ADRRN has developed and promoted partnerships among its members to implement a wide range of projects on strengthening and enhancing disaster management capacities of NGOs and local communities in Asia. These activities were made possible through the exchange of expertise as well as among well as experience and knowledge sharing among its members. Currently several collaborative projects have been conducted in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Myanmar involving the network members. One of the major activities of the network is providing learning opportunities through meetings, workshops and training on emerging development issues, disaster reduction and response and organizational development and management
 
   
   
     
   
       
 
2007-2009: Project Selamat

ADRRN was selected as the implementing partner of the UNISDR initiative “Building Resilience to Tsunamis in the Indian Ocean Region” (Project Selamat). The project aimed to build community level coping capacities for long term resilience. With a focus on Tsunami threatened areas, it engaged local communities to create risk awareness, build knowledge resources, internalize preparedness through training and education and protect local institutions like schools and hospitals.

Implemented across four countries namely –India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Maldives it directly involved 8 ADRRN member organizations.
For details write to mihir@seedsindia.org
 
   
 
 
 
 
2006-2007: Tsunami Learning Project

The Post Disaster Reconstruction learning of Indian Ocean Tsunami (Tsunami learning Project) aimed to enhance co-learning among the affected countries, facilitate experience sharing from different recovery programs and undertake a dynamic process documentation of recovery process.

The project was implemented in 3 countries, worst affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami – India , Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Tsunami Learning Project supported by Force of Nature Aid Foundation, Malays was first regional initiative to bring key organizations in Tsunami reconstruction to share and learn from each other.

 
     
 
 
 
2005 -2006: Inamura No Hi

ADRRN in cooperation with ADRC (Asian Disaster Reduction Centre) and funding from Government of Japan adapted and distributed the book “Inamura No Hi” in eight Asian languages. “Inamura No Hi” is a Japanese folktale about Hamguchi Goryo who led villagers, desperately trying to flee from a surging Tsunami to high grounds of Hirohachiman shrine, by setting fire to his precious paddy fields.

The project aimed at creating awareness around preparedness and early response to reduce potential impact and damage caused by disasters. The story influenced and moved a large number of children and is highly regarded as a work of lasting merit for disaster reduction.

For other languages write to mihir@seedsindia.org
 
 
       
     
 
 
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