Goonj provided relief to areas in Nepal and India affected by disasters such as earthquakes and cyclones. They established a base camp in Purnea, Bihar to assess needs and distribute essential supplies like food, blankets, and medical aid to over 120 villages. Goonj focused on dignified relief by having communities participate in rebuilding efforts in exchange for supplies through their "Cloth for Work" program, constructing over 115 community assets. Moving forward, Goonj aims to further support over 400 additional villages through livelihood generation, education support, sanitation and infrastructure projects, and addressing menstrual hygiene needs.

1. Goonj’s work in disaster hit areas in Nepal & India..

2. Team reached Nepal immediately and the
thrust was to built up network, reach out
relief to the inaccessible areas..

3. Devastation on massive
scale..

4. Unstable & crushed
buildings.. took years to
build, gone in seconds

5. Worked on time tested Goonj’s
hub & spoke model. .

6. Volunteers at work
in Nepal..

7. 7
Took care of acute
needs using all the
possible channels..

9. Baby & adult diapers, sanitary pads,
toiletries, soaps, buckets and candles..

10. Reached 45 trucks of essential
supplies like blankets, tarpaulins,
dry ration and medical aid in the
remotest areas..

11. The earthquake added to misery of thousands of people in border
districts of Bihar, already reeling from destruction by a massive
cyclone, just 4 days ago..

12. Thousands
dependent on
work in Nepal also
lost their
livelihood, apart
from direct loses
of homes and
belongings..

13. Reaching out to the affected areas
to assess the urgent needs..

14. A temporary base camp was set up
in Purnea (Bihar)

15. Large scale support
goes on..

16. Reached over 120 villages
extensively so far..

17. Chehak cum Community centre built under ‘Cloth for work’ in Purnea..
Disaster-hit Musahar community decided to initiate a education centre and received relief
material with dignity instead of getting is as pure relief ..

18. A Learning centre made for kids of a leper’s colony..

19. 2nd Phase- Focusing on strengthening the local community ..
SUJNI; An effective tool of income generation for women ..

20. More than 115 development activities done by
disaster- hit communities
Dignifying Relief..
Including sanitation drives, drainage
cleaning, making Chehak centre (for
kids) , revamping leper’s colony etc..

21. Band stand Making under ‘Cloth for work’..

22. A sanitation drive by people from lepers
community. 237 people participated and
received the Goonj kits with Dignity..

23. Goonj’s Recreational centre ‘Chehak’ for disaster hit children in Belahat..
The community built the structure and voluntarily contributed bamboos & labor under ‘Cloth
for Work’, Goonj provided furniture & other school material also.

24. Supporting rural schools and aganwadies in affected areas with
essential learning material and shoes..

25. Pix by Goonj..
Spreading awareness on taboo menstrual hygiene issue and reaching
essential ‘My- Pads’, clean cloth for this basic..

26. Road Ahead ..
Work extensively in 8 affected districts of Bihar. Aim to reach over 400 villages.
- Livelihood; launch ‘VAAPSI’ in a big way to boost local employment by
providing agricultural & other livelihood tools to people . 25 local professions
identified . Goonj supported over 20,000 people under this initiative after Kosi
floods of 2008 in Bihar.
- Sujni; Engage women in Purnea & West Champarn to make Sujni (created out
of waste cloth) as a major income generation activity for the women.
- Education; Reach out to over 400 schools & aganwadies to provide basic
support in terms of material and improvement in infrasturcture
- Sanitation & Water; Major focus on these two issues under CFW in hundreds
of villages
- Repair of existing structures & reviving of water channels.
- Menstrual hygiene; Regular awareness sessions around menstrual hygiene.

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