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To promote and institutionalize this tradition AIDMI is sponsored by the
Foundation for Public Interest since 1988.
Initiated on March 14, 1993, through the resolution of the Board of Trustees
of Foundation for Public Interest, AIDMI is one of the community based re-
search, policy analysis, planning and technical assistance organization. To-
gether with local groups, government agencies, and others, AIDMI enhanc-
es prevention, mitigation, and management of disasters and reorients relief
and reconstruction to local initiatives. Turning disaster into an opportunity
for accelerating development is possible. This has been the major contribu-
tion of Gujarat to national calamities and that is what AIDMI enhances and
institutionalizes in its own way.”
Primary Objectives of the applicant are prevention, mitigation and management
of disaster :
3. A detailed description of objectives, functions and activities of the
applicant is also contained in the Memorandum of Association of the applicant.
The objectives of the applicant as described in the memorandum of association
are as under :
(a) Disaster prevention
(b) Disaster mitigation
(c) Disaster management
(d) Relief Administration and Implementation
(e) Recovery Planning and Implementation
(f) Reconstruction Planning and Implementation
(g) To equip the disaster victims - individuals or groups or agencies -
with the resources to develop progressive solutions to physical, so-
cial and economic challenges of relief and reconstruction facing
them. To achieve this, the applicant offers professional services, ed-
ucational programs, training and strategic funding to local bodies,
municipal administration, relief agencies, local groups and others
that effectively prevent, mitigate, and manage disasters and turn re-
lief and reconstruction into an opportunity, especially for the low-
income victims of disasters.
(h) As and when needed the applicant seeks and establishes affiliations
and accreditation with UN agencies, ILO, bilateral bodies, multilat-
eral agencies and any national government or semi-government
bodies.
(i) To offer direct technical assistance, resources, leadership, training
and information services to community groups as well as local
elected and appointed administration. The applicant conducts re-
search and analysis activities related to disaster and relief manage-
ment. This is done directly or by supporting such efforts led by oth-
ers.
(j) As an educational resource the applicant aims to act as a bridge
linking the faculty and the resources of various institutes involved
in relief studies, disaster management, relief administration and ad-
vocacy with individual groups or local bodies, eager to advance the
community development process as part of disaster management.
The applicant offers leadership training and internship program.
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