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AMURT and AMURTEL
Active to Assist People Affected by Floods 2007
AMURT and
AMURTEL teams have been meeting the emergency needs of
people affected by monsoon floods for the past 10 days
in the Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa.
In Jamalabad, Bihar, our teams serve cooked food to
5,000 people daily, and deliver food supplies by small
boats to 6 inaccessible villages. In addition we have
been offering yoga and sports activities to people to
lift their spirits.
AMURT and
AMURTEL volunteers give priority to children, making
sure they are well fed, and engaging them in enjoyable
activities.
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Abha Seva Sadan Multitherapy Charitable Health
Centre
Located in North Eastern Idia the
centre provides holistic health care for the future:
offering therapies of various disciplines under one
roof, as not all diseases can be cured by only one kind
of therapy.
Presently they offer homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal
medicine, physiotherapy and allopathy (Western
medicine). They give this at a nominal charge to the
extremely poor and neglected rural population in this
area, and combine it with regular village programs to
educate them in nutrition, health and hygiene. In this
way they hope to break the vicious cycle of ignorance
and disease.
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AMURT Supports Pakistan
Earthquake Survivors 2005
An AMURT expert in dome construction, traveled to Pakistan in December 2005 to assist Calearth
Pakistan in training people in the earthquake affected areas in dome
building technology. Our expert was especially helpful in showing techniques for
plastering and waterproofing the structures.
AMURT has also been assisting the
International Organization for Migration in providing toilets for women
in resettlement camps in the Allai valley. Having toilets close to their
temporary shelters is a great relief for the women, as they are unable
to move around freely during the day or night.
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AMURT provided technologies to
improve the
plastering and waterproofing of domes.
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Earthquake
survivors will have the
convenience and privacy of a nearby toilet.
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Those affected by the floods
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Monsoon/Floods 2005
India was affected by severe floods during
this years Monsoon. The State of Maharastra and Bombay was particularly
hard hit in late July and early August.
Our relief teams provided thousands of
affected people with food, clothes, beddings and other basic necessities
in
several locations in the greater Bombay area. They also participated in a
massive cleanup and disinfection operation to prevent disease to spread.
Letter of Appreciation
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Tsunami 2005
In phase one of the relief work our team
located and buried or cremated all the dead
bodies in and around Keerakolaichal in
Nagapattinam district. We were able to
locate the bodies with the help of military
helicopters, and the villagers and
townspeople themselves. Grief-stricken
tsunami survivors
would approach us asking us to carry their
dead relatives away. We disposed of 322
bodies from December 28 to January 2.
In phase two our volunteers split up
into smaller groups and helped the local people clean and repair their
damaged houses. Some volunteers provide counseling, games and sports for
the traumatized children.
Full Nagapattinam
documentary
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Gujarat Earthquake 2001
In Gandhidham, 1200 students and 50 teachers from the Ananda Marga schools had gathered for the Republic Day celebrations on January 26th. Immediately after the earthquake hit they joined the AMURT volunteers and set up a relief camp in their school compound. The camp was operational within an hour and started providing shelter, cooked food, blankets, clothing and medical care to stunned survivors from the surrounding apartment blocks. We accommodated 220 families in the first few hours under tarpaulin and plastic sheets.
Full Gujarat documentary
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Orissa Cyclone Relief 1999
AMURT was amongst the first NGOs (non-government organizations) to arrive
at the scene of the devastation caused by the merciless cyclone that hit
Orissa in eastern India on October 29 1999. 65 team members and 300
volunteers responded to the needs of the cyclone survivors throughout
the affected areas.
Full Orissa documentary
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