Developing Skills in Dealing with Emergencies: Civil protection for people Erasmus Project

Project Title

Developing Skills in Dealing with Emergencies: Civil protection for people

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for adult education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: ICT – new technologies – digital competences; Intercultural/intergenerational education and (lifelong)learning; Gender equality / equal opportunities

Project Summary

Preparedness to hazards, such as extreme weather conditions and flooding, fires, earthquakes, industrial accidents, etc., could help to reduce the impact of such events on livelihoods and communities. Better know-how, practice and response mechanisms, such as disaster preparedness activities can save lives and speed up the recovery of communities.
Besides, disaster risk reduction programs of Municipalities and Civil Protection Organisms are expensive and thus some money could be saved.
In the framework of this project, we would like to undertake action and get in touch with the local communities, of each partner region, including immigrants-refugees of the area (if there are such in the vicinity), in order to train and prepare them and, if possible, make them able to deal with these emergencies (and, maybe, more).
Unfortunately, the full protection from emergencies is technically and economically unfeasible. Thus, the preparation and establishment of a strategic plan for their management is important.
We are intended to activate and involve in the training procedure youth organizations, school students, teachers, and teachers’ associations, open care centers for adults, local authorities, a hotspot for refugees, volunteer associations and relevant networks as well as adults (educational personnel, municipality seniors, members of adult organizations, nursing homes as well).
We would also like to collaborate with relevant networks from other European, especially the Mediterranean, countries, not only in EU but also in non EU countries, both involved in the project as well as relevant networks and organizations not involved in it.
Our project aims to create specific profiles, which will operate together and/or inside Civil Protection organizations and that will be competent for the optimization of the preparedness activities and, further, for dealing with people in the post-disaster phase.
Users of these profiles will be trained for working in an international environment (during the project period, through e-learning sessions) so as they could be available not only during emergencies at the national level but also in order to support other teams in the other EU project Countries. Hence, the trained people will have the chance to know each other during the project period and will be able to cooperate in case of emergencies.
The actions will be focused on the optimization of the preparedness activities in Civil Protection, in favor to vulnerable social groups in case of emergencies, particularly right after the disaster event, when citizens are often required to live in provisory camps, because of temporary impossibility to stay in their houses (because of flooding, earthquakes, fires, etc.).
The final outcome is a compendium, which contains information and other materials produced and collected from all the partners’ countries during the project implementation period as good practices, questionnaires in order to investigate the citizens’ awareness on civil security issues, case studies and a survival guide created by all partners in collaboration.
The sustainability of the project is the creation of a Network of people and associations in all Europe with the purpose of continuing to exchange ideas and training about civil protection.
Also, all partners will continue to organize workshops to attract volunteers to be trained in civil protection.
The activities helped people enhance their understanding of civil protection aspects. The immersion in the project helps people to discuss important issues concerning civil protection aspects as we inferred through our analysis (2 surveys). Also, all activities have shown how urgent is the need to set up Human Networks to exchange ideas and knowledge on civil protection.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 59409,71 Eur

Project Coordinator

OIKOLOGIKOS POLITISTIKOS SYLLOGOS CHAIDARIOU & Country: EL

Project Partners

• AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY
• Training 2000 psc
• Nucleo di protezione civile Falchi della Rovere
• GEORGIAN TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY