Saritsa Foundation in Collaboration with Government of Goa (Collective North Goa and Collective South Goa) conducted workshops for Monsoon Awareness and preparedness from 30 May to 20 June 2011.for the people of 12 Talukas (12 Sub Division of the District which included 1800 fishermen women, repetitive of village panchayats and Nagar parishads (Local Village Body and Municipality, people in local Government, Members of NGOs and School Children. It is one the good examples where Disasters Management process was made people centered and people owned. The workshops at various Talukas were inaugurated by honorable chief Minister Shri. Digambar Kamat, Shri. Ravi Naik honorable Minister of home, Shri. Pratap Singh Rane, speaker  Goa Assembly and Shri.  Frances Dsouza Minister of Revenue which shows commitment of the people in local in the State Government. Some of the Photos given below:-

Mr. Philes Dsouza, Revenue Minister Govt. of Goa, addressing the participants at inauguration of the workshop at Vasco- Degam on 14 June.

  Shri. Pratap Singh Rane, honourable speaker Goa assembly delivering a speech at inauguration of a workshop Vapoli, Goa.

    Shri, Ravi Naik, Honorable Minister of home, Government of Goa inaugurating the workshop at Ponda Goa.(in dark shirt)

  Chief Minister of Goa Shri Digambar kamat lighting the lamp to inaugurate the workshop at Madgaon Goa on 13 June 2011.

  Women Participants in a happy mood after practice of using live jackets to swim in emergency of floods. ( The sarpancs of a village is in black saree and Mrs Shirdkar is a Mamledar of collector North Goa Office.

A group of participants at Ponda workshops

A patient being rescued on an improvised floater of tubes-a mock drill in the workshop.