Disaster Management

One of the main objectives of DNYA is to protect life and provide immediate relief to the extent possible to the victims of natural calamities such as floods, cyclones, epidemics, famine, drought, earthquakes, fire accidents etc.,. For immediate disaster preparedness and response, efforts are being made to train the people from local community, as they will be in a better position to save lives and provide immediate relief as early as possible

The approach has been holistic focusing on livelihood restoration, health care, and capacity building of the community, self help, coordination and networking.

In case of any calamity DNYA disaster management team comprising of health/medicine specialist, logisticians, social workers and volunteers immediately reaches the disaster site and actively participates in the relief and rehabilitation measures.

DNYA efforts towards the sustainable rehabilitation and overall development of the communities since more than a decade after Indian Ocean Tsunami, Gujarat earthquake, Orissa Super cyclone, Kashmir earthquake, Bhopal Gas Tragedy have received high appreciation from the various stakeholders.

Although we cannot mitigate the disasters, DNYA presence in the disaster affected communities helped reduce the sufferings and initiate a long-term development programme in the affected zones.

Since the Tsunami hit the Kollam and Alappy districts of Kerala, DNYA worked towards the relief and rehabilitation of the affected communities. The efforts have not only provided them with relief but helped them to plan long term economic sustenance.

As a sustainability measure there have been through out efforts towards the capacity building of the community enabling them to manage all development initiatives with little or no support and assisting them in turning the disaster into development.