To design and support policies that promote volunteering, governments need to measure and disseminate the economic value they bring to communities. Tools now exist to calculate this information. In March 2011, the International Labour Organization (ILO) issued the Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work. When the IFRC used the ILO’s methodology, it found that […]
Volunteering in Emergencies: Protect. Promote. Recognize. Read More »
Volunteers are our most valued resource. They bring local knowledge and contacts, know the language, customs and operating environments, as well as bring a wide range of skills and capacities to rapidly scale up activities when needed, and sustain these services in the long-term. We must continue to do all that we can to promote
This Guidebook describes the principles, tools and practices of three (3) urban disaster risk and resilience indicator systems based on EMI’s collective experience in implementing them in various urban settings in the last decade with local authorities. The objective of the Guidebook and the case studies presented here is to describe the methodology and participatory
This publication synthesizes the lessons from past community-based school construction programs and projects around the globe. It provides guidance for engaging communities in mobilisation, planning, design, construction and post-construction maintenance of safer schools. The approach seeks to achieve the twin goals of safer schools and more resilient communities. It treats school construction as a community
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The GDPC is always available to help you with your videos. If you don’t have the ability or resources to make or edit the videos yourself, this document will guide you in contacting the GDPC to help you.
If you are unable to make or edit your own video files for the First Aid app Read More »
The GDPC is supportive of National Societies who wish to create their own videos. In its stock, the GDPC has videos available to national societies, some created in the United Kingdom and others created in Trinidad & Tobago. If you don’t wish to use these videos and wish to make your own, this document will
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If your country has a Google Play store, then you will be expected to create a banner of feature graphic for your Hazard app that will appear on the head of the app’s page in the Play Store.
Feature Graphic Guide (Banner) Hazard App Read More »
If your country has a Google Play store, then you will be expected to create a banner of feature graphic for your First Aid app that will appear on the head of the app’s page in the Play Store.
Feature Graphic Guide (First Aid) Read More »
Each national society has the option of creating an icon for their app or to use a default icon. This icon will appear on the iOS or Android device after it is installed. It must be 1024 x 1024 and saved in png format. This document features a number of the icons used by national
Each national society has the option of creating an icon for their app or to use a default icon. This icon will appear on the iOS or Android device after it is installed. It must be 1024 x 1024 and saved in png format. This paper will guide you in creating one.