Restore fishing jobs for 300+ Families

Summary

Evacuation for those trapped by flooding and repair or replacement of fishing boats and nets destroyed by tsunami. progress report read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $21,930 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The sea advanced 100-200 meters causing serious damage along the coast. Hundreds of families lost their belongings and source of economic livelihood.

Activities

The project will work to evacuate those residents still in danger from continued flooding. Clothes and food will be distributed to village families, and damaged fishing boats and nets will be replaced.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $21,930

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 $21,930. 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

630 families from 9 affected villages will receive food and clothing. Repairing 36 nets and 78 boats will restore the livelihood of 312 families.

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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