The Colombian Red Cross, in partnership with the American Red Cross and United States Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is implementing a two-year disaster risk reduction program known as “LARRA” or “Latin America Risk Reduction Activity” in four municipalities in Colombia: Armenia, Calarcá, Córdoba and Salento. The program’s strategic goal is to reduce the number of deaths, injuries and socio-economic impacts caused by disasters by strengthening national Red Cross societies and building safer, more resilient communities in Colombia.  Key activities include:

• Developing community risk and capacity profiles
• Developing hazard risk reduction plans
• Providing training in disaster preparedness, mitigation and management
• Conducting media campaigns to deliver key risk reduction and preparedness messages
• Micro-mitigation projects to reduce risks in communities
• Disaster preparedness activities and education in schools

Video – Brigadista Escuela Boguia, Salento, Proyecto Larra Cruz Roja Colombiana, Video – Proyecto Larra 2 en Colombia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz79IYsaA48, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e00CJOZl1Y4