Activities

• Bringing stakeholders on a common platform to share issues related to temporary shelters and highlighting weather related problems of temporary shelters
• Formulated guidelines for area allocation among NGOs
• Assisted the District Administration in area allocation
• Held technical consultation workshops to understand and disseminate technical guidelines
• Advocating on introducing water and sanitation into permanent habitations
• Helping District Administration in shelter review workshops
• Assisting NGOs whenever called
• Studies on conditions of temporary shelters after the rains
• Advocating with the NGOs concerned for repairs/reconstruction of select temporary shelters
• Conducted trainings for masons on safety factors in collaboration with UNDP and DRDA
• Trained the community on building safety factors
• Studies on the water logging conditions of the land allocated for relocation
• Explored possibilities of introducing a "Labournet" in Nagapattinam with AIF, Action Aid and Aide et Action.
• Advocating, both at district and state level, the need for concurrent third party construction quality audit mechanisms. Bringing in technical study teams and facilitation studies.
• Short studies conducted on the satisfaction levels of the community that have already moved into their permanent shelters

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