Volunteer: Improve Disaster Relief/Recovery in India (remote)

Volunteermatch; Rockville (MD); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading nonprofit organization focused on enhancing disaster relief efforts in India. This virtual volunteer opportunity invites you to engage with local NGOs, promote awareness, and connect the diaspora community to support disaster preparedness and recovery initiatives. Your contributions will help ensure effective use of resources and foster community resilience in times of crisis. Be part of a dedicated team working towards impactful change and advocacy in disaster management.

Responsibilities

• Identify India-based NGOs responding to disasters.
• Engage the diaspora community interested in supporting local NGOs.
• Build awareness on an India-specific Facebook page.

Job description

Improve Disaster Relief/Recovery in India (remote)

We are seeking volunteers to:

1. Identify India-based NGOs that respond to disasters on the local/national level. Aim for at least 20-25 NGOs per state. Please note, we are focusing on local NGOs, not international ones. These organizations will be invited to join www.smartresponse.org/India.
2. Engage the diaspora community and others, both inside India and globally, who are interested in supporting local NGOs directly.
3. Build awareness, content, and an audience on an India-specific Facebook page (Facebook Page) and share information about the organizations listed on the SmartResponse India page.

Disaster Accountability Project (DAP) aims to save lives and reduce suffering by enhancing the effectiveness, efficiency, and equity of disaster preparedness, response, relief, and recovery through oversight, transparency, advocacy, and public education.

About DAP

DAP is a leading nonprofit organization providing long-term, independent oversight of disaster management systems. We engage a dedicated community to promote policy research, advocacy, transparency, and public participation in oversight, community organizing, and disaster preparedness and relief discussions.

Citizen oversight is essential to ensure that resources allocated for disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery are used effectively, that communities are engaged and resilient, and that best practices and lessons learned are implemented to prevent repeat mistakes. Before DAP's creation, there was no dedicated independent oversight of the agencies responsible for these critical functions.

Cause Areas

• Disaster Relief
• Immigrants & Refugees
• International

We work with your schedule, whether weekdays or weekends, during daytime or evening hours.

Location

This is a virtual opportunity with no fixed address.