Project completion report

Aila Response Program2009

South 24 Parganas District.

Submitted to

OXFAM India

Submitted by

Indranarayanpur Nazrul Smriti Sangha

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1. Key Information

Name of Project West Bengal Cyclone Aila Response program 2009Project IDProject Period 1st June 2009 to 31st August 2009Reporting Period

Contact Person Sk. Nazrul IslamAddress Indranarayanpur Nazrul Smriti Sangha,

8/2 Khanpur Road Kolkata 47

2. Project details

2.1. Goal and Objective of the project:

To contribute to decreased mortality and morbidity arising from Cyclone Aila.

To provide immediate support to decrease public health risks to 10,000 affected

households through provision of

Water and sanitation facilities,

Public health services

Temporary shelter materials

2.2. Project Background/Context

A severe natural calamity i.e. dreadful cyclone known as “Aila” clubbed with heavy rain

fall hit sundarban and other parts of Bengal at 9.30 AM on 24th of may. Raised sea / tidal

river water caused by the storm affected thousands of villages of Sundarbans. Damages

were mostly done due to collapse of the embankment. Saline water from the river and

sea entered villages and washed off habitation within few hours.

The damages caused by the wind and air are as under

1. 90 – 95 % of the houses were mud built. Most of them were collapsed or washed

off. Houses lost fully or partly, family took shelter in the high ground, mostly in the

school building.

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2. The villagers were living on road and as monsoon rain started they are staying in

miserable condition.

3. Loss of the livestock was enormous, most of the families could not bring their

livestock with them during the run. Goat, poultry, ducks etc. are nearly too extinct

form the affected area as only few which survived also dying in diseases.

4. The Rabi crop is totally damaged, As long as saline water would prevail, no crops

can be grown. There would be total shortage of food stuff & vegetables as river

saline water swamp the fields.

5. All Pan borojs (Battle vines) were either collapsed or washed away.

6. The scarcity of food was enormous. All the stored food were washed off so

starvation is the only way other than external food supply.

7. Fodder was also not available for the survived cattles.

8. The pond’s and other water harvesting structures lost their utility as saline water

contaminated. Pond water turned saline causing great casualties of aquatic

animals, particularly the fresh water fishes. Rotten fishes also making the water

more unhygienic.

9. Village roads were having 3 – 6 inches deep clay.

10. School buildings were brick built, but the floor was not cemented. The saline

water turned the floor into paddy fields with clay.

11. Crocodile entered the villages with saline water as reported.

12. The fishermen lost their nets and boats.

The table below gives the details of casualties in the district.

Name of GPNo. of

village

No. of house affected Life

lostFully Partly

Pathar Pratima 38 16964 12897 12

Mathurapur II 3l 2906 5730 0

Namkahana 15 4170 6350 2

Gosaba 50 25946 23456 40

Basanti 67 11558 14565 16

2.3. Project Location

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The project was designed for the two worst hit blocks of South 24 Paraganas the

panchayats and villages selected in these two blocks are given in the table below

Block Panchayat Village

Namkahana Mausuni Baliara

Kusumtala

Haripur Uttar Chandanpiri

Dakshin Chandanpiri

Dakshin Chandranagar

Haripur

Narayanpur Durga nagar

Iswaripur

Pathar Pratima G Plot Uttar Sitarampur

Dakshin Sitarampur

Buraburir tat

Indrapur

Gobordhanpur

3. Implementation strategy

Project components

Beneficiary Identification and Registration.

Identification, orientation and management of volunteers.

Effective distribution of relief materials (shelters, Hygiene Kits etc.)

Public Health Promotion activity and coordination of hygiene awareness

campaign

Follow-up visits to ensure that beneficiaries are properly utilizing the materials.

Coordination with local Govt., Panchayats or any other stakeholders.

Activities designed

Coordination with local stakeholders and key persons.

Identification and Registration of affected families.

Identification and orientation of volunteers

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Distribution of NFI kits

Follow-up visits to ensure that beneficiaries are properly utilizing the materials

Public Health Promotion activities thorough PHP volunteers

Dewatering and cleaning of ponds.

Emergency latrine construction.

Village cleaning

Tube well repairing

Steps followed for the PHP

Identification and orientation of 60 PHP Volunteers.

