Wagholi Educational Rehabilitation Centre- Pune(WERC),
BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANADisaster Management
A social welfare organisation
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BHARATIYA JAIN SANGHATANA (BJS)
VISION
To contribute towards
improving
the quality of life
for
the citizens and the society
Identifying issues related to traditions, health and education
that are hampering social growth and development
Create awareness and a vibrant national network
for social transformation
Develop and implement plans and programs
for betterment of the society
Build capability for rescue and relief operations in the wake of
disasters in the shortest possible time.
Strategy formulation and it’s implementation for long term
rehabilitation of disaster affected people
MISSION
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The Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana, A non-profit, non-political,
social service organization was founded by Shri. Shantilal Muttha
in 1985 with multifarious objectives :
Calamity & Disaster Management
Emergency Relief Work
Education of the Economically weak section of the
population
Dealing with Psychology of Children, to avoid the adverse
effects of Disasters
The vast network of selfless volunteers promptly rise to the
occasion whenever, natural or other Disasters strike the
population anywhere in the country.
Shri. Shantilal Muttha has been in the forefront of social service
for the last 20 years and more since 1985. His leadership style
reflects his personal devotion and sincerely towards selfless
service and genuine concern for social issues. He believes in the
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There are several thousand BJS workers and volunteers spread
across India. Awell defined organization from the National Level
right down to the village level exists.
“If the purpose is right
..... the means will follow”
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Shantilal MutthaFounder BJS
On September 30, 1993, early dawn, when the clock struck 4.00, the
earth was shaken. The unfortunate land was the Killari, Sastur &
Latur Districts of Maharashtra. The loss of life & property was
unimaginably heavy. Several thousand people were rendered
homeless & destitute. Casualty among women, young children and
the aged was much higher than among boys and men. About 5000
children in the age group 1-13 became orphans and destitute. About
3,00,000 people lost their homes and belongings.
The then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri. Sharadji Pawar,
reached the venue of the earthquake within an hour. He took the
lead in managing the unprecedented Disaster. When BJS
approached him with the proposal to extend its support for various
relief & rehabilitation activities, he systematically distributed the
affected villages, so that the relief measures could actually reach
the affected in a systematic, efficient & an effective way.
Under the able guidance of Shri. Sharadji Pawar, BJS swung into
action and brought in tons of relief material to the scene of
devastation. Some 800 BJS volunteers reached the affected area in
just a few hours of the tragedy. Rescue camps were promptly set up
and 30,000 people were provided food shelter and other help for a
period of one month. Medical aid also flowed in ;a team of doctors
was in attendance to provide round the clock assistance. The BJS
camps were so well managed that they drew words of genuine
appreciation from several national leaders.
RELIEF MEASURES – BY BJS
1993 – KILLARI EARTHQUAKE (MAHARASHTRA)
Relief & RehabilitationProjects by BJS
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REHABILITATIONACTIVITIES – BY BJS
BJS RATIONALE : (BASIS – SURVEYAND SOLUTIONS)
The first action, which BJS took on hand was conducting a study-
based survey of the amount of destruction the earthquake had
caused. Also, each affected place was physically visited, and the
aftermaths were measured. After this study, BJS decided to focus its
activities, majorly on Rehabilitation & Education of those children,
who had lost their parents and families.
It was observed during the study that , the empty minds of these
children would stare with vacant eyes, or run after the load full of
trucks bringing food, clothes and other survival related things. If left
out without any mental activity, they would brood over the calamity
in their hearts and it would make them magnify the disaster; finally
translating itself in an irreparable psychological damage. It could
also make them indulge in self pity and render them incapable of self-
reliance and self help. This would in turn result in a very low self-
esteem. Something had to be urgently done, for getting these
children back to study. The slightest delay in getting them back to
school would ruin their future. It would result in a large number of
school dropouts or worse make them go astray. Because of the
general drop in economic activity, many families would face ruin thus
exposing the boys to the risk of falling into the hands of unscrupulous
elements. There have also been reports in the press that a section of
survivors have moved to big cities like Bombay and Pune and have
taken to begging.
The BJS, hence, decided to focus its efforts on the educational
rehabilitation of these children.
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The then Prime Minister Shri. Chandrashekharand the then Chief Minister of MaharashtraShri. Sharad Pawar’s visit to WERC
A Ray of Hope for a Secured Future...
