Saritsa Foundation organizes workshop for officers, staff and families of Canteen Store

Department, Ministry of Defense,

Government of India

on 25 and 26 May 2012.

Dear Friends, Team of Saritsa Foundation keeps on adding to moments of happiness by empowering common citizens to minimize risks from disasters and impacts of climate change by raising awareness, imparting education and training and encouraging them to isle local resources for improvisations to protect. Sritsa Foundation organized workshops for 550 officers, staff and family members of Canteen Stores Department, Ministry of Defense, Government of India on 8 and 9 June 2012.

Major General R Suresh Chairman Canteen Stores Department inaugurated the workshops. The event has been published in the training events of United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction – Website – www.Preventionweb.net . The contends are given in next two slide:-

Preparing defense services employees of Canteen

Stores Department in India

Type: Training Course

Date: 25-27 May 2012

Location: India (Mumbai)

Venue: Head Office, ADALPHI, Church Gate Mumbai

Main organizer

Saritsa Foundation

Main host

India - government, Canteen Stores Department

Description

• Saritsa Foundation in partnership with Canteen Stores Department of Defense Services, Government of India, is organizing workshops for officers, staff and their families to raise their awareness and impart education and practical training to build their capacity to cope with disasters.

• It is an initiative by Saritsa Foundation where civilians as defense employees of Canteen Stores Department are being main streamed in the process of capacity building for DRR, thus transforming DRR as people centered, people led and people owned campaign.

• It is an initiative as good practice where many societal groups have to be interwoven progressively to make DRR a reality.

• Additional information

• http://www.saritsafoundation.org/events.html

• Keywords

• Themes:Capacity Development, Media

• Countries/Regions:India

Major General R Suresh, Chairman Canteen Store Department, Ministry Of Defense , Government Of India Inaugurates the

workshops CSD.

The Participants

Women Participants

Major General R Suresh speaking to the Participants

Shri. R K Gupta, Deputy General Manger thanks the team of Saritsa Foundation.