NEW FRIENDS Ux4A - Inrico

NEW FRIENDS Ux4A - Inrico

INRICO Electronics Co. Ltd., is a solution provider of professional wireless communications, takes pride in offering high quality and competitive two-way radio and PoC terminals, dispatching software and deployable communication systems.

As a social responsible company they searched in the internet and found us, the Peruvian NGO Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda and learned about the humanitarian aid operations done by our volunteers when emergencies and disasters happen in our country and about the communication difficulties we have faced during the operations.

Then INRICO decided to support us by generously donating 15 units of the high quality PoC radios they make. After the long process of shipping, customs clearance finally the radios arrived. Now we are in the process of strategically distribute them to our volunteers based in different locations to have the team always ready to get into action when needed.

We, the Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda volunteers are profoundly thankful for this valuable support from INRICO.

Thanks so much INRICO!!

If you want to know more about INRICO communication equipment follow this link:

https://www.inricosolutions.com/

NUEVOS AMIGOS Ux4A - Inrico

INRICO Electronics Co. Ltd., es un proveedor de soluciones de comunicaciones inalámbricas profesionales y se enorgullece de ofrecer terminales de radio bidireccionales y PoC de alta calidad y competitivas, software de despacho y sistemas de comunicación desplegables.

Como empresa socialmente responsable buscaron en internet y nos encontraron a la ONG peruana Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda y conocieron las operaciones de ayuda humanitaria que realizan nuestros voluntarios cuando ocurren emergencias y desastres en nuestro país y sobre las dificultades de comunicación que hemos enfrentado durante las operaciones.

Entonces INRICO decidió apoyarnos donando generosamente 15 unidades de las radios PoC de alta calidad que ellos fabrican. Después del largo proceso de envío, el despacho de aduanas finalmente llegaron las radios. Ahora estamos en el proceso de distribuirlos estratégicamente para que nuestros voluntarios estén siempre listos para entrar en acción cuando sea necesario.

Nosotros, los voluntarios de la Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda, estamos profundamente agradecidos por este valioso apoyo de INRICO.

Muchas gracias INRICO !!

Si quieres saber más sobre los equipos de comunicación INRICO sigue este link:

https://www.inricosolutions.com

RESCATE EN LAGUNA MORON - PISCO

RESCATE EN LAGUNA MORON

PISCO, ICA, PERU

19 Sep 2019
09:16

English version below

Recibimos pedido de ayuda por Whatsapp de un vehículo atrapado en la arena en la Laguna Moron en la zona de Pisco, Ica, Peru.

De inmediato se inició la búsqueda de algún voluntario U4x4A disponible en la zona.

David C. Ferrari estaba cerca del lugar y se ofreció para hacer el rescate.

La operación de rescate fue un éxito.

Gracias David!

Abajo están las fotos de pantalla de la comunicación con Hannelyn

Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda

Listos para ayudar

Somos una organización sin fines de lucro integrada por voluntarios

Tu contribución hace posible que podamos ayudar.

POR FAVOR DONA

Sep 19th 2019
09:16

A call for help was received via Whatsapp from a vehicle stuck in the sand in Laguna Moron zone, around Pisco, Ica, Peru.

Inmediately begun the search for U4x4A volunteers available in the zone.

David C. Ferrari was close to the place and ready for the rescue.

The rescue operation was completed successfully.

Thank you very much David!!

Above are the screenshots of the communication with Hannelyn

Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda

Ready to help

We are a non-profit organization 

of volunteers. 

Your contribution makes possible 

for us to help.

PLEASE DONATE

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN LLACALLACA -Sto Domingo de los Olleros

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN LLACALLACA 

Santo Domingo de los Olleros, 
Huarochirí, Perú.

** Updates about this crisis, response, and actions taken to help are listed below at the foot of this page.

The crisis begins.
On March 12th 2018, a humanitarian crisis situation begins derived from an old conflict for the ownership of land in Santo Domingo de los Olleros district, Huarochirí province, Lima region, Peru.

The communities involved in the conflict are Llanac, its main town is San Pedro de Huallanchi, and Matara, its main town is also called Matara.

In this area exists since 114 years ago a little rural village called Llacallaca inhabitated by people from Matara.