Public Health Promotion activity for the affected family is going on the guidance

of PHP of Oxfam India.

Inter-Personal Communication and house to house follow-up visits

Establishment of ORS Booths and distribution

Community Meetings

Schools activities

Awareness Campaigns

4. Beneficiaries

The project targeted around 8000 households in four Panchayats of Namkhana and Pathar

Pratima blocks. Among the total target families 5500 are from Namkhana block and rest

2500 from Pathar Pratima Block. Beneficiaries were selected after a detailed survey.

Survey was carried out to asses and identifies the affected families. Only the affected

families are treated as direct beneficiaries. The whole program was mostly designed for

the primary beneficiaries. Though the program also carried out activities which helped

other not so affected families i.e. secondary beneficiaries. Village cleaning, pond

cleaning, Pond dewatering, tube well repairing, emergency latrine are such activities from

which secondary beneficiaries got benefited. The table below gives details of the primary

beneficiaries.

Sl.Name of GPs

BlockTotal Household

Total target household

1 Mausuni Namkhana 2947 16122 Haripur Namkhana 5095 31173 Narayanpur Namkhana 827 8274 G-Plot Pathar Pratima 3058 2430

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    11900 7986

The table below gives the details of families benefited from each activity and also

estimated number of secondary beneficiaries is given. In case of emergency latrine and

pond cleaning the owner of the land was treated as the primary beneficiaries and in case

of tube well and village cleaning the rest of the families in the village who are not

selected for NFI kit distribution are treated as secondary beneficiaries.

Activity Number of primary beneficiary families

Number of secondary beneficiary families

Total

Public Health Promotion 7986 4004 11990NFI Kit Distribution 7986 0 7986Pond dewatering and cleaning

165 3513 3678

Emergency latrine construction

40 462 502

Tube well repairing 3306 0 3306Village cleaning 7986 4004 11990

Village representatives were selected in the beginning of the project. From each GP one

such representatives were selected and they were involved in all stages of planning.

Community meetings were organised and most of the critical decisions used to be taken

from these meetings only. The participants list used to be prepared in the community

meetings.

The involvement of women in the planning and implementation was ensured trough

sensitisation of the community in the meetings. All the places of emergency latrine was

decided by the women members. Village cleaning is mostly done by the women. They

took the leadership in the village cleaning. IPC for the PHP activity is mostly done

through women. For this reason only INSS employed mostly women volunteers.

5. Project Progress:

This section of the report elaborates the details of the each activity – progress,

achievement, challenges faced, numbers, families benefited etc.

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5.1. Pond Dewatering and Cleaning

Due to the devastating storm Aila, ponds were contaminated with saline water and it lost

the utility for household and farm use. So, it was needed to dewater so it can store the

fresh rainwater and resume usage. Diesel driven pump sets are used for drying and

simultaneously the cleaning operations carried out by the villagers. All the ponds were

covered with leaves, straws and wooden parts of the tree. Those materials are cleaned

manually.

According to the guidance of PHE team of Oxfam India community meetings were

organised to select some ponds in each village for dewatering and cleaning. By

resolution and MoU with the pond owners and Panchayet Pradhan it was decided that

the treated ponds (a specific number) would be used by nearby community members.

By this process total 165 ponds were dewatered and cleaned for restoration of

household water usage.

Name of Village Name of GP No. of ponds dewatered

No. Beneficiaries

Village wise cost

Haripur Haripur 12 1105 18496.90Uttar Chandan Piri

18 1545 27585.60

Dakshin Chandan Piri

15 1530 20247.50

Dakshin Chandra Nagar

0 0 0

Durga Nagar Narayanpur 15 2500 26703.00Iswaripur 14 2125 23849.00Baliara Mousuni 17 2235 36471.25Kusumtala 9 1295 22238.75Uttar Sitarampur

G-Plot 20 1530 52259.00

Dakshin Sitarampur

7 460 20870.00

Indrapur 29 3455 65311.00Gobordhanpur 3 175 5160.00Buraburir tat 6 435 10285.00Total 165 18390 329477

Initial plan was to dewater 80 ponds in the area of operation with the approved budget.

After completion of the initial plan, it was found that an amount is still unutilized from the

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budget and more ponds can be dewatered for full utilization of the approved budget.

