#InengPH: Help save lives, be a Project Agos volunteer

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#InengPH: Help save lives, be a Project Agos volunteer
Help gather critical information before, during, and after the typhoon. Aim for zero casualty.

MANILA, Philippines – MovePH, the civic engagement arm of Rappler, needs volunteers who will help gather critical information online that can help save lives and property in times of disaster.

Project Agos volunteers can either monitor online information or report to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) beginning Saturday, August 22.

Monitor online

As Typhoon Ineng moves in a northward direction toward Batanes, we will need Project Agos volunteers to gather the following information:

  • What local government units are doing to prepare
  • Hazards (Flooding, landslides, wind, rainfall)
  • People in need of rescue and assistance
  • Infrastructure damage (e.g., roads, bridges)
  • Damaged communication facilities (e.g., cell sites, electric posts)
  • Relief needs and operations

The information that volunteers gather will be relayed to national government agencies and local responders who can use the information to prepare for and respond to Typhoon Ineng.

Citizen journalists can also send reports, photos, and videos on how their families and communities are preparing for Typhoon Ineng.

NDRRMC OpCen deployment

MovePH is also calling for volunteers to help monitor social media and coordinate response efforts for our #InengPH response.

The volunteers will be deployed to the operations center in Camp Aguinaldo from August 22 to August 23 to monitor social media reports and respond using the Project Agos Alert Map. This initiative is a collaboration among the following agencies and groups with the support of:

  • NDRRMC, Office of Civil Defense (OCD), and other government agencies
  • Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG)
  • National Youth Commission (NYC)
  • Orange Helmets
  • YesPinoy
  • BlogWatch

Volunteers are requested to bring their own laptops and 3G phones with hot spot capability.

This initiative is part of Rappler’s Project Agos, a one-stop online platform to help educate the public about disasters, climate change, and building a #ZeroCasualty country. Project Agos is supported by the Australian Government, in partnership with both government and non-governmental institutions. (WATCH: Project Agos)

Be an online volunteer today!

Click the button below to register as a volunteer or fill up this form.

Additional instructions will be sent to your e-mail.  

Be a digital humanitarian today! – Rappler.com

 

If you have any questions, feedback, or additional information, please email move.ph@rappler.com or tweet @moveph.

Get the latest #WeatherAlert and typhoon updates on Project Agos.

Project Agos is a collaborative platform that combines top-down government action with bottom-up civic engagement to help communities learn about climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. The project harnesses technology and social media to ensure critical information flows to those who need it before, during, and after a disaster. It is a partnership between Rappler and key government, private and civil society groups. It is also supported by the Australian Government.

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