Disaster Risk Reduction & Management

DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DRR)

DRR is one of the project components implemented under the $RSD Project being operated in Churachandpur (Manipur) and Cachar (Assam).

Results and achievements

• Emergency Response Networks (ERN) developed by engaging existing disaster response players and other potential stakeholders from both the non-government as well as government sectors and integrated with district level Disaster Management Authority in 2 districts (these Players still have to be identified. Generally, they are from Civil Society Organizations, government systems like village panchayats, district disaster management, colleges/schools, hospitals in the locality, local philanthropic organizations and the community etc.).
• Volunteers from the local community, police, fire, taxi drivers and the staff, students and leaders from healthcare and educational institutions in each district received basic lifesaving skill training.
• Leaders, executives, officials and staff from healthcare institutions from both the non-government and the government sectors attended series of hospital disaster management training sessions and developed Medical Emergency Response Plan (MERP) in 2 identified hospitals in each district. 
• Academic and non-academic staff & senior students from College/Schools from the non-government and the government sectors attended 3 series of school disaster management training sessions and developed School Disaster Management Plan in 2 pre-identified schools/colleges.  
• Level of resilience of the targeted communities raised and they are able to prevent, mitigate and respond to disaster events, in Churachandpur (Manipur) and Cachar (Assam), through the DRR intervention of the project- 
• Emergency Response Networks (ERN) developed with local potential stakeholders and integrated with the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in both Cachar (Assam0 and Churachandpur (Manipur).   
• The NFI has been procured and stored in the safe custody of RPCNEI HQ..
• 300 Emergency response kits pre-stored in 5 locations in each district.
• Emergency response kits or First Aid kits has been procured and received in the 2 districts. They are currently stored with the RPCNEI’s offices in Churachandpur and Cachar.
• Creativity: 3 items for the FA kits has been locally provided by engaging skilled tailors and carpenters as an additional source of income for the beneficiaries. The items are: 600x Splints; 300x FA kit bags; 300x Triangular bandages. This is called Wage to Work covered under Livelihood Assistance.  
• Collaborative Emergency Response Plan was developed in Cachar, Assam and Churachandpur, Manipur through multi-sectoral approach, embedded in the local/state structure through prevailing institutional mechanisms like DDMA (government of India) and Inter-Agency Groups (Sphere India IAGs).
• All trained volunteers registered with the local ERN partners ensured their availability when they are needed.   
• With the volunteer database/management system (VMS) activated with the website (www.kriti-drr.org) each volunteer shall be registered and linked with the relevant ERN partners.
• The VMS would ensure quicker recruitment and engagement of trained volunteers for responding to a disaster scenario.
• Mock Drill on disaster management in Young Learners School, Churachandpur on the 27^th April, 2022. The mock drill jointly organises by the YLS teachers and students, Hmar Youth Association Tuithaphai Joint Headqyarters, Kuki Khanglai Lompi and 4RSD livelihood beneficiaries’ members. Altogether there are 47 partakers including READS field staff. This mini mock drill exercise was witnessed by Rev Lungawiruol, General Secretary, RPCNEI, Rev Dr V Lalnghakthang, Managing Director READS, Doctors & Nurses of District Hospital, Churachandpur, 2 Ambulances from KKL and HYA. Mr Peniel Malakar, National Consultant, Humedica eV leaded the mock exercise.

RELIEF

The biggest challenges facing by community’s post – lockdown is meeting daily basic needs. Extensively, neighbouring countries from the same region who are migrating due to political turmoil have experienced double severe challenges of life.  People who have ended up in North-East India due to lockdowns and political tension temporality settled in a community hall, some with a foster family, and some occupy other’s house and few set-ups a temporary shed for living. The Relief team have visited eight different locations where they are temporarily settling. It is so touching to see the new life they are experiencing, never know what is going to happen the next day. They are so excited to see the smiling and encouraging face of the relief team. We were told that life will be more difficult in 2022 as they are surviving with what they have brought. It is pain to see children not going to school, their future is very uncertain. Many of them are equally hungry for physical and spiritual food. The brief time, for some cases extensive time we could spent sharing the word and praying for them was a source of consolation. We are glad to provide dry food and non-food items (NFI) relief to 1096 suffering refugee families in the state of Manipur & Mizoram. The relief intervention locations are mentioned as below:

1. 1. Champhai District, Mizoram - We have selected 8 (Eight) locations – Holy Cross School, Spianmaksak, Kanaan Veng, Kahrawt, Tlangsam, New Champhai, Zotlang and Zokhawthar. More than 500 families are settled in these areas. Considering our limitations, we have selected 500 families who are most vulnerable among many. Selected beneficiaries are – widow, physically ailments headed family, orphan, people with disability and who are living in a temporary shelter. Refugees living with relatives are not given priority as they could manage to daily basic needs
   2. Churachandpur - We have selected two locations - Damkam area and B Aijalon Area Churachandpur. More than 280 families are settled in these areas. Considering our limitations, we have selected 171 families who are most vulnerable among many. Selected beneficiaries are – widow, physically ailments headed family, orphan, people with disability and who are settled in a temporary shelter. Refugees living with relatives are not given priority as they could managed to daily basic needs.
   3. Moreh: Initially, we plan to covered 4 camps site/locations, but the number have been increased as they have re-located in 2 new locations. And while we plan for 400 families, we could cover 425 families since there was rate fluctuation, which enabling us to help more families. Therefore, relief assistance was distributed in Moreh Ward NO 9, Gammuan Veng, Ngahmun, Haolengphai, New Moreh and Muolhoi Veng. Unlike Churachandpur, we prioritise families who do have access to an opportunity for daily earning, widow headed families, old-age headed families and children below 18 years headed families.

Project overview

Coordination of relief distribution

The biggest challenges facing by community’s post – lockdown is meeting daily basic needs. Extensively, neighbouring countries from the same region who are migrating due to political turmoil have experienced double severe challenges of life.  People who have ended up in North-East India due to lockdowns and political tension temporality settled in a community hall, some with a foster family, and some occupy other’s house and few set-ups a temporary shed for living. The Relief team have visited eight different locations where they are temporarily settling. It is so touching to see the new life they are experiencing, never know what is going to happen the next day. They are so excited to see the smiling and encouraging face of the relief team. We were told that life will be more difficult in 2022 as they are surviving with what they have brought. It is pain to see children not going to school, their future is very uncertain. Many of them are equally hungry for physical and spiritual food. The brief time, for some cases extensive time we could spent sharing the word and praying for them was a source of consolation. We are glad to provide dry food and non-food items (NFI) relief to 1096 suffering refugee families in the state of Manipur & Mizoram. The relief intervention locations are mentioned as below

Relief items were distributed to 1096 families as mentioned below:

The distribution of relief items was coordinated by various stakeholders both from CBOs and churches are timely involved such as Young Mizo Association, Chin Youth Organization, Village Level Covid Task Force, Presbyterian Church of India Mizoram Synod, Chin Baptist Association, RPCNEI youth volunteers and Pastors.