Flood Relief and Rehabilitation in Kashmir, INDIA HELP FOUNDATION, J & K

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1 Flood Relief and Rehabilitation in Kashmir, INDIA HELP FOUNDATION, J & K

2 One of the worst floods in the Jammu & Kashmir State in last 100 years Affected Districts In Kashmir Region: 1. Srinagar 2. Anantnag 3. Baramulla 4. Pulwama 5. Ganderbal 6. Kulgam 7. Budgam In Jammu Region: 1. Rajouri 2. Poonch 3. Reasi Population Affected More than 10 millions people Houses Collapsed More than 100 major roads and bridges collapsed/ cutoff for weeks People stranded in flooded neighborhood for days with no food and water No/ limited accessibility and communication Loss of Assets Loss of Livestock Loss of Agriculture/Crops Education and health system collapsed Psychological trauma

3 Map of the Region

4 HELP Foundation, J & K, India A not for profit organization working in the State of Jammu & Kashmir since Central Office- Tulsi Bagh, Srinagar; Regional Office: Kupwara Main focus orphans and widows, and underprivileged Running orphanages and schools Providing higher education grants and micro lending Vocational training to youth Women empowerment Response in Natural Calamity HELP was instrumental in relief and rehabilitation during 2005 earthquake in Kashmir reached to areas where civilian govt and army could not reach Indicative working partners - Rajiv Gandhi Trust, Dorabji Tata Trust, SEWA- India, Oxfam, Save the Children, Women Without Borders, European Commission, ICNA- Canada, Muslim Aid UK, Corporates and Individual donors - Recognized by both govt and non govt organizations Considering the extent of damage and devastation occurred in 2014 Flood in Kashmir and with its own resource constraint, HELP Foundation embarked into relief and rehabilitation in the Kashmir Region only

5 Emergency Response A) Rescue of few employees and neighbors Sept 7 th -12 th, 2014 B) Relief Distribution Immediate focus was office neighborhood (some of the worst affected localities in Srinagar) for first one and half weeks (Sept 10 th - 20 th,2014) Gogjibagh-Tulsibagh, Saraibala, Solina, Haft Chinar, Gonikhan, Alochibagh, Mehjoornagar

6 Emergency Relief During first couple of weeks

7 Food items, shelter and hygiene Organized relief with donors support from 20 th Sept onwards Water, rice bags, flour, oil, milk, biscuits, tea, pulses, noodles, salt, sugar Soap, Phenyl, Dettol, Water purification tablet, Sanitary Napkins, Diapers Tent, Tarpaulin, Mat, Flooring, Blankets, Clothes Kitchen Utensils, Solar Light

8 Food, Shelter and Hygiene Kits Districts: 1. Srinagar 2. Baramulla 3. Bandipora 4. Pulwama 5. Kulgam

9 Distribution Process Discussion with masjid committee / village heads Beneficiary list development, verification - household survey and coupon distribution Relief material distribution

10 Srinagar >5000 HHs Including refugees in multiple areas Batamaloo Bemina Mehjoornagar Padshaibagh Solina Rajbagh-Kursoo Gogjibagh Tulsibagh Haft Chinar Qamarwari Gonikhan Bathar Colony Sumerbag Ikhrajpora Karannagar Saraibala Amirakadal Aluchibagh Natipora Lasjan Soitang Tengpora Saidakadal Nowgam Hyderpora Dal Lake Note: HHs stands for House Holds in this presentation

11 Other Districts Baramulla >1200 HHs (Tehsils: Pattan, Sopore, Uri) Bella Salamabad Ghat Gopalan Ghat Palhalan Mundiyari Chack-e-Jamal Meer Trikolbal Tulibal Trikanjan Khus Haal Colony Sher Colony Bandipora (>160 HHS) Sonawari- Rakhi-Boon, Rakhi - Shilwath Hajan Sumbal Pulwama (>500HHs) Tehsil: Awantipora Gulzarpora Bagpora Padgampora Ghat Tokena

12 Districts Temporary Shelter (150 tents) Bandipora- Sumbal (12) Baramulla- Uri- Bela, Salamabad, Trikanjal (35) Pulwama (70) Srinagar (33)

13 Stitched Pherans Pheran materials Sweaters Thermals Socks Stoles/ shawls Caps Mattress Blanket Quilt Hot Water Bag Winterization

14 Winterization Districts: 1. Anantnag 2. Bandipora 3. Baramulla 4. Srinagar 5. Pulwama 6. Kulgam

15 Winterization SEWA GPI- India CARE India (>500 HHs with around 4000 beneficiaries) Reliance Foundation (1600 HHs with 8000 beneficiaries) ICNA ( 160 HHs with >640 direct beneficiaries) Muslim Aid (150 HHs with > 900 direct beneficiaries) KER USA ( 200 HHs Pherans and water purifier) HHRD- USA - expecting ARPAN Foundation and Rotary Club-Mumbai Beneficiary 100 HHs HELP Foundation Individual Donors > Beneficiary under winterization > 500HHs

