BIHAR SSVK*Jhanjharpur

196 KM

Bihar Behra Village of Madhepur Block (Madhubani)

22 KM

Relief & Rehabilitation to 307 fire affected families around 2500 people of Madhepur Block in Madhubani District Bihar with the support of Taj Public Service Welfare Trust, Mumbai

Behra Village

Women & ChildrenKitchen Utensils SetClothesMatsWooden beds (chauki)LanternsUmbrellas

HealthMedicinesMedical Camp for 15days

LivelihoodCyclesSewing Machines

Sewing Machine Repair KitCycle Repair KitCycle RickshawTea ShopsWater pump repair for irrigationHoe, Sickle, TrowelCountry BoatsCapital for business

Self SustainabilityGrain BankGram Kosh

EducationBooks Slates

Relief Intervention Activity Wise

60.21%

0.77%

12.37%

11.78%

5.22%

9.65%

Women & Child

Health

Livelihood

Self Sustainability

Education

Admin

Beneficries614

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

307

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614

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307

614

307

307

307

307

307

307

1228

307

Utensil for cooking rice and dal with lid

(2 per family)Utensil for cooking vegetable (1per

family)Utensil for washing food items and

kneading flour (1 per family)Griddle for making rotis (1 per family)

Ladle (1 per family)

Spatula (1 per family)

Utensil for making rotis (1 per family)

Tong for making rotis (1 per family)

Vegetable Cutter (1 per family)

Iron Bucket (1 per family)

Steel Plate (2pc per family)

Steel Glass (2pc per family)

Steel Bowl (2pc per family)

Lota (small round metal pot) Badna for

Muslim familySaree (1 per family)

Lungi/Dhoti (1 per family)

Cotton Towel (2 per family)

Petticoat (1 per family)

Blouse (1 per family)

Vest (1 per family)

Bed Sheet (1 per family)

Mosquito Net (1 per family)

Kurta (1 per head of family)

Clothes for children @ 4 children per

familyrice at 40 Kgs per family

No. of Beneficiaries item wise

60 30120

2

307

307

307

307

30717

17

307

307

307

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307

Grain storage container of 3 quintal

each for rice & wheatRegister grain bank (Kothi)

Lock for grain bank (Kothi)

2 country boat

chowki (wooden bed) of double size

1 Mat per family with Tax &

transportation1 lantern per family

1 Umbrella per family

1 Gunny Bag per family

1 Cycle per family inclusive of

transportation and assemblage costsCapital for doing business on cycle

1 Hoe per family (TATA kudal + stick)

1 sickle per family

1 trowel per family

Sewing machine (Hand)

Sewing machine (Leg)

Repair of sewing machine (leg)

Sewing machine repair tool kit for

shopCycle repair kit for shop

Water pump repair for irrigation

Cycle rickshaw

Capital for doing cosmetic business

Tea shop

Medicines

No. of Beneficiaries item wise

About UsAbout Us: Locating the developmental anomaly in structural causes such as control/ownership of and access to resources; economic, political and social structures; ideological factors (habits, beliefs, cultural preferences); and insufficient awareness and knowledge; SSVK stands committed to the effective empowerment of the marginalised people. It lays a strategic focus on the element of local action, treating it as an essential part of the development process involving changes, most important of which is, in the attitude and action of the marginalised who become participants in the process itself. Rural development is viewed as a complex process involving continuous reorientation and adaptation of traditional values , practices and institutions in order to facilitate appropriate interventions/technologies to enhance quality of life and welfare, and the consequent bargaining /negotiating powers, of the disenfranchised and the disempowered.

Dalit Intervention: Dalits constitute nearly 15 percent of Bihar's population of 83 million. The poorest Dalits were declared Maha Dalits in Bihar. A government commission has identified 21 of the 22 Dalit sub castes, including Musahar, Bhuiyan, Dom, and Nat as Maha Dalits. They constitute 31 percent of the Dalit population in the state.Our organisation envisions the establishment of an egalitarian society devoid of any kind of discrimination and exploitation based on caste, class, gender, race or religion: a society that would permit the collective flowering of human potential for humane ends and to make them able to mitigate disaster with equity and dignity.

