Prepared

Prepared for power outages

Tärby Byalag har stärkt byns krisberedskap vid elbrist genom att installera en vedkamin i samlingslokalen och arrangera en välbesökt beredskapsdag med praktiska övningar för bybor. Fokus låg på lokal kunskap, trygghet och gemenskap vid längre strömavbrott. Projektet bygger på samverkan med närliggande byalag och frivilligorganisationer.

Defibrillator Nabbens Community Association

Nabbens Samfällighet wanted to increase safety in the area by setting up a defibrillator, available 24/7 for both residents and visitors. The project also included training in first aid, CPR and the use of defibrillators together with the Red Cross. Through this initiative, the association has strengthened local preparedness and created better conditions to be able to help in emergency situations.

Conservation course

In connection with a previous activity, the Broddarps Village Association took applications for a preservation course. There was also great interest from neighboring villages. Four courses have been held during the project period, and participants have received training in various preservation techniques to reduce food waste. 

Security and communication equipment

The Orion association arranges large parties in forest environments and has through this initiative increased safety with communication radios and fire extinguishers. Through training for officials and participants, the ability to act quickly in the event of, for example, a fire or evacuation has been increased. The equipment can also be loaned to other organizers - a practical initiative that benefits more people and makes leisure activities safer for both participants and organizers.

Defibrillator Tingsslätt Berghem

Tingsslätts Vägsamfällighetsförening has invested in increased safety by purchasing a defibrillator and offering CPR training. The centrally located defibrillator, together with the training that has provided vital knowledge, has strengthened both preparedness and community – to the benefit of everyone who moves around the area.

Sätila collects

In Sätila, the village has taken a big step for both climate and security. 40 households have been equipped with rainwater barrels (200 L) with lids, connection kits and drain taps. At the same time, a training package was developed with information on use, emergency preparedness and rainwater purification methods. At a joint meeting, the participants gathered for handouts, presentations and discussions on how the village can actively strengthen its resilience against extreme precipitation, drought and water stress. The project shows how local power can make everyday life safer and more sustainable.

Lecture on preparedness in Dannike

Within the framework of this project, Dannike Hembygdsförening invited people to an evening about home preparedness during the Emergency Preparedness Week. Participants received practical tips and the opportunity to talk about how to support each other in times of crisis. Afterwards, ideas were collected about other areas they might want to learn more about to strengthen safety in the community.

Defibrillator Community Center

The village hall in Älekulla, an important meeting place for the residents of the village and the surrounding areas, has purchased and installed a defibrillator. They have also conducted a training course in CPR in which 15 people participated. A defibrillator was recently needed when a person had a cardiac arrest during an activity, and CPR saved a life. The village hall regularly gathers between 15 and 100 people for various activities, which makes the defibrillator a valuable resource.

Camps with the theme of preparedness

Tånga Heds 4H organized a free youth camp with a focus on crisis preparedness. Over three days, participants learned how to cook on an alcohol stove, purify water, and practice practical skills with the support of experts. The camp combined knowledge, community, and responsibility – and the aim was to strengthen young people for the challenges of the future.

Defibrillator Härenegården

The association has increased safety and preparedness in the community by installing an outdoor defibrillator at Härenegården in Södra Härene and at the same time increased CPR skills among residents. The project has included the purchase of equipment and training for 25 people. The project has contributed to social sustainability through increased health, safety and preparedness in an area where there was previously a lack of defibrillators.

Preparedness in Bügda

Fritsla Folkets hus wants to strengthen the local population's knowledge of crisis preparedness and create a safer and more prepared community. Through a workshop with All in Nature Sweden, the participants learned how to deal with power outages, contaminated water and food shortages. The workshop combined theory and practice with elements such as water purification, the use of gas stoves and alternative heating sources. Folkets hus is an important meeting place and the association wanted to give the residents concrete tools to cope with unexpected crises in this project.

Defibrillator Tåstorp

The Equmenia Church in Tåstorp has taken an important initiative to increase safety and preparedness in the village by installing a defibrillator outdoors at the church. The project aims to give both residents and the church's many visitors the opportunity to act quickly in the event of a cardiac arrest and save lives. Now that the defibrillator is installed outdoors, it will be a valuable resource for the entire community. The project has included training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), to give residents vital knowledge and skills. The goal is for more people to feel prepared and have the tools to save lives in an emergency.

Reliable Alboga old school

Alboga activity association has purchased a power plant to secure the electricity supply to the village's meeting room and thereby qualify it as a Level 2 safety point. Together with the neighboring villages of Od and Broddarp, a brochure with basic facts has been produced on how households can be made safe. An information evening has also been held together with villagers and the municipality's security manager, which also became the starting point for future projects. The collaboration between the villages has strengthened the community and created a more robust preparedness for the entire area.

Reliable Broddarp

Broddarps village association has purchased a power plant to secure the electricity supply to the village's meeting room and thereby qualify it as a Level 2 safety point. Together with the neighboring villages of Od and Alboga, a brochure with basic facts on how households can be made safe has been produced. In addition to information about the safety brochure, Daniel Zabrocki also participated, sharing tips on food preparation. The collaboration between the villages has strengthened the community and created a more robust preparedness for the entire area.

