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1.3 Adequate comfort rooms or toilets. Latrines shall be put up, at least
one (1) toilet for every 20 families.
1.4 Space/material/supplies for sleeping purposes:
a. mats or cartons for sleeping areas
b. blankets and mosquito nets
1.5 Stockpile for one week of relief supplies and other domestic items
and materials.
1.6 Storage space for stockpile commodities.
1.7 Space for working which can accommodate at least a table, few
chairs and sleeping space for use of workers assisting the evacuees.
1.8 Compost pits, empty big cans/drums and large plastic bags for
garbage disposal.
2. Activate the evacuation center. Conduct a short briefing of all the staff to
be involved in the operation, stressing that round the clock service will
be provided for the victims. Briefly make a run-down of agreements
along:
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Visibility thru use of identification cards/name plates, blazers, jackets,
shirts, with markings for easy identification
- Decision-making, flow of information and feedback
3. Activate the Disaster Welfare Inquiry Desk and Non Government
Organization (NGO) Desk. Designate the persons incharge and review
its main functions and responsibilities:
3.1 An NGO Desk shall:
- serve as advisory/source of advise/information for NGOs as the areas/
centers needing assistance, the type and volume of assistance man-
power needed and the number of persons/families needing such
assistance.
- organize and systematize distribution of relief assistance by NGOs,
GOs and POs to disaster victims in order to maximize use of
resources by avoiding duplication of services and assistance thus
covering more areas and reaching more beneficiaries/effected
population
- enhance the complementation and supplementation of the services
between GOs and NGOs during disaster operations and the
implementation of developmental activities that may be pursued after
the disaster operations as part of rehabilitation.
3.2 A Disaster Welfare Inquiry Desk shall:
- respond to inquiries of people residing within the country or abroad on
the status and/or conditions of their relatives, friends, acquaintances
who are victims of disasters especially those in evacuation centers or
those in communities adversely affected by disasters.
- serve as the source of advise/information for media and other
concerned units/individuals.
4. Streamers and signboards shall be displayed at Evacuation Centers for
identification and visibility, designate and appropriately level specific
locations of Disaster Operation Center, emergency clinics/health station,
police and security warehouse, Disaster Welfare Inquiry Desk, NGO
Desk and rooms for occupancy by victims classified by places of origin.
5. Register names and places of origin of incoming evacuees and assigned
to their designated rooms. Special attention is given to unaccompanied
children, sick, elderly, disabled and pregnant women.
6. Provide evacuees with basic requirements of food and non-food items.
6.1 Identify and immediately extend comfort giving to victims manifesting
anxiety, pain, fears and trauma.
6.2 Ensure availability at all times of adequate supply of water for
drinking, washing and laundry.
6.3 Immediately provide mass feeding or RTEF during the first two (two)
days of emergency operation.
6.4 Give priority attention to 0-6 years old children, sick persons and the
the elderly evacuated at the center.
6.5 Evacuees shall sign in the relief distribution sheets for any assistance
received.
7. Conduct a masterlisting of families evacuated, including their members-
information to be gathered shall be limited only to the following:
- name, age and sex of family head
- name, ages and sex of family members