Draft 0.1, 29 September 2026. Visible to administrators only, for review before publication.
Before and After
Community preparedness and local economic recovery. A training programme for Rotary clubs and districts, 2026-2027.
The Rotary Foundation has entrusted RAGCED with two mandates: to train communities before a disaster, and to help restart the local economy after one. RAGCED does not take part in immediate relief; for the first hours and days, use the Disaster Field Guide, free online at disasterfieldguide.org.
This programme has eight modules. Each one can be read alone and run as one club session: a short presentation, a workshop, then the key takeaways. Modules 0 to 3 prepare the community, module 4 is the bridge, modules 5 to 7 deal with economic recovery.
The modules
| # | Module | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Why this programme: RAGCED's role before and after a disaster | Reading time about 20 minutes, workshop about 45 minutes |
| 1 | Knowing your risks and assessing your community | Reading time about 30 minutes, workshop about 90 minutes |
| 2 | Preparing your community: organization, assets, networks, emergency funds | Reading: about 25 minutes |
| 3 | The club and the district in preparedness | Reading: about 25 minutes |
| 4 | From emergency response to recovery: when and how to make the shift | Reading time about 20 minutes, workshop 45 to 60 minutes |
| 5 | Restarting the local economy after a disaster | Reading time about 30 minutes, workshop 60 to 90 minutes |
| 6 | Financing recovery, Global Grants, partners, and how RAGCED works with DNA-RAG | Reading time about 30 minutes, workshop 60 to 90 minutes |
| 7 | Sustainability, monitoring and scaling up | Reading time about 30 minutes, workshop 60 to 90 minutes |
Resources
- The full training manual (PDF): all eight modules and diagrams, ready to print.
- Workshop sheets (PDF): one printable sheet per module for your club meeting, each with a feedback form.
- Glossary: the Rotary and disaster management terms used in the programme.
Programme designed by Guillaume Bourgogne, Disaster Training Manager, RAGCED. Figures relating to The Rotary Foundation are deliberately left out: always check the current Terms and Conditions and your district Rotary Foundation chair.