AIMS OF THE PROJECT :
BJSACTION PLAN –
1) Survey & Report
2) Permissions from GovernmentAuthorities
To rehabilitate 1000 orphan & destitute children affected by the
earthquake.
To provide food, shelter, clothing, Education, medical and
health support for a period of ten years.
To provide education and vocational training so that they can, if
they so desire, return to their village and contribute to the socio
economic upliftment of the area.
To provide emotional support to reduce traumatic effect.
To provide clean safe environment for all-round progress.
To provide adequate facilities for extra-curricular
development.
To provide moral & value based support.
To help making these boys responsible citizens by instilling in
them a sense of responsibility.
To train these children to enable them providing help in similar
disasters in the future.
After conducting an exhaustive survey of the affected regions, BJS
came out with a list of 1200 children, who had lost their families and
who needed immediate attention. This list was handed over to Hon.
Shri. Sharadji Pawar, for permission for taking care of their
educational rehabilitation
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BJS submitted an undertaking ensuring that all care would be taken
for the well-being of the children. The then Hon. Chief Minister, Shri.
Sharadji Pawar, extended his fullest support, in getting the required
permissions.
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The Wagholi Educational Rehabilitation Centre (WERC) –by BJS
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Relief and Rehabilitation Projects3) Shifting Children
4) Temporary Housing
5) Centre for Educational Rehabilitation
The Wagholi Education & Rehabilitation
Centre (WERC)
6) Proposal to World Bank & the
Government of Maharashtra
After merely 21 days, from the day of the
Earthquake, 1200 children (orphan) were
shifted from the devastated regions of Killari,
Latur & Sastur to Pune, on the auspicious day
of ‘Dassehra’ on October 21, 1993. Shri.
Sharadji Pawar & the then Hon. Governor,
Shri. P.C. Alexander, themselves, gave the
‘green signal’ for the departure.
The 1200 children were brought to Pimpri,
Pune and were housed in a building on the
Chief Minister’s advice. Their following needs
were taken care of :
Psychological needs & treatment
Food, Clothing, Shelter
Close care and moral support
A land of 10 Acres was purchased & a building
was proposed to be built on it, which would
serve as a permanent solution to cater to the
needs of various disasters in Maharashtra.
building was proposed to be
built.
The Government of Maharashtra and the
Wor ld Bank, were approached.On
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recommendation from the Government of
Maharashtra, the World Bank granted the
A large state-of-the art building alongwith all
facilities like hostels, laboratories,
classrooms, library, of 3 lac sq. feet was built
by the World Bank and handed over to BJS.
All the 1200 children were shifted to this
location & their education started. The
children were given free education and
housing.
Also, in 1995, when the Jabalpur Earthquake
was hit, around 50 children were relocated to
WERC for their education and rehabilitation.
In 1996, around 400 children from the Melghat
Malnutrition affected children were also
relocated to WERC, where their education &
housing, food, shelter, clothing, medical help,
etc. was taken care of.
Thus, the WERC Project has been 100%
successful and is considered to be one giving
proven results. All the desired results are
being achieved & today, this project stands as
a source of inspiration for all the schools and
educational institutes around.
Wagholi Education & Rehabilitation Centre
(WERC).
7) Building was up…
8) Shifting the Children
RESULTS OF THE PROJECT
Complete rehabilitation of the children.
Most of the children, educated in this
rehabilitation center have been education
upto graduation. Most of them have taken up
professional education & have created a
future for themselves.
Many children have been supporting other
relief & rehabilitation activities, thus helping
people get the actual benefit of their own
experiences.
Managed professionally by a team of seasoned
academicians and specialists, WERC aimed at
devoting itself wholly and solely to the
betterment of the children under its care.
The children have got a chance to contribute
to the society in a meaningful and
constructive manner.
RECOGNITION FOR THE BJS WORK
Our Hon. President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,
chose ‘WERC’ as the first destination of his
visit, when in Pune. During his visit, he
interacted with many young, inquisitive
minds. He, alongwith many eminent officials,
praised the mammoth efforts of BJS, to help
children carve a promising future.
Daily Routine of the children at WERC
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In 2001, when the massive earthquake hit numerous villages in Bhuj,
Gujarat, a dedicated team of BJS rescue volunteers reached Bhuj &
handled the situation.
