Andrew Chaggar

Executive director, European Disaster Volunteers

Andy Chaggar co-founded European Disaster Volunteers (EDV) in 2008.

He originally qualified as an Electronic Engineer and worked for five years as a semiconductor designer in Munich, Germany. However, in 2004 he was seriously injured and bereaved in the South-East Asian tsunami.

Following his recovery he began his journey as a disaster response volunteer. Before founding EDV he managed house reconstruction in Thailand, obtained a Masters degree in International Development and implemented sanitation projects in Peru.

In 2010 he was named a winner of the Vodafone Foundation’s World of Difference International Programme. This award is enabling him to direct EDV’s operations in Haiti where the charity is supporting earthquake survivors in achieving sustainable recovery.

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Me, doing the accounts, sure, why not?!

Andrew Chaggar
30 Mar 2012

Tags: Accounting software | Audit and accountancy

Back to the nitty-gritty of running a charity in the UK, Andy Chaggar is finding a steep learning curve arising from a growth in income.

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Frontline: Housing remains a challenge in Haiti

Andrew Chaggar
27 Jun 2011

Tags: International | Law

Charities face frustrating legal barriers to housing provision following a disaster, being forced to go with the political flow, says Andrew Chaggar. But tensions are high in Haiti, he warns, and time is running out for the 634,000 people still in survivor camps.

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The role of the ‘new aid’ providers

Andrew Chaggar
18 Apr 2011

Tags: International

Andrew Chaggar says commentators continue to under-value the complementary role smaller aid organisations can play in international crises.

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Frontline: Japan doesn't need our help 3

Andrew Chaggar
22 Mar 2011

Tags: Disasters | International

Andrew Chaggar, a tsunami survivor and head of disaster relief charity European Disaster Volunteers, has been transfixed watching Japan's circumstances unravel, but will not be rushing in to help. Here he explains why...

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