Why visually impaired women and girls have to be a most caring humanitarian service to protect them from disasters? India is prone to many kinds of disasters and impacts of climate change. Its 70 million people have to be mainstreamed in the process of preparedness for disasters. Saritsa Foundation recognizes that out of large population of disabled, blind people, especially visually impaired women and girls are most vulnerable in disasters and priorities their preparedness for past 14 years.

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. Why visually impaired women and girls have to be a
most caring humanitarian service to protect them
from disasters?
India is prone to many kinds of disasters and impacts
of climate change. Its 70 million people have to be
mainstreamed in the process of preparedness for
disasters.
Saritsa Foundation recognizes that out of large
population of disabled, blind people, especially
visually impaired women and girls are most
vulnerable in disasters and priorities their
preparedness for past 14 years. They are mostly poor
and live in most pathetic environment of slums or
temporary hutments in urban and rural areas in India.
They are easy targets for loss of lives, health and
hygiene problems, facing traumas and sexual violence

3. with little help. The most vital factor is well identified
that no one considers it important to mainstream
them in the process of planning, education, decision
making and preparing them to cope with disasters and
adaptation to climate change. This recognizes the most
important factor for empowerment of women and girls
to cope with disasters.
Saritsa Foundation begins its mission with a first
workshop of the year for them.

4. Objectives
1. To develop rapport with disabled to change their
mindset of helplessness and powerlessness by
reaching to them at their “Door Steps” with
development of scientific knowledge in graduated
manner.
2. Develop individual willingness to prepare and
make them believe that “I can prepare, I will
prepare and I will protect myself”.
3. Identifying individual capacities and provide
awareness as needed.
4. Raise their awareness to sensitize
parents, families, institute administrations and
people in local governance where they belong to.

5. 5. To build capacity by imparting life saving
education.
6. Make practical training and mock drills as an
important part of training.
7. Encourage them to develop networks with family
members, friends, office administrations and local
authorities of their areas.
8. Making of evacuation and recovery plans.
9. Provide Braille books, Audio books, Sign language
handouts and Pictorial books to strengthen the
process.
Saritsa Foundation conducted workshop for Smt.
Kumudben Dwarkadas Vora Industrial Blind Home for
Blind Women at Andheri on 27 January 2014.

7. Colonel N M Verma Director
General, Prof. Smita Kadam
Executive Director and Colonel T.
Sundaram Senior Faculty of Saritsa
Foundation welcomed by
participants.

9. The Energetic and
Inspired
Participants

11. Mock Drills
for
Earthquake

16. Mock Drills
for Floods

21. Mock Drills for
Terrorism and
Bomb Blast

24. Mock Drills
for Fire

27. First Aid &
Evacuation

31. The Group of
Participants with
Experts of Saritsa
Foundation

33. 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- www.saritsafoundation.org (Only 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

34. 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
Mob - 91 9870008717
PayPal Account shall be intimated shortly.

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