Our Mission
The Emergency Volunteers Project (EVP) is a non-political, non-affiliated organization dedicated to deploying groups of "first responders" to Israel during times of crisis and national emergency to work with Israel's emergency services in providing essential, life saving services to Israel's citizens.
Based on Israel years of experience with war and terror and its effects on the civilian population, Israel's highly experienced emergency service and homeland security experts have a unique understanding of the needs and solutions during an emergency. Our mission is:
- To create and train first response teams to deploy to Israel in times of conflict, national crisis or emergency. Teams will work with Israeli emergency teams providing relief to the civilian population wherever needed.
- To provide EVP volunteers with the tools and knowledge that will enable them to function as first responders in their own communities in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.
- To enable EVP volunteers to play a role in international relief efforts as part of relief teams sent from Israel to affected areas.
Our goal
In order to fulfill our mission, we are building a framework of thousands of volunteers. Volunteers are divided into teams based on their home community and their areas of expertise. Volunteers will take part in a training workshop in or near their home communities dealing with Israeli emergency procedures and protocols. Additionally, all volunteers will undergo on-line training through the EVP's on-line campus to further increase their knowledge and capabilities.
