“It was a great help for … the students since their skills were enhanced as well as their knowledge on disaster preparedness, especially that Barangay Egana was identified as an evacuation community [of the town]. So, these youth have a big role as volunteers and first responders.”
Matt Gonzaga, Tulong Kabataan Volunteer
CASE STORY | Project EnPrep Video #9
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EGANA, SIBALOM, ANTIQUE – Tulong Kabataan, PCDR’s partner in the implementation of 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐋𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 (𝐒𝐂𝐋𝐑) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 at Barangay Egana, Sibalom Antique reflected the youth’s role in disaster preparedness and having this materialized in using their skills in information dissemination.
The SCLR projects are initiatives spearheaded by members of PCDR’s beneficiary communities. Under PCDR’s 𝐄𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 (𝐄𝐧𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩) 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 supported by JIA and ADH, community members formulated projects that directly address their community’s problem and capacitated themselves through directly managing their project’s implementation.
This project, a genuine manifestation of community-based disaster management, empowered community members by having them directly manage their project’s formulation until its implementation.//