SFT’s team in action included all the staff members and various volunteers who had come forward to join in relief work. Every member of the team contributed in some or other way with unstinting commitment and relentless efforts. Though, there is no undermining the work of each member, it would be out of place if we do not take note of some of the key members of SFT.

A disaster strikes, and our Ms. Sandhyaben Shah metamorphoses into an indefatigable workaholic and does everything and charges everybody. She was omnipresent in all activities, from purchasing of relief material to distribution.

Mr. Deepak Thaker, with his systems oriented management style made sure that everyone did things with proper planning and made sure that timely documentation is done.

Dr. Ashutosh Bhavsar has been there, done that. He knows most of the things about the issues of health in disaster struck areas. His knowledge of disease preventive measures came handy this time also. On the sidelines, he keeps everyone motivated with his witty but sensible style of talking.

Ms. Hanny Mehta is our funds manager who generally keeps everyone on the toes longing for money. But in case of this disaster situation, she never let anyone feel short of money. And yes, for her and therefore for all of us, every penny counts.

Dr. Gaurang Ranapurvala is a master of community sanitation and hygiene and this was what the disaster struck areas badly needed. He and his team completed an unbelievable feat of sanitizing many villages in a very short time.

The whole relief effort got focused direction due to the excellent survey form and methodology developed by team by our Mr. Girish Pathak. Girishbhai works silently but produces something extraordinary and this is exactly what he did during the flood relief work.

Mr. Mahendra Patel and his team did an excellent work of doing the survey in no time and did a wonderful job of providing key information to bring focus to the relief work.

Ms. Kalpa Shah, worked with Sandhyaben hand-in-hand and did everything possible that was to be done. She was one of the first ones to start asking for donations from various individuals. She is good in keeping everyone relaxed even with stressful work.

Without deft administrative set-up, no volunteer can function effectively. This is where Mr. Prakash Telekar came to help. He made sure that all the support systems like lodging, boarding and vehicle availability were properly managed so that the relief work does not get disturbed.

Ms. Namita Majmudar and her team were continuously churning out the reports on daily basis that provided critical information suitable for the work very next day. An amazing task, as she had to work everyday late in the night.