The National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) has sent out a release that it is to conduct District elections in all seventeen districts throughout the state in the months of March and April this year..
The objective, it says, is to strengthen the existing district committees and provide an opportunity for new and existing volunteers to become involved in disaster risk reduction at the district level.
The Agency is therefore encouraging volunteers interested in serving people at the community level and volunteers who received training in Disaster Management or related fields, to use the opportunity to serve through the district teams.
Offices to be filled include; District Coordinator, Deputy District Coordinator, Chairpersons and Deputy Chairpersons for Health and Welfare, Supplies Management, Shelter Management, Damage and Needs Assessment, Telecommunications, Emergency Works and Transport, Public Education and Information, and Safety and Security.
NaDMA says a strong, robust and responsive district structure is a critical element in the Disaster Management process.
It sees district committees as an important link to the national structure.
The dates, venues and times of the upcoming elections will be shared in a subsequent