Key interventions of SSVK in disaster:Disaster risk management has been one of the defining paradigms for all the developmental initiatives of SSVK in its operational area. Key interventions comprise the following:

• Emergency relief operations involving provision of food, safe drinking water and temporary shelters, extension of medical assistance and provision of boats for facilitating movement of the marooned

• Rehabilitative efforts involving reconstruction of damaged settlements and restoration of livelihoods• Diversification of livelihood support base• Strengthening community level coping mechanisms through organisation building and institutional development

and promotion of grain banks and contingency fund reserves (gram kosh) amidst affected communities• Building community capacities to act as first responders in the event of floods/ fire and cyclone.• Networking with all relevant stakeholders around a shared perspective, towards addressing the issue of Bihar

floods at all the levels of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. • Advocacy centred initiatives geared towards addressing the root causes of the flooding problem, galvanizing

state response and inclusion of the most marginalized in the relief and recovery operations initiated by the various stakeholders – most importantly the government.

SSVK Intervention in fire and cyclone 2010: In the event of fire on 6th april 2010 in Behra village under the block of Madhepur block of Madhubani district in bihar ssvk immediately started relief camp with cooked food ,installation of hand pump and distributed polethin sheets for temporary shelter. Khushi a ngo of vetran cricketer mr. kapildev and All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) come forward with ssvk to support for fire victims.Hundred people were injured and over 1100 bamboo thatched houses gutted in a fire that broke out in (Darah 700 huts within 2 kosi river embankment) and (Behra 400 huts inside kamala embankment) village of Madhepur block of Bihar's Madhubani on 6th April 2010.The fire caused by a spark from an mud oven soon engulffed the all hamlets fanned by stormy winds. The flames had spread in other houses in the neighborhood forcing people to evacuate their huts. No fire vehicles and bihar govt.relief reached yet in this remote village.Over 8000 seven thousand peoples including childrens and womens are homeless in bihar 42 degree hot temperature and sun ray. SSVK and its people,s organization Lok Shakti Sangathan 50 volunteers reached on spot and helping them.. We disaster response team has assessed the situation and started the 3 relief camps in 2 affected vollages Dareh and Behra of Madhubani District from 8th April 2010.Given this context, Samajik Shaikshanik Vikas Kendra (SSVK), in light of its 25 years of experience in running relief and rehabilitation programmes, has prioritized for itself the need to intervene in the affected districts. We, at SSVK and it,s people,s organization Lok Shakti Sangathan have had a long standing organizational presence in the affected district. In this hour of crisis, we look upon the need of our intervention as a moral imperative.Taj Public Service Welfare Trust supported ssvk for Fire Victimes in five sector like Health,Women & Child, Livelihood, Education and Self Sustainability. SSVK tried to take volunteers support from NSS but last 45 days bihar college,s teacher are on strike so it could not be possible to take help from NSS. So SSVK engage volunteers for fast relief of fire victims.

SSVK Relief Interventions in different type of Disasters in BiharPlease visit : http://ssvk.org/donars.htm , http://ssvk.org/disasterresponse.htm

: http://ssvk.org/koshi.htm , http://ssvk.org/reconstruction_solar_lights.htm: http://ssvk.org/kosi_fire.htm , http://ssvk.org/dalit_watch.htm

• SRC Switzerland & OXFAM Calcutta1993 Flood Relief and Reconstruction of houses

• CASA - Church's Auxiliary for Social Action, Calcutta & SRC Switzerland1995

• Flood Relief with local contributions1987

• Earth Quake Relief with the help of Jai Prabha Trust ,Chennai , Delhi University Relief Society & OXFAM1988

• From Swiss Red Cross, Switzerland (Flood Relief Operation & Reconstruction of houses)1993 1995 2000 2001 2002 2004 2007 2008

• Life Help Chennai with the help of Swiss Labour Switzerland & AWO International Germany ( Flood Relief Operation) & Help Age India, SRC2007

• Action Aid UK (Flood Relief Operation)2002 2004

• All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) Flood Relief Operation2007 2008

• All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI) House reconstruction of houses of Flood affected families & CMDRR intervention in Madhubani district.2009-2010

• All India Disaster Mitigation Institute (AIDMI), KapilDev Cricketer ngo Khushii-Indo-Dan & Taj Public Service Welfare Trust supported for Fire Victimes Relief Operation2010

• Krishna Arpanam Mumbai,Tec Mahendra,Unicef, Monsanto,Principal Asset,Accenture,Merrill Lynch,United Way, HSBC, SaffronArt,Subodh Gupta,Bharti Kher,Nature Morte,Trident Hotel Gurgaon2008

• CordAid Netherland, Oxfam and Christian Aid Supported from 2007 to 2010 a separate projects for ssvk-Dalit Watch to monitor in different disaster (to mitigate disaster with equity and dignity)

• Many Indivisuals supported in all years Disaster

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