INSS discussed with Oxfam India and it was permitted to dewater more ponds. Finally,

the target changed into 150 ponds but then also INSS could utilize its dewatering budget

for dewatering of 165 ponds.

This activity was mainly aimed towards the women as they used to travel long distance

for fetching water for household use. The cleaning and dewatering of the ponds helped

them to save lot of hazards and time to fetch water. That is why also women took part in

the cleaning and dewatering process with the huge generosity. Nearly 70% female

member participated in dewatering and cleaning programme.

The whole planning and implementation was done with the involvement and participation

of the people. Families learned how to dewater and clean ponds during the work. They

are now confident to carry out the activity by their own. They also realized the needs of

dewatering for their own use and methodology of pond cleaning.

The challenges faced by the workforce to complete the activity are as under:

Transportation of machines from one pond to another pond.

There were more number of ponds highly salinated and hence villagers

demanding more ponds to be dewatered but project could not respond all the

demands.

5.2. Village Cleaning

After the calamity of Aila all the villages were got polluted due to prolonged inundation as

the most of the vegetative matter got decomposed. It used to smell and infectious and

carrier of many diseases. Many places were water logged so stagnated water gave birth

to many mosquitos. Cleaning of the locality was essential and villagers were also

realised that.

All the 13 villages were cleaned to restore hygienic condition. Community participated to

clean their villages as a campaign. Female participation was 70%. They worked with

local tools, racks and pot made with bamboo. During the cleaning programme local

market, health centre, Schools, roads etc were also cleaned. The table below gives the

details of the activity.

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Village Panchayat Days required

to clean

Total

participants

Total mandays

Durga nagar Narayanpur 4 35 112

Iswaripur Narayanpur 4 25 100

Baliara Mousuni 3 63 129

Kusumtala Mousuni 3 31 71

Haripur Haripur 6 25 140

D. Chandanpiri Haripur 4 25 100

U. Chandanpiri Haripur 4 25 100

Dakshin

Chandra nagar

Haripur 2 24 48

Gobordhanpur G-Plot 3 20 37

Buraburirtat G-Plot 5 25 65

D.Sitarampur G-Plot 6 50 140

U.Sitarampur G-Plot 9 58 202

Indrapur G-Plot 5 50 200.5

Total 58 456 1444.5

In the village meeting this is the issue that has been mostly raised by the women and

they took part in tis activity with high enthusiasm. Female members of the affected

villages felt the need of cleanliness of their village and they decided to participate the

village cleaning programme with the male participants. The percentage of female

participation was 70%. The table below gives the details of the workforce involved in the

activity.

Village Panchayat Total participants Male Female

Durga nagar Narayanpur 35 9 26

Iswaripur Narayanpur 25 3 22

Baliara Mousuni 63 6 57

Kusumtala Mousuni 31 6 25

Haripur Haripur 25 25 0

D. Chandanpiri Haripur 25 25 0

U. Chandanpiri Haripur 25 25 0

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Village Panchayat Total participants Male Female

Dakshin Chandra nagar Haripur 24 24 0

Gobordhanpur G-Plot 20 12 8

Buraburir tat G-Plot 25 10 15

D.Sitarampur G-Plot 50 9 41

U.Sitarampur G-Plot 58 39 19

Indrapur G-Plot 50 34 16

As the whole activity and the planning was done by the villagers and instruments are

also arranged by them. They are now well equipped to carry out such program by their

own. Only guidance during the day of the cleaning was given by the project staffs.

Community people learnt the key message ‘Our village, we have duties to clean it.” They

learnt that if they cleaned their villages properly, there would be a little bit chance of

contamination of their surroundings and their health would be safe.

After a massive devastation with Aila there were more and more garbages in each

village to be cleaned. Oxfam- INSS tried to clean all the garbages from the roadside,

health centres, schools, local market etc to provide safe surroundings to live and it was

so challenging task. But there was more areas need to be cleaned to avoid spread of

diseases.

5.3. Temporary Latrine Construction:

Due to catastrophic situation by Aila community people got displaced from their houses

and forced to stay on the highland places, i.e. roadside, riverbanks, high schools, flood

centres cum FP schools etc. They needed temporary latrines.

With an assessment three Gram Panchayats i.e. a) G-Plot, b) Mousuni and c)

Narayanpur were selected to establish temporary latrine construction. The target was 40

units i.e. 80 no. of latrines. Community meetings were organised and the places for

construction were identified. Community people actively participated to establish all

latrines.

