Disaster Relief & Rehabilitation

IDRF has been very active in rebuilding communities in the aftermath of various natural and man-made disasters.  Once people’s immediate needs are met by providing them with relief kits, our programs focus on enabling enduring and sustainable development in that area.  Some of these calamities devastated communities that were already living in extreme poverty and deprivation. 

 

Rather than focusing on transitional relief, IDRF gives priority to long-term rehabilitation, with the goal of turning disasters into opportunities for new sustainable development programs. IDRF continues to partner with trustworthy local NGOs for years after a particular disaster, recognizing that these events can permanently affect people’s livelihoods.

Click on the disasters to learn about the various relief/rehabilitation programs:

Disaster and Year
Project
NGO-Partner(s)
Location
Coronavirus Pandemic 2020 COVID-19 Relief Campaign-India Manav Seva Sansthan “SEVA”, Samerth Charitable Trust, Economic Rural Development Society, Jnana Prabodhini, Center for Advocacy and Research, Youth for Social Development, Gram Vikas Parishad, Ramakrishna Mission and Sathya Sai Trust Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Bihar and Uttarakhand
COVID-19 Relief Campaign-USA Indian-American organizations, community and other local partners Washington DC metro area
COVID-19 Relief Campaign-Nepal Phect-Nepal Nepal
Bihar Floods 2019 Relief and Rehabilitation of affected families Manav Seva Sansthan 'Seva' Bihar
Super Cyclon Fani 2019 Relief & Rehabilitation of affected families Sri Sathya Sai Trust,Hope Foundation and Economic Rural Development Society   Odisha
Kerala Floods 2018 and 2019 Relief and Rehabilitation of affected families Manav Seva Sansthan 'Seva' Kerala
Freak Strom 2017 Construction of new houses and repairs of damaged houses & livelihood provisions Economic Rural Development Society West Bengal
India Floods 2017 Relief & Rehabilitation of affected families Economic Rural Development Society, Gram Vikas Parishad, Manav Seva Sansthan'Seva', Samerth Charitable Trust West Bengal, Bihar, Eastern U.P., Gujarat
Siachen Glacier Avalanche 2016 Financial help to bereaved families of dead soldiers Youth for Seva Karnataka
Nepal Earthquake 2015 ICU setup at Kirtipur Hospital,Distribution of relief kits to victims Phect-Nepal,Manav Seva Sangh “SEVA” Nepal
Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Floods 2015 Distribution of relief kits to victims, Reconstruction of damaged houses Swami Vivekananda Rural Development Society (SVRDS), Yogoda Satsanga Society Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
Jammu and Kashmir Floods 2014 Distribution of relief material, relief checks and construction material to repair and reconstruct damaged houses Sewa Bharti J&K Jammu and Kashmir
Uttarakhand Floods 2013 Transitional shelters,Folding beds, mattresses and bedding to displaced families Manav Seva Sansthan “SEVA”,Society to Create Awareness towards Life and Environment (SCALE) Uttarakhand

Project : COVID-19 Relief Campaign-India

NGO : Manav Seva Sansthan “SEVA”, Samerth Charitable Trust, Economic Rural Development Society, Jnana Prabodhini, Center for Advocacy and Research, Youth for Social Development, Gram Vikas Parishad, Ramakrishna Mission and Sathya Sai Trust

Disaster and Year : Coronavirus Pandemic 2020

Location : Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Odisha, Bihar and Uttarakhand

Project : COVID-19 Relief Campaign-USA

NGO : Indian-American organizations, community and other local partners

Disaster and Year : Coronavirus Pandemic 2020

Location : Washington DC metro area

Project : COVID-19 Relief Campaign-Nepal

NGO : Phect-Nepal

Disaster and Year : Coronavirus Pandemic 2020

Location : Nepal

Project : Relief and Rehabilitation of affected families

NGO : Manav Seva Sansthan 'Seva'

Disaster and Year : Bihar Floods 2019

Location : Bihar

Project : Relief & Rehabilitation of affected families

NGO : Sri Sathya Sai Trust,Hope Foundation and Economic Rural Development Society

Disaster and Year : Super Cyclon Fani 2019

Location : Odisha

Project :Transitional shelters,Folding beds, mattresses and bedding to displaced families

