All India Disaster Mitigation Institute, India

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"After big disasters like earthquake many agencies provide shelter, food and cash doles but no one is worried about the livelihood of the victims which is so important. Under such situation the work of Livelihood Relief Fund is pioneering." - Vandana Patel, AIDMI Team Member ||||| "The results of livelihood support to the poor among the victims are very surprising." - Krupali Surti, AIDMI Team Member ||||| "Livelihood Relief Fund (LRF) is very helpful to the needy poor among the victims affected by earthquake, cyclone or flood. LRF is a very strong means to overcome from the impacts of disasters." - Pradeep Vyas AIDMI Team Member ||||| "One of the most important aspect of disaster recovery is 'livelihood'. To fasten the recovery of disaster victims, restoration of his livelihood is most essential." - AIDMI Team Member |||||

Learning in Action
Livelihood Relief Fund (LRF)


A livelihood relief beneficiary in front of his business.	Geetaben Anilbhai spends almost 5-6 hours on her sewing machine to recover from the loss.	Lalitaben Dahyabhai received livelihood relief after the February 2002 riots and now smiles at her struggle to recover.

The initial livelihood support will give a stand to the victim to overcome the difficulty of investing funds in the initial stage.	Mahesh Kalidas Ravat, Odhav, Ahmedabad says, " not only receiving relief but also its time and quantity are important".	The relief is provided on one-to-one basis, but the whole family puts its force behind recovery.
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