workshop at blind peoples association(india) 20 jaunary 2013
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Lack of societal recognitions and discrimination of the necessity to mainstream 70 Million persons who are differently abled in India are highly vulnerable to disasters in Urban and Rural India need a positive change to be inclusive part of empowering them to cope with disasters. Saritsa Foundation has been pioneering the mission to provide equal opportunities to disable people to build their capacity with needed sensitivity for past 12 years. It has raised awareness and imparted education and training with mock drills and local resources for 9000 people. Saritsa Foundation organized workshop for Blind Peoples Association (India) at Vastrapur on 20 January 2013 to prepare them for disasters. The participants were provided opportunity to learn to protect themselves and be self reliant to cope with disasters. The Awareness, Education and Training was conducted with interactive participatory methodology. The participants were encouraged to analyze risk and vulnerability to them under various scenarios of their houses, their working places and their movement and their areas. They were encourage to raise awareness among themselves and their families and prepared to respond accordingly. Make use of local resources and local experience and expertise. Participants were provided practical training with mock drills with live scenarios of disasters. Develop buddy system(jodi system) to respond to disasters. Practice to cope with different emergencies as trained by practical training and mock drills.TRANSCRIPT
SARITSA FOUNDATION (SARITSA CHARITY TRUST)( )
A Mobile University For Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change
"Reach to People, Talk to People and Prepare People“
Builds capacity to reduce risks from disasters and climate change by reaching p y f g y gto “Door Steps of vulnerable people "A People Centered, People Led, and
People Owned Resilience and Safety Culture Methodology.
Lack of societal recognitions and discrimination of the necessity to mainstream 70 Million persons who are differently abled in India are highly vulnerable to disasters in Urban and Rural India need a positive change to be inclusive part of empowering them to copechange to be inclusive part of empowering them to cope with disasters. Saritsa Foundation has been pioneering the mission to provide equal opportunities to disablethe mission to provide equal opportunities to disable people to build their capacity with needed sensitivity for past 12 years. It has raised awareness and imparted education and training with mock drills and local resources for 9000 people.S i F d iS i F d i i d k h f Bli dSaritsa Foundation Saritsa Foundation organized workshop for Blind Peoples Association (India) at Vastrapur on 20 January 2013 to prepare them for disasters2013 to prepare them for disasters.
The participants were provided opportunity to learn to protect themselves and be self reliant to cope with disasters.
The Awareness, Education and Training was conducted with interactive participatory methodology.
The participants were encouraged to analyze risk and vulnerability to them under various scenarios of their houses, y f ,their working places and their movement and their areas.
They were encourage to raise awareness among themselvesThey were encourage to raise awareness among themselves and their families and prepared to respond accordingly.
M k f l l d l l i d iMake use of local resources and local experience and expertise.
Participants were provided practical training with mock drills p p p gwith live scenarios of disasters.
Develop buddy system(jodi system) to respond to disasters.
Practice to cope with different emergencies as trained by practical training and mock drills.
The Photographs of the event speak!!!The Photographs of the event speak!!!The Photographs of the event speak!!!The Photographs of the event speak!!!
Shri Govind Baldva ji inaugurate the workshopShri. Govind Baldva ji inaugurate the workshop.
Visually Impaired Children practice protecting theirVisually Impaired Children practice protecting their head for an emergency of an Earthquake.
Visually Impaired Children practice protecting theirVisually Impaired Children practice protecting their head for an emergency of an Earthquake.
Visually Impaired Children practice protecting theirVisually Impaired Children practice protecting their head for an emergency of an Earthquake.
A ti i t l t t t d iA participant learn to protect during an Earthquake.
Th ti i t l t t t d iThe participants learn to protect during an Earthquake.
A participant expresses his confidence to cope withA participant expresses his confidence to cope with disasters with the learning.
A participant speaks with happiness about theA participant speaks with happiness about the education and training imparted to them.
The group of participants with Experts of SaritsaThe group of participants with Experts of Saritsa Foundation.
Thank You !!Thank You !!Thank You !!Thank You !!