A workshop on 'Community Based Disaster Preparedness and Crisis Anticipation' was held in Jorhat on October 20. The day-long event aimed to educate participants on proactive, faster, and more localised humanitarian systems in which crisis-affected communities are assisted in analysing risks, developing plans, and having access to pre-arranged resources in order to save more
A community level training on 'Emergency Management and Flood Rescue Operations' is being held at the flood hit village of Jhanjimkuh in Jorhat district, Assam on 10th June, Friday. The daylong event was organized by North-East Affected Area Development Society (NEADS). The program was hosted in collaboration with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) and 1st
Natural disasters like floods are devastating. Women are the worst sufferers during disasters. The impact of flooding on health varies among populations and depends primarily on vulnerability and the kind of events experienced. It severely disrupts livelihoods and has a significant impact on the health of pregnant women, lactating mothers and children. It is important that
A Training of Trainers (TOT) programme on ‘Psychosocial Care in Disaster’ was held on 22nd and 23rd December at the Ayang Okum river bank bamboo cottage, Majuli. The objective of the training was to build self-awareness and compassionate social care through community based psychosocial support to reduce mental health distress in disaster situations, as affected communities
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