ADRA India has commenced the RECOVER project that assists and enables the survivors of the massive floods, that devastated India and South Asia in 2007, in being self sustainable and earning a living again. ADRA India is building up the capacity of the communities to respond and to survive future disaster floods, by educating and training them in disaster preparedness and response.

RECOVER is constructing community emergency centres that serve as raised platforms for the more ‘at-risk’ people to escape to when the next flood washes in. The emergency centres are also the locations where ADRA India brings the community together for preparedness training and disaster evacuation drills. RECOVER conducts education, training and promotion of hygiene and health, as well as restoring the water and sanitation facilities that were destroyed and damaged in the flood. A RECOVER employee represents the affected communities to the local and district governments, advocating and lobbying for the committed government assistance to be delivered in an enhanced manner.

More than 45,000 people in 18 villages will benefit from the RECOVER project that is worth €425,000 funded by ECHO through ADRA Germany, and is a 2nd phase emergency management project that is based on rehabilitating the survivors in areas such as livelihood, health, water and sanitation, government representation and disaster preparedness.

ADRA India is providing the communities with replacement cows that were killed in the flood. The cows give them access to milk and dairy products that they use for personal and commercial purposes. They also provide the farmers with labour assistance, and a livelihood option for renting the cows out on a day to day basis.

The floods in 2007 killed over 3,100 people and affecting over 50 million people in India. ADRA India was present in Bihar and West Bengal and responded with emergency relief of 45,000Ltrs per day of purified drinking water and emergency life kits that contained tarpaulins, soap, antibacterial cream, water purifying tablets, buckets and electrolyte sachets for re-hydration. ADRA India’s total response benefited over 36,000 people and cost $210,000USD.

To donate or find out more about ADRA India’s Emergency Management Program, please visit our website http://www.adraindia.org.

ADRA India provides community development and emergency management without regard to political or religious association, age, gender, race, or ethnicity.

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ADRA India is a Christian humanitarian agency, fighting to alleviate poverty and suffering in India.