The legal trial for the land started 30 years ago, the people from Huallanchi claim the ownership of the land occupied by the Matara people

There is an especial interest on this land because the water source laying underground. In this dry and arid valley water is a highly valued resource.

Finally on March 12th 2018 a judge ordered the people from Llacallaca to leave the place, this means the exile of 51 families that have been living here during 114 years. They made a living here, houses, farmland, etc.

The comand from the judge was executed with support from the police, a big number of policemen, cavalry and heavy duty machinery displaced with violence the people from Llacallaca, they distroyed and burned the humble houses. Moreover, started the removal, destruction and killing of the plantations of tuna (cactus fruit), fruit trees and other crops that were the source of living of the Llacallaca people.

Besides this may be or not a fair legal process the result is a Humanitarian Crisis situation, the exiled people suddenly found themselves homeless and without any source for living and no means to survive, no food, no home, no nothing...

The drama for the children is another critical situation as the little school of Llacallaca was destroyed as well and the children have not school now. The emotional impact on the children was terrible, they are very scared, terrifies and traumatized as they witnessed how their homes were destroyed and burned... the children have runned away to the hills and are disconsolate crying and don't want to come back -said a woman from Llacallaca.

Response.
The Sto. Domingo de los Olleros major provided emergency support to the affected people by giving them Defensa Civil tents and some food supplies, however the Huallanchi people attacked again and burned the tents leaving the Llacallaca people without shelter and forced to sleep outdoor among the rocks in the hills and on the road because they are not allowed to stay in the land Huallanchi claims as theirs.

Also the major has started actions and paperwork in the government agencies that may intervein and help. All with no response to the moment.

CALL FOR HUMANITARIAN AID

The Sto. Domingo de los Olleros major sent a help request to Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda.

Sto. Domingo de los Olleros and other eight towns in the zone, included Huallanchi and Matara, were assisted by our organization of volunteers by carrying donations and humanitarian aid goods during the months of natural disasters caused by El Niño Costero 2017, intense rains causing mudslides and floodings severely affected these towns. We deployed 52 4x4 trucks of volunteers and 27 tons of humanitarian aid were distributed to the affected people.

We, the volunteers of U4x4A are informed of this situation and asume a neutral position, besides if this is a legal and fair process or not, our main interest and focus is to bring humanitarian aid to the affected people suffering this crisis.

DATA

Affected families: 51
Adults. Women, 45 + Men, 37: 82
Children 0-5 years age: 63
Disabled: 5
Elderly: 8

Total affected people: 148


CALL TO HELP THE AFFECTED PEOPLE OF LLACALLACA:

Required:
Humanitarian aid goods.
Emotional support

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Donating:
Food
Water
Shelter -tents
Clothes
Pets food
Money, etc

Cooperating.
By sharing and spreading the word of this information to reach as much people as possible able to help and donate.

Copy and paste the link below and share it as much as possible:
http://unidad4x4ayudaemergenciasperu.blogspot.pe/2018/04/humanitarian-crisis-in-llacallaca-sto.html

Participating.
In the activities organized to collect donations.
In the distribution of donations.
In the field tasks and missions going to be carreid out to help the Llacallaca people

CONTACT
To help, donate, cooperate, participate, etc.

Cellular - Whatsapp: +51 990128105
e-mail: info@unidad4x4deayuda.org 

PHOTOS
Photos by Yann Baudran, U4x4A volunteer

Click on the image for a larger view

VIDEOS
Videos by Sto. Domingo de los Olleros major.

LLACALLACA LOCATION MAP

SPOT FOR COLLECTION OF DONATIONS

Ica:
Pasaje San Jose S/n. Condominio Los Jazmines , en la cuadra 11 de la Av Ayabaca ( entre la Sunat y Plaza Vea )
Andrés Young  Cel: 944454467

Chaclacayo: 
Los Nogales 567 
Aníbal Paredes  Cel 990128105

San Isidro
Av. 2 de Mayo 379
behind 3rd block on west Javier Prado Ave. Find the bell button behind the wall.
Federico Limon. Cel. 946170650

Miraflores
Calle Francia 309, Departamento 301, Miraflores
Diego Suarez. Cel 992 928 390

San Miguel
Calle Chinchaisuyo 116 Dpto 203 Urb Maranga
San Miguel altura de la comisaria de Maranga
César Rivera.  Cel  961 380 439

Cieneguilla
Av. Bolivar Lt 5 Mz F Zn D Tambo Viejo Cieneguilla
Carlos Rivera  Cel  991 922 617

Chorrillos
Jr. Justo Pastor Dávila 315
Urb. San Juan, Chorrillos
costado de Parque Fátima, a media cuadra de Radiomar

Carlos Macedo  Cel  965 610 910


UPDATES.

