{"id":7,"date":"2014-09-10T18:40:01","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T18:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/globalrelief.co.za\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-02-21T04:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T04:41:28","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalrelief.co.za\/?page_id=7","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Global Relief\u2019s vision:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>That surviving communities of disasters take ownership of their own emotional and physical reconstruction and reach out to others<\/li>\n<li>Vuzavusa (Vuza: leak, mourn; Vusa: rise up, blossom)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Global Relief\u2019s mission:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To respond speedily to requests from selected disaster-stricken communities by sending skilled people and resources at short notice.<\/li>\n<li>To continue relief efforts beyond the initial Search-and-Rescue phase, empowering the affected communities to take ownership of their own reconstruction.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Global Relief\u2019s role:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitating professional volunteers to empower disaster-stricken communities to take ownership of their own physical and psycho-social reconstruction.<\/li>\n<li>To continue relief efforts beyond the initial Search-and-Rescue phase, empowering the affected communities to take ownership of their own reconstruction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Multi-disciplinary approach:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Psycho-social<\/li>\n<li>Search &amp; Rescue Support<\/li>\n<li>Medical and paramedical<\/li>\n<li>Engineering \u2013 structural, water, civil<\/li>\n<li>Institutional\/Organizational<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What we do<\/p>\n<p>Global Relief (GRf) is a South African based relief organization that facilitates professional and other volunteers to assist the survivors of major disasters around the world and empower the affected communities to take ownership of their own reconstruction.<br \/>\nSince 1999 groups of volunteers like doctors, nurses, pharmacists, psychiatrists, psychologists, civil and structural engineers, teachers and other experienced trauma mitigation workers assisted disaster survivors in many countries. We worked in Turkey, Algeria, Iran, Iraq, India, Sri Lanka, Haiti, Mozambique, Thailand, Indonesia, Lebanon, Jordan Maldives and South Africa.<br \/>\nOur medical volunteers provide medical treatment and our civil and structural engineers inspect buildings to determine their safety. Our psychosocial workers are trained to help survivors deal with the emotional trauma of a disaster.<br \/>\nGRf is a volunteer organization. We rely heavily on donations from the public in order to continue providing these emergency services. Click here to make a secure online donation towards our emergency fund.<br \/>\nTo sensitize GRf to local culture and beliefs, we work in co-ordinated collaboration with local governments and compatible in-country groups where possible.<br \/>\n\u2022 To address expressed needs.<br \/>\n\u2022<br \/>\n\u2022 Severe trauma can lead to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD. This can be prevented with oversight by both GRf and Local Psychiatrists and Psychologists.<br \/>\n\u2022 We are preparing to assist people in Turkey and Syria, after the devastation left by the 2023 earthquake. Please view new posts on our current page (Haal asb uit)<br \/>\n\u2022 Section 21 company, no. 2004\/020715\/08<br \/>\n\u2022 Registered NPO, no. 039-990-NPO<br \/>\n\u2022 Maintaining skeleton staff of volunteers<\/p>\n<p>Key Role Players<\/p>\n<p>Gnl Job Ngema Chairman of the Board ex Boeing Pilot \u2013 Strategic Relations<br \/>\nMr. Murray Louw -Founder and Board Member, Strategic Advisor\u2013 (Retired Civil Engineer)\u2013<br \/>\nMr. Pieter Strobos, Pr Eng, Consulting Civil, Structural and Mining Engineer: \u2013 Building Safety Advisor.<br \/>\nProf Dr. Jean Simonis\u2013 Operational Disaster Manager Water Purification Specialist<br \/>\nMrs Christine Louw \u2013 Co-Founder Psychosocial, Research and Training<br \/>\nMr Neels Wolmarans &#8211; Accountant<\/p>\n<p>Outcome<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 More than 200 volunteers were facilitated to respond to Disaster stricken communities in these countries<br \/>\n\u2022 GRf made a difference in the lives of thousands of survivors<br \/>\n\u2022 Trained and equipped hundreds of disaster-stricken teachers and community leaders<br \/>\n\u2022 Relationships and Goodwill formed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global Relief\u2019s vision: That surviving communities of disasters take ownership of their own emotional and physical reconstruction and reach out to others Vuzavusa (Vuza: leak, mourn; Vusa: rise up, blossom) Global Relief\u2019s mission: To respond speedily to requests from selected disaster-stricken communities by sending skilled people and resources at short notice. 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