Care Today Fund

CARE TODAY A/C KERALA SOS

Help Kerala Rise Again - Reaching out to the flood affected families in Kerala that witnessed its worst floods in over a century.

Project Initiated in

2018

Donations received so far

47,63,092/-

Status

Ongoing

In August 2018, severe floods affected Kerala, due to unusually high rainfall during the monsoon season. It was the worst flood in Kerala in over a century. Twelve out of 14 districts suffered severe damages to houses, roads and agricultural lands. Overflowing rivers and water released from dams resulted in the loss of 483 lives and damages to properties and infrastructures worth thousands of crores. Thirty-five out of the fifty-four dams within the state were opened for the first time in the history. There were reports of landslides at many places leaving several hilly districts disconnected. Over 3,274 relief camps were opened in different locations to accommodate over 12.50 lac flood survivors. The flooding had also affected hundreds of villages, destroyed an estimated 10,000 km of roads; damaged or completed destroyed thousands of homes. The impact of the disaster was such that the State Government had to cancel one of the most celebrated festivals of Kerala - Onam, allocating the celebration funds to relief efforts.

Our efforts

  • Care Today Fund utilizing Rs. 9,50,510/- supported immediate relief operations in the worst flood-affected districts in Kerala in partnership with ActionAid Association. These efforts delivered 470 sleeping mattresses; clothes; hygiene kits, including sanitary napkins, soaps, detergents, shampoos, towels; cleaning kits, including a bucket, mug, dust pan, bleaching powder, cleaning lotion, toilet lotion, phenyl, brooms, masks, gloves; and dry ration to 470 flood-affected families in the villages of Pettimuddi and Thumbiparakudi in Idukki district and in village Pandanadu, in Alappuzha district.
  • Care Today Fund in partnership with ActionAid Association has initiated a project to construct three anganwadi centres in Pandalam Municipality Ward Nos. 28, 31 and 33 in one of the severely flood-affected Pathanamthitta district. The construction area of each Anganwadi centre is 575 sq.ft. The construction activities are under progress and are expected to be completed by March, 2020.

Photo Gallery

Relief efforts by Care Today Fund partner ActionAid in Pandanadu, Alappuzah Dist
Relief efforts by Care Today Fund partner ActionAid in Pandanadu, Alappuzah Dist
Construction of Anganwadi centre in Ward no 31, Pandalam Municipality, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala under progress
Construction of Anganwadi centre in Ward no 31, Pandalam Municipality, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala under progress
Sh. C. Balaji Singh, Executive Director, Care Today Fund, hands over a mattress to a flood affected survivor in Pettimudi, Idukki district
Sh. C. Balaji Singh, Executive Director, Care Today Fund, hands over a mattress to a flood affected survivor in Pettimudi, Idukki district
Sh. Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director, ActionAid distributing relief kit in Alappuzha
Sh. Sandeep Chachra, Executive Director, ActionAid distributing relief kit in Alappuzha
Construction of Anganwadi centre in Ward no 33, Pandalam Municipality, Pathanamthitta district, under progress
Construction of Anganwadi centre in Ward no 33, Pandalam Municipality, Pathanamthitta district, under progress
Care Today Team hands over relief to a flood affected communities in Pettimudi, Idukki district
Care Today Team hands over relief to a flood affected communities in Pettimudi, Idukki district
Relief kits distributed by Care Today Fund partner ActionAid in Idukki district
Relief kits distributed by Care Today Fund partner ActionAid in Idukki district
Flood survivors in Idukki district receives relief kits from the Care Today Fund
Flood survivors in Idukki district receives relief kits from the Care Today Fund
Foundation work of Anganwadi centre in Ward no 28, Pandalam Municipality, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala under progress
Foundation work of Anganwadi centre in Ward no 28, Pandalam Municipality, Pathanamthitta district, Kerala under progress

Donation Details

So far Care Today Fund have received donations of Rs.47,63,092/-.
We thanks all the donors who have contributed generously towards the effort.