To support the Government in ensuring timely relief to Phailin-affected people, Save the Children has made an initial appeal for Rs 21 crore.
The response goal is to alleviate suffering, restore dignity and ensure timely recovery of the worst-affected families in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The money raised would help procure integrated household kits, containing food baskets, hygiene kits, tarpaulin sheets, blankets and solar lamps.
Save the Children CEO Thomas Chandy informed that child friendly spaces would be established where trained caregivers would provide alternative learning space and psycho-social care for children. “We have procured emergency hygiene and food kits for families in most need which will now be distributed,” said Chandy, adding that this time around, it is the survivors who have been affected who would need support right up to the point so that their lives return to normal.