Relief work by providing food, medicine, shelter to thousands was
undertaken. Apart from this, volunteers lent the victims the much-
needed emotional support. Right from the first day, everyday, food
was cooked and distributed to 30,000 people. Clothes and other
material were continuously distributed daily. Where people would
be ashamed to come out of their destructed houses, BJS volunteers
would go to each house and give them food, water and other help.
RELIEF MEASURES – BY BJS
REHABILITATION MEASURES – BY BJS
BJS ACTION PLAN
1) A systematic survey covering the quake affected villages was
conducted.
2) One-to-one interaction, discussions were held between
Gramsabhas, Villagers , Teachers and Students.
3) Each villager was explained the urgency & the rationale for
starting schools. Even a new activity of searching for the
teachers was conducted.
2001 – GUJARAT EARTHQUAKE
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4) Continuous interactions with teachers, villagers, led to listing
out the exact requirements viz. the teaching accessories, no. of
classrooms, etc for a school.
7) Day and night, plans were worked out. Shri. Shantilalji Muttha,
President BJS Shri. Sureshdadaji Jain, President, Jalgaon
Khandesh Bhukampagrast Trust lived in tents for almost 3 months
for the rehabilitation work.
8) Engineering & Architechtural plans were made. Light weight,
earthquake resistant material was gathered.
9) On Feburary 7, just after 12 days from the day of the disaster, the
first school rose out of the ashes at Samkhiyali, near Bhachau.
Hundreds of children were encouraged to build their futures.
Out of the 900 students studying in the school earlier, 500
students attended school on this day.
10) Books, notebooks and accessories were distributed in schools.
Each student was urged to attend school regularly.
11) The Teachers were requested to educate by various types viz.
academic education, play & other co-curricular activities, games
& poems or story telling & light education, to create a conducive
atmosphere.
12) 368 schools were built on R.C. plinths using Aerocon Sheets for
walls and Polycarbonate sheets for the room. erected from the
rubble in a record time of 90 days.
13) 1,25,000 students were back to school with a gleam in their eyes
and a dream in their minds. The void in their minds was filled
with knowledge. The best in education was guaranteed. Then,
their dreams got secured.
14) The 2001 Xth and XIIthe Board Exams were conducted in the
schools built by BJS.
15) On June 3 & 4, 2001, these 368 schools were handed over to the
Government of Gujarat at the auspicious hands of the then Hon.
Prime Minister, Shri. Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the then Hon.
Home Minister, Shri. LalkrishnaAdvani.
5) Written permission of the Village Sarpanch and the Gramsabha
was taken before the work of building schools in the villages.
Written commitment from the principals and teachers of the
schools was taken, which ensured appropriate utilization of the
school & taking the mission of education ahead.
6) The survey yielded in a list of the no. of schools destructed and
the type and amount of destruction, the names & phone nos. of
the principal & teachers, no. of classrooms, no. of teachers and
students, etc. Areport of 600 pages was prepared.
When the UNICEF Chief, Mr. Peter
visited Bachhav & other places, they
were astonished by the tremendous
work & said it was a miracle.
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During the devastating floods, which hit Akola during
1997, the people affected were provided immediate
rescue and relief by the BJS team. A large team from BJS
reached the venue, within no time. Material available at
hand was used for rescuing people from the floods. 2
camps were set to take care of the people affected. Food
and medical help was continuously provided.
BJS provided Temporary Housing Camps for these flood
affected people, Deepchand Gardi Nagar and Sureshdada
Jain Nagar provided shelter to around 10,000 people.
REHABILITATION MEASURES
Relief & Rehabilitation Projects by BJS
1997– AKOLA FLOODS
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1996 – MALNUTRITION AFFECTED
CHILDREN FROM MELGHAT
Melghat – Amravati district, Maharashtra has the dubious distinction
of being a perpetually famine affected area. Where every year,
hundreds of young children die of starvation. Despite the relief
provided by the Government and several welfare organizations,
there has been no perceptible improvement. BJS made a realistic
and ground level assessment of the problem to ensure long term and
sustainable growth and all round development of the affected
children.
