The Red Cross of Viet Nam, with support from the International Federation, the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Danish Red Cross, has planted mangroves along almost all the coastline where natural conditions allow. Local communities carry out the planting and the planters have the right to harvest marine products in the areas where they […]
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The “Better Be Prepared” series is made up of 14 modules which have been drawn up in the Regional Centre of Reference in Community-Based Education for the Prevention of Disasters with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies through the Regional Representation for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and
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To prepare the population to act safely during unexpected events, the Canadian Red Cross has developed the preparedness program “Expect the Unexpected” to get ready for emergencies. This preparedness program is intended for students, their parents, teachers and Canadian Red Cross facilitators who may be called upon to contribute in class. The objective of this
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The Regional Disaster Preparedness Reference Centre in El Salvador was created in 2005 to improve the capacity, quality and effectiveness of National Societies’ disaster response in the Central America region. The centre is responsible for coordinating the training of members of national disaster response or intervention teams in the region. To this end, it has
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DevelopmentCheck is a user driven and solution oriented online tool for citizen feedback on the transparency, participation and effectiveness of development projects. The community identifies priority development projects to monitor and then collects data on these through project site visits, beneficiary surveys, information requests and photos. They enter the data for each project monitored into
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This guide is designed to help National Societies to plan and develop public awareness and public education efforts for disaster risk reduction. It supports two key IFRC documents – Strategy 2020 and A Framework for Community Safety and Resilience in the Face of Disaster Risk, and will help to implement the Hyogo Framework for Action
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All hazard Preparedness Lesson Plans aimed at educators working with children from early childhood through to 18 years old, focussing on lessons to assist children and teenagers to prepare for all the consequences of emergencies. Download free copies from our website. All Hazard Lesson Plans http://www.redcross.org.au/schools.aspx
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Psychological preparedness for disasters is a 12 page booklet that helps people prepare psychologically for disaster, and was developed in conjunction with the Australian Psychological Society.
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Get Ready! is a 16 page guided activity book for kids to help them prepare for emergencies.
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Workbook for the Easy English Booklet