Formally launched on January 29th during the Regional Training Workshop in Tongatapu, the Views From the Frontline (VFL) Pilot  in Tonga and the Philippines is being implemented by GNDR until July 2018 with funding from the Australian  Department of Foreign Assistance and Trade (DFAT) . It will combine lessons learned from the previous runs of the VFL and Frontline. 

GNDR Global Board representative for South East Asia, Lorna Victoria, reflects on the role that CSOs can play "to interface with the scientific community and national/local governments in 'laymanizing' early warning information", but she believes "the first step is to include the community in the design of the early warning systems."