Surf Board 7

SurfAid’s Emergency Preparedness field staff have been conducting Village Disaster Management Group (Satlinmas) meetings to understand the knowledge transfer from Satlinmas to the village communities. SurfAid staff are guiding the Satlinmas on the preparation of the proposals and training needed to make sure that the community have the necessary skills in case a disaster strikes.

SurfAid conducted schoolteacher training on emergency preparedness in Teluk Dalam, Nias. With this training teachers have disaster management knowledge and a commitment to establish emergency preparedness in schools, where they will continually conduct simulations and drills.

E-Prep teams also organized the Emergency Preparedness Expo in the Mentawai, where field activities were presented. The expo was designed to support the district government to play a big role in emergency preparedness and emergency response.

Nias E-Prep staff, together with other NGOs and UN agencies, are involved in managing the International Day for Disaster Risk Reductions activity.