Colonel N M Verma's Posts - edu4DRR2024-03-29T12:14:33ZColonel N M Vermahttp://www.edu4drr.org/profile/ColonelNMVermahttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2523730822?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://www.edu4drr.org/profiles/blog/feed?user=0ub59te6ydl2g&xn_auth=noSaritsa Foundation Equalizes Opportunities for DRR to School Children and Community Groups at Goa in December 2013.tag:www.edu4drr.org,2014-01-10:2114760:BlogPost:362982014-01-10T11:30:00.000ZColonel N M Vermahttp://www.edu4drr.org/profile/ColonelNMVerma
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Saritsa Foundation in its continues endeavors towards imparting Life Saving Education to minimize losses of lives and property in disasters. </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Saritsa Foundation imparted knowledge and practical training with mock drills, as well as for preparing of search and rescue teams with needed equipment to about 1700 school teachers, school children groups (including a group of disabled children) of 70 schools…</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Saritsa Foundation in its continues endeavors towards imparting Life Saving Education to minimize losses of lives and property in disasters. </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>Saritsa Foundation imparted knowledge and practical training with mock drills, as well as for preparing of search and rescue teams with needed equipment to about 1700 school teachers, school children groups (including a group of disabled children) of 70 schools as well as Village Panchayat Members and Sarpanches of 6 subdivisions of South Goa including people in local governance.</strong></span></p>
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<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong>The workshops were organized in partnership with Government of Goa from 10th December to 18th December 2013.</strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vknQ9brPww&feature=c4-overview&list=UUCbwbvVQmwVSvW7b_bSHPsA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vknQ9brPww&feature=c4-overview&list=UUCbwbvVQmwVSvW7b_bSHPsA</a></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2"><strong><a target="_self" href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2540740288?profile=original">Saritsa%20Prepares%20School%20Children%20and%20Community%20Groups%20for%20Disasters%20at%20Goa%20-10%20Dec%20to%2018%20Dec%202013.pdf</a></strong></span></p>
<p></p>Sharing Saritsa Foundation With Humbleness - I Receiving Global Award - Karamveer Puraskar.tag:www.edu4drr.org,2014-01-10:2114760:BlogPost:362262014-01-10T11:30:00.000ZColonel N M Vermahttp://www.edu4drr.org/profile/ColonelNMVerma
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>KARAMVEER PURUSH KAR (GLOBAL AWARD) TO COLONEL N M VERMA</b></span></p>
<p><span class="font-size-2" style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b> I have pleasure to share with you</b> <b>that in recognition of my humble contribution for Life Saving Education to people to protect lives and means of livelihood in disasters in past 14 years, I have been approved by the Jury of The International Confederation…</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b>KARAMVEER PURUSH KAR (GLOBAL AWARD) TO COLONEL N M VERMA</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b> I have pleasure to share with you</b> <b>that in recognition of my humble contribution for Life Saving Education to people to protect lives and means of livelihood in disasters in past 14 years, I have been approved by the Jury of The International Confederation of NGOS ( iCONGO ) and REX Karamveer to receive Karamveer Puraskaar (A global award-as Life Time Achievement) and will be welcomed as Nobel Laureate 2013-2014 at REX International Conclave at DELHI on 25, 26 and 27 Feb 2014. It is a Global Award for social justice & citizen action. It is a highly coveted award (for people who have been sustainably transforming society for years and years), instituted in partnership with the UN and various organizations from all sectors, which are given to citizens from across the globe and from across all sectors (government, media, corporate, NGOs, schools, colleges, housing societies etc) for their exceptional work to bring about a change in the society. The first recipient of this award was Dr. Varghese Kurien, He wrote about the award“ Of all the awards I have been honoured with, Karmaveer Puraskaar holds a special place in my heart, since unlike most other awards, one does not need to indulge in any nepotism or lobby with any political or social faction for the Karmaveer award. One can simply earn this honour and recognition by doing something noble to make a difference in our world.” <br/> This award has also been receive by Mother Teresa, Anna Hazare and Dr MS Swaminathan, the eminent scientist and Anu Agha an industrialist and Social worker and Many more eminent persons who work for betterment of society.<br/> This all has been possible with your Good Wishes.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b>I always need your support and encouragement.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b>THE TEAM OF SARITSA FOUNDATION IS A PARTNER IN THIS AWARD.</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b>Thanking You,</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b>With Best Regards</b></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;" class="font-size-2"><b>Colonel N M Verma</b></span></p>Saritsa Foundation celebrated International Disaster Reduction Day from 1 to 13 October 2012tag:www.edu4drr.org,2012-11-23:2114760:BlogPost:298762012-11-23T08:13:44.000ZColonel N M Vermahttp://www.edu4drr.org/profile/ColonelNMVerma
<p>Saritsa Foundation celebrated International Disaster Reduction Day by organizing workshops for community groups at International Day UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN from 1 October to 13 October 2012. The focus of this year's for Disaster Reductions Celebration has been to sensitize equalization of opportunities to women and girls to be resilient and identify the importance of safety culture. Saritsa Foundation advocates and practices People centered, People led and People owned Disaster risk reduction…</p>
