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NON-GOVERNMENT VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONSMany different types of NGOs are already working towards preparedness, relief and rescue, rehabilitation and reconstruction and also in monitoring and feedback.
Stage Activity
Pre-Disaster: * Awareness and information campaigns
* Training of local volunteers
* Advocacy and planning
During Disaster: * Immediate rescue and first-aid including psychological aid
* Supply of food, water, medicines, and other immediate materials
* Ensuring sanitation and hygiene
* Damage assessment
Post-Disaster: * Technical and material aid in reconstruction
* Assistance in seeking financial aid
* Monitoring
(2) THE COMMUNITY
the community as an institution in itself is emerging as the most powerful in the entire mechanism of disaster administration. It can reduce the damage caused by the disaster. Awareness and training of the community is particularly useful in areas prone to frequent disasters.
e.g: Othe Village Task Force formed in villages of Andhra pradesh (South Indian State prone to tropical cyclones) by the Church Auxiliary for Social Action (CASA). The Village Task Force has been trained in emergency evacuation and relief within the village. It is elected by the people themselves and during disasters it serves as the nodal body at village level which has to mobilise resources for the community and disseminate necessary information passed on by the outside agencies.
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The role of government and non-government functionaries during disasters is to manage the disaster. While the government can provide resources to salvage the situation, non-government functionaries will assist the victims affected in various ways like food supplies, shelter and counselling among others.
NGOs are responsible for the delivery of services to the people who have been effected by a disaster. They can often mobilize faster than the government agencies. They can provide additional services to fill in service gaps.
Non-governmental agencies such as the media, plays a crucial role during times of disaster as it makes other areas more alert and aware about what is happening and what action should be taken by the surrounding areas.
The role of NGOs functionaries in your locality on their role in disaster management is to aid rescue and give guides on disaster preparedness. They need to work in collaboration with the government functionaries so as to be effective.