NGO : Manav Seva Sansthan “SEVA”,Society to Create Awareness towards Life and Environment (SCALE)

Disaster and Year : Uttarakhand Floods 2013

Location : Uttarakhand

Project : Relief and Rehabilitation of affected families

NGO : Manav Seva Sansthan 'Seva'

Disaster and Year : Kerala Floods 2018 and 2019

Location : Kerala

Project : Construction of new houses and repairs of damaged houses & livelihood provisions

NGO : Economic Rural Development Society

Disaster and Year : Freak Strom 2017

Location : West Bengal

Project : Relief & Rehabilitation of affected families

NGO : Economic Rural Development Society, Gram Vikas Parishad, Manav Seva Sansthan'Seva', Samerth Charitable Trust

Disaster and Year : India Floods 2017

Location : West Bengal, Bihar, Eastern U.P., Gujarat

Project : Financial help to bereaved families of dead soldiers

NGO : Youth for Seva

Disaster and Year : Siachen Glacier Avalanche 2016

Location : Karnataka

Project : ICU setup at Kirtipur Hospital,Distribution of relief kits to victims

NGO : Phect-Nepal,Manav Seva Sangh “SEVA”

Disaster and Year : Nepal Earthquake 2015

Location : Nepal

Project : Distribution of relief kits to victims, Reconstruction of damaged houses

NGO : Swami Vivekananda Rural Development Society (SVRDS), Yogoda Satsanga Society

Disaster and Year : Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Floods 2015

Location : Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu

Project : Distribution of relief material, relief checks and construction material to repair and reconstruct damaged houses

NGO : Jammu and Kashmir Floods 2014

Disaster and Year : Jammu and Kashmir Floods 2014

Location : Jammu and Kashmir

Project : Emergency Health Intervention

NGO : HOPE

Location : Odisha

1999 Odisha SupercycloneRehabilitation (video) 

When a supercyclone devastated highly-vulnerable communities in Odisha,  IDRF plunged into a special campaign and raised over $600,000 for relief and rehabilitation.  These projects included four primary health care centers and three medical vans.  The vans helped 6,000 people each month and prevented the onset of dangerous, post-flood diseases. To ensure long-term access to safe water, IDRF installed 375 hand-pumps in the affected areas.  IDRF also improved the livelihoods of hundreds of families: through distributing deep-water-tolerant rice seeds to farmers, and providing tailoring training for women, 30,000 coconut trees for coconut farmers, and 80,000 saplings for kitchen gardens.

 

2001 Gujarat Earthquake Rehabilitation (video)
IDRF succeeded in raising $3 million after this devastating earthquake shook Gujarat.  IDRF oversaw the rehabilitation of two entire villages – including water infrastructure, school facilities, and new homes- and a myriad of smaller projects.  Several IDRF volunteers visited the programs in the earthquake affected area.

 

2004 Indian ocean Tsunami Rehabilitation (video)

IDRF raised more than $1.1 million, supporting village rehabilitation, orphanages, water harvesting, and disease prevention in Tamil Nadu, Indonesia, and Thailand.

1999 Odisha SupercycloneRehabilitation (video) 

When a supercyclone devastated highly-vulnerable communities in Odisha,  IDRF plunged into a special campaign and raised over $600,000 for relief and rehabilitation.  These projects included four primary health care centers and three medical vans.  The vans helped 6,000 people each month and prevented the onset of dangerous, post-flood diseases. To ensure long-term access to safe water, IDRF installed 375 hand-pumps in the affected areas.  IDRF also improved the livelihoods of hundreds of families: through distributing deep-water-tolerant rice seeds to farmers, and providing tailoring training for women, 30,000 coconut trees for coconut farmers, and 80,000 saplings for kitchen gardens.

 

2001 Gujarat Earthquake Rehabilitation (video)
IDRF succeeded in raising $3 million after this devastating earthquake shook Gujarat.  IDRF oversaw the rehabilitation of two entire villages – including water infrastructure, school facilities, and new homes- and a myriad of smaller projects.  Several IDRF volunteers visited the programs in the earthquake affected area.

 

2004 Indian ocean Tsunami Rehabilitation (video)

IDRF raised more than $1.1 million, supporting village rehabilitation, orphanages, water harvesting, and disease prevention in Tamil Nadu, Indonesia, and Thailand.

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