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AHA Centre at the Crossroads
Hosted by AHA Centre · EN
The AHA Centre at the Crossroads is back with our second season, bringing you stories from ASEAN's very own rapid response team, the ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team, or ASEAN-ERAT.
Listen to their journeys and experiences of going through intensive training, responding at ground zero, working with fellow ASEAN Member States, and building on their capacities to respond to disasters.
Enjoy listening to unscripted and candid conversations, as well as inside stories not found AHA Centre's usual publications, told from the personal and professional lenses of each ASEAN-ERAT Member.
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The ASEAN-ERAT of Tomorrow
Apr 7, 202300:28:12Tap to summarizeIn this final episode of Season 2, Adiratna Wira Adnan joins LA Dimailig in getting deep on discussing the transformation, added value, and future evolution of the ASEAN-ERAT, including potentially responding beyond the region. A committed member, Adiratna, currently the Head of the State Military Facility Unit in the Public Works Department of Malaysia, has fulfilled the call to support the ASEAN-ERAT responses to two significant disasters in 2018: Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines and triple disasters in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, in addition to facilitating ASEAN-ERAT courses on Information Management, among others.
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ASEAN-ERAT in Action
Mar 31, 202300:27:37Tap to summarizeBeing one of the first batch members of the ASEAN-ERAT, Siti Masnur Juraini, Head of the Command Centre in the Fire and Rescue Department of Brunei Darussalam, waited for more than a decade for her first deployment. Dipo Summa explores Siti Masnur’s first-hand experience of handling emergency cases which include a bee-chasing incident, responding on the ground, and breaking barriers in helping others. Of the stories is her observation of the added value of being a female responder.
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The ASEAN-ERAT Mission
Mar 24, 202300:23:15Tap to summarizeThe ASEAN-ERAT exists not to take over the duties of National Disaster Management Organisations (NDMOs) but to support and complement ASEAN Member States in responding to disasters. Jose Angelo Mangaoang, popular as Jelo, Civil Defense Officer I of the Office of Civil of the Philippines, talks with our host LA Dimailig about his life-changing experience and legacy as an ASEAN-ERAT and his appreciation of the ASEAN-ERAT work in his position as a part of the National Disaster Management Organisation.
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Becoming ASEAN-ERAT
Mar 17, 202300:25:01Tap to summarizePalida Puapun; Plan and Policy Analyst of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation of Thailand shares her observation of how the ASEAN-ERAT training and simulation exercise prepared her for the actual deployment and how the regional system interacts with the national context during emergency response. Palida joins our host Dipo Summa in an honest discussion about her personal and professional journey to becoming an ASEAN-ERAT.
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ASEAN-ERAT at a Glance
Feb 24, 202300:03:46Tap to summarizeThe AHA Centre is back with the second season of the AHA Centre at the Crossroads! Enjoy heart-to-heart discussions with members of ASEAN's one and only rapid response team, the ASEAN-ERAT, about their personal journey, and how ASEAN-ERAT has shaped their future into where they are now. The episodes capture candid stories of their on-the-ground deployments, ASEAN-ERAT families, and their hopes and dreams for the future of the ASEAN-ERAT. Stay tuned for these exclusive stories, only on Spotify!
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Transitions: The Intersecting Past and Future
Dec 17, 202100:02:49Tap to summarizeWarm greetings from Mr. Lee Yam Ming, the Executive Director of AHA Centre.
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Conversations with a Humanitarian Giant, the IFRC Part 2: What does the future look like for the IFRC and the AHA Centre?
Aug 22, 202100:26:59Tap to summarizeAdelina Kamal and Jan Gelfand dig deep on potential areas of collaboration between the IFRC and the AHA Centre. In this episode, they get to discuss what are needed to strengthen the humanitarian coordination muscles in view of current and future threats. As Adelina is leaving the AHA Centre soon, Jan uses the chance to ask on Adelina’s legacy that she wishes to leave behind and her hopes for the future.
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Conversations with a Humanitarian Giant, the IFRC Part 1: Why the Giant needs to work with a Humanitarian Teenager like the AHA Centre
Aug 20, 202100:58:09Tap to summarizeJan Gelfand is the Head of IFRC Country Cluster Delegation for Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Representative to ASEAN. In this episode, Adelina Kamal, the Executive Director of the AHA Centre, explores the complementarity between the IFRC, a humanitarian giant with over 100 years of experience, and the ten- year old regional centre i.e. the AHA Centre, and why the two need to work together. Among issues discussed in this episode are localisation and what can be done together by both organisations to save lives and change minds.
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Conversations between the AHA Centre’s Leader Part 2: Why is coffee an important ingredient in the AHA Centre and UN-OCHA's relationship?
Aug 16, 202100:30:53Tap to summarizeThis time, Adelina Kamal and Said Faisal talk to another guest, who used to be a close partner of the AHA Centre within the United Nations during both of their terms, and is now a good friend, Oliver Lacey-Hall. Listen to Oliver’s experience in collaborating with the AHA Centre since the birth of the Centre, the importance of coffee chats in building their relationship, and what Oliver thinks about how the Centre should keep up with the triple threats currently facing the region. Both Said Faisal and Oliver Lacey-Hall are now with Siap Siaga, a partnership programme between Indonesia and Australia, which aims to strengthen Indonesia’s management of disaster risks.
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Conversations between the AHA Centre’s Leaders Part 1: Red Ferrari and Tesla Model X
Aug 15, 202101:12:48Tap to summarizeSaid Faisal, who led the AHA Centre in 2012-2016, and Adelina Kamal, who currently leads the AHA Centre since 2017, talk about how past disasters shaped them in leading the AHA Centre, as well as their hopes for the future. Adelina invites a surprise guest who shares how it feels to work with the AHA Centre, the work culture, and adjustments during the transition of the two leaders. Find out which one is the Red Ferrari and which one is Tesla Model X!
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