Team work for relief work.

Here are a few of the many community volunteers at the RAM shack that were in action today in one of the following teams.

Data Management team: the relief and recovery workload is now divided for conquering: six distinct neighborhoods have been established and mapped for these emergency purposes.

1)SI - St Ignatious
2)CC - Culvert City (includes Don M and east)
3)LT - Lethem (Takutu H to Mohan)
4)WM - Windmill (was 'Ghetto')
5)TD - Tabatinga Drive (Bounty through Linus)
6)AT - Accross Tabatinga (paddle over)

Mapping/assessment teams (Six): One per flooded neighborhood. Are tracking and mapping critical health and flood data to focus interventions..

Water distribution: load it, truck it, treat it, deliver it, educate at the same time. Five person team. RAM has now taken on coordinating all water distribution in the Lethem area.

Health Education team: focusing on children in shelters.

RAM office team: coms, vol registration, clean, cook, HIV testing, flood hotline, coordination.

Flight team: fuel, load, fly, maintenance.

Transportation team (sea and land): relocations, vehicle maintenance, fuel, boats for field teams, pick mangos for vols.

Plans:
- well pumping teams (need equip)
- Clean up kit distribution (supplies needed)
- health outreach w/ RPH and MoH
- Village Airstrip projects (medium term)
- On going logistical support to region. (long term)
- Coordination with all agencies.

Folks and business persons willing to contribute from Guyana are encouraged to contact RAM Guyana Inc's Chairman: Patrick de Groot at (592) 691 0299. Online contributions through ramusa.org. Currently RAM is responding immediately to basic needs in faith with funds we do not have.

Special thanks to Col. Ramsarup of the Civil Defence Commission for organizing space on a flight from Georgetown to transport five more drums of precious Aviation Gas to keep the RAM C-206 flying.