Preparing You! - A Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Evacuation project for persons with special needs- Year II’
In June 2015, the Digicel Foundation embarked on the first cycle of this much needed project- ?Preparing You?. This disaster preparedness project focused on and targeted persons with special needs i.e. persons with intellectual disabilities. The target groups were recruited from schools, homes and institutions that cater to persons with special needs. Approximately two hundred and fifty (250) persons benefited from this nine-month intervention which was successful in effecting a number of changes regarding disaster planning for persons with special needs.
As a nation prone to tropical and natural disasters, one of the priority items on the national agenda (policies and plans) is managing and preparing citizens to respond and cope in the event of an emergency. However, this agenda while providing for persons with physical disabilities (and an appreciation that senior citizens and orphaned children may fall into this category) excluded those with intellectual disabilities, namely
As a nation prone to tropical and natural disasters, one of the priority items on the national agenda (policies and plans) is managing and preparing citizens to respond and cope in the event of an emergency. However, this agenda while providing for persons with physical disabilities (and an appreciation that senior citizens and orphaned children may fall into this category) excluded those with intellectual disabilities, namely
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Digicel Foundation
Country:
Trinidad and tobago
Area Of Work:
Community Based Adaptation
Grant Amount:
US$ 20,024.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 19,338.70
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 11,814.00
Project Number:
TRI/SIDS-CBA/16/04
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
SGP Country office contact
Ms. Sharda Mahabir
Email:
Address
c/o UNDP, United Nations House, 3A Chancery Lane
Port-of-Spain
Port-of-Spain
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