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Maubin Township Red Cross is the strongest branch of Myanmar Red Cross Society. It has a monthly income of more than 300,000 kyats (about 300 US dollars) while most branches can hardly make 20-30,000 kyats. It has got bottled water business, inter-city buses licensed under the branch, and rented out a few stalls at the main market. It has its own office and rents part of its office for Desktop Publishing for income generation. Because it is located in Ayeyarwady delta, volunteers from the branch sometimes help out in times of boat mishaps or ferry disasters. Quite a few volunteers are trained in water safety or lifeguard training. U Myint Wai, staff officer grade 2 of Maubin district Red Cross, talks with the owner of a stall rented out by the red cross.

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Your one-stop-shop for all your small business preparedness needs. Learn more about the importance of small business preparedness, and access resources and tools to help you learn how to build resilience.

What is Small Business Preparedness?

Small businesses help our world go round. When small businesses are impacted by disaster, it affects the larger community's ability to recover.

This page provides information on basic concepts of small business preparedness, including relatable examples that highlight the importance of taking the steps to prepare.

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2022, Venezuela. The Venezuelan Red Cross has implemented livelihoods and food security initiatives, using a Climate Smart Livelihoods approach, for communities affected by the socioeconomic effects of the pandemic and the COVID-19.
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Resources for RCRC National Societies

Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies can help support small businesses as part of their delivery of community preparedness programming. 

This page provides a curated compendium of small business preparedness learnings and tools. 

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Free Planning Tool

It can be overwhelming to know what actions to take to prepare your small business. 

This page helps small business owners learn about the fundamentals of small business preparedness and provides the free planning tool to help build your business preparedness plan at your own pace.

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