Emergency Response
Overview:
Here emergency relief support was given to 44 trafficking survivors and their families in association with the Bandsra Birangana Seva Samity (BBSS), our collaborative partner in South 24 Parganas.
Support Extended:
Ration kits were provided to affected families that comprised of basic necessities like –
- Rice
- Dal
- Mustard oil
- Baby food
- Sugar
- Chili Powder
- Turmeric
- Biscuits
- Soya bean
- Eggs
- Potatoes
- Puffed rice
- Maggie
- Mortein
- Sanitary Napkins
- Detergent powder
- Soaps
- Toothpastes
- Solar Lights
- Mats
- Water Jugs
- Umbrellas
These and other such items of necessities were provided to the trafficking survivors in the blocks of Canning 1, Canning 2, Basanti, and Kultali.
The economic situation due to the ongoing Pandemic coupled with the after-effects of super cyclone Amphan has left several families on the brink of hunger and starvation. Adding to their woes and misery, the ecology of this fragile riverine area has been harmed in many ways. Leaves that have fallen from the trees into ponds and rivers in the super cyclone Amphan, contain poisonous secretion causing death to a large number of fishes, thereby having serious consequences on the fish farming or pisciculture conducted in these places.
Apart from relief distribution, Kolkata Sanved will be working with the 44 Trafficking Survivors on a long-term basis by providing psycho-social support for their wellbeing and healing from the severe trauma that they have been through and in the process, empower them, using Dance Movement Therapy.