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Understanding the Addition Model
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Today, we start by discussing the addition model. Can anyone summarize what it entails?
It's where NGOs provide aid to individual families, focusing on single houses at a time.
Exactly! The addition model emphasizes individual aid. But what are some potential downsides?
It might ignore the community’s overall needs and lead to disconnection among families.
Excellent point! This can create gaps in understanding the social fabric. Remember, we must consider 'community dynamics' in disaster recovery. It's crucial.
So, without recognizing community ties, we risk creating a victim culture?
Yes! The victim culture emphasizes failure of local systems, reinforcing vulnerability. Let’s move on to the implications of the multiplication model.
Exploring the Multiplication Model
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Now, let’s dive into the multiplication model. Can someone define it?
The multiplication model tries to replicate housing solutions across larger areas.
Correct! However, what essential factors does this model overlook?
It often disregards local culture and specific community needs.
Great! This can lead to houses that don't fit the cultural or economic realities of the community. This disconnect can widen existing issues, instead of solving them.
So, it’s essential to engage with communities to ensure appropriate housing designs?
Precisely! Active engagement fosters trust and reflects community needs. Remember, 'one size does not fit all' in housing solutions.
Case Studies in Disaster Relief
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Let’s discuss some real-life case studies that illustrate the addition and multiplication models. Any examples?
I remember the case of HUDHUD cyclone-affected areas where NGOs utilized both models.
Yes! In that instance, what were the outcomes?
The addition model resulted in isolated houses, while the multiplication model sometimes led to under-occupied homes.
Exactly! The lack of community consideration highlights the importance of understanding local needs. What lessons can we learn from this?
We need to incorporate local practices and preferences into disaster recovery efforts.
Well said! It’s crucial for effective recovery and to avoid alienating local populations.
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The section outlines how NGOs and agencies often apply two distinct models - addition and multiplication - when executing relief operations. The addition model focuses on individual houses while the multiplication model seeks to replicate housing solutions across a broader area. It highlights the consequences of these approaches on local cultures and communities, emphasizing the need for understanding community dynamics in disaster recovery.
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In the context of disaster relief, NGOs and agencies often operate using two key models which can significantly impact the affected communities: addition and multiplication. The addition model involves NGOs providing aid on a house-by-house basis, focusing on the delivery of resources or infrastructure to individual families. This approach tends to overlook complex community dynamics and the interdependence of local systems, leading to a fragmented reconstruction effort.
In contrast, the multiplication model aims to scale housing solutions, implementing a standardized approach that replicates successful designs across larger areas. This model often fails to account for the cultural and spatial needs of local communities, causing disconnection between the provided housing and the lived realities of residents. This section stresses the significance of understanding local traditions and communal structures and highlights that simplistic numerical assessments can lead to adverse social outcomes, such as the erosion of faith in local leadership and increased vulnerability to external influences. Ultimately, a more integrated and contextual understanding of local environments is essential for effective disaster recovery.
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Understanding Relief Operations and Local Systems
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So, the moment when these NGOs when these agencies come into the picture, many at times what they do is they perceive the local knowledge, they perceive that this system, this particular social system has failed to receive the expected conditions of life from the system. So, that is where you know the larger collective stress situations took place that how the system has failed.
Detailed Explanation
When NGOs or agencies respond to disasters, they often view the existing local systems as inadequate. This perception leads them to disregard the local knowledge and practices that have helped communities survive prior to the disaster. Essentially, these organizations conclude that local systems have 'failed' based solely on immediate post-disaster conditions, ignoring the historical context and resilience of the local community.
Examples & Analogies
Imagine a school that has had a long-standing tradition of solving disputes among students without involving teachers. After a major incident where this system fails to resolve a conflict, outside mediators come in and impose professional mediation processes without considering the school's cultural context. This could alienate the students who feel their voices and traditional practices are overlooked, similar to how communities feel when NGOs disregard their systems.
Ignorance of Local Traditions
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But then the many of the relief operations, when they come into the rescue or the rehabilitation projects, they try to reject and in favour of the systems familiar to an exercised by the relief culture. So, they either depend on the, they either rely more on what they have already executed and also the relief culture though they try to undermine the local systems, they try to understand, undermine the local traditions.
Detailed Explanation
Relief operations often prioritize established practices over local traditions. This may involve using standardized approaches and methods that the NGOs are accustomed to, rather than adapting to the unique customs and needs of the community they are aiding. As a result, local traditions may feel undermined, which can lead to mistrust of relief efforts.
