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Impact

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Together we have supported

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679

Rescue

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63,485

Relief

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1,395

Rehabilitation

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52,402

Health

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6,000

Education

The Need

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Over the years children and families living in Jammu and Kashmir have experienced multiple natural and man-made crisis events including the floods of 2014 and various protracted shutdowns due to political turmoil in 2016 and 2019. During times of crisis or unrest, the poorer members of society suffer the most. Daily wagers with no alternate means of earning an income are often unable to make ends meet. Underprivileged families lack access to basic food items and children experience gaps in their education.

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Crisis Relief in Kashmir

Our Response

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During times of crisis, we put our program activities on hold and focus on providing immediate relief to families and children in distress. As part of our crisis relief program, we have provided rescue, relief and rehabilitation to thousands of people living in Jammu and Kashmir. During the floods of 2014 we provided support to ~90,000 people through interventions including rescue, relief, medical care, water, hygiene, reconstruction, shelters and livelihood. During other protracted shutdowns, we provided emergency relief kits and medical care to destitute families and education to children to fill the gaps in learning competencies.

Our Response

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During times of crisis, we put our program activities on hold and focus on providing immediate relief to families and children in distress. As part of our crisis relief program, we have provided rescue, relief and rehabilitation to thousands of people living in Jammu and Kashmir. During the floods of 2014 we provided support to ~90,000 people through interventions including rescue, relief, medical care, water, hygiene, reconstruction, shelters and livelihood. During other protracted shutdowns, we provided emergency relief kits and medical care to destitute families and education to children to fill the gaps in learning competencies.

Crisis Relief in Kashmir

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Stories From The Field

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    Kashmir Unrest (2019) – Community Learning Centers

    Zareef Ahmad Zareef, a veteran poet and writer explains the value of education and the importance of keeping the future generation engaged during times of unrest. Our Community Learning Centers (CLCs) provide a safe and friendly space for children where they are happy and have a way to cope with the complex conflict around them. They serve as a hub for multiple activities such as activity based learning, remedial teaching, art and recreation. These centers also serve as a hub for addressing other community challenges like youth counselling, training and mental health.The main focus is children from K through 8th grade, however, older children and youth are also accommodated. We train all teachers, volunteers and coordinators and conduct regular monitoring and oversight to ensure that centers follow the CLC framework. There are currently 25 community learning centers active in Budgam, Handwara, Shopian, Pulwama, Pulwama and Srinagar, providing education to 1500 children with the help of 30 teachers.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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    Kashmir Unrest (2019) – Food Kit Distribution

    As part of our crisis relief program we conducted surveys in various districts impacted by the unrest and lockdown in order to assess the ground situation and identify potential intervention strategies. Our ground team conducted a thorough needs assessment to identify beneficiary families who were suffering from acute shortage of food. Financial assistance and food kits containing basic necessities like oil, tea, soap, salt, etc. were delivered at the door steps of these families. By the end of 2019, approximately 1500 food kits had been distributed with hundreds more in the pipeline.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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    Kashmir Unrest (2016) – Medical Relief

    The unrest of 2016 lasted for more than 3 months, witnessed hundreds of youth partially or permanently blinded and thousands injured. This resulted in a significant increase in the need for many essential medical care items. In an effort to help the community, CHINAR International collaborated with Athrout (a local NGO), to provide injury specific medicine that was specifically catered to pellet related injuries and gunshots. We played a pivotal role in keeping the base camp at SMHS hospital running for 3 months and supplied much needed prescription medicine to thousands of injured youth being treated at the hospital in a timely manner.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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    Kashmir Unrest (2016) – Food Kit Distribution

    During the unrest of 2016, we provided food supplies to our beneficiary base across the valley. As part of our crisis relief program we conducted surveys in various impacted districts impacted to assess the ground situation and identify potential intervention strategies. The grim situation left many worried as they were unable to work and earn money to support their families. Families were faced with a shortage of food and other daily essential supplies. Our ground team travelled through troubled waters to provide basic supplies to needy families and beneficiaries, We distributed food kits containing rice, flour, pulses, spices, oil, salt, tea etc. to the doors of families living in the volatile areas of South Kashmir including Shopian, Pulwama, Kupwara and Srinagar districts.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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    WINTER KITS DISTRIBUTION

    Following an in-depth assessment process, we distributed winter kits to the selected families living in utter poverty across four districts- Srinagar, Shopian,  Pulwama and Kupwara. These kits comprised of blankets, pherans, solar lanterns and other essential items to cope up with the harsh winter season in Kashmir.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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    Flood Relief & Rehabilitation (2014) – Shelter & Reconstruction

    Devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir in September 2014 left more than 500 people dead, tens of thousands of houses completely damaged and many families left cold, hungry and homeless. Flood victims were left with no roof over their heads and as a result had to live in temporary shelters (sheds, tents etc.). It was very difficult for them to survive through harsh winters in the temporary settlements. CHINAR International quickly jumped into disaster relief activities and efficiently organized itself to rehabilitate those affected by the floods. We performed a thorough needs assessment in areas largely affected by floods. In October 2014 we launched a shelter and re-construction program to help families, who were facing hardships due to the harsh winter conditions. This involved providing materials for construction of concrete shelters, blankets, kangris, clothes, solar lights and other basic necessities.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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    EMERGENCY LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT

    The ongoing conflict in Kashmir has an immense impact on the livelihoods of people especially those relying on hand-to-mouth earnings.  Since August 2019, people suffered huge economic losses due to lockdowns and curfews across all the districts of the Kashmir division. CHINAR launched a special livelihood program for families having no source of income due to conflict. A thorough assessment survey was conducted across four districts-Shopian, Pulwama, Srinagar and Kupwara to identify the most deserving families with the help of CHINAR’s self-devised standard tool.SHOW MORE...SHOW LESS
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FAQ’s

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What is the selection criteria?

We use well-defined selection criteria to identify potential beneficiaries for our Crisis Relief program. A thorough assessment and verification process is followed to identify the most deserving families who are struggling to meet their daily needs due to complete lockdown or curfew across all districts of Kashmir region. This includes consultation with community heads, masjid committees, local partners and administration. For more information, please see our Process and Protocols HERE.

What is the program duration?

The program duration varies from crisis to crisis and is dependent upon the need on ground.

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