Why Community Volunteers Are the Backbone of Disaster Relief Operations
This is the period of chaos, which often takes over following disaster and characterises things by confusion and a lack of clarity. In this period, however, one group that stands out and is integral to the efforts of relief would be community volunteers. These individuals have proven critical to returning normalcy to communities and providing hope in trying times. The Importance of Local Knowledge Probably the assets that the community volunteers bring best to the efforts of disaster relief are knowledge of the local terrain. They are basically better informed about the infrastructural and social setup than any other responder...