The Center for Disaster Preparedness (CDP) Philippines congratulates and salutes the Citizen’s Disaster Response Center (CDRC) on its 25th year of dedicated service in the name of Community Based Disaster Risk Management in the Philippines!

Both CDP and CDRC has gone a long way in advocating CBDRM. In 1999, CDRC’s training and education desk has been instrumental in the conception and establishment of CDP, which also this year celebrates 10 years of service in promoting and developing CBDRM with communities, NGOs, national and local governments.

CDRC Celebrates 25th Year

On October 6, 2009, the Citizen’s Disaster Response Center (CDRC) celebrated its 25 years of dedicated service to the vulnerable sectors with the theme: “Dalawampu’t Limang Taong Paninilbihan at Sama-Samang Pagkilos ng Mamamayan sa Pagharap sa Kalamidad.”

Since its inception, CDRC has continuously promoted community based disaster management by enhancing peoples’ capacities and reducing their vulnerabilities through preparedness and mitigation, emergency relief, and rehabilitation programs.

CDRC’s 25th year anniversary will be a one year event — highlighting the works and achievements of CDRC and its Regional Centers through various activities like photo exhibits, fora, education festival, contests, concert and tree planting. Information and advocacy materials such as pins, t-shirts, calendars, planners, books and videos will be produced. A new website and the CDRC Resource and Training Center will be launched as well.

A thanksgiving mass was held on October 6, 2009, at the National City United Church, Times St., West Triangle Homes, Quezon City to kick off the year-long celebration.

On October 10, 2009, CDRC also organized an education festival at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani grounds in EDSA. The activity, dubbed as “Fun Day”, included educational booths for both children and adults on different topics related to disasters featuring film showing, storytelling, puppet show, educational discussion, games, etc. After the education festival, the awarding ceremony of the winners for the annual ABKD poster making contest for children and the “Name-Our-Theme-Song” contest was held.

Click here to view the CDRC 25th Year Anniversary Photo Album
Click here to view the CDRC 25th Year Concept Paper and Year-long List of Activities

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