Rotary has launched DRRAG, the new Disaster Relief Rotary Action Group. DRRAG is designed to help Rotarians contribute to preparedness in a timely and effective manner before a disaster and to participate in response, relief, recovery and rebuilding coordination after a disaster: to help save lives, alleviate suffering, stimulate recovery and mitigate hazards.
This paper by DRRAG CEO Lee Malany summarizes the vision and scope of DRRAG.
Comments by LeGrand L. Malany
Distinguished Panelist for 1st North American Rotary Disaster Workshop
A concept paper prepared for the 1st North American Rotary Disaster Workshop, New Orleans, Louisiana January 11-13, 2007
ABSTRACT: Polio Plus proved that Rotary can be a leading, catalytic and effective global force to improving world conditions. This paper explores another important and needed global focus for which Rotary is uniquely qualified and structured – Disaster Relief and Development. This paper focuses on two dynamics regarding disaster relief and development which are exceptionally suited to Rotary: (a) providing the local bonding to make international relief and development programs sustainable in developing nations; and, (b) providing the worldwide business participation management structure for effective and coordinated private sector action and capacity building assistance to developing countries.
This paper addresses the potential role of Rotary in relief and development within the context of the international arena rather that a national one. Although there are great similarities between relief and development in other countries (as the parallelisms between Katrina in the Southern United States and the October 8, 2006, earthquake in Northern Pakistan shows), I think our initial discussion should address national and international relief and development separately, at least initially [...].
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