In a disaster, information can be as valuable as water, food or shelter. The Red Cross is using tools such as radio and SMS to provide people with simple but life-saving information that can help them to prepare for, survive and then recover from future disasters.
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http://www.ifrc.org/beneficiary-commu…Le mouvement Croix-Rouge Croissant-Rouge pense que les communautés ont besoin et méritent d’avoir des informations qui pourront améliorer leur vie future, avant et après un désastre. Dans leur vie de tous les jours, les communautés prennent des décisions basées sur la meilleure information possible mise à leur disposition à un moment donné. Le partage des informations
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For more information: http://ifrc.org/beneficiary-communica… “Las personas afectadas por desastres necesitan información al igual que agua, comida, medicina o alojamiento: la información precisa y oportuna puede salvar vidas.”Informe Mundial de Desastres 2005 FICRComunicación con Beneficiarios, es su derecho, ser escuchados.Comunicación con Beneficiarios, es una responsabilidad, no es una opción.
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The joint ALNAP-CDA action-research included case studies in Darfur (World Vision), Pakistan (IOM), and Haiti (IFRC) as well as highlights and showcases about feedback practices at Oxfam America, Save the Children and Catholic Relief Services. There is a method paper, an extensive literature review, the main study and a guidance document has been translated into
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Set of language learning resources available from thr Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC) in the U.S. which is well regarded for its foreign language instruction. DLIFLC Basic Language and Culture Acquisition courses http://www.dliflc.edu/products.html
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In Decisions for the Decade, each participant is a provincial governor and small teams make up the governing body of a nation. All participants begin the game with a budget of ten beans (for a ten-year cycle), and seek to maximize the prosperity of their province and country by investing their budget in long-term development.
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A participatory activity for communities affected by disasters aimed at inspiring a desire to learn about safe building methods, in particular “bracing” (structural reinforcement). With limited time and materials, players construct shelter for households recently affected by an extreme event. They confront the trade-offs between quick and cheap housing versus stronger but more resource- and
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In Decisions for the Decade, each participant is a provincial governor and small teams make up the governing body of a nation. All participants begin the game with a budget of ten beans (for a ten-year cycle), and seek to maximize the prosperity of their province and country by investing their budget in long-term development.
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The International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is working to assist the Maldives to recover from the destruction caused by the December 2004, Indian Ocean Tsunami. In May 2006, with technical support from the South Asia Regional Office, a programme was designed to consolidate the beneficiary list for the Federation’s largest
The publication features the UpRiver game and explicitly acknowledges support from American Red Cross in its development. Online home for the Guide http://engagementgamelab.org/pdfs/engagement-game-guide.pdf
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