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Take time to sit down with those in your community and make lists of needs. Invoke the thought experiment of suddenly having to leave in a hurry, thinking about daily routines and dependencies and imagining trying to meet those needs with no guarantee of shelter, shops, electricity, mobile telephony and the Internet, even a toilet. Make the imagined duration at least 3 full days. You will likely find that the list of dependencies is longer than you think. | Take time to sit down with those in your community and make lists of needs. Invoke the thought experiment of suddenly having to leave in a hurry, thinking about daily routines and dependencies and imagining trying to meet those needs with no guarantee of shelter, shops, electricity, mobile telephony and the Internet, even a toilet. Make the imagined duration at least 3 full days. You will likely find that the list of dependencies is longer than you think. | ||
Here is | Here is a generic example of essential needs and supplies for a single individual for 3 days of instability: | ||
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| Medical needs || Medicines || Y || Y | | Medical needs || Medicines || Y || Y | ||
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| Toilet needs and hygiene || Toilet paper or wipes, hand sanitiser and/or soap || Y || Y | | Toilet needs and hygiene || Toilet paper or wipes, hand sanitiser and/or soap, sanitary pads || Y || Y | ||
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| Clothing || Clothing, raincoat, 2 changes of underwear || Y || Y | | Clothing || Clothing, raincoat, 2 changes of underwear || Y || Y | ||