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Post-Disaster Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment

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Purpose

The Post-Disaster Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment (PDRDNA) toolset allows for the reporting of school-focused damage, casualty and needs data immediately after a disaster by the school disaster focal point(s) identified in advance of a crisis event. The PDRDNA portal dashboard and automated school damage and needs assessment reports permit the education authorities to make data-driven and location-specific response decisions in reference to declared disaster(s) being monitored.

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Audience

The Post-Disaster Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment is designed for:

  • Education administration, all levels
  • Education in Emergencies responders & donors
  • School management
  • Local community

Features

The Rapid PDRDNA toolset has several key features:

  1. Data Collection: Schools register in advance and download tools onto personal mobile devices.
  2. User-Friendly Tools for school-based data collection, focus on damage, casualties, and post-disaster needs.
  3. Validation Protocols allow local authorities to check the data.
  4. Rapid Assessment: Algorithms at work behind the scenes allow immediate analysis of the incoming data, and provides a quick snapshot of the post-disaster situation to aid immediate response and planning.

PDRDNA Implementation

The Post-Disaster Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment has been implemented at scale in the Philippines.