Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR)

The EPR is to assist vulnerable families to cope with natural disasters through education on disaster preparedness and coping skills. UDDIPAN helps coastal belt inhabitants with their disaster preparedness. And when they become victims of major disaster, UDDIPAN undertakes relief and Succor & rehabilitation programs to ease their sufferings.

Response to cyclone devastations
The unprecedented cyclone "SIDR" that ravaged the coastal areas of Bangladesh in November 2007 drew attention of the world to serve the distressed humanity. It caused colossal loss of lives and properties of more than 10 million people of the coastal areas. UDDIPAN quickly responded to provide relief, succor and rehabilitation services to the afflicted people.

As part of EPR UDDIPAN, in collaboration with donor agencies and development partners like Save the Children Fund, Muslim Aid (UK), GOAL, Citi Bank NA undertook massive relief works worth about Taka 200 million through distribution of basic materials and essentials viz Rice, Ata, Blankets, Cooking oil, Biscuits, Chira, Kitchen wares etc. The whole machinery of UDDIPAN worked day-night about a month to cope with the relief needs of the distressed people of the coastal areas.

Furthermore, UDDIPAN in partnership with the development agencies embarked upon rehabilitation ventures in the cyclone affected areas.