Re: Re: Procative management of natural disater

[Guest guest]

Dear Sir,

Thanks a lot for sharing your experience on camp management for

Disaster affected areas.

As you have rightly pointed out “We “feeling between camp authorities

and community is a must for smooth management of the camp.

The camps should be organized in such a way to provide healthy

atmosphere to camp authorities, should have a suitable place to

store medicines, bleaching powder etc.

Trupti

From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>Subject: Re: Procative management of natural disaternetrum Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 6:12 AM

Hi,- Advance visit for establishing liasion and reccee- Meeting the opinion leaders of the community- Establishment of public relationshelps in logistics and administrtaion of the camp.The advantages of advance visit are :- It removes the "stress of unknown"- Builds "WE" feeling between the camp authorities and community- Helps finding out the existing facilities, infrastructure and need of the communityThe advance visit ideally should be by the decision maker from the camp authorities. It should be pre-announced to community and DTP for meeting must be fixed. Advance party must reach there 5-10 minutes before time. It should be during light hours. The advance party should not expect any great hospitality from the community and go self contained including snacks, drinking water, security , mobiles/walkie- talkie sets etc; The advance visit party must not waste time in sight

seeing or other non targeted issues. It should be pure and absolute business.In the camps that have been put by us, I have always accompanied during the liasion visit along with 4-5 of our dedicated team members who are hard workers and contribute to planning and subsequent execution.Vijay>> Friends,> > When organizing a mobile camp in the disaster affected area, I have felt the necessity of prier discussion, with other parties / NGO/ Govt. agencies doing similar job in the area. It is very important to collaborate with them so that focus area of activity will be different, to achieve a common goal.> > Like if one NGO, doing in water sanitation or health education in the particular area it is better

to concentrate on disease / medicine distribution.> > Prier field visit is a must, before organizing a camp. One should discuss with local people for smooth management of the camp.> > Trupti>

[Guest guest]

Friends,

The camp should identify active young persons as group leaders and delegate with responsibilities to form sub -groups to supervise or carry out different actions like

1. Water supply

2. Nutrition and food hygiene

3. Sanitary facilities

4. Environmental sanitation / Proper garbage disposal

5. Wound management and first aid

6. Prevention and treatment of infectious disease

7. Psychological support

Trupti

From: Vijay <drvijaythawani@...>Subject: Re: Procative management of natural disaternetrum Date: Monday, December 29, 2008, 6:27 AM

Hi,The main move for the camp should be preceeded by advance party of staff which should include the persons who are best at setting up of the camp and competent improvisers. They must be willing to do all sorts of jobs, be ready to run around, suffer the hardship so that the main party which arrives later can be made comfortable and can start the work instantly, without any wastage of time in setting up the camp.The advance party also should carry cooked food, drinking water, sleeping bag, first aid material, lighting system (torch, generator, lantern but NO open flame lighting) bleaching powder to chlorinate the water source, disinfectants and back pack spraying material to sanitise the area of the camp. We also used to carry a portable water pump which was mounted on trolly to fill the water drums for main body and electric wires, connector boards, master switch bosard

etc.Vijay> >> > Friends,> > > > When organizing a mobile camp in the

disaster affected area, I > have felt the necessity of prier discussion, with other parties / > NGO/ Govt. agencies doing similar job in the area. It is very > important to collaborate with them so that focus area of activity > will be different, to achieve a common goal.> > > > Like if one NGO, doing in water sanitation or health education in > the particular area it is better to concentrate on disease / > medicine distribution.> > > > Prier field visit is a must, before organizing a camp. One should > discuss with local people for smooth management of the camp.> > > > Trupti> >>