• Khammouane Province, Laos, 2017. Community members in a small rural village in Laos on 12 June, 2017: a mother with her son. Throughout its work, Lao Red Cross, supported by International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies as well as other partners, promotes community-based disaster risk reduction and community resilience.
  • Philippines. Tabontabon, 2014. Sweat equity: beneficiaries who are capable of doing so are expected to contribute their own labour, or ‘sweat equity’ to build their house. Some of them are paid with food vouchers. This shows the early building stages of the first beneficiary house in Tabontabon, Leyte.
  • Khammouane Province, Laos, 2015 Planning checks. Members of Village Disaster Protection Units go over the schedule for a Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction simulation. The exercises and drills focus on disaster preparedness and response at village level, ensuring communities are equipped with skills to activate emergency plans and save lives. Through the simulation project Lao Red Cross and partner French Red Cross, with support from the European Union, are improving safety for vulnerable communities.
  • : In the displacement camps in Rakhine, health problems are a concern. Myanmar Red Cross volunteers are on hand in say Thamar Gyi camp to respond to common health complaints such as skin diseases, cuts and sprains. The Red Cross are providing basic health support in over 10 camp clinics, working in collaboration with the Ministry of Health.
  • Tsunami operation, Thailand, July 2009, Beneficiares, Water and sanitation, Hygiene promotion, Handwash, training, children, schools, American Red Cross, Livelihoods, Health and Care, Faces of recovery, owner driven housing programme., Photo taken on 13 July 2009 Bang Kang Kao primary school has 155 students and 10 teachers with grades K-6. Most families/students were affected by the tsunami. The American Red Cross provided water for the school and handwashing/hygiene education. The children go to school from May - September (first semester) and November - March (second semester) and learn Thai, English, art, science, math, physical education, social studies/history, life skills (sewing, gardening, etc.), and club activities (sports).

The resilience library

Supports the Southeast Asian Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in promoting integrated approach in all their activities, in order to strengthen community safety and resilience through regional learning, sharing and collaboration.

Southeast Asian National Societies

Consist of Brunei Darussalam Red Crescent Society, Cambodian Red Cross Society, Indonesian Red Cross Society or Palang Merah Indonesia, Lao Red Cross, Malaysian Red Crescent Society, Myanmar Red Cross Society, Philippine Red Cross Society, Singapore Red Cross Society, Thai Red Cross Society, Timor-Leste Red Cross Society, and Viet Nam Red Cross Society.

Taking an integrated approach

Means ensuring close collaboration among different sectors (disaster management, health and organizational development), together with the cross-cutting components of gender and diversity, youth and volunteers, disaster law, advocacy and humanitarian diplomacy, migration, climate change adaptation, etc. to support community safety and resilience.
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Disaster Law Mapping ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response

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16th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting | 24-25 October 2019 | Manila, Philippines

16th Annual Southeast Asia Red Cross Red Crescent Leadership Meeting | 24-25 October 2019 | Manila, Philippines

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