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Disaster
Preparedness
Ananses
are encouraged to adopt the culture of saving starting with a money box
in the house (individual) and a school Ananse Account. The accounts
shall be run by the Ananses themselves and only drawn upon after a
national Ananse appeal has been made. There shall be a guarantee that
every Ananse is cushioned should he or she fall into any disaster,
whether personal or community-wide.
Every Ananse will be required to train once a year in simple 1st
Aid. They will also be trained in life-saving skills according to
vulnerabilities that exist in their areas e.g. bushfire management for
children living in dry areas and swimming skills in areas with water
bodies and relevant life-saving skills in flood prone areas. All Ananses
will be trained in what to do when their parents faint or fall into
other emergency situations. This is expected to reduce fatalities in the
homes and communities when disasters occur. Disasters to be planned for
shall include health epidemics, floods, earthquakes, domestic and bush
fires, storms etc.
Response
Ananse
Reach Concept shall act swiftly within 24 hours (through the closest
membership) to assess the effects of any disaster that may occur and
inform the national body immediately. As an immediate measure an appeal
shall be made and the Ananse Disaster Preparedness Account shall be
drawn to prevent any further suffering whilst all Ananses will start
mobilising other resources e.g. old clothing, bedding materials etc to
reduce the vulnerabilities amongst their peers and their families.
During the pilot phase, it was evident that children were in the best
position to readily and swiftly respond to the needs of affected
children during disasters and other emergencies. Click here for a brief report.
Children
readily have outgrown clothes and other items like blankets, bed nets,
bed sheets etc and this can be mobilised swiftly. Most importantly,
there are always children close to those affected and as an emergency
response, resources mobilised form these children will mitigate
immediately the effects whilst relief items from other children further
away will be under transportation. |
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