IN JANUARY: On 26th Jan a lecture was organized by Swapnil and the NCC team (BITS, Pilani) where in Dharmendra Kumar (Bihar state coordinator) shared Aid- India flood relief experience to get more support from students community to generate more funds for flood victims. Later, the vice chancellor and professors honoured Dharmendra Kumar/Aid-Bihar for his service during flood.

• In this month 3,600 bed-sheets and 500 blankets were distributed in collaboration with M. M. Oswal Hosiery.

• Aid volunteers in Bihar conducted meetings and surveys in the flood affected villages with the people to identify skilled persons like barbers, farmers and carpenters. In the aim was to support 2,000 people with tool kits in collaboration with GOONJ (NGO) under the ‘WASPI’ project.
• Several meetings were conducted with villagers and engineers to identify land to construct home for flood victims. Finally it was decided to construct 20 houses in Mahmud village.
• The relief team also conducted meetings to give away cycle rickshaw for professionally unskilled persons. Finally 40 people were selected; rickshaws (each costing rs.7000) were ordered.

IN FEBRUARY: Winter kits distribution came to an end and the survey for ‘Wapsi’ was conducted. By February Aid-India & GOONJ distributed tool kits to 50 skilled persons such as barbers, carpenters and builders.

IN MARCH: Our last batch of winter kits was distributed on 23rd March to 250 families in Madhepura district.

• In ‘Wapsi’ project, the distribution of tool kit for the professionals was stopped temporarily due to Lok Sabha election while the verification process of the selected candidate is on process.

Till now 516 families are benefited under ‘Wapsi’ project (supported by GOONJ)

IN APRIL: We continued the verification process of 2000 beneficiaries under the Wapsi Project.

Tool kits kept ready for distribution	Meetings with community people in Madhepura before distribution

ASB: The American School of Bombay organised an event called ‘Embrace India’ on their campus on 18th April. A team of 15 of them planned to come to Bihar for 4 days in May to distribute school kit bags (containing 1 school bag, 6 notebooks, 2 pencils, 2 sharpeners, 2 erasers, 1 pen and 1 Tiffin box) for 2,000 students, family kits (containing 1 bed-sheet and 1 mosquito-net) for 500 people and solar lamps for 490 families.

The links below are for pictures from the ‘Embrace India’ event:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfl3ioJoZqI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZwW6r_GZQA&feature=player_embedded
http://sites.google.com/a/asbindia.org/bihar-relief/
http://www.biharfloodrelief.org
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/syllabus-for-service/446265/

Some quick snap shots:

Children performing stage show in ASB

Paintings kept for sale in ASB

ASB Team involved in Bihar Flood Relief Action

IN MAY: Aid Bihar staffs took serious efforts to reach people in remote places during the general election to distribute flood relief material with the support of GOONJ (Ngo) and ASB (students from American School of Bombay).

• 25 cycle rickshaw were distributed in Saharsa and Madhepura districts for flood victims. This will give families a new source of income.
• 2000 school kit bags (containing a rubber, pencil, Tiffin box, pencil, and paper notebooks) were distributed in Beldhaure block in Thilkora, Kalyanpatti and Alam Nagar village on 12th May.
• In Alam Nagar house construction for flood victims is half completed. A meeting with beneficiaries on 28th June led to more relief being pledged.
• 490 solar lights were distributed in Madhepura and Saharsa.
• 500 family kits (1 bed sheet, 1 mosquito) were distributed in Madhepura and Saharsa.

IN JUNE: 10 more Cycle rickshaws distributed.

• 20 houses are ready at Mahmud village, which will be handed over to beneficiaries at 12th July.
• 2 sprayer machine to farmers were also provided.