St John begins preparing Caribbean communities to respond in disasters
Posted: 01 June 2009
The Order of St John has obtained 169,000 Euros to train communities across the Caribbean Region in First Aid and responding in emergency situations. The 19 month project starts in June 2009 and has been funded by the German Department for Foreign Affairs in Berlin with additional support from The Johanniter in Germany.
St John Ambulance organisations in seven countries (Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Dominica; Grenada; Guyana; Jamaica and Saint Lucia) will be providing free training days to a total of 12,000 people. The trainees will gain increased knowledge and awareness of what to do in a disaster as well as skills in basic First Aid which has been proved to save lives in disaster and emergency situations.
St John Ambulance has been working across the region for over 40 years, delivering high quality First Aid training and health care services to those in need. Debbie Worrell, Chair of St John Saint Lucia was delighted by the news of the funding, saying
“This project is a fantastic opportunity for St John in Saint Lucia. There are huge benefits to the people of St Lucia so that in times of crisis even the most rural and disadvantaged communities across the country will have the knowledge of basic first aid and disaster preparedness.”
2008 was the second most destructive hurricane season on record in the Caribbean. The region is also prone to earthquakes, volcanic activity, flooding and other natural disasters – so ensuring communities are prepared with the correct knowledge about First Aid and how to respond during such a disaster is critical.
St John Ambulance is part of the major international charity called the Order of St John. The Order’s sister organisation, The Johanniter has been working closely with the German Department for Foreign Affairs to help this project get off the ground.
For more information contact Gemma Mullick at the Order of St John Secretariat on gemma@orderofstjohn.org or to contact St John Ambulance in the Caribbean click here.
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