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The table below gives the details of the installed latrine.

Name of

the GP

Name of the

Village

No of units

/latrines

constructed

No of HH

benefited

Total no

women

using at

each unit

User

committe

e Displaced

Mousuni Baliara 12 83 276 Formed

Mousuni Kusumtala 18 137 651 Formed

Narayan

Pur

Iswaripur 10 87 391 Formed

G-Plot U.Sitarampur 4 25 56 Formed

G-Plot D.Sitarampur 28 130 280 Formed

G-Plot Indrapur 8 40 94 Formed

Total 80 502 1748

It was planned that each unit would be formed with two latrines. One was for ladies and

the other for gents members of the community. After completion of each unit of latrine

user groups were formed with female members and decided that only ladies and

children would use all units.

Above decision indicates that how well the gender perspective has been incorporated to

implement this activity. After completion of each unit of latrines user committee was

formed with female members of the community and they and their children were only

using latrines.

Construction of latrines was a new process to the community people. At first, a

supervisor for latrine construction from each village was demonstrated on the process of

latrine construction by Oxfam PHE team. Oxfam PHE team was also present on the first

day of starting the latrine construction to guide the participants for constructing the units

of latrines with a proper manner. All the user committees were also given a lesson on

how they would use latrines and maintain hygiene.

With a proper guidance and demonstration all the participants of latrine construction

learned the methodology of temporary latrine construction and the female beneficiaries

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and children learned the process of using it. Afterwards they will be able to construct

such kind latrine for maintaining health and hygiene.

There were two kinds of challenges in latrine construction. One was before latrine

construction and the other was after the construction.

Before the construction it was found that the community people showed less interest to

such a kind of latrine construction. Identification of location to construct the units of

latrine was so difficult in the community meetings. Most of the people did not agree to

give land for establishing such a kind of latrine. They had then a wrong idea about the

construction. After constructing one or two latrine in each identified villages, situation

changed and the demands of latrine construction rose so high among the community.

Second problem was - project had a limited provision of latrines and also the

transportation of the material was big challenge. Lot of time was spent to transport the

materials to the construction place. On the other hand more number of such latrines

were required.

5.4. Tube-well repairing:

For the severe devastation by Aila, most of the tube-wells of Sundarbans got

contaminated with saline water. Safe drinking water and using for other family purpose

i.e. bathing, washing and for livestock was a big problem of the area. Repairing of the

tube wells were the urgent need of the area and also of the community.

Tube wells were identified and mechanics from community people involved in tube well

repairing activities. Only the cases of minor repairing were handled with the project.

Initial survey and community identified the tube wells which can be restored by minor

interventions.

The details of the tube wells repaired Gram Panchayet wise are as under

Name of Gram Panchayet No.of tube-wells No.of people benefited

Narayanpur 13 1350

Haripur 31 9304

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Mousuni 17 3455

G-Plot 17 2425

Total 78 16534

This is the most demanding activity for the women as the drinking water collection is the

task of the women. So restoration of tubewells has benefited the women most.

One day training on tube-well repairing and maintenance was given to two participants

from each of 13 villages. They were recommended by local Panchayats and INSS for

the same. They were given tube well repairing tool kits to maintain tube wells of their

localities for future.

It was learned that a minor input could produce a big result. After repairing tube wells the

use of quality and quantity of drinking water increased. The tube well repairing training

and involvation in repairing activity gave the participants knowledge on repairing and

maintenance of tube well for future.

Transportation of materials for tube well repairing was very difficult.

5.5. NFI Kits Distribution:

Due to a severe cyclone Aila a big part of Sundarban was damaged. Lakhs of people

become shelter less, no food to live. The project made an assessment and decided to

support the victims. It was observed that other agencies both Govt. and humanitarian

agencies also engaged in the relief work. Most of the humanitarian agencies and Govt.

support the victims with food items. So, Oxfam-INSS decided to give Non Food Item

(NFI) to the cyclone affected people. It was also decided which items to be given

maintaining conditions of public health and hygiene. It was decided that the entire

distribution activities would be by two phases.

