by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Humanitarian Action
In the torrential monsoon of 2018, Manjadikkari colony in Kumarakom, Kerala, faced devastating losses. The hamlet that is home to 39 Below-poverty-line households is removed from the rest of the district and is only accessible by an old ferry. Surrounded by water, the...
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Humanitarian Action
“We knew the cyclone would hit, like it does every year, like last year’s Bulbul, but no one thought it would get this bad.” – A resident in Kolkata. Termed a “super cyclone,” Amphan devastated thousands in India. It ravaged the Sundarbans, a mangrove area around the...
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Humanitarian Action
“When one door of happiness closes, another door of happiness opens” – Helen Keller The catastrophe of COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives and economies across India. With case numbers rising and economic activities suspended, humanitarian challenges arose every day....
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Humanitarian Action
Janaki, a 46-year-old woman who has post-polio residual palsy, smiles despite being severely affected by cyclone Fani. The deadly cyclone Fani tore through 14 districts in Odisha on May 2019, making it one of the deadliest since 1999. Authorities evacuated about 11...
by admin | Dec 19, 2021 | Humanitarian Action
Kerala, home to serene backwaters, was rattled by torrential rains, which caused heavy flash floods in August 2018. The state had not seen floods of this magnitude in a century. Although thousands of humanitarian organisations flocked to Kerala to lend a hand to the...
