UTTARAKHANDSERVICEPROJECT PHASE1

Threemonthsback,Uttarakhandwasaffectedbyoneoftheworstfloodsthecountryhaseverseen. Peoplelosttheirhomes,farms,livelihoods,practicallyeverythingtheyhad,includinghope.Atthis time,ManavSadhnadecidedtostepinandhelpinwhateverwaypossible.Virenbhai,oneofthe foundersofManavSadhna,alongwithfiveothers,travelledtoUttarkashiinUttarkhandtosetupa baseandsurveythesurroundingvillages.Duringtheirstay,theyfoundthatsomevillageswere affectedmorebythefloodsthanothers.Didsari,avillagesituatedonthebanksofriverGanga,was onesuchvillage.Amajorpartofthisvillagewaswashedaway,alongwiththebridgethatkeptit connectedtoothervillagesandtowns,starvingthemoffood,medicinesandotherdaytoday essentials.Havingwitnessedthedestructionfirsthand,Virenbhaiandtherestoftheteammembers feltcompelledtoserveourbrothersandsistersinUttarakhand. Twomonthslater,whentheroadswerefunctionalagain,thesecondteamfromManavSadhnawas finallyabletosetfootinNetala(avillageinUttarkashi). Uttarakhand The state of Uttarakhand has two divisions of Garwhal and Kumaon, and is further divided into thirteen districts. The state capital of Dehradun is an important rail connection for the entire state, asitliesontherouteoftheNorthernRailwaytrainline. Uttarakashi: Uttarakashi district, where Manav Sadhna works in the Himalayas, is the home of the source of twoof the mostimportant rivers inthe country,the Ganges andtheYamuna.TheHindupilgrim pointsofCharDhamfallinthisdistrict. TheGanges, also called theGanga, is atransboundary riverofIndiaandBangladesh. The 2,525km (1,569mi) river rises in the westernHimalayasin the Indian state ofUttarakhand. It is the second largest river in the world. The Ganges is the most sacred river to Hindusand is also a lifeline to millionsofIndianswholivealongitscourseanddependonitfortheirdailyneeds. Manav Sadhna parivar and volunteers work tirelessly in Uttarakhand to serve floodhit villagers and to also learn from them. Every day, the relief team had to walk ten kilometers through mountains and also cross the river Ganga to reach far off villages. But, the learning part for all the team membersisthegratitudethatvillagersshowedinthisdifficulttime.

This year, on 16th June at midnight, Uttarakhand state faced one of the most drastic floods in history.There were more than ten thousand causalities and many others are still missing. In that crucial time, our Indian army greatly responded and they saved more than two lakh tourists by airlifting them by helicopters. The people of Uttarakhand state are very friendly and helping, by nature. They stand like the great Himalayas in many challenges of their lives. Today, after almost 5 months, the weather is fairly cold and the rain has also stopped. The life of Uttarakhand states citizens is slowly and steadily recovering from that massive flood. Now, the schools, colleges, markets and transportation have reopened. All of the village farmers are now in the field for cultivating their grain. Still around 85% of the population of the state has its main source of income in tourism from the last many decades, so the state is facing great challenges, Manav Sadhnas core values remain the same from its beginning, focusing on valuebased education, health and hygiene, sanitation, awareness and livelihood projects. Manav Sadhna also works for the upliftment of the underprivileged people of society, mainly children and women. In Uttarakhand, we work on a S3 formula of Siksha (education), Shwasthya(health)andSafai(hygiene)byutilizingourH3formulaofHead,HeartandHands. OurbaseislocatedatNetalavillage,almosttenkilometersfromUttarakashi.InGangotrivalleynear UttarkashitherearesevenvillageswhereManavSadhnareliefworksarehappeninginthefieldfrom the last few months. We follow the GLOCAL (Global+Local) approach to support and empower the last person in the queue. We distributed seven different types of kits to all the seven villages Anganwadisand schoolsnamed(1)Didsari,(2)Bayana,(3)Lunthru,(4)Netala,(5)Khiliyara, (6)Siror and(7)Maneri.Inallthesevillages,weareworkingondifferentactivities,suchasthefollowing: Activity: even today.

ManavSadhnateamfirstsurveyedtheaffectedvillageswhichwerehitbythemassiveflood. TheHimalayateamfromManavSadhnaanalyzedthedataandworksmainlyonthe followingaspects: 1)WefirstdistributedRasankittothevillagerswhosehousesweredestroyedintheflood. 2)Wefocusedonrelationshipbuildingwithcompassionwiththevillagerswhoaremainlyaffected. 3)InAnganwadis,wedistributedHealth&Hygienekitsandwefollowedtheroutinecheckups. 4)Inprimaryandsecondaryschools,wedistributedSport&Medicalkits. 5)InAnganwadis,wegivespecialNutritionkitsformalnourishedchildren. 6)Forwomenwhobecamemothersinthelastsixmonths,calledDhatrimata,wegivespecialcare forthechild&motheranddistributeaBabykit. 7) In all seven villages in the anganwadis, we distributed clothes for small children up to 6 years of age. 8) On 2nd October, we arranged a drawing competition for Netala school children and distributed prizestothem. 9) For livelihood, we started a paper bag project in Didsari village. Around sixteen members are takingpartinthatproject. 10)Wemadedustbinsbyhandoutofoiltins,andonesweetpack,especiallyforDeepavali/Diwali

Serialno. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Nameofkit Rasankit Sanitationkit Medicalkit Sportskit Nutritionkit Babykit Cloths

Village Netala,Khiliyara&Didsari Allvillages(Anganwadi) Allvillages(Anganwadi&school) Allvillages(school) Allvillages(Anganwadi) Allvillages Allvillages(Anganwadi)

# of Kits 25 7 10 6 100 25 112

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