Widening effective participation of people with disabilities in community-based disaster risk management - that is the mission of this project run by Malteser International and local partners in Vietnam.

A manual on inclusive community-based disaster risk management was created to complement the national project of "Awareness Raising and Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction" (CBDRM). A pilot project was launched in 47 villages in 6 communes of 3 district of Quang Nam province.

A manual on inclusive community-based disaster risk management was created to complement the national project of 'Awareness Raising and Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (CBDRM)'. A pilot project was launched in 47 villages in 6 communes of 3 district of Quang Nam province.

Problems Targeted

Vietnam is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the Mekong region. People with disabilities are one of most the vulnerable groups of the population for many reasons including the consequences of war (e.g. injuries and agent orange).

Solution, Innovation and Impact

Empowering, capacity building, awareness raising, removing barriers

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