Initiative for Community Development Services - INCOS

INFORMATION DISSEMINATION AND STRENGTHENING PREPAREDNESS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES IN BLANTYRE.

As part of Integrating Social & Behavior Change (SBC) and Risk Communication & Community Engagement (RCCE) Approaches in Disaster Risk Management (DRM) and Health Emergency Response; the Initiative for Community Development Services (INCOS) is collaborating with Red Cross Malawi on SBC and RCCE component of the DRM project being implemented in both Blantyre Urban and Blantyre Rural.
The project is being implemented in collaboration with the Malawi government, FAO, WFP, EU and Danish Red Cross. INCOS is carrying out information dissemination activities contained in the Contingency Plans that were developed by the DRM committees in Ndirande Gamulani Ward and Chilobwe Kajombo ADC in the Traditional Authority Kapeni.

These contingency plans for both Gamulani Ward and Kajombo ADC describe the two areas as being very prone to disasters like prolonged dry spells, Gusty Wind, Fall Army worms, Cholera, New castle disease and Floods. These hazards cause damage to houses and property including loss of lives.
INCOS is carrying out mass community campaign to disseminate messages and strengthen preparedness among community members to respond to emergencies. In this regard, INCOS is using TfD model and devised on an interactive drama piece to let people know how to prepare, mitigate and respond to disasters.