Responding to Disasters
World Vision believes that children deserve to live in safe and disaster-resilient communities where they can play, grow and thrive. To help achieve this, we encourage children, families, schools, and communities to proactively get involved in activities that will make their communities prepared for disasters and emergencies.
When disasters strike and impending humanitarian needs arise, World Vision is also prepared to respond and provide immediate life-saving essentials. World Vision prepositioned hygiene kits, and shelter and non-food items to facilitate quick response to affected areas.
How do we help communities affected by disasters?
In the middle of a crisis, it is children who suffer most. We stand ready to protect them by delivering crucial assistance within 24 to 72 hours of a disaster.
We make sure that communities have the proper measures to prevent, reduce and prepare for the impacts of disasters.
We teach child-focused Disaster Risk Reduction Management in communities and schools
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We support the identification and establishment of functional Early Warning Systems in communities
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We strengthen the capacity of community members to prevent, lessen and prepare for the negative impacts of disasters
We increase resilience against disasters
Child-Focused Disaster Risk Reduction engages communities, including children and other vulnerable members of society, in disaster risk assessment, analysis, and planning.
Safer School facilitates the creation of School Improvement Plans aimed to make schools safer. We make sure that children join us in these processes to ensure that their rights are valued and considered.
Citizen’s Voice in Action empowers community members to work with local officials in making development plans and policies before and after disasters.
Urban Disaster Risk Reduction covers initiatives to mitigate and recover from urban shocks by mobilizing communities, partners, and volunteers and increasing their capacities on vulnerability assessment, DRR planning and implementation.
