Asha for Education - Tsunami Relief Efforts

Total Target

$200,000

Help us reach out to the survivors - Please make a generous donation to help rebuild their lives.

Tasveer donates $1000 towards Asha-Seattle's tsunami relief efforts. Click here to learn more...

Anugriha	$33450.00
Anugriha has been working hard in Vellapallam village (in Nagapattinam district) to get the people up and going, and has organized substantial immediate aid. Click here to learn more...

Rejuvenate India Movement (RIM)	$13,000.00
RIM is working on a cash for work programme that ploughs up the lands owned by farmers that have become saline due to the tsunami, for which they have put forth a proposal to Asha-Seattle. Click here to learn more...

Suyam Charitable Trust	$12,000.00
Suyam has been operating in AKKARAPETTAI Panchayat,Chennai. We have send part of the requirement which covers the reconstruction cost. Looking to send some more for the years salary of the teachers. Click here to learn more...

Asha Seattle is actively reviewing and has approved projects other affected regions including Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Kerala. Click here for a complete listing of our potential partners.

Asha Seattle has been deeply involved in the immediate relief operations in Tsunami affected areas. We have been keeping in constant touch with our partners in India who have already been working in the Tsunami affected areas. Plans for relief have come about after long discussions with affected communities. Our target need is $200,000.

Efforts Underway

We are working on both immediate and long-term relief. Immediate Relief includes food, clothing, blankets, temporary shelter, medicines and health camps for emergencies and epidemics. Long term Rehabilitation Work focuses on livelihood needs for the families affected - forming cooperatives and providing livelihood support like boats, nets etc. It involves support for activity centers for children and any counseling support required.

Current and soon-to-be partnerships

Tamilnadu: Immediate relief was reached through our volunteer network in Chennai and Nagapattinam. We sent $5000/- immediately. Two Asha Seattle volunteers who were visiting Chennai participated actively in this.

Anugriha Charitable Trust

We have already started work in Vellapallam village in Nagapattinam district. Total budget is $33,450 including household supplies, fixing and repairing 50 boats to support the entire community of 400 families, repairing 2 water storage tanks, digging 10 bore wells for water needs, an activity center for children which will include a learning center, library, learning-activities, sports etc. Click here for details on our work through Anugriha. We are also reviewing efforts to work with one other village.
Rejuvenate India Movement (RIM)

RIM is working on a cash for work programme that ploughs up the lands owned by farmers that have become saline due to the tsunami, for which they have put forth a proposal to Asha-Seattle. Click here for details.
Suyam Charitable Trust

Suyam has been operating in AKKARAPETTAI Panchayat,Chennai. We have send part of the requirement which covers the reconstruction cost. Looking to send some more for the years salary of the teachers. Click here for details.

Kerala: We are in the process of evaluating proposals from two groups in Kerala.

Kerala Fish Worker's Federation

They are working in tsunami affected villages in the Alappey and Kollam districts in Kerala. We are in the process of evaluating a project proposal from them involving establishment of livelihood. Click here for details.

Andaman & Nicobar: We have identified an organization (SEEDS) we would like to partner with and are awaiting government permits for long-term relief work.

Andaman and Nicobar Environmental Team (ANET)

Asha-Seattle with support from Asha-MIT/Boston is in the process of reviewing the proposal to support 230$ a day, for about 10 days, to supplement their immediate relief efforts in the hard hit Nicobar islands. Click here for details.
SEEDS

SEEDS was one of the first NGOs from outside who reached the islands of Andaman and Nicobar after the Tsunami hit. SEEDS is currently operating 3 relief camps in the city of Port Blair in Andaman and Nicobar. Click here for details.

We will update the site as and when we have more information.

Asha for Education, Seattle chapter
PO Box 2407
Redmond, WA 98073-2407
Phone:425-890-8515

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