Humanitarian Agencies & Private Sector in Disaster Preparedness
A meeting was held with the cooperation of the private sector to discuss about message dissemination with regard to monsoon floods. A-PAD Sri Lanka was more focused on providing guidelines to private sector business of how to be resilient from floods. The initial
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Continuing the spread of awareness among communities on disaster preparedness and mitigation, A-PAD Sri Lanka with private sector stakeholders in Jaffna created family oriented disaster risk awareness posters. These stickers entail information based on emergency contact numbers, emergency “grab-bag” and the Do’s and Don’ts in case of calamities. Over 2000
Disaster Preparedness for School Children – Trincomalee
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), preparedness, planning and mitigation are identified as key components in creating a resilient community. Thus, starting off with enlightening the younger generation of our society, A-PAD Sri Lanka took on educating school children on being vigilant and prepared to face day-to-day situations as during disaster stricken times.
Voices of the Differently-abled in Disasters
A-PAD SL convened a meeting in partnership with ‘Navajeevana’ a non-governmental organization based in Tangalle, South of Sri Lanka in Feb 2018. The aim was to consult the differently abled networks in the district in matters pertaining to disaster risk reduction and vulnerability of the differently-abled during disasters. The participants voiced
Basic First Aid and Disaster Awareness Workshops – Jaffna
The residents of Koppai Vellaruvapillayar Kovil Division, Jaffna recently underwent a basic first aid training which was conducted by A-PAD Sri Lanka. The participants who ranged between school children to adults actively joined in learning household first aid assistance in case of emergencies,