VHAI’s response to major calamities in India whether natural or man-made has been immediate and far reaching.

The approach has been holistic focusing on livelihood restoration, health care, capacity building of the community, self help, coordination and networking.

In case of any calamity VHAI’s disaster management team comprising of health/medicine specialist, logisticians, social workers and volunteers immediately reaches the disaster site and actively participates in the relief and rehabilitation measures.

VHAI’s efforts towards the sustainable rehabilitation and overall development of the communities since more than a decade after Indian Ocean Tsunami, Gujarat earthquake, Orissa Super cyclone, Kashmir earthquake, Bhopal Gas Tragedy have received high appreciation from the various stakeholders.

Although we cannot mitigate the disasters, VHAI’s presence in the disaster affected communities helped reduce the sufferings and initiate a long-term development programme in the affected zones.

Since the Tsunami hit the Kollam and Alappy districts of Kerala, VHAI in association with the State partner Kerala VHS worked towards the relief and rehabilitation of the affected communities. The efforts have not only provided them with relief but helped them to plan long term economic sustenance.

As a sustainability measure there have been through out efforts towards the capacity building of the community enabling them to manage all development initiatives with little or no support and assisting them in turning the disaster into development.