ALERT Chairperson Orientation

Disaster Preparedness and Relief

October 11th 2012

Welcome and Congratulations!

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Today we will be discussing…

• Disaster Preparedness and Relief Principles Role of Chairpersons Partnerships

• Insights Reported Disaster Relief Service Activities Needs Assessment Survey Results

• Resources ALERT Guide LCIF Emergency Grant

• Questions

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Global Disaster Preparedness and Relief

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Disaster Preparedness Principles

• Disaster Preparedness and Relief is a continuous cycle of taking corrective action in an effort to ensuring effective coordination during incident response by:

○Planning○Organizing○Training○Exercising○Evaluating

Plan

Organize/

Equip

TrainExercis

e

Evaluate/

Improve

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Role of the ALERT Chairpersons

Lions are often the first ones on the ground as soon as a disaster hits a region• Conduct an analysis of what

natural disasters are prone in your region

•Work with your club to develop an ALERT Plan•Organize disaster preparedness activities and projects•Identify key partnerships in your area•Integrate Disaster Preparedness Principles

• Plan, Organize, Train, Exercise, and Evaluate

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Establish Local Partnerships

Ways you can develop local partnerships:

• Identify key disaster relief organizations in your region

• Contact them and introduce yourself as a Disaster Preparedness and Relief Chairperson for Lions Clubs International

• Communicate potential opportunities for collaboration and discuss a potential partnership

• Collaborate with them on future projects

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International Federation of Red Cross

• IFRC works in regions all around the world providing disaster preparedness and relief services

• Partner with your local IFRC agency

• Blood Collection Partnerships Lions in Khanpur Pakistan

conducted a Blood Drive in Sept 26th 2012 with the Red Cross collected over 100 pints of Blood

Indonesian Lions partnered with the Red Cross in July and collected a total of 27 bags of Blood

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Lions Commitment to Preparedness and Relief

• During the 2011-12 fiscal year, reporting clubs dedicated nearly 588 thousand service hours to Disaster Preparedness and Relief

• About 56% of those hours went to Blood collection services

• Lions have engaged in a total of 16 thousand disaster preparedness and relief activities

• Lions have served a total of 15,028,653 people in the current fiscal year under Disaster Preparedness and Relief services

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Needs Assessment Survey Findings

• NEEDS Communication efforts between LCI and chairpersons should

be enhanced (86%) Increased service activity visibility is needed (72%) The ability to promote and increase visibility of clubs’ service to

the community was a need (75%) Relevant activity planning resources for clubs (68%) Means to share ideas and best practices with other

chairpersons (63%) Quarterly Newsletters would be most effective (75%) Intercommunication through Chairperson-to-Chairperson online

forums (57%)

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Resources for Disaster Preparedness & Relief

ALERT Chairpersons- appointed by district governors to oversee Lions disaster preparedness and relief efforts, develop emergency preparedness plans, and communicate with local disaster management authorities.• ALERT Planning materials (available on the LCI Web

site): Lions ALERT guide Checklist – How to Develop a Lions ALERT Plan Checklist – Personal Safety Checklist – After a Disaster Occurs View some Sample Plans in Action

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ALERT Guide

• Helps you identify the different levels of emergency

• Teaches you how to organize a Lions ALERT Committee

• Shows you how to develop an Emergency response plan

• Introduces you to the four phases of emergency management

• Provides you with basic planning guidelines• Gives you tools on how to communicate

effectively during a crisis

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LCIF Emergency Grant

• Since 1985, the Foundation has been able to award more than US$36.7 million in disaster relief funds through this grant

• Each year LCIF awards between US$1.2 and US$1.4 million in Emergency grants, mostly for flooding.

• Lions district governors may apply for funds to help meet immediate needs such as:

Food Water Clothing Medical supplies

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Thank you for your participation

Visit our website for more resources &

contact me at:

vanessa.avila@lionsclubs.org