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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
to “Door Steps of vulnerable people ­ "A People Centered, People Led, and People Owned
Resilience and Safety Culture Methodology.
Dear Friends and Well wishers of Saritsa Foundation, I wish you a Great year of Happiness
and Prosperity. On the outset of the New Year I share with you the most valuable award to
Saritsa Foundation has been honored with.
Mr. Salvano Briceno, Director (Former) United Nations International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction recommends the humble work of Saritsa Foundation to International Community
on LinkedIn. I share it as follows.
MR. SALVANO BRICENO’S RECOMMENDATION ON LINKED IN‐9 JAN 2013
“Colonel Nagar has made a substantive contribution to building capacity of children, women,
disabled and vulnerable citizens of India with a view to saving lives in disasters and climate

2. emergencies in the past 12 years. I recommend supporting his work and to sensitize more
people to join this mission to save lives and recognize the importance of RIGHT TO LIFE
SECURITY and reducing risk and vulnerability related with natural hazards by building
knowledge and imparting education. During my tenure as head of the UNISDR secretariat, we
were pleased to collaborate with Colonel Nagar and helped disseminate his work through the
UNISDR public information means.”
Sálvano Briceño, Director, UNISDR, United Nations
was with another company when working with Colonel Nagar M at Saritsa Foundation
(Saritsa Charity Trust)
(Please Note – Mr. Salvano Briceno of UNITED NATIONS‐INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR
DISASTER REDUCTION DIRECTOR(Now retiree) has revolutionized and transformed strategies
and plans to guide all the nations of the world to evolve National Disaster Management
policies and plans for implemental locally to minimize losses in disasters and climate change
in about past 12 years. His level of interaction was Prime Ministers, Presidents and Ministers
of Disaster Management throughout the world. Yet he has recognized the work of Saritsa
Foundation and endorsed it many times.)
The New year has brought ripples of joy and rays of hope to Saritsa Foundation ( Saritsa
Charity Trust ) to continue to commit ourselves to add to our unshakable faith and loyalty to
our Mission to save innocent lives and means of livelihood of most vulnerable people in
disasters by providing them access to information, knowledge, education and training to
minimize risks from disasters and climate change. We shall reach to people, talk to people
and prepare people by reaching to their DOOR STEPS in rural and urban India to build
resilience and Safety Culture.
Our innovative approach to advocate and practice “People Centered, People Led and People
Owned” approach to the process of Disaster Risk Reduction is recognized as a valuable
concept with its strength of replication internationally. I had the opportunity to air my views
with conviction, passion and our accomplishments where we have empowered 2,05,000
people, especially, children, women and persons with disability who are most vulnerable in
emergencies of disasters at a conference of members of Global Network of Civil Society
Members at Thailand in February 2012 as well as at 5th
Asian Ministers Conference for
Disaster Risk Reduction with a theme to build local capacities from 22 October to 25 October
2012. It is shared here with a sense of pride that a large number of Members of Parliament
from Asian countries and members of international delegations endorsed our concept
enthusiastically and termed it a viable solution and acceptable approach internationally as
way to future. It is Bottom Upward capacity building way to Disaster Risk Reduction which
begins at the Door Steps of people not at the corridors of governments.

3. Saritsa Foundation recognizes that “First Aid” in meeting the challenges of disasters are
people themselves they have to develop skills and confidence to save many lives till arrival of
outside help.
I quote a visionary king “The common people are the foundation of any country. It is only
when this foundation is strong that a country may be stable and prosperous. “The King
Sezong the Great, Ruler of Chosen Korea (South Korea 1418)
I find a resembling similarity and connectivity where we fully believe that if people are given
opportunity they will strengthen the system to recognize the needed importance of Right to
life Security in disasters and comprehend their role and responsibility at individual and
societal level.
My deepest thoughts in personal circumstances at the time of beginning of year 2013 are
filled with your personal commitment to the mission of Saritsa Foundation. We had a year
with good success where we could reach to about 11500 school children, women, persons
with disability and community groups during the past year to raise their awareness and
preparedness level to recognize the importance of RIGHT TO LIFE SAFETY with an
understanding their own role and responsibility to save lives in disasters and spread this
awareness amongst their families, friends and societal members.
There were no projects or funding from international organizations or national government.
Our mission has been sustained with your support in kind, partnership of local societal
organizations like religious mandals, political party volunteers, administrations of educational
institutions and universities ,members of corporate sector and local government authorities.
It is one of the leading idea where Disaster Risk Reduction initiatives have to be with
partnership of the people and not fully dependent on funding from international
organizations and national governments only. I am happy to say that it is success of endeavor
which we have advocated and practiced with. The measured response by people those who
supported us has been heartening. It has strengthened us to remain targeted to our cause.
This highlights that what we have evolved as a system is a dynamic system with our ethical
accountability. The virtue of humility and passion of highest level to progress our mission has
mirrored our image of an organization which is symbol of pride and inspires international
community to consider it one of the examples of good practice where life saving in disasters
is made people centric mission.
I seek support of citizens, students, retired and senior citizens, religious organizations, social
forums, NGOs, academic institutions, school and college administrations, staff and employees
of hospitals and primary health centers, corporate leaders, local and state government
authorities, elected representatives and the media to make saving innocent lives in disasters

