Disaster Response
When the necessities of a child are not fulfilled, education often becomes the last priority. A nutritious meal is an important part of a child’s life and no child can learn when hungry. In 2001, the Supreme Court of India ordered to provide cooked meals to school children from government and government-aided schools.
We focus our response in several ways:
- Housing needs arising from natural disasters and emergency conflicts, including sustainable shelter and housing solutions.
- Education, training and partnership solutions to those in need of our relief services.
- Expertise in technical information, program design and implementation, and disaster response policies, protocols and procedures.
- Preventative support and information for disaster-prone areas.
- Year-round preparedness efforts to ensure we are ready when something happens.
The most basic needs become both scarce and dire in the event of an emergency: health, water, shelter, sanitation, livelihoods, safety and education, among others. We believe that safe, reliable shelter provides the foundation from which all of these things can begin to reemerge during the relief and rebuilding process.