*DISASTER ALERT NETWORK S/LEONE*
*Address*
5 Bailey street, 3rd Floor, Brookfields, Freetown, Sierra Leone
*Email* [email protected]
*synopsis*
DANSL is grassroots organization that involves in community risk identification, early warning, preparedness and alertness disaster issues for proactive measures because we believed that disaster prevention is less costly than disaster managem
ent.
*Background*
Few months ago, the organization identified 21 disaster prone communities, it was published on the Awareness Times Newspaper and Standard Times. July ending a joint operational team from Freetown City Council and a representative from the Office of National Security, counselors together with DANSL team visited identified disaster communities on a sensitization meetings
*Disaster strikes Freetown*
This day 14th August, 2017 has been a very dishearten day and destructive happenings in the city of Freetown - Sierra Leone,as flooding and landslide climbed the lives of over 265 people, women and children in particular are reported dead,some of these victims where found without legs,arms etc and also leaving many homeless and injured. We are thereby seeking on everyone to support us in any way or means possible in order to render help to these affected areas ,family members of victims and those injured and to also provide counseling service to them.
* *DANSL Intervention*
Dansl has today deployed response team to the different affected areas to complement the efforts of Ministries Department and Agencies in mitigation control measures and recovery.
*Mental and rehabilitation counseling team*
A team of professional counselors has been dispatched to counsel victims (injured and homeless) and family members.
*Immediate* *needs* DANSL is calling on everyone who is willing to volunteer in the aspect of professional service (counseling) and/or providing any of the following social amenities below that will go directly to the victims and vulnerable.
*Immediate needs*
- Use clothing
- medications
- Blankets
- foods
- mattresses
Other basic needs of all kind.
*Contact us :* Disaster Alert network response team : 077 299809 or call at our office 5 Bailey street ,Brookfield.
