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 which enabled him to manage EDV’s operations in Haiti. He is now based in the UK preparing EDV to respond to a future disaster.

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Back to the frontline

Andrew Chaggar
20 Dec 2012

Tags: Disasters | Finance for trustees | Trustee boards

Andrew Chaggar rounds up his governance-heavy year away from the frontline of disaster recovery, and divulges his latest adventure ahead.

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Isaac's effects on Haiti - a lesson in crowd-sourcing

Andrew Chaggar
28 Aug 2012

Tags: Disasters | Communications technology | Communications

While news streams largely ignored the effects of tropical storm Isaac on Haiti this weekend, social media proved invaluable in assessing the situation remotely. Andrew Chaggar discusses the evolution of crowd-sourcing for use in disaster management.

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