Letter from Fr. John Vattamattom from CHAI on a Request for Reflection on the Relief and Rehabilitation Work and preparation for a disaster management scheme

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Title: Letter from Fr. John Vattamattom from CHAI on a Request for Reflection on the Relief and Rehabilitation Work and preparation for a disaster management scheme
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THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE EARTHQUAKE RELIEF AND
REHABILITATION WORK AND THE AUSPICES OF THE
CHAI/SANGHI CAMP

Dear Friends
Sub : Reflection on the Relief and Rehabilitation Work
and preparation for a disaster management scheme.
TOWARDS

Greetings from Fr. John!
LIFE

IN

ITS

FULLNESS

This is in continuation of my letter to you dated 11 May 1994 regarding the
above subject. The response from those who have been invited has been
reasonably good. We expect a word of confirmation from others in the com
ing days. Arrangements are being made both for the reflection session on
24th and 25th June and also for the visit to Nandurga camp on 22nd and
23rd June so as to make the experiences as fruitful as it can be made.
As said in the earlier letter the objectives of the meeting are three fold :

1. Gather together the experiences of volunteers in the disaster management
at the Nandurga camp.

2. Exchange ideas on building up healthy communities in the affected
villages.
3. Setting up a disaster management cell.
To facilitate meaningful interaction it is suggested that each of the partici
pants come prepared to share their experiences and reflections. It could be
prepared in the following lines:

FIFTY YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE NATION

REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT XXI OF 1860 S1755 OF 1960-61 REGD. OFFICE: CBCI CENTRE GOLDAKKHANA NEW DELHI 110 001 TEL 310694 344470

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NOT TO ANY PARTICULAR PERSON

1. What was your motivation to join the camp and the early experiences
after joining the camp ?

2. Did arrangements in the camp and its general organisation help meeting
needs of affected people ? If Yes/No highlight.
3. What were the things that made the camp effective/not effective ? List out
areas and give reasons.

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4. Management of the camp including its organisation at different levels,
Central Coordinating Committee in Hyderabad, Field and Administra
tive Coordinators at the camp, task groups, sub-camps etc. adequate
response to the situation.
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5. How do you evaluate the liaison of the camp with people and agencies;
village elders, people in general, the sick, youth, children, government
department officials and other voluntary organisations etc.?

6. What comments do you have to make the management of disasters more
effective in future'

7. What do you recommend for our future involvement in Nandurga and the
surrounding villages to make them healthy communities with full
participation of people ?
8. Any other areas you may want to share on.

Looking forward to meeting you all here soon and with personal regards.
Yours Sincerely

Fr-JOHN VATTAMATTOM svd
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

P.S. : If some of you could prepare a short write up on your personal
experiences with the people especially in the beginning stages you
may do so and bring them along which will be useful for us.

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