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The Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society (SVG Red Cross) in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) will host a three (3) day Logistics Training for Efficient Disaster Management in the Caribbean Workshop which commenced on Wednesday, October 02, 2019.

The Logistics Training for Efficient Disaster Management in the Caribbean Workshop forms part of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Logistic Enhance Capacity Project funded by the European Union Humanitarian with Technical Support from the Regional Intervention Platform for the Americas and the Caribbean (PIRAC) of the French Red Cross.

This workshop targets staff, branch managers and volunteers of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society, representative from NEMO and other government stakeholders.

The main objectives of the workshop are to:

• To provide training for participants in the area of Logistics Supply Chain Management in a relief operation.
• To give participants a better understanding of the National Standard Operating Procedures as it relates to relief operations
• To give the participants the opportunity to participate in practical sessions to demonstrate how the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross Society supports and complement the National Relief Response of NEMO.

The Logistics Training for Efficient Disaster Management in the Caribbean Workshop will take place at NEMO’s Conference Room beginning at 8:30 a.m. each day.

SOURCE: NEMO