Whether responding to natural disasters or man-made crises, MIRA work closely with communities to build capacities and reduce potential disaster risks – and provide life-saving assistance in the midst of insecurity and daunting logistical challenges.
And long after disaster strikes, rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts are carried out while strengthening the resilience of communities for the future.
MIRA always aims to help families that are most vulnerable to rebuild their lives with dignity. Projects focus on increasing community participation through assistance ranging from health and hygiene promotion to food aid to school reconstruction. MIRA believes that communities themselves are central to the restoration of their own lives and livelihoods, and that humanitarian actors only exist to help facilitate solutions.
Moreover, MIRA also works to help communities prepare for future disasters and to better understand their levels of risk. Through MIRA disaster risk reduction activities, communities can better cope with future disasters through risk management and emergency preparedness. And as refugees and internally displaced persons return home, MIRA facilitates the reintegration of families through vocational training and primary health care to begin to restore normalcy to everyday lives.
Furthermore, MIRA initiates steps for mitigation and preparedness to eliminate or reduce the impact or the occurrence of a disaster. These actions can be structural – such as reinforcing buildings – or non-structural through activities like disaster management trainings.