Activities in the regions by Youth led organisation-on Disaster Management Chaitali Dave UNDP India International Training Workshop for Youth Representatives on Environment and Disaster Management Melaka, Malaysia 19th -23rd August 2006

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Activities in the regions by Youth led
organisation-on Disaster ManagementChaitali
DaveUNDP IndiaInternational Training
Workshop for Youth Representatives on
Environment and Disaster ManagementMelaka,
Malaysia 19th -23rd August 2006
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Youth Led Organisation

• Bharat Scouts and Guides
• National Cadet Corps (NCC)
• National Service Scheme(NSS)
• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan(NYKS)
• Youth are actively involved in organisation
• National United Nations Volunteers(NUNVs)
• Civil Defence and Home Guards
• St. John Ambulance Brigade
• Indian Red Cross Society(IRCS)
• Others

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Promotion of Volunteerism for prevention,mitigatio
n and preparedness

• Strengthening community action for risk reduction
  and sustainable recovery
• Empowering and enhancing the capacity of the
  community is a sine qua non for optimization of
  external support

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Why the Community?

• First responder to every emergency in real-time
  and locational context
• First sufferer in every disaster
• Institutional knowledge base of traditional
  coping mechanism
• Vulnerability mapper by default
• Best damage assessor in sight
• For sustainable Risk reduction -
• self help, the only help

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NSS NYKS in Disaster Management

• Thrust areas Health, Literacy, Environment and
  Disaster Management (DM)
• National Service Scheme (NSS) and Nehru Yuva
  Kendra Sangathan (NYKS) support disaster relief
  and rehabilitation work in affected areas
• During natural disasters in various parts of
  India NSS efforts in rescue, relief and
  rehabilitation have been appreciated
• In many parts of India shelters for shelterless
  have been constructed

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NSS has been on humanitarian response a felt
need to develop specialized skills for
constructive role in pre-disaster phase.
Primary Focus of NSS
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Envisaged role of NSS

• Facilitate Community Contingency Planning -
  Community being the first responder, NSS to help
  develop DM Plans at community level and enhance
  its capacity
• Being a potent social mobilizer, NSS to help
  mainstream DM into day-to-day lives
• Generate awareness and sensitize the masses
• NSS helps reduce vulnerabilities and risks
  through regular and special programmes
• To promote safety and awareness programmes in
  educational institutions
• Training and capacity building of DMCs and DMTs

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Objectives of DRMP

• Sensitization and Awareness Generation
• Development of Preparedness and Response Plans at
  the Community and Administrative levels
• Development of Techno-legal regime and Capacity
  Building at all levels
• Knowledge Networking with various agencies

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Sensitization and Awareness generation

• Information, Education and Communication
  (IEC). material developed and is being
  distributed to communities, schools, Residential
  Welfare Associations (RWAs), markets, offices
  etc.
• Material includes posters, leaflets, manuals
  etc.

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Some of the IEC material developed
Sensitization and Awareness generation contd
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Some of the IEC material developed
Sensitization and Awareness generation contd
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Some of the IEC material developed
Sensitization and Awareness generation contd
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Awareness Generation

• By showing films on earthquake and fire through
  Cable Operators
• By showing clippings in cinema halls
• Displaying banners and posters at community
  places
• Conducting regular community meetings
• Through demonstrations, film shows in public
  gatherings and street plays in vulnerable
  communities

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Knowledge Networking with various Agencies -
Volunteer Based Organization (VBOs)

• Volunteer Based Organisations have been
• involved at different levels in programme
• implementation.
• Bharat Scouts and Guides
• Civil Defence and Home Guards
• National Cadet Corps (NCC)
• National Service Scheme(NSS)
• Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan (NYKS)
• St. John Ambulance Brigade
• Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS)

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For further reference please do visit the
following websites

• http//www.undp.org.in/unv/
• http//www.undp.org.in/drmweb
• http//ddma.delhigovt.nic.in
• http//www.nidm.net/
• http//www.ndmindia.nic.in
• http//www.gsdma.org
• http//www.osdma.org

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Thank you.Terima Kasih.