Disaster Risk Reduction

Project Target Areas

The proposed project will cover 8 clusters of GN division (smallest administrative division) belonging to 4 districts in Sri Lanka.

Goal

Enhanced resilience of target community,particularly youth, and children

Project Target Group

The proposed project mainly focuses on teenage and youth as its primary participants, average age from 15 to 24 years of age, which includes the same age group students in schools as well. These youth groups will act as change agents, who facilitate the broader community level knowledge, and skill

Outcomes

1. Strengthened capacity among youth groups and communities in emergency response.
2. Youth lead eco-system-based DRR action planning with the communities.
3. Service providers related to eco- DRR action plan, are linked and engaged.