The study brought to light that the Melghat problem is compounded
by several reasons. Illiteracy, a blind belief in rituals, practice in
child marriage an indifference to medical and other aid provided,
addiction to liquor and drugs and a total absence of family planning.
BJS decided to adopt a holistic approach. Promising youngsters were
identified and their admissions were secured at the special school at
WERC, Pune.
RESULT Today, the children from Melghat, who have been educated
and are now responsible citizens, are acting as ‘Change Agents’ in
the region of their origin – Melghat. This has brought about an inbuilt
change in the false practices and other vices, and has thus,
contributed valuably in the development process.
Encouraged by the success of the Latur experience, BJS quickly
decided to go to the aid of the children, when Jabalpur was struck
with a similar disaster in 1995, BJS rushed relief to the bereaved
and decided to give special attention to the younger generation by
selecting 50 children from the worst affected areas. These
children were relocated to WERC for their education and
rehabilitation, completely free of cost.
1995 – JABALPUR EARTHQUAKE
BJS National President, Shri. Shantilal Muttha with Mrs. Sonia Gandhi, who
supported BJS through Rajeev Gandhi Foundation for Latur Earthquake
affected children.
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Pondicherry
Karaikal
Kumbakonam
Chidambaram
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Bhartiya Jain Sanghatana (BJS) was one of the few NGOs who started
the relief and rehabilitation of affected people from the very first
day, when Tsunami struck the eastern coast of India on December
26, 2004.
BJS volunteers along with their associates established six camps and
provided rehabilitation and relief materials including food, shelter
and medicine to people of more than 50 villages. BJS and its
associates have spent more than 100 million rupees only in this
effort.
Abrief description of each camp is as follows:
BJS has contributed to the Relief Work in 50 villages surrounding this
camp. The wide span of the work included:
· Conducting a Survey, for a better estimate about the food and
sanitation, thus adopting a systematic approach for relief work.
· Construction of 200 Temporary shelters.
· Taking relevant permissions from the concerned Government
Authority, within a short time span of 4-5 days.
· Cooking hygienic Food, & distributing it systematically to the
villagers. Also providing morning milk, tea, bread, biscuits, etc.
· Providing immediate Medical Aid – Attending to emergencies &
distribution of Medicines.
· Distributing Drinking Water Sachets round the clock.
· Providing Grocery items, mats, bed sheets, blankets, Steel &
Aluminium Vessels, Footwear, Toiletries, & clothes to those
affected.
· Financial Help for Construction of Huts
· The National President, BJS & FJEI, Shri. Shantilalji Muttha, & his
team visiting the areas & meeting the Collector & Ministers,
suggesting solutions.
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CAMP 2 - CHIDAMBARAM
CAMP 3 - KARAIKAL
CAMP 4 – KUMBAKONAM
CAMP 5 – CUDDALORE
CAMP 6 – PONDICHERRY
· Sent 40 Buses to pick up people to save them from further mishaps
· Providing immediate help in terms of Relief Material
· Survey for identifying Relief Centres & Tsunami affected areas
· Distribution of food, new utensils, clothes, mats, blankets,
biscuits, medicines continuously for 7 days.
· Conducting meetings for initiating the Survey work
· Deciding the plan of action and distribution of volunteers to
various centres & areas.
· Distributing food, water, clothing, milk, snacks, plates, medicines
· ProvidingAmbulances
· Consistent Interaction with the Collector & Government
Authorities & extending all the required help
· Food Distribution, right from day 1 to 22000 people.
· Water Distribution by M/s Jain Minerals Jaldhara
· Gada Cloth handed over to the Government Hospital
· Supply of food, milk, water, snacks to Government Hospitals &
distribution of utensils to the patients’ families
· Cradle for orphans
· Financial help to the District Collector
· Infrastructure material (Steel / Fittings) distributed to the
Primary Health Centres
· The Teams reached to Pondicherry District immediately
· Distributed Mats, clean Bed sheets and Clothing, Biscuits, Bread,
etc. to the affected people in the villages.
· Cooked food and distributed packets in and around villages
· Distributed Grains, utensils, to relief camps
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Letters indicating the
distribution of relief materials
in various rehabilitation camps
Permission taken by Jain Organisations from theAddl. Director of Rural Development, for Construction of 200Temporary Shelters
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Union Minister for Agriculture Shri. Sharad Pawar,Mr. Surendra Prahladka, Mr. S.K. Jain & Mr. S. S. Chaniwith BJS National President Shri. Shantilal Muttha atAndaman & Nicobar
After doing substantive relief work in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry,
BJS decided to take up the permanent rehabilitation in education
sector inAndaman & Nicobar.
