Brief Background of CPP
After the devastating cyclone in 1970, Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP) was established in 1972 by the then Bangladesh Red Cross Society (now Bangladesh Red Crescent Society- BDRCS) with the assistance of the then League of Red Cross Societies (now International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies-IFRC). Considering the importance of the programme for saving lives and properties of the coastal people, the Government of Bangladesh came forward and took the responsibility of the programme with a view to continuing the programme with effect from July 1973. The programme was approved by the then Honorable Prime Minister, the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. As a result, it appeared as a joint programme of Government of Bangladesh & Bangladesh Red Crescent Society with the creation and establishment of the Policy Committee and Implementation Board. Since then CPP has been operationalized with its mandate in the field of disaster management in Bangladesh especially in early warning system, search and rescue, evacuation, sheltering, First Aid, relief distribution and rehabilitation activities. Now the command area of CPP has been expanded to a great extent increasing its number of volunteers to 55,000+ of which one-third is female and covering 41 upazilas (sub-districts) under 13 coastal districts. CPP has obtained a name and fame all over the world for its well managed and motivated disaster management activities with a voluntary and dedicated humanitarian spirit. Now CPP is globally recognized as a model programme in the disaster management field for the last four decades.
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Volunteer Activities
Cyclone Preparedness Programme, Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society:
Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society:
Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP), Ministry of Disaster Management & Relief and Bangladesh Red Crescent Society: