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Participation as a Disaster Risk Management Volunteer
Individuals or groups can join the City of Cape Town's structured volunteer system to support disaster preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. This includes those with existing skills or those willing to be trained for specific roles.
The goal of this policy is to standardise and formalise the recruitment, deployment and utilisation of Disaster Risk Management Volunteers managed by the City of Cape Town.
Places
City of Cape Town, Western Cape
Reference
https://www.capetown.gov.za/_documents/resource.capetown.gov.za/documentcentre/Documents/Bylaws%20and%20policies/Disaster%20Risk%20Management%20Volunteer%20Policy%20for%20the%20City%20of%20Cape%20Town%20-%20approved%20on%2007%20December%202006.pdf
Registration as a General Volunteer
Individuals who are willing to assist during disasters but do not wish to join an organised structure can register as general volunteers under the City of Cape Town’s framework.
General volunteers (Section 1.3.3.2 of the NDMF) In addition to the provisions relating to the option in Chapter 7 of the Act for municipalities to establish a unit of volunteers, sections 15(1)(g), 30(1)(g) and 44(1)(g) require disaster management centres to promote the recruitment, training and participation of volunteers in disaster risk management.
