Care Today Fund

Care Today
A/c The Leh Flash Floods Relief Fund

THE LEH FLASH FLOODS RELIEF FUND

Responded to the needs of undaunted communities living with a philosophy of self-help in the cold desert that was severely damaged due to a rare weather phenomenon of cloud-burst

Project Initiated in

2010

Donations received

82,00,000/-

Status

Completed

For a long time, residents of Leh will not forget the night of August 6, 2010. Flashfloods, as a result of cloud-burst, swept away people, houses, animals and vehicles into the Indus River. Lifelines, such as the district hospital, telecommunication office and bus stand were totally damaged. The Leh flash floods damaged not just the town and 40 surrounding villages but also devastated community infrastructures, standing crops, houses and affecting the storage of food items such as vegetables and seeds that require special treatment to prevent dehydration. More than 175 lives were lost.

Our efforts

  • In partnership with Save the Children, 05 Child-Friendly Spaces (CFS) were established, which provided safe and caring environment for 392 vulnerable children for three months. This also provided the parents an opportunity to devote time to access relief and rehabilitation support.
  • In partnership with the SNM Hospital, the kitchen of the lone government referral hospital in the region was repaired, which ensured availability of nutritious food to about 120 patients of this hospital before the onset of winters.
  • In partnership with Pragya, an NGO, two prefabricated weather-proof insulated food storage warehouses were established, each measuring 10x12x8.5 ft, with a storage capacity of 7,000 kg in the remote villages of Umla (33 km from Leh) and Kungyam (90 km from Leh). The two warehouses at Umla and Kungyam together served the needs of 538 people to store food during harsh winter and also addressed the challenges of storing food in the future as well.
  • In partnership with Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), 10 passive solar houses for the poor households were constructed, incorporating disaster risk-reduction measures. Five of these houses are situated in Phyang, two in the suburbs of Leh, two in Meru and one in Gya.
  • In partnership with the Ladakh Scouts Regiment, three houses of army soldiers were reconstructed.
  • In partnership with the Ladakh Arts and Multi-Cultural Outreach Trust (LAMO), a community centre for people from Beda community was constructed.

Photo Gallery

A house reconstructed in Meeru_Ms. Padma Tsomo, along with her daughter, sitting in front of her house
A reconstructed house in Phyang_Mr. DorjeStanzin & Mr. Konchok Chhemet in front of their house
C. Balaji Singh, Executive Director, Care Today Fund, along with community members in front of the newly installed warehouse at Umla
C. Balaji Singh, Executive Director, Care Today Fund, with relief materials for the affected communities in Umla
C. Balaji Singh, Executive Director, Care Today Fund in front of the renovated SNM hospital kitchen along with a staff
C. Balaji Singh, Executive Director, Care Today Fund with the Children at the Child-Friendly Space at Choglamsar
Children in action at the Child-Friendly Space in Himank (solar colony), Leh
Community members in front of the newly installed warehouse at Kungyam
Ms. Koel Purie Rinchet with her team enjoying with children at a Child-Friendly Space in Himank (solar colony), Leh
Newly constructed Mane Tsermo Community Hall
Inside view of the Repaired and Renovated Kitchen of SNM Hospital, Leh
Fully Repaired and Renovated Kitchen of SNM Hospital, Leh

Donation Details

Care Today Fund received a total donation of Rs. 82,00,000/-.
We thanks all the donors who have contributed generously towards the effort.