People centered and people owned DRR workshops

Saritsa Foundation in partnership with Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, a deemed University, and local community of Bhopal, Madhaya Pradesh, India, is organizing awareness and preparedness workshops for University staff, students and community representatives including women, youth, NGOs and persons with dis ability. The team of experts will prepare the participants as trainers and motivators to provide local leadership to their community to build capacity to minimize risks from man-made and natural disasters as well as climate change impacts.

The objectives of the are:

1. To raise awareness impart education and training to the participants to be trainers and motivators to lead the DRR campaigns.
2. To sensitize population on a  'people centered and people owned approach to DRR.
3. To seek cooperation from people in local governance.

Saritsa Foundation has a mission to reach to people, talk to people and prepare people to be equal partners in the process of disaster management. It recognizes the importance of building capacity to have resilient individuals, resilient families and resilient community at bottom of the pyramid where most vulnerable live and face disasters often in rural and urban India.

It is an ongoing mission by Saritsa Foundation to build a momentum to mainstream the people to share information, expertise and local resources as well as imparting education and practical training to make participants to mind map risks to their community and develop viable response mechanism. It is being implemented with minimal resources with commitment, accountability and innovative partnerships.