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Think of a chef who wins awards for their cooking style. If they were to open a restaurant in a community famous for its unique culinary heritage, but only serve their tried-and-true recipes, the local people may feel disconnected or dissatisfied. Similarly, when aid workers use only their familiar methods without considering local practices, they risk alienating the community.
The Concept of Victim Culture
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And a victim culture is always being made aware of the failure of the local, traditional and indigenous systems to either anticipate the disaster or be able to cope up when it happens.
Detailed Explanation
A 'victim culture' arises when communities are repeatedly exposed to narratives that highlight their inability to prevent or cope with disasters. This messaging can diminish their confidence in their traditional systems and leadership. These communities feel weakened and increasingly dependent on external assistance, fostering a mindset that views them primarily as victims rather than resilient survivors.
Examples & Analogies
Consider a sports team that experiences a series of losses. If the coach continuously emphasizes the team's failures instead of celebrating small improvements, players might lose their motivation and belief in their ability to win. In the same way, communities that are always labeled as victims may feel they have no agency to improve their situation.
Addition vs Multiplication in Relief Models
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That is where the lived space comes into it and I think I will summarize on how in the first version of build back better by Michal Lyons and Theo Schilderman... One is an aspect of addition. Like what they do is sometimes approach is through a singular NGOs like okay, there are 5, 6 houses this NGO will sponsor, another 5, 6 houses this NGO will sponsor.
Detailed Explanation
The Addition model focuses on individual houses, with each NGO sponsoring a small number. This often leads to a fragmented reconstruction that doesn't consider the cohesive neighborhood or community needs. In contrast, the Multiplication model seeks to create a systematic approach where the design can be replicated across a community, addressing the broader infrastructure and social needs rather than just individual units.
Examples & Analogies
Imagine a jigsaw puzzle; the Addition model would focus on placing one piece at a time without considering how it fits with the surrounding pieces, while the Multiplication model strives to complete sections of the puzzle to see how they interconnect and create a more complete picture. This systemic view ensures that the final result is not only plentiful but also functional.
Engagement with Community in Housing Solutions
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So, here this involves a longer run engagement to understand each neighbourhood, a group of families. It will take time but the problem with this is the media pressure will be there, the political pressure will be there, the institutional pressure will be there, so a lot of constraints which will add on to this aspect.
Detailed Explanation
Successful housing solutions need thorough engagement with the community to assess their specific needs and dynamics. However, this process is often hindered by external pressures like media scrutiny and political expedience, which can push organizations to implement quick solutions instead of sustainable ones. This creates a tension between the need for thoughtful design and the pressures for quick results.
Examples & Analogies
Think of a community garden project. If rushed by media attention to produce a beautiful garden quickly, the project may overlook properly preparing the soil, which could mean future crops won't thrive. Proper engagement takes time and attention to detail, just like ensuring the garden has the right conditions to grow.
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Key Concepts
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Addition Model: Focuses on individual homes, can create fragmented community reconstruction.
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Multiplication Model: Replicates housing solutions, often ignores individual community needs.
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Community Dynamics: The interplay of relationships and structures within a community influenced by relief efforts.
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Victim Culture: Awareness of failure in local systems contributing to dependency on aid.
Examples & Real-Life Applications
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Examples
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In the HUDHUD cyclone recovery, the addition model resulted in isolated housing solutions, while the multiplication model created underutilized homes due to cultural mismatch.
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Following the Latur earthquake, many homes remained in disrepair years later due to a lack of holistic assessment in rebuilding efforts.
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🎵 Rhymes Time
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Addition in disaster, one house at a time, leads to gaps that can make rebuilding a climb.
📖 Fascinating Stories
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Once, a village received new houses, but they didn't match the families' needs. The families felt lost, like a puzzle with missing pieces, highlighting how aid must fit the context.
🧠 Other Memory Gems
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AURC - Addition Undermines Real Community (addition model risks community ties).
🎯 Super Acronyms
M.C.E.D. - Multiplication Causes Engagement Deficit (multiplication model may overlook engagement with communities).
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Glossary of Terms
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Term: Addition Model
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An approach in disaster relief that focuses on providing aid to individual families, often leading to fragmented solutions.
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Term: Multiplication Model
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A strategy that seeks to replicate housing solutions across multiple regions, potentially neglecting local needs.
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Term: Victim Culture
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A social condition where communities are made aware of failures in their traditional systems, leading to dependence on external aid.
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Term: Community Dynamics
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The complex relationships and interactions within a community, crucial for effective disaster recovery.