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To reconnect with people inspired by SALT, members of BelCompetence (The Constellation Belgium) regularly cycle all over Belgium. The following is taken from the report of their October bike tour.
Claude and Bernadette tell us about the floods that occured in July. They both experienced them very closely and their consequences still fill their daily lives. They tell us about the efficient and warm solidarity that was shown locally and by our Flanders neighbours!
We hear two very different accounts. They reveal the difficulties encountered in helping disaster victims: each person experiences the encounter with his or her own personality and, even for the most sociable, it is sometimes a very difficult confrontation!
Our conclusions for providing effective help:
Group disaster victims by neighbourhood, with effective means of communication (list of people to contact and website).
Set up personalised groups where solidarity is created and maintained. Put them in touch with resource persons to provide targeted help.
Set up a citizens' agora: Citizens reflect together on the actions to be taken; They work together and with the support of the authorities.
Spend time with people. To be able to put yourself in their shoes. Even if some disaster victims remain completely closed to contact with the most sociable volunteers, refusing to help out of pride or modesty, the meeting often holds good surprises. Be attentive to all voices: those of volunteers and those of the disaster victims, support them in the long term, encourage resilience.
Propose sponsorships.
Monitor the donation circuit.
Work in the long term: problem of humidity in housing, look for gas heaters (price!) + CO2 detector. Prepare for Christmas.
Some difficulties encountered:
An announcement discouraged donations by announcing saturation.
Lack of communication, lack of mobility of donations and people.
Dans l'envie de retrouver des personnes inspirées par SALT, des membres de BelCompetence parcourent régulièrement la Belgique à vélo. Le compte-rendu qui suit est tiré du rapport de leur tour à vélo d'octobre.
Claude et Bernadette nous parlent des récentes inondations. Elles les ont vécus toutes deux de très près et leurs conséquences remplissent encore leur quotidien. Elles nous racontent l’efficace et chaleureuse solidarité qui s’est manifestée localement et celle apportée par nos voisins de Flandre !
Nous entendons deux témoignages très différents. Ils révèlent les difficultés rencontrées dans l’aide aux sinistrés : chacun vit la rencontre avec sa personnalité et, même pour les plus sociables, c’est une confrontation parfois bien difficile !
Nos conclusions pour apporter une aide efficace :
Constituer des groupes personnalisés où la solidarité se crée et s’entretient. Les mettre en lien les personnes ressources pour apporter une aide ciblée.
Quelques difficultés rencontrées :
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