Update on South Asian floods
Your donations help provide immediate and longer-term assistance to children and families affected by disasters like the flooding in South Asia. (Above) A young boy receives medicine at a Plan health camp in Bihar, India.
December 5, 2007
The floodwaters in South Asia that have left millions homeless have been receding, but life after the floods is still a struggle for the survivors, many of whom are still living in temporary shelters, facing hunger, and risking death from disease outbursts.
Stop preventable death
Plan staff and volunteers continue to work around the clock to organize health camps, distribute temporary shelters and toilets, health kits, dry rations, food grains, bleaching powder, chlorine tablets to purify water, and carbolic acid bottles to curb snake bites, as well as educating families on the importance of sanitation.
Virendra Kumar, a teenage boy from Muzzaffarpur, India, says:
“During and after the flood we were in a very bad condition. Many people were suffering from different kinds of disease, but Plan provided us with all kinds of support including 24 hour free health camps. Their contribution is very much appreciated.”
Improve livelihood
The floods have also destroyed crops which are the main source of income for people in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. As a result, the price of food and household commodities has gone up drastically. Men are forced to search for work in other states, leaving women and children even more vulnerable.
Plan works closely with the local governments to make sure families have access to various government provisions and schemes. Pre-school activities are arranged for young children to free up their parents, while Plan volunteers work with communities and self-help groups on disaster prevention and mitigation.
Children also 'act'
Children are also helping to develop and spread the message on sanitation and disaster prevention through wall newspapers, rallies, and radio and theater programs.
Kanchan Kumari, member of a child club in Bihar, says:
“During the flood diseases like diarrhea were breaking out but through Plan’s programs we educate our friends and neighbors about disaster prevention and reduction. Now we are aware of the importance of a proper toilet and chlorine-tested water.”
Help us assist those affected
Donate today to our Disaster Fund. Your support will help provide emergency relief and longer-term assistance to children and families affected by disasters.
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Stop preventable death
Plan staff and volunteers continue to work around the clock to organize health camps, distribute temporary shelters and toilets, health kits, dry rations, food grains, bleaching powder, chlorine tablets to purify water, and carbolic acid bottles to curb snake bites, as well as educating families on the importance of sanitation.
Virendra Kumar, a teenage boy from Muzzaffarpur, India, says:
“During and after the flood we were in a very bad condition. Many people were suffering from different kinds of disease, but Plan provided us with all kinds of support including 24 hour free health camps. Their contribution is very much appreciated.”
Improve livelihood
The floods have also destroyed crops which are the main source of income for people in Bihar, one of the poorest states in India. As a result, the price of food and household commodities has gone up drastically. Men are forced to search for work in other states, leaving women and children even more vulnerable.
Plan works closely with the local governments to make sure families have access to various government provisions and schemes. Pre-school activities are arranged for young children to free up their parents, while Plan volunteers work with communities and self-help groups on disaster prevention and mitigation.
Children also 'act'
Children are also helping to develop and spread the message on sanitation and disaster prevention through wall newspapers, rallies, and radio and theater programs.
Kanchan Kumari, member of a child club in Bihar, says:
“During the flood diseases like diarrhea were breaking out but through Plan’s programs we educate our friends and neighbors about disaster prevention and reduction. Now we are aware of the importance of a proper toilet and chlorine-tested water.”
Help us assist those affected
Donate today to our Disaster Fund. Your support will help provide emergency relief and longer-term assistance to children and families affected by disasters.
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