Transcript Role of the NGO

Role of the NGO
Guidelines
NGO’s who participate in the NGO Council must
subscribe to these guidelines.
1. Local Governments in Alberta are first responders to an
emergency or disaster and they manage the disaster
response within their jurisdiction, for its duration.
2. Any NGO participating in the NGO Council must be
capable of responding to the needs of disaster victims in
any community anywhere in Alberta.
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3. The council provides a forum for the open and free flow
of non confidential information and includes, but is not
limited to, available resources to aid disaster victims,
planned or developing programs in disaster response
and recovery and general information on the mandate
and purpose of an NGO’s disaster response role.
4. As the council is for he sharing of disaster resource
information, NGO’s are not required to share information
about their day to day operations or clients unless they
so choose.
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The council provides a structure for the sharing of information on
and cooperation in meeting the need of specific victims and
evacuees. NGO’s who subscribe to these guidelines agree that
information on specific individuals, families or other persons is
not for public knowledge.
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NGO’s will not use disaster events to compete with other
NGO Council members for client or donor recognition nor
for proselytizing victims of disaster to any organization,
religion, form of belief or cause.
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In instances of prolonged victim distress arising from a disaster
NGO’s agree to cooperate fully in the assessment of, provision of
resources for, and meeting of victim needs. However, no NGO is
required to share resources that they do not normally provide or
do not have.
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Provision of Resources
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Child Care
Community needs survey
Counseling
Emergency food and clothing
First Aid
Grief support
In-kind and financial donations management
Property cleanup and restoration
Provision of temporary shelter
Rebuilding of homes
Victim and evacuee identification and location
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NGO Council Regular Member
Organizations:
• Canadian Convention of Southern Baptist Disaster
Relief
• Canadian Red Cross
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee
• Disaster Child Care
• Mennonite Disaster Service
• St. John Ambulance
• The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services
• Alberta Emergency Management Agency (Affiliate
Member)
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Canadian Convention of
Southern Baptist Disaster Relief
The Canadian Convention of Southern Baptist Disaster Relief is
Christian love in action – meeting urgent needs of humanity in
crisis situations.
The CCSB DR is prepared to offer the following services to anywhere
in Alberta in the event of a major disaster or emergency:
• Feeding
• Power Tool Cleanup
• Flood Restoration
• Rebuilding
Volunteers are available to help individuals and families impacted by
a variety of disasters recover from their loss. Skilled and unskilled
volunteers are available in such areas as painting, carpentry,
electrical work, plumbing, roofing, brick and block laying,
landscaping and handyman services.
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Canadian Red Cross
• The Canadian Red Cross provides individuals or families with
emergency food, clothing and shelter for up to 72 hours
immediately following all levels of disaster. Personal disasters
include individual house fires, apartment evacuations, housing
condemnations, floods and other catastrophes.
• 24/7 365. All services are provided at no charge.
• We support national and international disaster relief work. In addition
to providing urgent emergency services, Canadian Red Cross also
offers a family reunification service to local residents who have lost
touch with loved ones abroad. Individuals and groups may also call
(780) 423-2680 for information on our Emergency Personal
Preparedness Programs and Disaster Social Services Courses.
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Christian Reformed
World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
The Disaster Response Services of the CRWRC provides relief and
recovery services to people affected by disasters in partnership with
community based long term recovery organizations.
• Assist in minor or major repairs and rebuilding of homes
• Provide community needs assessment
• Assist Long Term Recovery Organizations to develop definite
recovery systems and programs
These are among the many services the volunteers are willing and
ready to provide.
Major strengths of the DRS include community needs assessment
and long term recovery.
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Disaster Child Care
• Disaster Child Care is a national organization that responds to
children following disaster, providing specialized child care that
focuses on using play to help children work through their feelings
and regain control over their environment. Equipped with a “Kit of
Comfort”, volunteers set up child care facilities in reception
centers and/or shelters, allowing parents and emergency
response workers to focus on the task of disaster recovery.
Volunteers have successfully completed training, assessment and
criminal record checks prior to being mentored into the program.
Many use their skills on a regular basis with children who have
experienced disaster or trauma.
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Disaster Child Care provides the following services:
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Provision of child care in disaster settings.
Setting up and maintaining child care centers
Information and support to parents
Ongoing support for community programs that work with children who
have experienced trauma
Training offered by Disaster Child Are:
– Training for child care givers
– Orientation for emergency response workers
– Orientation for professionals that work with children
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Mennonite Disaster Service
Mennonite Disaster Service is the disaster response arm of the
Mennonite and related churches in Canada and the US. While the
main focus is on clean up, repair & rebuilding homes, this activity
becomes a means of touching lives and helping people regain faith
and wholeness. MDS is a recovery and not an emergency
response organization; it provides:
– Cleanup of residences after floods and windstorms
– Repair and rebuilding of owner-occupied homes after
floods, windstorms and fires
– Recovery assessment & physical & emotional support
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Mennonite Disaster Service
MDS provides volunteer leadership and labor for these activities, not heavy
equipment for cleanup. Special emphasis is placed on helping those
least able to recover on their own:
– Uninsured
– Elderly
– Disabled
– Widowed/single parent
– Low income
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St. John Ambulance
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The mission of St. John Ambulance is to enable Canadians to improve their health
safety and quality of life by providing training and community service.
Services provided by St. John Ambulance:
• Primary patient care to disaster survivors at Reception
Centers
• Primary patient care to volunteers who are involved in clean
up, repair and rebuilding operations.
Our volunteers are located in seven centers across AB including Edmonton, Calgary,
Red Deer, Fort McMurray, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat
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The Salvation Army
Emergency Disaster Services
The Salvation Army provides food, shelter and other assistance to
people regardless of age, religious affiliation, gender or race and also
responding to acute needs of people involved in disaster situations.
The Salvation Army can respond anywhere in Alberta to assist victims
for flood, fire, storms, tornadoes or any other emergency situation –
not only during the critical disaster recovery phase but long after the
immediate tragedy, rebuilding towns, families and lives that have
been affected
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The Salvation Army
Emergency Disaster Services
In addition to deploying it’s well-equipped
mobile canteens, The Salvation Army will
send Officers, Soldiers, Employees and
volunteers to:
– Provide meals to victims and emergency
response personnel
– Provide clothing and furniture to victims of
a disaster
– Provide counseling and critical incident
stress debriefing to victims
– Provide emotional and spiritual support for
families and individuals who need help
– Provide other help as directed
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Membership
Membership on the NGO Council is open to any not-for-profit NonGovernment organization which meets the following criteria:
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They are not affiliated with any government or government Organization
They wish to cooperate with other disaster relief organizations and will
subscribe to the “Guidelines for cooperation outlined on page 3 of The
Disaster Help Book which is now available.
They offer one or more social or heath services to individuals, families or
the general public to meet a legitimate disaster relief need.
They agree not to proselytize victims of disaster to any organization,
religion, form of belief or cause.
They are prepared to offer their services to any community anywhere in
Alberta without promise of reimbursement from outside sources.
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Contacts
Major Roy Langer (Chair)
The Salvation Army
9618 101a Ave Edmonton, AB T5H 0C7
Phone:
(780)412-2734 cell: (780) 221-7920
Email:
[email protected]
Canadian Red Cross
9931-106 St. Edmonton, AB. T5K 1E2
Phone:
Email:
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