India is highly vulnerable to natural disasters. Add to this, man-made catastrophes like road accidents and the casualities are staggering. The first 10 minutes, in an emergency situation, makes all the difference between life and death. Unfortunately we are far from prepared for handling the kind of

disasters which require special training

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Given the clear and present danger, there is an express need to arm citizens with measures of disaster risk reduction and injury prevention. Philanthrope is the first such India based organization that seeks to bridge this gap by equipping you with the set skills to tackle an emergency and its consequent repercussions.