American Red Cross: Strengthening Disaster Preparedness in Bangladesh

The American Red Cross works with many areas that have issues with safety and help with disaster reliefs. The American Red Cross is known to help around the world with volunteers traveling with them to help out. The American Red Cross helps Bangladesh out when needed; they have several plans in place as to how they help Bangladesh. They want to help them by ensuring the children are safe. They prepare that students and the faculty with tools to help prepare for if there is some sort of disaster. They make sure there are people in charge that will ensure protocol will be used. Bangladesh relies on volunteers to help them be prepared for disasters and get information when something may happen. The American Red Cross provides residents with megaphones to help spread messages needed to make sure people take precautions. The American Red Cross also works with local governments to try and make sure they have strong ties to the government to ensure that everything runs smoothly if something happens. The American Red Cross also provides training for search and rescue, what to do in a crisis, and to ensure there are people in place for good coordination of the plans. The goals are to have 5,000 first responders prepared for

But in Bangladesh it is so appreciated by those who live there. They are more equipped as to how to care for themselves and others. Because of the American Red Cross they are able to maintain an existence and help those who are in need of food and shelter. Aid Organizations is a very important way to help others and ensure everyone is safe as possible.

Bibliography

The American Red Cross, The Tsunami Recovery Program. 2006. www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m4340123_TRP2YrReport.pdf.

The American National Red Cross, Bangladesh. 2017