Two of the communities most vulnerable to disasters will be identified in each country. The Red Cross Societies in these countries will then work with local communities to look at what vulnerabilities there are in their communities and what the community could do to reduce the risk to these, as well as supporting their ability to be able to effectively respond in case of a disaster.
The programme is expected to directly benefit at least 6,000 community members, but on past experience this figure could be a great deal higher.
Ms Wood also explained that the project, while specifically targeting the community disaster work in these three countries, will also benefit the entire Caribbean region by producing a regional Community Disaster Response Team training package that all the Red Cross Societies in the region will be trained in so they are able to use the same approach in their vulnerable communities.
They will also benefit from a communications strategy with associated tools in community risk reduction, aimed at helping to raise their profile and promote disaster preparedness and mitigation work.
The programme will be managed by Mr Nathan Cooper. |
