Helping rebuild lives in times of disaster RedR Australia ... ready to make a difference! Disasters and conflict devastate millions of lives each year in different parts of the world.
Ahead of a crisisRedR Australia trains people interested in being available to assist after major disasters. Qualified and experienced personnel are prepared for some of the challenges they may face on field assignments. Training covers the basics of emergency relief work, logistics, water, sanitation and communications. Those trained may then join the RedR Australia Register of people ready to respond to disasters when called or be available to Australian aid agencies for their own programmes.
When disaster strikesRedR Australia is on permanent standby. United Nations relief agencies request people with particular skills and RedR Australia nominates personnel from its Register. People may be placed with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations Children's Fund, World Food Programme or the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Assignments may be for a few weeks up to about six months.
Where?Potentially, almost anywhere - 2004 Asian tsunami, 2006 Pakistan earthquake, the ongoing crisis in Sudan... RedR Australia does not set up its own programmes, preferring to operate as a partner with UN agencies or in collaboration with other field operations. Unfortunately, this work will have to grow. Future natural disasters, environmental change, political instability and conflicts will only increase humanitarian needs. Not everyone can go on field assignments. Almost everyone can help RedR in some way.
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