Sanitation and Basic Needs in Prakasham

Summary

Addressing public health concerns by working to improve sanitation and mobilize food, water, and clothes for villages affected by the tsunami disaster.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $370 was raised for this project.

Received $370 from 7 donations from people like:

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

53 villages in the Prakasham district are affected by the tsunami. Over 700 people are missing and 4,000 have been evacuated.

Activities

Teams are tackling the immediate problems created by the tsunami. This project aims to reduce the post-disaster spread of disease by improving sanitation. In addition this project will transport food, water, and clothing for children in need.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $370

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $370.  The original project funding goal was $25,000.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

Resources

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Improving the sanitation and health for the residents of 53 villages is expected to reduce the spread of disease and improve livelihoods for these residents.

Project Message

This may be the worst natural disaster in recent history because it is affecting so many heavily populated coastal areas.
- Jan Egeland, U.N. Emergency relief coordinator

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Pushpa Singh,
Project Contact
816, City Centre
Udhna-Magdalla Road
Surat 395 002, Gujarat 400093
India
91 261 2631831
Email:

Project Sponsor

Give India

Organization

Give India
301, New India Indust. Estate
Off Mahakali Caves Rd.
Andheri (E), Mumbai, Maharashtra, INDIA 400093
India
91-22-2687 8774/75
http://www.giveindia.org/give/common/HomePageAction.do#

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in India and can also be found under Health.

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When this Project was Updated

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 28, 2004.