Expected phases of disaster relief |
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This is based on material produced by Barnabas Fund (www.barnabasfund.org)
INITIAL RESPONSE (from first days onwards)
1) Emergency food aid and clean water provision
2) Medical assistance
3) Temporary shelter, clothes, blankets
MEDIUM TERM (from first week for several weeks)
4) Clearing up (removal of bodies and debris)
5) Sanitising (cleaning churches and other buildings)
6) Stop-gap measures (to prevent looting, further damage from elements)
7) Mobilisation (employing victims on useful jobs 4-6 above and providing a small income)
8) Trauma counselling and looking after children
LONGER-TERM NEEDS (from first month onwards)
9) Repair/reconstruction of houses and churches
10) Employment, small businesses and income generation projects
11) Equipment and materials for churches, schools etc
12) Counselling
13) Schools and other education needs; getting children back to some normality
14) Scriptures and other Christian literature