Society for Bright Future organised a three-day national level Volunteers training programme from March 5 to 7 at 71 G, Tiljala Road, Park Circus, Kolkata, West Bengal. Some 50 selected volunteers of coastal regions like West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Orissa states participated in this training programme.
The programme commenced with recitation of verses from the Holy Qur’ān by Riyazuddin Falahi. Thereafter Maulana Abdul Aziz, Deputy President, JIH West Bengal encouraged the volunteers while delivering his speech on providing relief to the victims at the time of disasters.
The Co-coordinator of SBF, Aquil Ahmad introduced Vision 2016 programme. He also introduced SBF aims and objectives and elaborated the services rendered by SBF in the field of disaster management.
Disaster Management Officer, Government of West Bengal, Jyanta Chakraborty, explained types of disasters and disaster management and how to benefit from government facilities and co-operation for providing assistance for the victims at the time of disasters.
The Project Manager of UNDP, Shubhasis Debnath, presented the geographical condition of coastal regions during flood, cyclone, tsunami in details. He also explained the steps to be taken at the time of disaster to minimise losses of properties and lives.
Dr. Masiur Rahman, Secretary Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, West Bengal, underlined the aims and importance of volunteer core groups and their roles and responsibilities.
Aquil Ahmed instructed the volunteers to draw the mind mapping of coastal regions. The volunteers presented the mind mapping of coastal regions in a good way.
Two films on disaster management were viewed by volunteers through LCD projector.
The volunteers also visited the field on the second day of programme.
The volunteer groups visited Ayla cyclone affected areas like Dhamakhali, Kalitola, Parghoomti, Govindokati, Shamsher Nagar, near Sundarban, etc. villages of Block Hingolganj, District North 24 Pargana. The field visit was done under the supervision of Mr. Mahboob Ali and Coordinator of SBF.
Before field visit the Coordinator divided the volunteers into four groups and instructed them to complete their task separately. He assigned different work to each group. The task for group one was to find out the data like total population, Muslim population, number of schools, number of hospitals, etc. in village Kalitola. Group two was allotted to draw the map of village Kalitola. Group three was allotted the work to find out the eminent and religious personalities in the villages and co-ordinate with them. Group four was allotted the work to find out and collect the data related to the social and economical condition of the villages.
When these four groups completed their task then they presented their work before all volunteers.
The third day programme started with the Tazkeer of Abdul Aziz Vice president JIH West Bengal.
Mr. Sunirmal Pal and Ranjan Rai, Trainers of Civil Defence, demonstrated how to manage disaster and presented the techniques of practical rescue operation.
Trainer of Indian Red Cross Society, Mr. Shyam Lal Baran Mukherjee, gave details and practical information on steps of disaster management, first aid, rehabilitation, sanitation and hygiene.
In this training programme, detail information was given on cyclone, tsunami, flood, and discussed in detail about managing these disasters.
Maulana Abdul Wadood and Maulana Shahar Ali demonstrated how to perform bath of a dead body and how to bury the deceased.
The participants and volunteers gave positive feedbacks and requested to organise such programmes in the future.
The programme came to an end with the concluding speech of Mr. Mahbood Ali, Zulfiqar Ali Gazi and Aquil Ahmad, co-ordinator, SBF. The vote of thanks was proposed by Mr. Khalikuzzaman, state convenor, Society for Bright Future, West Bengal.