"Some people have argued that radio is a dying medium, but it’s only become more popular ​and will continue to be a powerful tool for community-based communications ​in and outside of humanitarian contexts." 
Leonard Doyle, Director of Media and Communications, IOM.

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Communication ​IS Aid

​First Response Radio Uses Radio to Provide Life Saving Information to Affected Communities. ​

Here is How

EQUIP

First Response Radio Teams have simple equipment that can easily be transported into any disaster area​. 
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TRAIN

First Response Radio Teams are trained to use the “Radio-in-a-Suitcase” equipment and understand the ​Critical
Information Matrix.
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RESPOND

Each First Response Radio Team monitors disaster situations in their own area and makes their own deployment decisions.
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When your world is turned upside down
Communication is as crucial as Food, Water, Shelter and Medicine.

First Response Radio (FRR) delivers critical information, via radio, to affected communities in the immediate aftermath of disasters. 

Countries

First Response Radio has been working in many Asian countries over the past six years, training teams to respond to disasters by setting up radio stations using the unique 'radio-in-a-suitcase' equipment,and broadcast essential information to the affected communities very quickly. It is anticipated that teams will soon be trained in other, disaster prone areas of the world.

India

Indonesia

Nepal

Pakistan

Philippines

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Partner with First Response Radio

First Response Radio plans to equip and train teams in 4 new disaster-prone countries over the next 2-3 years.
To partner with FRR in this venture contact: Mike Adams, FRR International Co-ordinator through the contact form below.

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