Turning the Tide: Community Recovery in Bihar
SummaryActionAid is providing rescue boats, food, medicine and shelter to hundreds of villages in 15 districts still flooded after the Kosi river breached an embankment upstream in Nepal and changed course. |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
More than 2.5 million people were displaced when the Kosi river changed course and flooded areas which are not usually affected by Monsoon floods. The situation in Bihar is expected to worsen as water levels rise after fresh rains. Roads are flooded, hampering rescue and relief efforts. ActionAId is working in Supau, distributing more than 15,000 tarpaulin sheets, 1,000 packets of food and 2,000 Oral Rehydration packets. Distribution of water, food and medicines will continue indefinitely.
Activities
ActionAid is distrubuting food, water, medicines and shelter. Our rescue efforts continue as well. "At least 10,000 people waiting on high grounds, trees and machans (bamboo platforms)" says Kishore Sama. "Please, help them."
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $355
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $69,545
Total Funding Goal: $69,900
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
ActionAid anticipates providing immediate assistance to as many as 50,000 peoplw and long-term support to 10,000 through community rebuilding efforts, psychosocial support, and by providing grants to rebuild small businesses.
Project Message
"We used to walk through mud and water in the dark to fetch water. Snakes live in the water and bites are common. The water pump Actionaid installed makes it safe for us to get water."
- Laugni, 30 year-old mother of of two in Lalpatti
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Anna Gibson
Program Manager
1420 K Street NW
Suite 990
Washington, DC 20005
United States
202-370-9924
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Project Sponsor
Organization
ActionAid International USA
1420 K Street NW Suite 900
Washington,
DC
20005
United States
202-835-1240
http://www.actionaidusa.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
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India
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about India, read the Human Development Report on India or the Wikipedia entry for India.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 17, 2008
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