Since 2002, IDEP has been conducting extensive research, needs assessments, and directly responding to disasters in Indonesia. This work together with one of IDEP's core competencies, media development, has resulted in the development, piloting and distribution of a culturally appropriate Community Based Crisis Preparedness and Response Educational Program.

IDEP, in conjunction with its local partners, have distributed thousands of disaster related comic books, and hundreds of CBDM educational kits, emergency response media, and Permaculture disaster recovery manuals to various communities and schools, throughout Indonesia. These materials are distributed before disasters happen to educate communities in preparedness, when disasters are happening to help communities understand the basic steps they can take to prevent further problems from occurring and after disasters to help people understand how they can recover more sustainably, click here to learn more.

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