The goal of this project was to create an emergency awareness and preparedness program in collaboration with the organization COPI. The Program, Piñones Preparación Respuesta Recuperación, was built to bring the Piñones community together and strengthen preparedness in times of emergencies. In the past, government aid has been unreliable in times of need, leaving the community to rebuild itself time and time again. The emergency program is designed to mitigate response and recovery time by using a community-based network, with COPI being at the forefront of the organization. This program highlights the community’s self-resiliency and desire for community change as well as serves to provide the necessary structure for community advancement initiatives in the future.

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Creator

• Varney, Thomas
• Logrecco, Nicole
• Gomes, Jack
• Hildreth, Sarah

Subject

• Health
• Sustainability
• Well-Being
• Culture
• Learning
• Project-Based Learning
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 42641
• E-project-121021-115131

Advisor

• Jiusto, Scott
• Somasse, Gbetonmasse B.

Year

• 2021

Center

• Cape Town, South Africa Project Center - IQP

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being
• 10 - Reducing Inequality

Date created

• 2021-12-10

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2022-04-01