Basic Life Securities:
Aimed at reducing risks, Bhuj Reconstruction Programme's (BRP) work concentrates on 4 key securities. These securities are the basic necessities, the building blocks, for achieving successful transitions from disaster to recovery.
• Livelihood Security
• Shelter Security
• Water Security
• Food Security
Capacity Building:
The BRP promotes individual recovery through sustainable community organisations in the slums of Bhuj. The community-generated, participatory nature of these organizations assists the slum inhabitants in their transition from recovery beneficiaries to rehabilitation partners.
The capacity building elements of the BRP promotes individual recovery through sustainable community organisations. The community-generated, participatory nature of these organizations assists the slum inhabitants in their transition from recovery beneficiaries to rehabilitation partners.
• The Chamber of Commerce and Industry for Small Businesses (CCISB)
• 14 Slum Area Committees
Right to Information:
The BRP information strategy is derived through an acknowledgement that information and communication are crucial elements for informed actions related to rebuilding of Bhuj town, disaster response, risk reduction, and recovery.
• Town Planning
• Information Centres
• Learning Resources
• Afat thi Utsav (Crisis to Celebration)
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Past Work:
• 1005 Livelihood Beneficiaries in all 14 slums.
• 145 Shelter Beneficiaries in all 14 slums.
• 4 Slum Recovery Information Centers.
• Afat thi Utsav / Crisis to Celebration Center.
• 8 Capacity Building Cycles for slum community
• 3 slums mapped using GIS.
• Child food assessment of all 14 slums.
• 1500 slum inhabitants receive Emergency Flood Relief after recent floods in July 2003.
• 14 Community Profiles developed.
Current Work:
• 14 Slum Area Committees established.
• 8 Community Infrastructure Projects.
• 4 Child Care and Education Centers serving 232 children daily.
• 14 Community Profiles developed.
• CCISB Livelihood Recovery Survey.
• Insurance to 650.
• GIS of 4 areas.
Future Work:
• Child Care and Education Centers in all 14 slums.
• Community Infrastructure Projects in all 14 slums.
• Continued Livelihood Relief in all 14 slums.
• Continued Shelter Reconstruction in all 14 slums.
• GIS in remaining 11 slums.
• Integrate slum community plans into Bhuj town plan of Government of Gujarat.
• CCISB Revolving Fund growth.