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Dear Prahalad,
The Association for India's Development has approved emergency grants to support relief efforts in Uttarakhand, where over the past week torrential rains, massive flash floods and landslides have resulted in the death of 1000 people, while over 20,000 are still stranded. State agencies fear that the death toll might reach 5000, and lakhs of survivors would have lost their homes and livelihoods.
AID is currently supporting the immediate relief activities initiated by Goonj, an excellent organization, with whom AID has worked before during the Bihar floods of 2008. We have also established contacts with several other grassroots organizations in Uttarakhand, like Community Awareness Center, Maati and Chintan, who are getting ready for the short and long-term relief and rehabilitation work needed in the region.
| At this hour of need, the survivors need an outpouring of generosity to compensate for the havoc wreaked by the floods. |
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AID is calling on all concerned to generously support its relief efforts in India by making specifically directed contributions to its relief fund. AID is a 22 year old 501(c)(3) charitable organization with over 35 chapters across the US and supports social developmental effort for the poor and marginalized in India. AID also has a strong record of supporting relief and long-term rehabilitation efforts.
AID is committed to persistently work towards rebuilding lives and restoring livelihoods of the survivors, long after the media spotlights fade away. |
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Donate by CHECK:
Payable to: “Association for India’s Development”.
Memo: “All India Relief Fund”
Mail to: Association for India’s Development, 5011 Tecumseh Street, College Park, MD 20740, USA |
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History of AID's work in Relief and Rehabilitation:
- Orissa super-cyclone 1999
- Gujarat earthquake 2001
- Gujarat communal carnage 2002
- Rajasthan drought 2004
- Tsunami relief in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar 2004
- Jammu and Kashmir earthquake 2005
- Asam Majuli floods 2008
- Bihar Kosi floods 2008
- Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka floods 2009
- Cyclone AIla in West Bengal 2009
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| Association for India's Development (AID) is a volunteer movement supporting just, equitable and sustainable development in India. AID is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, with over 35 chapters in the US. AID supports grassroots organizations in India and initiate efforts in various interconnected spheres such as agriculture, energy, education, health, livelihoods, natural resources, social justice and women's empowerment. |
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