Bangladesh Disaster Preparedness Center (BDPC) is a non- governmental organization, established in 1992. It is the only NGO in Bangladesh, which has pioneered the role as a facilitator, providing guidance, advice, inputs and knowledge towards capacity development of actors and institutions engaged in disaster management and risk reduction activities. Over the past fourteen years, it has gained recognition among various stakeholder groups both at national and international level as well.

BDPC is solely engaged in the whole gamut of disaster management programs e.g. research, study, publication, advocacy, and lobbying, program appraisal, strategy formulation, training, media materials development, message dissemination, post-disaster response planning and intervention, monitoring, evaluating etc.

BDPC Staff:

Coordinators:                        Charity Kapanga & Joana Ramalho

Information Officers:            Gabriele Casini & Jennifer Joksch

Team Advocacy:            Lisa Hesse (Government), Sounya Saxena (Press and Research), Jad El-Khowy (ADPC linking), Coralie Paturel (UN), Roberta Cappieri (NGOs, Tigers and NP)

Team Project:           

Sub-Team 1: Informatio from and for local population

Bruno Cerqueira, Mariana Mayo, Armando Samayoa

            Sub-Team 2: Creating local Awarness and Design such

Ousya, Alisha Djaborov, Paulina Wawsza, Anna Booij

            Sub-Team 3: Implementing local awareness and dialogue with  local population

                       Mirka Czerna, Marleen Elders, Lidia Cantero