An Australian aid group says its work preparing Vanuatu communities before Cyclone Pam paid off and there needs to be more investment in refresher courses and support for such schemes.
CARE Australia has reported back on its Disaster Risk Reduction work which included empowering women to take on leadership roles in the community.
CARE's country director for Vanuatu, Megan Chisholm, told Sally Round the impact of last year's devastating cyclone was less in communities that had been trained on how to prepare for disasters
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