4. a sensitive issue and a priority. Choose 5 families to raise awareness and impart education to
develop their skills and confidence and you will render a valuable service to people to
empower them.
All friends who are linked with me at LinkedIn and on Face book, especially my friend’s who
are Alumni’s of BITS Pilani have to take a serious note of my request and associate
themselves with the mission of Saritsa Foundation.
We plan to empower 15,000 school children, women, persons with disabilities and vulnerable
citizens to cope with disasters and climate change up to 31 March 2014.
REQUEST
I humbly request my friends, well wishers, like minded Professionals, Corporate Captains,
National and International Donors to develop a new wave of philanthropy to recognize Right
to Life, Safety as important dimension of giving where innocent lives are saved by preparing
people to understand their role and responsibility to protect in Disasters and emergency of
hazards. Please support this vital mission of Saritsa Foundation. Donate by cheque/draft in
the name of Saritsa Foundation (Saritsa Charity Trust).
Contact :
Saritsa Foundation (Saritsa Charity Trust)
Email: Saritsa@vsnl.net & saritsafoundationindia.in@gmail.com
Mob: 09323157377
Tel: 91 22 24366370 Fax : 91 22 24370138
Website: saritsafoundation.org
YouTube – youtube.com/user/saritsafoundation
Thanking You,
With Warm Regards & Good Wishes
Yours Sincerely,
Colonel N M Verma
Director General
Please also look at photographic presentation given in the subsequent pages
about Saritsa Foundations humble contribution.

5. Activities during 2011
Workshop at Gandhidham, Kutch, Gujarat from 11 to 14 December.
Activities during 2012
A Workshop was organized for Members of Indian Merchant Chamber of Commerce, New
Mumbai, in January 2012. Shri R. K. Jain, Chairman IMC New Mumbai inaugurated it.
Activities during 2012
The Workshop was organized for visually impaired youth (boys and girls) of 109 batch of
Industrial Training Institute of National Association for Blinds, Mumbai India on 16 and 17
May 2012.

6. Workshop at Canteen Store Department, Ministry of Defense, Government of India was
organized from 25 to 26 May 2012, Major General R Suresh, Chairman Canteen Store
Department, Ministry Of Defense, Government of India inaugurates the workshops at
Mumbai.
Activities during 2012
Shri. Laxmikant Parsekar Honorable Minister for Panchayat and health Government of Goa
Releases Village Panchayat Disaster Management Plan at Arambol Panchayat on 21 July
2012.
Workshop for groups of 15 Schools Children and Teachers of Dhabandora Taluka South Goa
to prepare them for Disasters 24 July 2012.

7. Activities during 2012
Workshop was organized at Palghar.
Activities during 2012
Workshop at Udaipur for School Children, Community, Deaf, Dumb and Visually Impaired
Children, and Orphaned Children from 1 to 13 October 2012.
Activities during 2012
The Workshop was organized for Visually Impaired women on 8‐9 December, 2012 at
National Association for Blinds India (NAB) Vocational Institute for Visually Impaired,
Mahalaxmi, Mumbai.

8. International Conferences
Thailand, Bangkok Conference by Global Network of Civil Society Organization in Feb 2012.
Indonesia Conference
Colonel N M Verma, Director General of Saritsa Foundation participated 5th
Asian Ministerial
Conference at Yogyakarta, Indonesia for Disaster Risk Reduction from 22nd
October to 25th
October seen with Honorable Minister of Disaster Management of Indonesia and other
Dignitaries.
At a Conference at Incheon Seoul, Republic of South Koria & at Shanghai, China.

9. AApppprreecciiaattiioonnss aanndd EEnnccoouurraaggeemmeennttss
CM RajasthanCM Goa­2012­13CM Goa­2011 CM Delhi
President–2007­08President ­ 2004 CM Maharashtra­2003­04Vice President–2003­04
Governor of
Tamilnadu­2005
Governor of
Maharashtra­2012­13
With CM of
Maharashtra­ Jan.
2013
Governor of
Maharashtra­2008­09

10.
International
THANK YOU !!
I look forward to share more….
Governor of
Chhattisgarh­2006
Vice Chairman
NDMA­2008
Governor of Gujarat Governor of Gujarat­
2001­2002
Deputy Mayor of
Incheon, South
Korea‐ 2010
Margareta
Wahlstrom, United
Nation‐UNISDR, 2009
Director UNISDR
Mr. Salvano
Briceno‐2007
Director General of
Afghanistan Disaster
Management Authority