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June 09, 2010
Report from Carlos - Chire
Quirihue Town:
The first inclusive rebuilding experience had finally happened in Quirihue Town, Chile. Many deeds were perform and valuable lessons learnt, but most important hope flame still burns, closing he inequity gap towards a day when in disasters and daily life human beings behaves as brothers and sisters and no one will be left behind to suffer.
We arrive Friday the 28th by midnight to Quirihue Town. We were very excited to start early morning.
That’s part of what we found:
We had 4 strategic products:
1) Disaster and emergency relief for People with disabilities survey.
2) Emergency houses with accessibility to be built.
3) Local inclusive rebuilding committee (PwD organization, local government, regional government, private sector, other organizations).
4) Political declaration called: Quirihue town agreement for the inclusive rebuilding of Chile
We started 8:00 AM with the survey
Many needs to be helped, too much suffering, but above all they stand and prevail !!!!!!
So, we work building emergency houses for people with disabilities that lost their home
The very first house belongs to a young lady, a wheelchair user.
The Quirihue Town Agreement for the Inclusive Rebuilding of Chile.
We had a ceremony with authorities and Quirihue inhabitants. We sign an agreement stating our duty to rebuild Chile for everyone, a barrier free community of free citizens with full access to every corner of our land, the right to be helped when a disaster happens, to use all our resources and will to stand tall in our dark hour helping with real actions those in need.
Along with signing the agreement, we stump a nail in a piece of wood symbolizing t he beginning of the inclusive rebuilding of our country. The agreement was signed by:
• The Governor.
• 2 district congressmen.
• The president of PwDs organization of Quirihue Town
• The Major and his council.
• The regional director of the National Disabilities Service.
• The Executive Secretary of The Disability Commission of the National Association of Enterprises.
• The Coordinator of The Disability Commission of Austral University.
• By me.
The Minister of national Planning and the National Director of the Chilean Cooperation Agency sent their greetings to this initiative.
There are too many things to be done. We will send key data and procedures.
With love, from Chile
Carlos
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Posted by jicafriends at June 9, 2010 09:19 AM