A report from CEAD - Andhra Pradesh

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Tsunami relief work by CEAD
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(A report by CEAD, Andhra Pradesh)

CEAD has deployed staff and resources in rapid response to the Indian Ocean Tsunami, a horrific disaster that many say will require the largest relief effort ever mobilized. Throughout the devastated region, the organization's distribution of relief materials aid is reaching more than 4865 people including children.

GOONJ.. New Delhi has arranged 3750 kilos of weight consisting of rice, pulses, biscuits, baby foods, stationery items, clothes (used and new), blankets, utensils, edible oil, atta, sugar, tea powder and several other dry food items.
The relief materials have arrived in two consignments.
The first lorry has arrived from New Delhi on 8th January and we commenced distribution of the above mentioned relief materials from 9th January. The first consignment 1650 kilos of gross weight in 56 gunny and carton boxes have distributed to 7 villages with a total population of 2628 including school going and non-school going children. The second consignment with 2100 kilos gross weight in 40 gunny and cartoon boxes have arrived on 20th January and the same have been distributed from 21st onwards till 23rd evening.
In the second distribution we are expected to cover 2237 people including children. The tsunami affected families are very kind to receive these materials when CEAD shared the information about GOONJ, Delhi who has taken all the pains to mobilize the materials and sent all the way from Delhi to Tuni by bearing transport costs which is also very high.
They thanked GOONJ to come into rescue them by providing enough relief materials and to ensure critical aid and assistance to children and families.

CEAD efforts are currently centered on 14 villages, which are badly affected by tsunami mainly the livelihood opportunities, and heavy damages to craft, gear, boats and nets. The current tragedy has taken an unimaginable loss to fisherfolk families and communities throughout these villages.
We are yet to distribute some more materials in 3 more villages, these villages are very critical to reach as they are situated more or less on islands and it requires a ferryboat. The only one ferryboat, which was available until the tsunami struck, is now no more in condition and was badly damaged by tidal waves.
CEAD is trying to hire a dingy to take the materials to other side and to distribute among those affected.
The medicines received from GOONJ, the general medicines are distributed and some of the medicines are put to use by the taskforce teams which are established by CEAD in 5 fishermen villages under the CBDP-community based disaster preparedness activity.

Apart from the relief materials distribution with the support of GOONJ, CEAD has also distributed to 4 schools in the tsunami affected villages for the children of 3rd, 4th and 5th standards 250 sets of note books,erasers, scales, sharpeners and pencils. The children are very happy to receive these items as they are more neglected but GOONJ has very much taken care of them by also providing biscuits, milk foods and other eatables with a limited number of clothes used and new.
Along with the children the teachers also thanked GOONJ for its timely response in helping the affected people and the children situated in the coastal area.

Finally, CEAD also thank GOONJ to extend its support for helping the affected people in its area of operation. CEAD thank Mr. Anshu K. Gupta and Ms. Ruchika for their timely response and sending adequate relief materials for distribution in the villages. Every affected family in the CEAD operational village are very happy to receive the materials, which reached at the time of they, are in need.

CEAD likes to continue its networking relations with GOONJ and its supporters to serve the people who are in dire need at the time of occurrence of the natural calamities and to serve the people with great humanity which is GOONJ right now doing across the country in the subcontinent.