Projects

Disaster Response Asia Earthquake & Tsunami Relief In the aftermath of the biggest tsunami disaster, LWSI took up relief and rehabilitation in Cuddalore, Villupuram and Nagapattinam districts of Tamil Nadu as well as in Pondicherry, to assist tsunami survivors meet their immediate needs and return to normal life. Assam Riot Victims Rehabilitation & Development Project Many families were displaced during the ethnic violence of 1996 and 1998 in Assam. This project, in Kokrajhar district of Assam, focuses on the resettlement of the families as many of them are still living in refugee camps. India Floods Over 1,800 people lost their lives in the 2007 floods in India and more than 30 million people were affected by flooding in the states of Assam, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. Tens of thousands of people were forced to leave their homes and take shelter in temporary camps and on higher ground. Disaster Preparedness Project Coastal Orissa This project was launched after the Orissa Super Cyclone of 1999. It is currently operational in Kendrapara, Jajpur and Ganjam districts of coastal Orissa. The project is an example of LRRD - Linking Relief Rehabilitation with Development. Coastal Tamil Nadu Post tsunami impact assessment revealed that some non-fishing and dalit communities were equally affected but deprived of support. LWSI initiated a Community Based Disaster Preparedness and Livelihood Support Project in 50 such communities. Development Projects LWSI Integrated Development Projects are implemented in both rural and urban areas. The programme has over the years built up expertise in a number of sectors that are normally part of the local development needs. The five main sectors are Capacity Building, Education, Healthcare, Agriculture and Income Generation. Rural Development Project LWSI works with the landless and vulnerable communities living at subsistence level. West Bengal Bankura, Birbhum and South 24-Parganas Orissa Bolangir, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Puri and Subarnapur Urban Development Project LWSI works with dwellers of slums and squatter settlements, consisting of refugees from neighbouring countries and migrants from rural areas. West Bengal Kolkata Orissa Cuttack and Bhubaneswar

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