This document summarizes an orientation for ALERT chairpersons on disaster preparedness and relief. It discusses the principles of preparedness, the role of chairpersons in analyzing risks, developing plans, and identifying partnerships. It also reviews Lions' commitment to relief efforts over the past year and results from a needs assessment survey. Resources described include the ALERT guide, checklists, and information on applying for LCIF emergency grants to support immediate disaster needs.

1. ALERT
Chairperson Orientation
Disaster Preparedness and Relief
October 11th 2012

2. Welcome and Congratulations!

3. Today we will be discussing…
• Disaster Preparedness and Relief
 Principles
 Role of Chairpersons
 Partnerships
• Insights
 Reported Disaster Relief Service
Activities
 Needs Assessment Survey Results
• Resources
 ALERT Guide
 LCIF Emergency Grant
• Questions
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4. Global Disaster Preparedness and Relief
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5. Disaster Preparedness Principles
• Disaster Preparedness and Relief is a continuous
cycle of taking corrective action in an effort to
ensuring effective coordination during incident
response by:
○Planning Plan
○Organizing
○Training Evaluate/ Organize/
Improve Equip
○Exercising
○Evaluating
Exercise Train
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6. Role of the ALERT Chairpersons
Lions are often the first ones on
the ground as soon as a disaster
hits a region
• Conduct an analysis of what
natural disasters are prone in
your region
•Work with your club to develop an ALERT Plan
•Organize disaster preparedness activities and
projects
•Identify key partnerships in your area
•Integrate Disaster Preparedness Principles
•Plan, Organize, Train, Exercise, and Evaluate
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7. Establish Local Partnerships
Ways you can develop local
partnerships:
• Identify key disaster relief
organizations in your region
• Contact them and introduce yourself
as a Disaster Preparedness and
Relief Chairperson for Lions Clubs
International
• Communicate potential
opportunities for collaboration and
discuss a potential partnership
• Collaborate with them on future
projects
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8. International Federation of Red Cross
• IFRC works in regions all around
the world providing disaster
preparedness and relief services
• Partner with your local IFRC
agency
• Blood Collection Partnerships
 Lions in Khanpur Pakistan
conducted a Blood Drive in Sept
26th 2012 with the Red Cross
collected over 100 pints of Blood
 Indonesian Lions partnered with the
Red Cross in July and collected a
total of 27 bags of Blood
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9. Lions Commitment to Preparedness and Relief
• During the 2011-12 fiscal year, reporting
clubs dedicated nearly 588 thousand
service hours to Disaster
Preparedness and Relief
• About 56% of those hours went to
Blood collection services
• Lions have engaged in a total of 16
thousand disaster preparedness and
relief activities
• Lions have served a total of 15,028,653
people in the current fiscal year under
Disaster Preparedness and Relief
services
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10. Needs Assessment Survey Findings
• NEEDS
 Communication efforts between LCI and chairpersons should
be enhanced (86%)
 Increased service activity visibility is needed (72%)
 The ability to promote and increase visibility of clubs’ service to
the community was a need (75%)
 Relevant activity planning resources for clubs (68%)
 Means to share ideas and best practices with other
chairpersons (63%)
 Quarterly Newsletters would be most effective (75%)
 Intercommunication through Chairperson-to-Chairperson online
forums (57%)
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11. Resources for Disaster Preparedness & Relief
ALERT Chairpersons- appointed by district governors to
oversee Lions disaster preparedness and relief efforts,
develop emergency preparedness plans, and
communicate with local disaster management authorities.
• ALERT Planning materials (available on the LCI Web
site):
 Lions ALERT guide
 Checklist – How to Develop a Lions ALERT Plan
 Checklist – Personal Safety
 Checklist – After a Disaster Occurs
 View some Sample Plans in Action
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12. ALERT Guide
• Helps you identify the different levels of
emergency
• Teaches you how to organize a Lions ALERT
Committee
• Shows you how to develop an Emergency
response plan
• Introduces you to the four phases of emergency
management
• Provides you with basic planning guidelines
• Gives you tools on how to communicate
effectively during a crisis
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13. LCIF Emergency Grant
• Since 1985, the Foundation has been
able to award more than US$36.7
million in disaster relief funds through
this grant
• Each year LCIF awards between
US$1.2 and US$1.4 million in
Emergency grants, mostly for flooding.
• Lions district governors may apply for
funds to help meet immediate needs
such as:
 Food
 Water
 Clothing
 Medical supplies
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14. Thank you for your participation
Visit our website for more resources &
contact me at:
vanessa.avila@lionsclubs.org
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