Friday, August 18, 2006
Janaka Jayawickrama
Janaka Jayawickrama of the Trauma Risk Reduction Programme Disaster and Development Centre at Northumbria University wrote about his experience organizing relief in the wake of the Sri Lanka Tsunami, including a remarkable Rapid Assessment Report produced by a group of young indigenous volunteers that was crucial in mobilizing UN and NGO resources effectively amidst bureaucratic chaos. Illustrating once again the critical role played by what is termed convergent responders.