<p>Saritsa Foundation celebrated International Disaster Reduction Day by organizing workshops for community groups at International Day UDAIPUR, RAJASTHAN from 1 October to 13 October 2012. The focus of this year's for Disaster Reductions Celebration has been to sensitize equalization of opportunities to women and girls to be resilient and identify the importance of safety culture. Saritsa Foundation advocates and practices People centered, People led and People owned Disaster risk reduction methodology to reach to the “Door Steps” of people as a Mobile University. Girls , women and women with disability have been nucleus of building capacity for disasters since its birth on 5 June 2000.</p>
<p>The workshops were organized to translate ethos and guidelines of Hyogo framework for action and to further objectives of UNISDR into reality at grass root level: Building understanding and awareness, use knowledge, innovation, and build culture of safety and resilience at all levels. Saritsa Foundation has imparted knowledge and practical training to 20,3500 people including 8,900 persons with disabilities where women and girls have touched about 40 percent of the participants. It has paid specific attention to marginalized women in women homes, tribal women and women sex workers and their gill children.</p>
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<p>Keeping in view its mission, Saritsa Foundation identified 5 groups of people and conducted workshops to raise awareness, impart education, practical training with mock drills as well as to use local resource to save lives in disasters.</p>
<p>The First group of participants consisted of 1100 girls and women teachers of two schools for girls and one co - education school where boys and girls study together with equal numbers. </p>
<p>The second group of participants were 150 orphaned children of Shri Pravin Shah orphanage Udaipur, Rajasthan. These children needed this education most because they do not have any access to such an education to protect themselves.</p>
<p>The third group of participants were 150 deaf, dumb and visually impaired participants of APNA GHAR, UDAIPUR. To be with them with an instructor of sign language, was highly satisfying when they took part in practical practices and mock drills. </p>
<p>The fourth group of participants for the workshop were 125 hospital staff, nursing assistants and doctors of Narayan Sewa Sansthan Hospital for Polio patients. </p>
<p> The fifth group of participants were members of Vigyan Samiti, Meera Rotary Club, Mahaveer International, Inner wheel Club, Maheshswari manswini, Sakhi Club and vishveswariya College of Fire and Safety Engineering who took active part in interactive sessions and practiced use of local resources in mock drills. It is satisfying to mention that 50 percent members in this workshop were women.</p>
<p>These participants were provided with useable inputs of awareness, knowledge, to save lives with practical training and mock drills. They were encouraged to use local resources to respond to disasters and make family disaster management plans to be first aid of Disaster Risk Reduction. School children were guided to organize rescue teams for earthquake and flood.</p>
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<p> It was experienced that, in spite of best efforts by national state, local and international agencies who are making valuable contributions in preparing community groups. There is a long way to make people safer at grass root level. This sensitizes the need to promote “Bottom Upward” mechanisms for Disaster Risk Reduction. It is to be remembered at all celebrations of international community, that, preparing people at grass root is heart and soul of building capacity. </p>
<p>The mission continues</p>"Safer Schools and Safer Children"tag:www.edu4drr.org,2009-07-21:2114760:BlogPost:62862009-07-21T13:40:19.000ZColonel N M Vermahttp://www.edu4drr.org/profile/ColonelNMVerma
Dear Friends,<br />
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Give school children a chance to prepare for disasters and educate them. A country like India has millions of school children in rural and urban poor pockets who are vulnerable to disasters and impacts of climate change. They form the base of the pyramid of preparedness process, yet, there is little access of information, knowledge, thus capacity building. They do not have resources to make use of most valuable tools prepared by experts and practitioners of developed countries.…
Dear Friends,<br />
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Give school children a chance to prepare for disasters and educate them. A country like India has millions of school children in rural and urban poor pockets who are vulnerable to disasters and impacts of climate change. They form the base of the pyramid of preparedness process, yet, there is little access of information, knowledge, thus capacity building. They do not have resources to make use of most valuable tools prepared by experts and practitioners of developed countries. They need committed experts and practitioners to reach to them and empower them. Saritsa Foundation is making a small contribution for the school safety of these needy and vulnerable children.<br />
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Towards its mission, Saritsa Foundation has launched "Safer Schools, Safer Children, Safer Mumbaikars" Campaign to Reduce Risks from disasters and impacts of climate change for 2 years on 8 July 2009. The first workshop was organized in view of gender equality where girls and boys had equal partnership including representation by women and men teachers. The school Rescue Teams prepared for the school were also composed with equal participation. This school has children from poor and disadvantaged families. The second workshop was organized for the teachers undergoing training for school teachers. This group of participants which belongs to ethnic minority community was chosen for this capacity building training workshop. Some of the photographs are displayed here.<br />
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It gives me pleasure to share with you that the team of Saritsa Foundation led by me to participate in the Global platform for disaster risk reduction conference at Geneva from 15 June to 19 June. Saritsa Foundation advocated a paradigm shift in the presently followed approach for preparing communities where capacity building practices trickle down from "Top to Bottom" and may take long to empower most vulnerable at the base of pyramid to Bottom Upwards approach. Also, this may be supported by allocation of resources by international organizations and national governments to reach to lowest level earliest.