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  "With Allah's grace I have a home now. My wife and children can sleep safely. I am happy", says Mohammedkhan Pathan with both arms raised. Sanjog Nagar, Bhuj ||||| "Although we are growing fast we should not forget the beliefs and traditions with which we started." Hasmukh Sadhu ||||| Mohammedbhai of Ashapuranagar, Bhuj, says, "This Id (muslim festival) is different for us. Now I and my family can sleep peacefully in the shelter provided by AIDMI." ||||| "We are traditional cowherds and owned 10 - 15 cows. All died. Some died in the earthquake and the rest starved to death. We could barely feed our children let alone cows," said Mariamben Sama, Bhuj. |||||  
   
Reviving Income and Assets
Livelihood Relief Fund
 

Total beneficiaries covered: 13,460

Covered Districts throughout India:
Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Chennai, Cuddalore, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Kheda, Kutch, Nagapattinum, Panchamahal, Patan, Pudducherry, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar Thanjore, Vadodara and Villupuram.

Covered Disasters:
Cyclone, Drought, Earthquake, Fire, Floods, Riots, Squall and Tsunami.

   

Origin:

  • Established in the year 1998 after the Kandla Cyclone in Gujarat, India.
Aim:
  • To build livelihood security and reducing economic risks through sustainable long term recovery in India.
 


Focus:
  • The poor affected by disasters.
  • Vulnerable among the poor.
  • Special focus on working women and SC/STs.
  • Preference to home based workers, daily wage earners, small farmers, and landless labourers.
Special Features:
  • Converges local efforts with national policies.
  • Community based, long term approach to reduce risks and rebuild income and assets of the poor among victims.
  • Livelihood security helps the victims to reduce risks, secure the food, water and shelter security.
  • Demand driven relief and tailor made allocation.

Covered Livelihood Activities:

Rural communities:
a) Handloom weavers (handloom weaving machines, yarns etc.); b) Fishermen (fishing nets etc.); c) Gum collecting women (water bags, hand gloves, caps, goggles, shoes etc.); d) Salt workers (reconstructed broken salt pans etc.); e) Farmers (seeds, fertilisers, equipments etc.); f) Water harvesting structures (check dam, irrigation well, community tanks, roof rain water harvesting structures etc.); g) Animal Husbandry (fodder for cattle etc.)


Urban communities:
a) Small businessmen (cabins for grocery, confectionaries, snacks etc.); b) Small vendors (hand carts, vegetables, fruits, plastic utensils etc.); c) Home based workers (sewing machines, clothes, ‘Bandhani' weaving materials etc.); d) Landless labourers (plumber, carpenter and barber kits)

Impact:
Recent review survey shows that victims who receive livelihood relief recover faster and better over time.
   
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