What We Do
Trainings
- Community-Based Disaster Management Training (CBDM)
- Evacuation Center Management
- Disaster Management Orientation for Volunteers
- Earthquake Preparedness Orientation for Schools
The Philippines is a disaster-prone country and therefore needs stronger, disaster-resilient communities. With this rationale, CBDM was developed to build disaster resiliency with great emphasis on participation of the mostly affected sectors. It is a ladderized training composed of four (4) subsequent topics and is usually done in three to four (3-4) days.
Evacuees are the end-users and primary actors in ensuring their survival, safety & protection, human dignity, and the continuance of family and community life. This is usually done in two (2) days.
DMO for volunteers focuses on the role of the less vulnerable sectors in disaster response. It is a daylong orientation and aims to create a volunteer pool that may assist CDRC and its communities.
In line with the earthquake preparedness project, the goal of this orientation is to develop earthquake awareness and preparedness in the academes, develop a school disaster preparedness team, and conduct an earthquake drill. It is a half-day orientation.
- Fire Preparedness Orientation
- Community-Based Disaster Management Trainers’ Training (CBDM-TOT)
- Early Warning System
This is a short orientation on the sources of fire and the basic safety precautions before, during, and after a fire.
Trainers’ Training for future CBDM instructors.
Programs & Services
- Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation
- Emergency Response
- Rehabilitation
- Partnership and Development
- Research, Advocacy and Public Information
Disaster preparedness and mitigation measures are implemented to enhance the capacity of vulnerable communities to withstand the damaging effects of disasters. Disaster preparedness and mitigation is done through:
- Ladderized education and training program
- Special community-based projects like Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation for Typhoon-prone Philippine Regions and Flood Preparedness Program
- Formation of Disaster Preparedness Committees
Emergency response activities are carried out to arrest further deterioration of life, property, and remove affected families from life threatening situation. Emergency response activities consist of:
- Conducting Damages, Needs and Capacities Assessments (DNCA)
- Conducting rapid assessment
- Relief delivery operation
- Resource generation
Rehabilitation is designed to rebuild people’s livelihood and strengthen their coping strategies after disasters. It consists of projects like:
- Food production
- Improving agricultural productivity
- Rehabilitation of irrigation systems
- Water system installation
- House repair
- Reforestation
Partnership and development means establishing and building relationships with local and international donors and partners. CDRC also organized the Friends of CDRC or FCDRC, a pool of volunteers committed to supporting CDRC’s programs and services. Partnership development results to:
- Mobilization of volunteers supporting disaster-affected population and at-risk communities.
- Generation of financial and material resources for the different aspects of community-based disaster management.
- Formation of Quick Reaction and Disaster Volunteer Teams
Research, advocacy and public information aim to build public awareness on disaster-related issues, press for appropriate government policy and urge prompt action. It involves:
- Social mobilization and networking
- Lobby and advocacy work
- Research, documentation, disaster monitoring and databanking
- Awareness raising projects