April 5th 2018

• The information about this crisis is made public by means of the channels available: internet, U4x4A website, e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, social networks, etc
• 
  
• Coordination with the local Volunteers network, a crisis meeting will be held on Monday April 9th to treat this issue and decide the appropiate response.
• 
  
• The major of Sto. Domingo de los Olleros is invited to the meeting
• 
  
• Franco Martini, volunteer of U4x4A calls his team fellows especialized in coaching and emotional support to assist the Llacallaca affected people. Also donations has been offered by this team.
• 
  
• Call to U4x4A volunteers for crisis meeting abbout this matter on Tuesday April 10th
• 
  
• Santo Domingo de los Olleros major gets donation from the provincial goverment: food supplies and clothing
• 
  
• Spot for collecting donations has been stablished by volunteers for this crisis

April 6th

• More spots for collecting donations by U4x4A volunteers are stablished 

RESCATE EN LOS ANDES

RESCATE EN LOS ANDES

RESCUE IN THE ANDES

Summary.
On Feb 27th 2018 a message posted on a Facebook group called PanAmerican Travelers Association (PAT) fired a search and rescue operation in which Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda got involved and remotely participated providing key communication support that made possible to activate the SAR operation. 

After 3 days of active and intense communications using our Barrett 2050 HF base radio station, telephone and interactions on the internet, the couple reported lost and stuck with their car in the mud in a remote location in the Andes were finally found and rescued.

Below is the link to see the string of messages posted on the Facebook PAT page about this matter.
This is the story from our side as we understood the information available and how it was, managed and processed .

At the bottom of this document is the link of the post of the story by Katie and Wayne Livingstone as they lived it from their side lost up in the Andes simultaneously as we were working to rescue them.


Note. Hiugui Papico on Facebook is Aníbal Paredes – Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1V9docWcqZJGuhXSnR6aJ-glaavhWMBP5

4x4 SUPPORT OPERATION ICA REGION, PERU NEW YEAR & DAKAR 2018

4x4 SUPPORT OPERATION

ICA  REGION, PERU

NEW YEAR &  DAKAR 2018

The end of this year and the begining of the next year will be very active in the Ica Region, south of Lima, because of the New Year extra-long weekend and the Dakar 2018 rally event.

Lots of people and vehicles -especially 4x4s are expected to arrive in the area. There are high possibilities of incidents to happen: stuck cars, accidents, people lost in the desert, etc, etc.

Communications is going to be a key factor during these circumstances. Cellular and internet access service is not available in the desert. 

Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda will deploy its mobile radio-communication unit in the area to provide support if needed.

The unit is equipped with an advanced HF multiband radio and antenna, VHF radio, GPS navigator and SPOT satellite tracker-messenger.

U4x4A radio-communications unit

Also the protection of archaeological rests and ancient GEOGLYPHS existing in the Ica desert is a matter of our concern.  Damages to the geoglyphs have occured in the past versions of the Dakar rally because 4x4 fans and off roaders don't now the location of the geoglyphs.  

We have posted in the internet a MAP and a list with GEOGRAPHIC POSITION DATA of the geoglyphs. We believe by making this information public would prevent and help to reduce the risk of the pass of unaware off roaders with their 4x4s over the geoglyphs causing non reversible damages. 

Generally the geoglyphs are not easy visible from the ground level, most of them are very big and long geometric figures and lines, just few are figures of animals, plants or humans like the Nasca Lines. No signs or adverts exist in the desert to inform people about the location of the geoglyphs.