To initiate the process, BJS team toured the entire region
extensively to assess the ground situation and was convinced that
restarting the education on a priority basis will definitely help the
affected children psychologically.
What can be even more shattering than the Tsunami is, its
aftermath. It's a heart- rendering sight to watch the affected
children stare at the destruction with vacant eyes, or run after the
load full of trucks bringing food, clothes and other survival related
things. If they are left without any mental activity, they would brood
over the calamity in their hearts and it would make them magnify
the disaster; finally translating itself in an irreparable psychological
damage. It could also make them indulge in self pity and render
them incapable of self-reliance and self-help. This would in turn
result in a very low self-esteem, which could reduce their existence
to the level of mere vegetation.
Thus to help in reducing the burden on physically and
psychologically affected children, BJS reconstructs the damaged
schools. In fact, the reconstruction of schools is an immediate and
long-term measure to reduce the effects of calamity. With the lack
of education, there are increased chances of the affected children
going astray and may damage the social fabric.
In Andaman & Nicobar, there are 87 fully damaged schools in various
islands, which are located very far from each other and also from
mainland. BJS is reconstructing only 20 of them in the first phase.
The remaining schools will be taken up in very near future in phase
wise. This has been done to ensure smooth sailing and better
coordination and better monitoring in the execution of the project.
Andaman & Nicobar Educationand Rehabilitation Project (ANERP)Phase-I
Proposed
The target date for completion of schools
is end of May 2005. This is to ensure that
students are back in classrooms from the
beginning of the academic year.
Bhoomi Pujan at the hands of Mr. Udipto Ray, SecretaryEducation, Andaman Nicobar Islands
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Car Nicobar
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Permission from the Govt.to reconstruct 20 schools in Phase I
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Proposed
Once phase I is over with the satisfaction to every stakeholders, we
will go ahead with much bigger projects with more experience.
Further BJS’ has taken a policy decision that only 100% damaged
schools will be taken for reconstruction.
After doing the initial survey, BJS sought the permission from the
government of Andaman & Nicobar for reconstruction of 20 fully
damaged schools under Andaman & Nicobar Education and
Rehabilitation Project. BJS thanks the administration for granting
the permission to start the reconstruction work.
After setting up the goals and objectives, BJS prepares a detailed
action plan to achieve them. This exercise also helps in monitoring
and supervision of quality of construction. The stepwise
development of this action plan is as follows:
A. Assessment of needs by conducting surveys
B. Topographical / geographical study of the disaster area
C. Establishment of infrastructure / a centre in Port Blair
D. Joint survey with government agencies and other stakeholders
E. Appointment of highly qualified architects for preparation of
drawings in conformity with IS 1893 standard for seismic zones.
F. Appointment of professional structural consultants
G. Coordination between government, architects, structural
consultants, local contractors, villagers, and end users
Preparation ofAction Plans toAchieve the Goals ofANERP
H. System of identification of proper contractors
I. Generation of employment for locals
J. Training to labourers to ensure quality in construction
K. Back office support for communication
L. BJS approach towards collection of funds in Tsunami
M. Reporting to donors on utilization of funds
Phase II
Reconstruction of 30 Fully Damaged PHSCs and 4 PHCs
Phase III and Phase IV
After completing all the due formalities for Phase I, BJS took the
challenge for phase II.
Here again all the steps for action plans described in Phase I were
taken with due care and BJS sought permission to reconstruct 30
fully damaged Primary Health Sub Centres and 4 Primary Health
Centres.
We thank the government for providing us the necessary
permission to start the reconstruction.
The work on the action plans for ANERP Phase III and Phase IV has
been started. It will cover all the remaining schools in Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
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Permission from the Govt.to reconstruct30 Primary Health Sub Centres
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Muttha Chambers II, 8th floor,
106/1-A, Senapati Bapat Marg, Pune - India 411 016
Tel: +91-20-5605 0000 Fax:+91-20-5605 0011
Email: [email protected]
website: www.bjsindia.org
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