16 Midterm Shelter Target 70 HHs Dimensions of the shelters 20 feet in length, 12 feet width and 8 feet height Insulated with the 12 mm thermo cool and 6 mm ply sheets inside the GCI sheets. Materials could be reused during permanent shelter building in future Additionally, cash of ~USD 410 (INR 25,000) to 15HHs for shelter reconstruction in Pulwama

17 Midterm Shelter Districts Baramulla - Pattan Village Mundiyari -35 HHs Village Ghat Palhallan - 9 HHs Bandipora Sumbal Village Rakh-i-Shilwath 5 HHs

18 Health Camp Around 20 Health Camps With General Physicians and Specialists 4000 patients were provided the following: Free Check up Medicine Distribution including iodine tablet for water purification Mental Health Counseling Additionally, Distribution of Delivery Kits in Rainawari Hospital Surgical caps and gowns, Dettol Handwash, Dettol Antiseptic Solution, Sanitary Napkins were distributed at LD Hospital Couple of times, collaboration was done with JLNM and Doctors Association of Kashmir Reliance Foundation

19 Health Camp Srinagar TulsiBagh Rajbagh PadshaiBagh Qamarwari Nowpora Munwarabad Saraibala Sanatnagar Saidakadal Barthana- Budgam Basantbagh Galvanpora Maharajabazar Shanpora Chattabal Batmaloo Dal Lake Baramulla Pattan Bundipora Sumbal

20 Economic Revival Interest fee loans ~USD (INR 7,000-50,000) Beneficiaries (100): Petty Shopkeepers Tailors Handloom Weavers Carpet Weavers Street Vendors Three wheels Driver Other skilled labors Srinagar: Rambagh Jawaharnagar Rajbagh Dal Area Bemina Ikhrajpora Qamarwari Batmaloo Habbak Sutrashai Solina Shahid Ganj

21 Economic revival Pulwama: Ghat Tokena Rishi Pora Kanli Mohalla

22 Children Focused Survey in different areas in Srinagar have shown traumatised children due to flood Workshop with these traumatized children for engagement through theatre/ fun activity Interactive program in collaboration with SOS and Childline Srinagar at Dalka pura Ashai Bagh around 85 flood affected, traumatized children participated in theatre fun activity One day theatre workshop at SOS Village- Hyderpora around 35 children Street play (Nukkad-natak) with underprivileged children (~70) in Press Enclave-Residency Rd, Srinagar

23 Street Play with Underprivileged Children

24 Children Focused Childline Srinagar reached to society through FM when all other communication collapsed and 255 cases received throughout Kashmir during these turmoil months Distributed relief to these children and their families Relief included the following: food packets, clothing, blankets, sweaters, bedding, stationeries, bag, notebook Distributed Diapers through Anganwadi/ Orphanage

25 Children Focused

26 Water Purifier Installation Multiple water purifiers have been installed in schools affected by floods: Four Schools in Srinagar (Such as Syed Hyder Memorial Educational Institute, Hyderpora, Muslim Educational Institute- Galvanpora, Hyderpora) One family in Batmaloo, Srinagar Two schools in Ratanpura and Begpura in Pulwama Three Schools in Baramulla Donor: KER, USA 400 families received water filters in Srinagar-Dal Area Donor: Kashmir Medical Trust, UK

27 Community Cleaning In collaboration with Srinagar Municipal Corporation and SEWA, cleaning of debris in Wazir Bagh, Tulsi Bagh, Gogji Bagh, Jawarnagar areas were done Larvecide was given to Bundipora and Srinagar Municipalities to prevent mosquito and other stagnant water related diseases- Donor- Anand Foundation

28 Awareness Drive on Water, Sanitation With Red R India as knowledge partner, multiple awareness programs were organized in affected districts With CARE India Sponsor, awareness drive on proper hand washing and its impact on preventing diseases was done in schools of ten villages of district Baramulla and three villages of district Pulwama and Health

29 Contributors Employees > 75 Volunteers > 50 Funds ~ USD 5,700,000 (INR 3.5 Crores Donors: CARE India SEWA GPI Seagull Art Foundation, Kolkata Reliance Foundation-India Anand Foundation-India Arpan Foundation-India Rotary Club, Mumbai Mumbai Community Trust Delhi and Noida Schools Well Spun-India German Embassy HHRD - US Muslim Aid UK ICNA Canada KER, USA Kashmir Medical Trust UK Individual Donors