Project Name
Kalyanpur Disaster Risk Management & Resilience Project in Bihar, India (2nd Phase)
Project Location
India
Project Natures
- Urban and Rural Development
- Humanitarian Relief and Disaster Risk Reduction
Project Objectives
Build disaster-resilient communities in flood-affected areas of three panchayats in Kalyanpur Block
Beneficiaries
Impoverished communities, students and farmers affected by natural disasters
No. of Beneficiaries
Approx. 2,355
Key Activities
- Conduct capacity-building training on disaster risk reduction (DRR) for the members of the Disaster Management Committee (DMC).
- Provide training for task forces and conduct mock drills.
- Provide farmer training programmes in the village, panchayat and block levels.
- Strengthen Self-Help Group (SHG) members’ skills and capacity for income generation.
- Conduct exposure visits for farmers to learn improved agricultural methods.
- Conduct exposure visits to raise children’s awareness and sense of responsibility for the environment and child-related issues.
- Provide school safety training programmes for students and teachers.
- Distribute saplings in the targeted villages.
- Procure wooden boats for needy villages.
- Construct high-rise tube wells for targeted villages.
- Establish early-warning systems in targeted villages.
Project Period
Apr 2025 to Mar 2026
Expenses
Approx. HK$414,850
Impact Story
Mrs Pinku Devi, a 40-year-old widow, lives in Choti Salaha village, Kanoujar Panchayat, Samastipur District, Bihar. Her husband, Ram Ashish, used to migrate to other states for work but passed away seven years ago due to illness.
She has three children—two sons and a daughter. Her village lies on the banks of the Bagmati River. Without a stable income, she worked on landlords’ farms, earning Rs. 80 to Rs. 100 per day, and only for around three months a year. This was far from enough to meet her family’s needs.
Although she had the skill to stitch women’s clothes, she could not afford a sewing machine to earn a living. She had sought support from the government and civil society organisations but to no avail.
In 2022, EFICOR began working in her village and formed a Disaster Management Committee (DMC). The project team trained DMC members on their roles and responsibilities, including how to access their rights and entitlements. In one of the monthly meetings, the members discussed income-generating activities (IGA) and nominated Mrs Pinku Devi as a beneficiary. Highlighting that she was a widow with no income but with tailoring skills, the DMC submitted a formal request to EFICOR for a sewing machine.
After the required documentation was completed, Mrs Pinku Devi received a brand-new sewing machine from EFICOR. She was overjoyed that her long-held hope had become reality. She now stitches clothes for women and girls, and also repairs garments, earning Rs. 200 to Rs. 250 per day. With this income, she can support her family and is optimistic about expanding her work to increase her earnings further.
Partner Information
Partner Name
The Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR)
Year of establishment
1967
The Year Our Partnership Started
1993
Partner's Mission
- Influencing and educating for good governance.
- Promoting community transformation.
- Engaging in social action responsibility through convergence and collaboration.
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