Make a Difference.. Bihar "Floods" - an appeal

It is still called a "flood" - which it is not!

It is a river - Kosi- which has changed its course by almost 30-degrees, inundating a huge chunk of land with water...



This may also be one of the largest mass-migration and rehabilitation challenge in the history of Independent India - we still do not know the numbers... 1 million... 3 millions... Who knows?!

Words/number/language, however, are linear; they do not convey the multi-dimensional reality and often fail to evoke the typically natural human empathic response... And therefore, these pictures to make this appeal:








..etc.

...maybe our/your chance to get out of The Logic of Inaction...and support those who are doing something to tackle the situation...
... And so:

1. How you can help

2. Who you can contact

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1. How You Can Help
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Material support:

Dry ration - Rice, Chiwra, Biscuits, Packed Eatables

Medicines,

candles & matchbox,

torch & batteries,

utensils,

tarpaulin & thick polythese

feeding bottles,

buckets,

ropes,

bedsheets,

all kind of usable clothing & footwear.

Logistical support:

Transport support to reach the material to effected areas

Space for collection centers

Facilities for local pickups,

Transportation of material from different cities to GOONJ processing centers in Delhi, Chennai & Mumbai

Volunteer support:
Please contact the organisations mentioned below.

Financial support:
See below.

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Who You Can Contact/Help
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I know about these two, and can vouch for them:

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1. Goonj
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Donations in India- Please send cash/cheque/draft in the name of GOONJ and send it to

GOONJ
J-93, Sarita Vihar,
New Delhi- 76
(Kindly send your full name & address with the contribution for receipt/accounting purpose.
(All donations to GOONJ in India are tax exempted u/s 80 G of IT act.)

Overseas donation can be sent through Cheque (in the name of GOONJ with your full particulars)
or by wire transfer with an information on

Yasmeengoonj[at]gmail.com

Rotate it (valid only for overseas donations) through

Wacovia Bank,
New York
swift code- 2000193008933,
GOONJ, A/C No- 2591101004644

Bank- Canara Bank,
H block,
market Sarita Vihar,
New Delhi- 76
Swift Code- CNRBINBBDFS

Contact- GOONJ
H.O Delhi-J-93,
Sarita Vihar, New Delhi- 76
Tel.- 011-26972351,
41401216
E-mail- goonjinfo[at]gmail.com, anshugoonj24[at]gmail.com

GOONJ Mumbai- Mr. Rohit Singh
Tel.- 9322381600,
Email- rohitgoonj1@gmail.com

GOONJ Chennai- Ms. Padma
Tel.- 9842665320,
Email- padmagoonj@gmail.com

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2. AID India & Pratham
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Funds:
Donate online @:
http://www.eurekachild.org/biharflood

or you can send a check payable to AID INDIA (mention Bihar Flood Relief) to:

AID INDIA
Post Box No: 4903, Gopalapuram, Chennai - 600086, India.
Phone: +91-44-42106493 / 28350403

For more information please contact: eurekachild@gmail.com or

Prabha: +91-98403-51132 (prabha.balaraman[at]gmail.com)
Gomathi: +91-94453-91090 (gomathiaid[at]gmail.com)