Reliable Od

Ods sockengårds ekonomisk förening has purchased a power plant to secure the electricity supply to the village's meeting room and thereby qualify it as a Level 2 safety point. Together with the neighboring villages Broddarp and Alboga, a brochure with basic facts about how households can be ensured of safety has been produced. An information evening about the brochure has been held and Herrljunga Elektriska also participated with information about the resilience of the area. The collaboration between the villages has strengthened the community and created a more robust preparedness for the entire area.

Prepared

Thanks to a micro-grant within the framework of Beredd, the Kinna Centrum housing association has set up a defibrillator outdoors in Kinna centrum. A large group has also been offered training in its use. The goal is to contribute to increased safety and preparedness in the local area.

When the crisis comes

Ljushult's local history association wants to be part of creating a society that is well prepared when a crisis comes. In this project, they therefore organized an activity day that offered knowledge, understanding and ideas on how to tackle a potential crisis. The day was filled with activities such as lighting a fire with a match, grinding grain, cooking barley porridge, purifying water and being instructed in CPR/first aid, etc. The project also included a lecture by emergency preparedness expert Torbjörn Selin, who inspired and guided on the subject.

The project in the media
Borås newspaper 2024-11-10: More and more people are preparing at home: ”Then I feel safe”

Emergency storage in Vegby

The village hall in Vegby is a large premises that could help many people in various social disruptions and crises. The Vega Vegby village association sees that they could become an important resource by building up a contingency stockpile of equipment that could come in handy in the event of, for example, a snowstorm that knocks out the electricity supply for a few days. The project has included the purchase of gas stoves, water purification systems, canisters and lanterns. Training for the association's members and other volunteers on how to use the equipment and act in a crisis has also been included.

Backup power and training for the Sjuhärad Crisis Radio Network

With this micro-support, the voluntary radio organization in Borås has been able to install base radio stations and secure the operation of an emergency radio network that covers all of Sjuhärad's municipalities, including the Rescue Service. The emergency radio network can now be used by those who are called in in the event of a social disruption and crisis and contributes to effective collaboration and secure communication. The initiative has also included training in how the network works for the municipalities' radio operators and technicians from the association itself.

Workshop on crisis and preparedness

Varnums Hembygdsförening has conducted a workshop with emergency preparedness expert Torbjörn Selin to strengthen the local community's emergency preparedness. The participants were able to explore local threats, resources and how the community can become stronger, through lectures, group discussions and practical elements about survival. The goal was to increase knowledge about emergency preparedness in the long term, strengthen security and create a more cohesive local community.

Defibrillator in Brandshed/Hestrafors IF

Hestrafors IF is a sports club that has a facility where many people move around, both members of the club's activities and the general public who use both the outdoor gym and the exercise track. The micro-support granted meant that they could install a defibrillator outdoors and register it in the Swedish Defibrillator Register. In addition, 16 people were given the opportunity to undergo CPR training.

Dig where you stand

The interest and need for increased knowledge about preparedness has been raised in the area around Mollaryd for a long time. As a first step to address the issue, Molla byalag is arranging a lecture with Patrick Sellman in this project to bring together interested people. The idea is then to create groups that can work further on the issues of both preparedness and community in the form of meetings even after the lecture.

Defibrillator in Strängsered community center

In Strängsereds community center, it has been discovered that there is no defibrillator that is available 24 hours a day nearby. This project aimed to remedy this, and a defibrillator was purchased, which hangs outside in a heated cabinet and is on so that we can be reached by anyone, at any time. The association's members and other residents in the area have been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation to be able to use the defibrillator and be well prepared if a cardiac arrest were to occur in the area.

Home preparedness - canning course

In this project, Bredareds hembygdsförening has spread knowledge about preservation methods to help residents take better care of and process food. Within the framework of the project, they have conducted a practical preservation course, where participants have learned to process raw materials into ready-made food that lasts at least three years. Other methods, such as extending the shelf life of raw materials up to 25 years, as well as sensory evaluation of preserved food in different forms, have also been included in the course.

Better prepared

The Red Cross, nationally, has given all circles a task – to compile an action plan for civil emergency preparedness. The Tranemobygden Red Cross Circle has its plan almost ready and is ready for the next step. And this is where this project comes into the picture. The micro-grant will finance the contents of a number of crisis bags – bags that enable volunteer groups to carry out their mission even when conditions are not optimal. The bags will contain, for example, a first aid kit, power bank, headlamp and batteries.

Preparedness in Uddebo

The purpose of this project is to strengthen the community center as a meeting place in the event of a crisis. This is done by purchasing a power plant that can supply, for example, communication equipment if other power is not available. The association will also install a heating cabinet so that the defibrillator that was recently purchased can be hung outside the door and thus be available without the community center having to be unlocked. During the project period, CPR courses will also be arranged together with the Red Cross.

Sleep well – ready all year round

Sleeping outside in simple conditions and in more difficult weather is not a given. As part of this project, Bollebygd's scout corps will therefore purchase sleeping bags and arrange a number of hikes so that young people can try this out. The sleeping bags also provide an opportunity for the association to offer help in the event of a crisis.

Sexdrega Citizens' House Defibrillator

Many activities are organized in the Sexdrega community center and the area is home to around 800 people – but there were previously no defibrillators in public places. However, this initiative has changed that! The micro-grant that was granted has gone towards installing a defibrillator and a warming cabinet outdoors, in a place accessible to many. In addition, CPR training has been conducted for residents of the village.