Uttarakhand FloodsA Comprehensive Report

(2013-2015)

Setting a Base Camp

Assessment SurveyNetwork of Locals

Our Major challenges

Constant rainfalls and landslides.

Small and far flung villages.

Disrupted roads in already tough terrain.

Very large scale devastation,requiring

long term intervention.

A total of 225 truck-loads of material reached Uttarakhand so far..

In the initial phase, reached the cut off areas even through mules and porters..

Regular medical camps organised, reaching medical aid to cut off areas..

Cloth for Work: Dignifying Relief Work

More than 400 development activities so far..

Before After

Before After

30 X3.5 ft bridge Village Seku, Bhatwari Block

Developing a bridge at Village Naugaon

Before After

Before After

Women taking lead in cleanliness activities

Before After

Before After

Marking the damaged parts of the road for safety.

Making bridge at Vill. Naugaon, Sangam Chatti

Before After

Before After

Cleaning of Pond in Vill. Ginoti

Making of Dustbin in Vill. Bongadi

After

Before BeforeAfter

Making of safety wall in Village Jakhol

Pandals (Tent House): Established 19 so far

Some unconventional approaches..

Wedding kits:330 marriages supported

Sujni Centres in Rishikesh and Uttarkashi:A sustained livelihood source for over 100 women

Approx.23,000 Sujinies made, converting over 90,000 kgs of absolute waste cloth into a daily utility

product..

Uttarkashi Centre

Washing of clothes: Another source of employment

Study Centres for quality education: 9 operational in Uttarakhand

Initiated/SupportingComputer centres

11 Stitching Centres

A knitting centre

Not Just a Piece of ClothAddressing the basic need of women

Over 2,50,000 My Pads (cloth sanitary pads) reached so far

Up in the hills, silence is being broken and women are curious to know more about good menstrual hygiene practices and are

happily accepting the change..

Awareness

Learning to make My Pad

Reaching out My Pads

Filling NJPC-A million voices forms

School to School: Filling material gap, and reviving the education system in the flood affected areas and beyond

Reached over 520 schools and anganwadies…

Construction: Repairing of schools

Construction of toilets with community participation

Before

After

Repair of Prasuti Greh

2,300Utensil kits

5,700Labour kits

27,000 Winter kits

Some facts and figures…

8900School kits

6200Ration Kits

78,000Shoes

2,50,000My Pads

2,500Solar lights and torch

Summary and Future Plans• In last two years Goonj has successfully reached over 600 villages with relief

material and much more.

• In phase 1, relief material was reached to cut off areas and medical help was provided by supporting medical camps.

• In phase 2, comprehensive Winter kits were given as a reward for various Cloth for work activities, extensive work was done to improve the condition of schools and aaganwadies.

• We will be continuing the support in terms of labour kits to the Migrant labourers.

• Menstrual hygiene has been an important area of work, since the very beginning and much more work is planned in the same field.

• Employment was generated for women, through Sujni centres, stitching and knitting centres as well as by setting up 3 major Goonj’s offices and processing centres.

• In future apart from carrying forward all these activities, Goonj is also planning to focus on Solar energy as a solution to the village problems.

• Also planning to address the acute need of constructing toilets and repairing damaged structures.

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For the detailed report of initial Phase, please refer http://goonj.org/?p=304