About the Programme

The major objectives of the Programme are to:

• Provide comprehensive knowledge to the learners on disaster preparedness, mitigation and rehabilitation;
• Enable the learners to carry out risk assessment and vulnerability analysis;
• Generate community awareness, and strengthen institutional mechanism for community mobilisation and participation in disaster management;
• Develop communication skills for disaster preparedness;
• Create greater awareness about effective disaster response in various emergency situations;
• Equip learners with tools for meeting emergency medical requirements;
• Incorporate gender sensitive disaster management approach; and
• Inculcate new skills and sharpen existing skills of government officials, voluntary activists, development professional and elected representative for effective disaster management.