shelter repair and rebuilding; livelihoods; water, sanitation and hygiene promotion; health and care; National Society institutional preparedness and capacity development; and, community preparedness and risk reduction. The overall objective of the Operation is to assist typhoon-affected communities to recover, adapt, and learn improved coping strategies to become less vulnerable to future disasters.

During early 2014, a Real Time Evaluation (RTE) was commissioned by IFRC, the recommendations of which helped informed the final design of the Operation plan. The Operation focuses on the islands of Cebu, Leyte and Panay, and is formally scheduled to finish by 31 December 2016. With relief interventions now long concluded and the response fully in recovery phase, a mid-term review (MTR) was commissioned to assess aspects of the IFRC-supported Operation and inform the ongoing and future support to the PRC and partner operations at country, regional and global levels.