ImpactReady When Disaster Strikes The Rapid Response Radio Unit developed by HCR, who also developed a training programme, became independent in 2012 and was renamed First Response Radio. |
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Rapid Response Radio |
It was during the 2004 Asia tsunami that the idea for Rapid Response Radio was first put into practice by Health Communication Resources (H-C-R) media trainers and local partners who scrambled to get radio equipment together to get on air and broadcast critical information. Since the Asia tsunami and the Pakistan earthquake (2005) radio broadcasters have come to see the need for a faster disaster response plan for radio to assist in recovery.
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The Rapid Response Radio Unit developed by HCR, who also developed a training programme, became independent in 2012 and was renamed First Response Radio. It can now advise on the equipment needed, a programming system based on the listeners’ need for critical information and a workshop to teach radio journalists, relief workers and government personnel how to put these into use, in the field.
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90%Of the Teams Trained and Ready to Respond
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20Suitcases
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25Deployments
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The trained teams have responded to the following disasters
2015: Nepal earthquake, Philippines typhoon
2014: Typhoon Hagupit/Ruby: Philippines
2014: Sangeang Api Volcano: Indonesia
2014: Kelud Volcano: Indonesia
2014: Sinabung Volcano: Indonesia
2013: Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda : Philippines
2013: Aceh Earthquake: Indonesia
2013: Orissa Phailin Cyclone India
2013: Uttarakhand Flooding, India
2012: Assam Flooding, India
2010: Mt Merapi Volcano, Indonesia
2010 Pakistan flooding
2009 Pangasinan flooding, Philippines
2009: South India flooding
2009: Earthquake, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
2008: Flooding, Bihar, India
2005: Earthquake, Northern Pakistan
2004: Tsunami, Banda Aceh, Indonesia
2015: Nepal earthquake, Philippines typhoon
2014: Typhoon Hagupit/Ruby: Philippines
2014: Sangeang Api Volcano: Indonesia
2014: Kelud Volcano: Indonesia
2014: Sinabung Volcano: Indonesia
2013: Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda : Philippines
2013: Aceh Earthquake: Indonesia
2013: Orissa Phailin Cyclone India
2013: Uttarakhand Flooding, India
2012: Assam Flooding, India
2010: Mt Merapi Volcano, Indonesia
2010 Pakistan flooding
2009 Pangasinan flooding, Philippines
2009: South India flooding
2009: Earthquake, Padang, Sumatra, Indonesia
2008: Flooding, Bihar, India
2005: Earthquake, Northern Pakistan
2004: Tsunami, Banda Aceh, Indonesia