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Mission

Launched in February 2003, Ready is a national public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies, including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to promote preparedness through public involvement.

The Ready campaign is coordinated by the US Department of Homeland Security.

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Quakesmart toolkit
The Quakesmart Community Resilience Program moves organizational leaders through a step-by-step process to identify risk, develop a plan, take action and be recognized and inspire others.
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Build a kit: emergency preparedness game
In this emergency preparedness game, players go through different locations with Gayle and her friends to find what is needed for an emergency kit. Players must pick the correct items for themselves and their family to go through each level.
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Disaster master: emergency preparedness game
In this emergency preparedness game, players are introduced to safety precautions for a range of hazards including wildfires, tornados and tsunamis.
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Be a hero! Youth emergency preparedness
Emergency preparedness curriculum for grades 1-12 that teach kids what to do before, during, and after an emergency while fostering critical 21st-century skills such as problem solving, teamwork, creativity, leadership, and communication.
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Be a Hero… build a kit!
The main goal of this mini online game is to build an emergency kit. Players are tasked with going through different locations to find the most important items needed for an emergency kit.

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

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https://www.ready.gov/
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