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Creating a Task-force of Youth Volunteers for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response

Creating a Task-force of Youth Volunteers for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response

Creating a Task-force of Youth Volunteers for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response Preparedness EduCARE India chose to scale down most of its projects to focus on covid-19 response in early 2020. The NGO continued to invest heavily on mobilising youth volunteers for Creating a Task-force of Youth Volunteers for Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Response Preparedness.  Through early 2020 to early 2022, a total of about 5000 volunteers were trained in various skill-sets (Basic Fundamentals of Disaster Management, Volunteering,…

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Expansion of Medical and Healthcare Outreach initiatives through 2020

Expansion of Medical and Healthcare Outreach initiatives through 2020

initiatives during the coronavirus / covid-19 pandemic response through 2020 – EduCARE India has been providing volunteer support services to local Red Cross and a charity hospital during COVID-19 pandemic response in capacity building and strategic initiatives, including infrastructural development, community kitchen, new strategic initiatives, training and development,  community disaster education, and emergency first aid. EduCARE India volunteers and international students in internship, namely Freja from Denmark and Julia from Netherlands had initiated a “Kangra Fights Corona” initiative in the…

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Steps towards a sustainable future

Steps towards a sustainable future

(towards-a-sustainable-future-swash-project–educare-india-intern-steps) Just a short walk away from the main square in the village of Naddi lives a small community that we refer to as the “Shanney community”. It consists of eight families, about 40 people and although they are only a short distance away from the main village they tend to live their daily lives somewhat removed from it. Like every person around the world they have basic needs and wants with regards to their health and sanitation but due…

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Solar energy collector project bearing first fruit

Solar energy collector project bearing first fruit

Time flies, six months have passed very quickly and now I find myself at the end of my stay in India. It’s been an experience full of amazing people and challenges hidden where least expected. It’s been six months of working on alternative energy project – a solar water heater. During this time I have experienced many ups and downs and I even doubted if I would be able to see the result of my work. Three days ago I…

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