Community-based disaster preparedness in The Kimbilio Women´s Shelter and Education Center
Kuusikallio, Visa (2017)
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017112418028
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017112418028
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Violence against women is one of the significant problems in the world. Women and children who are victims of the domestic violence need to have more services that are particularly designed to protect and solve their problems. The Kimbilio Women´s Shelter and Education center in Morogoro is one of those rare and important service providers in Tanzania. During the women and children residency in the shelter, the core values of the service are the personal safety of the individuals and the disaster preparedness of the shelter at the same time. If the shelter is not safe enough, the recovery of the people and problem-solving cannot be successful.
This thesis paper is based on community development work. The main purpose of the thesis is to develop the disaster preparedness plan to Kimbilio centre customers and staff´s daily use. The objectives are assessing the risk impact of disasters at Kimbilio and provide recommendations to mitigate the risk of all kind of disasters having a significant effect at Kimbilio. The theoretical background used for this thesis was WHO´s and UN´s definitions of disaster and theories about safety as a human need and human right. These theories were the frame and background through the entire development process.
This fully implemented learning process helps them to build a safer environment for Kimbilio customers and workers. The two days' workshop was held on February 2017. It helped the staff to build their disaster preparedness capacity. As the result of the development workshop, it was discovered in Kimbilio that the disaster preparedness level was not appropriate. One of the workshop core findings was the lack of exit doors in the shelter building. In case of fire or terrorist attack that can be destructive.
The entire thesis process was planned and co-operated with Kimbilio owners and donators in Tanzania and Finland. The workshop got financial support from Finland. The results of the thesis are recommendations to the Kimbilio staff with the aim to build the safer environment and arrange more training for Kimbilio´ s workers.
This thesis paper is based on community development work. The main purpose of the thesis is to develop the disaster preparedness plan to Kimbilio centre customers and staff´s daily use. The objectives are assessing the risk impact of disasters at Kimbilio and provide recommendations to mitigate the risk of all kind of disasters having a significant effect at Kimbilio. The theoretical background used for this thesis was WHO´s and UN´s definitions of disaster and theories about safety as a human need and human right. These theories were the frame and background through the entire development process.
This fully implemented learning process helps them to build a safer environment for Kimbilio customers and workers. The two days' workshop was held on February 2017. It helped the staff to build their disaster preparedness capacity. As the result of the development workshop, it was discovered in Kimbilio that the disaster preparedness level was not appropriate. One of the workshop core findings was the lack of exit doors in the shelter building. In case of fire or terrorist attack that can be destructive.
The entire thesis process was planned and co-operated with Kimbilio owners and donators in Tanzania and Finland. The workshop got financial support from Finland. The results of the thesis are recommendations to the Kimbilio staff with the aim to build the safer environment and arrange more training for Kimbilio´ s workers.