New Acropolis Chile stands out for its focus on prevention and the training of volunteers. Our mission is based on the sustained and selfless work of its members, who provide high quality in everything they do and in their long-term planning.
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The organization works exclusively with volunteers. There is no salaried person in their programs. New Acropolis Chile firmly believes in the power of volunteering as a solid solution to the world's problems. In this context, volunteering is seen as a way to maintain and even improve the quality of life collectively.
New Acropolis Chile stands out for its focus on prevention and the preparation of trained volunteers. Our mission is based on the sustained and selfless work of its members, who imprint high quality in everything they do and in their long-term planning.
Disaster risks are increasing exponentially around the world. Educating people about disaster risks and training them to respond effectively are essential. New Acropolis Chile invites the population to participate in its prevention and education programs to contribute to the construction of a safer and more resilient world.
TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS IN HUMANITARIAN AID
Based on ethical, strategic, tactical and technical knowledge that will help strengthen and improve resilience of civil society to better face emergencies and disasters. This will undoubtedly help save lives and mitigate disaster risk.
In recent years, New Acropolis Chile has made important achievements in the humanitarian field. The organization has developed a strong group of trained and committed volunteers, and has implemented a series of prevention and education programs that have reached thousands of people.
Among the most outstanding achievements of New Acropolis Chile are:
Training of its volunteers, many of them as Monitors in humanitarian response issues, including humanitarian standards such as the Sphere manual, search and rescue, psychological first aid, emergency education, among many others.
Implementation of prevention and education programs on risk management issues in schools, universities and civil society organizations.
Participation in the response to humanitarian emergencies in Chile and abroad.
Current Focus
New Acropolis Chile's current approach in the humanitarian field focuses on prevention and strengthening resilience. It is essential to educate the population about disaster risks and train them to respond effectively in the event of an emergency. To achieve this objective, New Acropolis Chile works in the following areas:
Prevention
It promotes awareness of disaster risks and preparedness for action to reduce them.
Resilience
It works to strengthen people's capacity to cope with the effects of disasters
Education
It provides training on risk management issues to the general population.
Who We Are
PRESENTATION
New Acropolis is an international non-profit organization that promotes culture, philosophy and volunteerism. In Chile, the organization was founded in 1965 and currently has 23 headquarters in 20 cities and has had consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Committee since 2016. In recent years, New Acropolis Chile has intensified its work in the humanitarian field. The organization has participated in the response to humanitarian emergencies inside and outside Chile, and has developed a series of prevention and education programs on risk management issues, acting in accordance with law 21,364, which in article 4, literal e) says: “the System must recognize, facilitate and promote the participation of organized civil society, including volunteers, in the Disaster Risk Management process.”
REVIEW
The 2010 earthquake in Chile was a turning point for New Acropolis Chile. The organization became involved in the emergency response, and realized the need to strengthen its risk management capabilities, from that moment on it focused on the development of prevention and humanitarian response capabilities. Over the years it developed a strong group of trained and committed volunteers and implemented a series of prevention and education programs that have reached hundreds of people.
OUR STRENGTHS
The humanitarian action of New Acropolis Chile has several strong points, among which the following stand out: · Commitment to prevention as the best way to reduce the impact of disasters. · Training of solidly trained and committed volunteers. · Philosophical training that provides ethical-philosophical foundations for humanitarian work. · Construction of networks as a priority to prevent and respond to any type of risk. · Sustained and selfless quality work of its volunteers.
Our Philosophy, Culture and Volunteering programs contribute to:
Our Courses
