Saritsa Foundation in its continues endeavors towards imparting Life Saving Education to minimize losses of lives and property in disasters. 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. The workshops were organized in partnership with Government of Goa from 10th December to 18th December 2013. The photographs given in sub sequent slides speak about it!!

1. SARITSA FOUNDATION (SARITSA CHARITY TRUST)
A Mobile University For Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Change – Mission
National Security.
"Reach to People, Talk to People and Prepare People“
Builds capacity to reduce risks from disasters and climate change by
advocating and practicing. People Centered, People Led, and People Owned
Resilience – Investing in Life Saving Education.

2. Saritsa Foundation in its continues endeavors towards
imparting Life Saving Education to minimize losses of
lives and property in disasters.
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.
The workshops were organized in partnership with
Government of Goa from 10th December to 18th
December 2013.
The photographs given in sub sequent slides speak
about it!!

3. The first workshop was inaugurated by Shri. Subhash Desai, MLA Sanguem
Constituency and Chairman of INFO TECH Corporation of Goa Ltd. on 10th
December 2013. The Workshop was conducted for students from 10 High
Schools and one Higher Secondary School with their Teachers and Village
Panchyat Members.

4. Participants

5. School Search and Rescue team for Earthquake – Equalization
of opportunities to girls students

6. School Search and Rescue team for Floods

7. Shri. Naresh, MLA and Chair Person of Goa Tourism inaugurated
the workshop at Quepem Taluka, Goa on 11th December 2013.

8. The Chief Guest, The Deputy Collector and Mamlatdar learn to use
Life Jackets to protect during floods – leading from front to inspire
participants

9. School Search and Rescue team for Earthquake

10. Village Panchayat and Teachers Search and Rescue team for
Earthquake

11. Village Panchayat and Teachers Search and Rescue team for
Floods

12. Participants

13. Shri. Prashant Shirodkar, Deputy Collector of Dharbandora
Taluka, Goa welcomed by participant on 12th December 2013.

14. Colonel N M Verma, Director General Saritsa Foundation lighting
the inauguration lamp.

15. School Search and Rescue team for Earthquake

16. School Search and Rescue team for Floods

17. Participants

18. Shri. Ramesh Talvatkar, Honorable Minister for Sports and
Youth, Government of Goa inaugurated the workshop at
Canacona, Goa on 13th December 2013.

19. Prof. Smita Kadam speaking at a workshop at Canacona Taluka,
Goa on 13th December 2013

20. Search and Rescue team of Village Panchayat Members for
Earthquake

21. Search and Rescue team of Village Panchayat Members for Flood

22. Participants

23. Additional Collector South Goa, Mrs. Sangeeta Naik inaugurated
the workshop at Madgaon on 14th and 16th December 2013.

24. Search and Rescue team by Disabled Children for Earthquake

25. Search and Rescue team of Village Panchayat Members for Flood

26. Search and Rescue team by school children for Earthquake

27. Participants on an improvised floater - a practice

28. Search and Rescue team by school children for Flood.

29. Shri. Yashwant Tawde, IAS Chairperson Municipalities(third
from left) inaugurated the programme at Vasco, Goa on 17th
December.

30. Search and Rescue team by school children for Earthquake.

31. School Girls of Vasco learn to use Life Jackets and enjoy it.

32. The participants of Kings School at workshop, Madgaon, Goa –
18th December 2013.

33. Sir. Vijay Raj, Principal of The Kings School, Madgaon welcoming
the team of Saritsa Foundation.

34. School Search and Rescue team for Earthquake.

35. Participants on an improvised floater - a practice

36. The Panches and Sarpanches(Village elected body members)
with the team of Saritsa Foundation.

37. Colonel N M Verma being received by Prof. Sanjeev Kumar Agarwal
Director BITS PILANI Goa Campus to discuss Life Saving Education
initiatives for the students of BITS Goa

38. Discussion about the mission of Saritsa Foundation and its relevance to make
Life Saving Education inclusive part of education to prepare students to
minimize risk from disasters for the students of BITS campuses and other
Institutions. Colonel N M Verma was also honored here as an Alumni of BITS
with the presentation of a Souvenir on 17th December 2013.

