Project Communication guidelines for-PIHRS

authorities about the prevalence of disability and further initiatives for the people with
disabilities in government health system.
PROJECT TITLE: CCDIDRM
Community Centered Disability inclusive Disaster Risk Management
ABOUT: The project is implemented by DRRA, over a period of three years in Atulia and
Burigualini Unions in Shyamnagar Upazila. A total of 3,179 direct beneficiaries are expected to be
reached by the project and is supported by CBM.
OBJECTIVE: The project’s overall objective is to contribute to inclusive and resilient communities
leading to improved quality of life of people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.
BACKGROUND: The project goal is to contribute to inclusive and resilient communities leading to
improved quality of life of people with disabilities and other vulnerable groups.
To promote inclusion, a key strategy of the project will be to work with Disabled People
Organizations (DPOs) and self-help groups at ward level. The project will also work with Union
and Upazila governments to sensitize and build their capacity in inclusive disaster risk
management including increased participation of people with disabilities and other vulnerable
groups in Union and Upazila Disaster Management Committees.
The project will engage relevant departments in the Upazila to influence current socio economic
programs to be inclusive and accessible for people with disability. This engagement includes
technical collaboration in the area of livelihood support to reduce vulnerability of target
communities. People with disabilities and other vulnerable groups will be trained, provided with
necessary material and technical support to enable them to undertake viable trades and
livelihood options that are disaster and climate change resilient.
Another project strategy to reduce vulnerability of target communities to impact of natural
disasters is to increase awareness in schools on the different hazards and risks, impact of
disasters and climate change and use of inclusive early warning system. Schools, through the
School-based Disaster Risk Management Committee, will be supported with risk assessments,
inclusive contingency planning and adaptation measures to increase accessibility for people with
disabilities as schools are most often used as cyclone shelter.
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