Hi to all,
As you all are well aware of the Bihar floods which are said to be the worst in history, we i,e Mumbai group of friends are trying our level best to help out the people in distress.
Since last Jan / Feb i am in touch with a Ngo in Delhi “GOONJ” founded by Anshu Gupta an Ashoka fellow.
He has very good contacts in Bihar as they have been working there since more than 6 years.He is at present camping in the flood affected areas and also in regular touch with us.
So we have
A first hand information about the local situation there.
Their exact needs.
Also most important a reliable and competent person to look over all the relief materials. Goonj has been awarded the Best NGO award by our Finance Minister and also got a WORLD BANK grant of about 1 lakh dollars.( for other Projects ). He has decided to stay there at least for another 4 to 6 months as there is lot to be done.
The immediate needs stated by him are as under.
SAREE’S : About one lakh ( Rest assured he has enough man power to handle this size )
VEHICLE : A Bolero Camper or similar ( as at present they are paying a rent of almost Rs 50000 p.m.)
A lot more things are still pending . ( medicines , tents , rations etc etc the list is endless )
I now see no reason why we should not extend our full support to Goonj. I personally feel fortunate to be of some help to these people in distress . To begin with the first lot of about 20,000 to 25,000 Sarees is being readied for dispatch @ Rs 64 a piece total of about Rs 12,80,000 to 16,00,000. As many of you are aware that Mumbai Group is already associated with about 25 Ngo’s who depend on us for many of their projects, so we have to drain our present resources to fulfil this emergency which shall affect the work of the other Ngo’s we support. Also the Bihar issue is not just about Sarees,clothes and food as things settle down all the rehab work ( like building houses , giving kitchen utensils , seeds and farm equipment, education materials, soft loans, medical assistance etc etc ) will begin.
For any information u may contact Mr.Rameshji Resi 022 26246477 ( 11.00 am to 12.00 noon ) Off 022 28219947 ( 1.30 pm to 8.00 pm) or
me at 98201 45587 .
With hope
best regards
P. S . Kindly pass this on to other kind souls as i say…………….
DO TO CHARITY, WHAT PEOPLE DO TO GOSSIP , ADD SOMETHING AND PASS IT ON.
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