39. Impact
Quantification

40. These workshops were conducted with simple ideas and
designs where school children, senior school children,
representatives of village elected members and disabled
children could learn with enhanced zeal and enthusiasm.
It raised awareness amongst them to be self reliant to
protect by responding with developed skills. Practical
training , mock drills and innovative use of local resources
strengthened their retention. They could prepare search
and rescue team as per defined roles and equipment in
quickest time. Each school rescue teams as well as the
teams of village panchayat members and sarpanches
groups competed with each other.
The participants also understood the importance to
provide immediate first aid at their level to injured
persons and evacuate them as practiced, ways and means
during practice and rehearsals.

41. Analyzing the impacts through a feedback of large
number of students, teachers and village panchayat
members and sarpanches also helped in quantification
of impacts.
Feedback given by Some of them is given below:-
Deapvihar High School, Headland Sada
Teacher – Mr. Antonio M De Souza
Tel – 2521295 / 2594882
Teacher writes –
“The workshop was very educative . Its content
is very good and useful. It will stand in good
steed during disasters and in times of
emergencies in order to minimize risk and
causalities.”

43. Concolim United Higher Secondary
School, Salcete Goa
Teacher writes –
“This is a feed on the disaster management
workshop. It was an excellent one. The practical
training part was really interesting . Students
enjoyed performing in front of the audience.
The speakers also were good.”

45. St. Xavier's Institute Curtorim, Salcete Goa
Teacher – Mr. Atonanand S. Pednekar
Mob- 9960590665
Teacher writes “It was a wonderful workshop base on disaster.
The resource faculty of Colonel Verma, Prof.
Kadam and Shri. Dalal were excellent. Their
words are like Gold. ”

47. Mother of Merry English School, Vasco
Teacher – Mrs. Bibi Hasina Shaikh
Mob- 7875833487 / 2510860
Teacher writes “This workshop was very worth and also
interesting. It gave teachers and students lot of
information.
Throughout this workshop we can be alert and
ready to face disasters.
The students also will learn to be alert to talk to
stranger.
This workshop has made the students to make
different types of projects. The resource person
of this workshop was really very motivate”

49. Our Lady of Candelaria High School Baina,
Vasco, Goa
Teacher – Mrs. Shobha M. Pillai
Mob- 0832-2515093
Teacher writes “This workshop on disaster management was
very relevant to the students of Vasco city.
There were lots of practical information and
first hand experiences on various types of
rescue operation during different types of
natural disasters. The resource persons tried to
ensure maximum participants of the students.”

51. Maria Esperanca Fernandes Betalbatim Village
Panchayat (Village elected body) Sarpanch
Writes “Today workshops about the disasters I like it
very much. It is very important to us as V.P.
Members to teach the local about the fire and
regarding the safety of all the subjects and very
grateful and thankful.”

53. Maria Parera,Panch Member of Village
Panchayat BetalBatam
Panch Member writes “I was very happy to attend this program
organized by Saritsa Foundation regarding
safety during many emergency for saving life.
Terrorism is a very common factor and to be
active during such an emergency have be taught
very clearly. All the topics were very useful and I
have noted down all the details which will help
us in the near future and given to our village
through our Panchayat. Hope to have such
demonstrations in future.”

55. Appreciations
Executive Magistrates of subdivisions of
South Goa, Government of Goa appreciate
the Capacity Building Workshops
conducted by the team of Saritsa
Foundation.

61. Please Contact/Donate
saritsa@vsnl.net OR saritsafoundationindia.in@gmail.com,
http://www.youtube.com/user/saritsafoundation
Mob- 09323157377,
Tel- 91 22 24366370
Fax - 022- 24370138
Website- saritsafoundation.org (Mozilla Firefox)
Donation/Support by donors/supporters be sent on name of Saritsa
Foundation(Saritsa Charity Trust) by Cheque/Draft to Corporation
Bank, Mumbai Worli Branch India. SB Account No. 017400101011299.
IFSC : CORP0000174. OR

62. Transfer of the Donation/Support on name of Prof. Smita
Kadam, Executive Director through Western Union Money
Transfer,
Mumbai India.
Address for Western Union Money Transfer –Prof. Smita Kadam
National HQ –
Flat No.-3, Pankaj CHS, S R Keer Marg, Bhandar Lane, Mahim
West, Mumbai – 400016.
Email for information - saritsa@vsnl.net
Tel. – 91 22 2436 6370
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