Comprehensive Report on Goonj’s ongoing relief & rehabilitation work in Quake & Cyclone hit parts of Bihar

Rahat Quake & Cyclone (April’ 2015 - Oct.’2016)

Bihar was hit by dual disaster: A strong cyclone on April 21st and then earthquake on April 25th 2015

Goonj created base camp in Purnea , got into wide spreadfield analysis and intensified relief operations

Local volunteers joined handsin reaching the relief to the

farthest places

Some of the team members, who handled massive Kosi floods relief and rehab efforts moved to this area from other parts of Bihar

Over 400,000 Kgs of essential materials including food to familyKits reached out in the affected areas..

Major focus was reviving infrastructure & reaching ‘Relief with Dignity’.. 287 development activities taken up so far.. with grit and resilience, disaster hit

communities got together to revive infrastructure under Goonj’s “Cloth for Work”.

Community meetings got everyone to think, identify the issues and design solutions locally..

Broadly categorized development activities under ‘Cloth for Work’

Sanitation

Infrastructure

Water Resource

Management

Other activities

(68) (74)

(118)

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Total activities 287

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AFTER At Vill. Padarkhap, Valmiki Nagar

Glimpses of pond recharging..

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At Vill. Bhelahi, West Champaran

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At Vill. Khamaura, Valmiki Nagar

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At Vill. Katharwa, Valmiki Nagar

Making of Bandstand - a community space

At Araria Leprosy Colony

Abandoned structure converted into an aanganwadi center

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At Kulha Village, Purnea

New Aanganwadi center 24 ft x 10ft

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At Idgah Tola, Purnea

A secured & colorful place for the kids- a dream for many

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At Hazma Tola, Maintained, West Champaran

Making a bamboo bridge for better trade, cultural exchange & mobility..

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At Vill. Panchfedhva, Valmiki Nagar

Check-dam Repairing..

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At Purnea

Soak Pits for Ground water recharging..

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At Purnea

Dustbin Making..

Abandoned area converted into Public park

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At Mahuwawa, Valmiki Nagar

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At Vill. Chhatraul, Valmiki Nagar

Cleaned up well..

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At West Champaran

Water channel cleaning for irrigation purposes...

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At Vill. Bakuli, Valmiki Nagar

Repairing Roads

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With Dignity and Community intelligence!!Over 9400 kits, filling basic material gaps

& restoring local infrastructure

‘Vaapsi’ : Restoring livelihood 70 Kirana and tea Shops owners have been supported with essential

material like ration, utensils, solar lanterns etc. to revive their profession..

Sujni; Means livelihood for women..

More than 4500 Sujni’s have been made converting 16000 kg’s of waste material intouseful asset..

Reaching basic school material to fill up the key gaps while also bringing positive behavioral change among kids..

** Channelized 61,200 pairs of new shoes &

other important learning material

** Reached 74 Schools and

192 Aanganwadis

Improving Health Practices especially around menses has been a key priority Working with women closely to open up the issue. Over 80,000 My-Pads have been

channelized and 199 sessions conducted to initiate a dialogue around menstrual hygiene under Goonj’s ‘Not Just a Piece of Cloth’ initiative..

Fire – an unnoticed but regular disaster While people in Bihar were settling down from the impact of dual disasters-Earthquake & Cyclone, many fire incidents caused massive destruction to

lives and meager belongings they somehow rebuilt to some extent

287 families have been supported with immediate relief material..

People of the area suffered again with the foods in 2016.. Goonj got into action immediately and provided comprehensive ‘Rahat kits’ to over

2500 families

Goonj’s Rahat-Kit comprises of General clothing, Woolens, Sujni/Blanket, Dari, Shoes, Socks, Utensils, Toys, Undergarment, Tarpaulins, toiletries etc.

Channelized 400,000 kgs of material in the affected areas.

9400 disaster- hit families got comprehensive family kits as reward after taking up focused development activities under Cloth for work in their areas. 287 development activities initiated by people.

199 Awareness meeting held on menstrual hygiene issue and over 80,000 My-Pads ( Cloth sanitary pads) are provided.

In Purnea & West Champaran, 8100 Rahat-kits were provided in various disasters like floods, fire also.

4500 Sujni made so far. Approx. 16000 kgs of waste material converted into useful asset.

Identifying and supporting local livelihood is another prime focus. So far, 74 Vaapsi kits have reached out to individuals to support in employment.

More than 84,200 new shoes reached out under S2S and CFW/Rahat covering 103 schools and 229 Aanganwadis

Some facts and figures..

Infrastructure and water/agriculture- In 100 villages, Goonj will takecommunity led development activities more comprehensively to fill up thecritical gaps.

Livelihood- Identifying local profession and support people to establish theirown works under our time tested employment initiative- Vaapsi .

Home based employment- to women in making Sujni out of non usablecloth

Education- Focused intervention in over 100 Aaganwadi and schools whichmeans a constant supply of essential school material like uniforms,stationary, school kits, toys, shoes etc.

Health- Work on menstrual hygiene and sanitation/ cleanliness issues underour initiatives Cloth for Work and Not just a piece of Cloth.

Village resource development- Tent house to be developed in the villagesfor the local events apart from creating some libraries and bank ofaccessories like crutches and wheel chairs for differently-able individuals.

Our plans ahead..

Flipkart Internet Pvt. LimitedCrompton Greaves Limited

Viacom18M.M.Lal Charitable Foundation

Kalpataru TrustAristocrat Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

Ernst & Young Exl Service

And hundreds of individuals, schools and companies for supporting our efforts in Bihar for relief & rehabilitation work .

Our Sincere Thanks to..

Address: (H.O.)- J-93, Sarita Vihar, New Delhi-110076

Mail- mail@goonj.org

Web- www.goonj.org

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Disasters in recurring phenomenon for the

State of Bihar.But more than that

poverty is an ongoing disaster which needs

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