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NGOs and their assistance to municipality of České Budějovice in crisis situations.
ADAMOVÁ, Denisa
Bad unexpected situations in which a person needs help, they always happen. It is about situations which person cannot overcome with their capabilities. For this reason, there are, among other NGOs. NGOs are involved during emergencies, crisis situations and help all those, who were somehow affected by these events.These are organizations that are not established by the state. In the South Bohemia region, there are several NGOs that are involved into action during emergency and crisis situations.The objective of this bachelor thesis is to assess involvement and assistance of NGOs for city of České Budějovice. The theoretical part is concerned by philanthropy which is closely linked with nongovernmental organizations, since there prevails an effort motivated by love of neighbor. Another part is about the history of NGOs. There is also described the history of the Austrian Empire, the first Czechoslovak Republic, World War II, the communist era to the post-communist era. Next has described the development of NGOs, and how they developed their assistance in any event.how they developed their assistance in any event. The thesis also deals with the current form of NGOs which are regulated. These are public benefit organizations, institutions, associations, foundations, endowment funds and religious organizations. Their description is focused on basic characteristics. In the following part the thesis focusses on volunteering which is one of the five symbols of the third sector. Since volunteering serve for the benefit of others and is free of charge, it is a basic principle of NGOs. Volunteering can be divided into three types of donation by which the bachelor work deals. It is a present form of assistance that is provided by NGOs. These forms are financial, material and personal. Last but not least, the thesis deals with Government Council and the Panel of NGOs.The thesis describes the purpose and objective of the Panel and also describes the origin and the necessity of this platform in the South Bohemian Region. Additional and important part of the thesis describes each of NGOs, that are involved in emergency and crisis situations. There are also described their characteristics and assistance during the floods. The organizations are ADRA, Czech Red Cross, Diakonie of the Evangelical Church, Caritas České Budějovice and the Association of firefighters of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. End of the thesis mainly deals with the integrated rescue system, the concept of an extraordinary event and a list of basic and other components of the integrated rescue system which include the NGOs. The conclusion is addressed to the status of NGOs in crisis management and in the integrated rescue system and also describes an agreement that concludes the Fire Brigade of the Czech Republic. Closer are described two agreements, namely the agreement on the provision of the planned assistance upon request and agreement on the provision of personal or material assistance. These agreements are concluded with an NGO which is located in the České Budějovice.The second part of the thesis deals with some organizations which are located in the České Budějovice and can be used when an extraordinary event or crisis situation happen. The thesis is based on research question how NGOs provide assistance. These informations are found in the the inquiries and study of available materials and agreements which are concluded between the Fire Brigade of the South Bohemian Region and the Regional association of the Czech Red Cross located in České Budějovice. From the agreements I found what forces, resources and activities can eg. The regional association of the Czech Red Cross České Budějovice provide. From the agreements and documents provided is determined that the assistance of NGOs is at a good level. The Panel of the NGOs contributes to it by a significant degree, it makes coordination much more efficient.
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