Link of the geoglyphs MAP in Ica desert. 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ujQZAAD2PLj5HVP0htrPwYHM0OTlGgks&usp=sharing 

Link of the GEOGRAPHIC POSITION DATA of the geoglyphs in Ica desert. 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Om-feRxKvYwdfOMv8mdyDa8IQICp9_04 

A 4x4 SUPPORT OPERATION has been planned in the area during the described events days

CALL TO VOLUNTEERS willing to participate and help.

The opportunity is great to do what we love to do: 4x4 driving, Off Road, to watch the Dakar, 4x4 rescue and a nice end of the year trip with the family and/or friends, etc.Participation is open, it is enough to register and confirm you are in the zone and available for help in case of need.

The ones going to Ica region on those days and going to be available to participate please confirm and register to coordinate dates, places and contact information in case a call for help is launched if needed.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Recommended to count with some basic equipment.

4X4 RESCUE.

Slinges(2), shackles(4), sand boards, jacks, shovels, HiLift jack and accesories, winch, etc.

COMMUNICATIONS. 

Radio VHF –handy and base.  

Radio HF

Apps: Zello, Whatsapp, FireChat

VHF & HF radio frequencies > follow the link

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1uGAB7-LXFIvFEbcIhDPvyrXHNnfzLg58 

VHF work frequency: 142.920

NAVIGATION.

GPS navigator

Sattelite tracker and messenger:  SPOT or In-Reach

HEALTH & SAFETY

First aid kit

Fire extinguisher

Survival kit: flashlight, drinking water, dehidrated food, multi-function knife, emergency blanket.

Tools & assentials: wrenches set, battery booster cables, spare tire and tool, brake fluid, motor oil, fan belt, fuses set, headlight spare bulb, container for fuel.

Personal and vehicle documents.

Gloves, eye protection, boots, helmet, safety vest.

VERY IMPORTANT

Verify all the systems in the car are in good maintenance and operation conditions.

CONTACT and INFORMATION

Phone / Whatsapp:  +51 990128105

info@unidad4x4deayuda.org

  

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS -When disasters happen

EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS 
-When disasters happen

The last disasters happened in:

Peru:  Coastal El Niño January - April 2017. Intense rains, mudslides and floodings
Mexico:  Big earthquakes September 2017
USA, Caribean islands, Mexico: 2017 Severe Hurricanes Season

Turned to be challenging for the emergency communications. For each case we have adopted and adapted the resources available to face the need to support the flow of key information to facilitate the access of assistance to the people in need of help.

During the Coastal El Niño between January - April 2017 in Peru, intense rains, mudslides and floodings affected severely almost the whole country. The size of the disaster overwhelmed the response capacity of the Peruvian government. The magnitude of the damages and number of people affected trigered an unexpected aid and social solidarity outburst.

Unidad 4x4 de Ayuda supported the response efforts in the following way:

1. Monitoring, search and investigation of the communications about disaster events happening in remote, distant, isolated locations where emergency response units were not available.
2. Identification of the affected locations on the maps 
3. Verification of the disaster and rsulting affected people by information crossing from different sources: remote radio-communication stations HF and via Echolink -if available, internet, TV, news, local radio broadcast, etc.
4. Depending on the location and situation the protocol followed was:
 a. In case of far locations beyond our reach, we relay the information to the regional or national Emergency Operations Center
 b. In case of location within our reach, we organized humanitarian aid operations with our volunteers.

During and after Hurricane Harvey in USA, we were monitoring the emergency communication via HF radio and Echolink and offered translation support for translation english to spanish of the information released from the NHC for the spanish speaking community living in the affected area.

During and after Mexico Earthquake, we are monitoring the emergency communication via HF radio and Echolink for relay of messages between Mexico and Peru as needed. Also via Zello network app on smartphone.

During and after Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico we are trying monitor the emergency communication via HF radio, however due the massive destruction caused by the storm no communication antennas has been left, silence in the radio frequencies confirm this. Echolink is not working neither. Zello network app on smartphone is working, some internet service has been repaired. We are monitoring the Zello channel for relay of messages between Puerto Rico and Peru as needed. Last reports say 85% of the country has no communication means

OUR STATION AT PRESENT IS ACTIVE