Before distribution a detailed plan was prepared discussing with Oxfam-India. According

to the plan distribution volunteers was selected and preposition activity was done on the

day before the distribution day. On the distribution day PHP volunteers also engaged to

share with each beneficiary about the using methods of each items. It was found that

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each distribution activity was completed within two or three hours with a proper guidance

of Oxfam-India and heartiest cooperation of volunteers.

Details of the families that received NFI kits are given as under

S

l.

Name of

GPs

Total

Househ

old

Total

target

Benefici

ary

Benefici

ary

Covere

d( 1st

Phase)

Benefici

ary

Covere

d( 2nd

Phase)

NFI kits

distribu

ted for

School/

ICDS

ICDS

Kits

Distribu

ted

Kits for

displaced/

poor

family(3rd

phase)

1 Mausuni 2947 1612 1612 1612

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19 344

3 Haripur 5095 3117 3117 3117 23  

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Narayan

pur 827 827 827 827 5  

9 G-Plot 3058 2430 2430 2430 12   406

    11900 7986 7986 7986 29 47 750

Each NFI kits for each family containing following items:

1st Pahse(12th June- 18th

June’09)

2nd Phase ( 17th July to

22nd July’09)

3rd Phase

Bucket with lid- 2

Mug -2

Tarpaulin – 1

Ground Sheet- 1

Aqua Tab – 60 pcs

Ropes – 1 pcs ( 20 mtre)

Bathing Soap- 2

Washing soap -2

Impregnated Mosquito Net-

2

Sanitary napkins- 1bag

Aqua tab – 180 pcs

Bathing soap-4 pcs

Bathing soap- 4 pcs

Aqua Tab- 120 pcs

Sanitary cloth- 1 bag

It was planned that Oxfam-INSS would provide NFI kits to the targeted beneficiaries

surveyed by INSS. During distribution some kits were also given to schools and ICDS on

request and Oxfam India-INSS felt the need of distribution some kits containing bag,

gum-boot, and umbrella to Anganwari workers of Namkhana Block and some kits

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containing Bucket, mug, soap to FP Schools and ICDS. It was decided for the cause of

maintaining hygiene of school students.

After completion of 2nd phase distribution, a 3rd phase distribution was added due to

information regarding some unutilized fund on the same purpose from Oxfam India. It

was planned that the target beneficiary would be only 750 families from displaced and

poor.

Female distribution volunteers also participated in the activity. It was found that female

members of each family were maintaining their health and hygiene using NFI kits with a

proper way and thus, they were helping to prevent Diarrhoea and malaria.

One day training was given to distribution volunteers for maintaining distribution activity

with proper manner.

The entire distribution programme was a lesson to all participants. Oxfam India showed

how to prepare for distribution, how to manage the entire programme and how to control

over the crowd. All volunteers built up their capacity and able to provide services for

future.

The entire distribution programme was a great challenge to Oxfam-INSS. All the villages

were in the remotest corner of Sundarban. So, transportation of distribution items was so

difficult. All volunteers were new and they always needed guidance from Oxfam-INSS.

Controlling over the crowd of beneficiary during the distribution was also so challenging.

5.6. PHP activity:

After the devastating storm Aila, many diseases started to hamper the lives of the

affected people, Diarrhoea broke down in most of the Aila affected areas, to prevent

human being from these adverse effects, the Public Health Promotion (PHP) activity’s

initiative was taken. PHP activity is definitely a very essential part of the program, PHP

volunteers’ identification and their training programs were done to serve the purpose.

There are total 60 volunteers in this activity. The table below gives the details of the sub

activities.

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Sub activity Number Families benefited/participated

HH Visit 7986 7986

Village Campaigning 27 3728

ORS Booth 88 Nearly 8000 families

Banner 390 Nearly 70000 families

Community Meeting 1603 19236 participants

User Committee for

Latrine

40 280

The PHP volunteers started door to door visits, to sensitize people about sanitation, the

use of Non Food Items (NFI) materials provided to them, which are mainly meant for

sanitation.

Campaigns were organized with children and women to promote knowledge about

sanitation. Many games related to sanitations were played with all the children and

women. Speech of respectable persons was invited, street plays, puppet show,

recitation and drawing events were organised.

ORS booths were installed in the affected areas. Families affected by any digestive track

problem used to visit those booths and ORS and proper guidance of the usage of the

ORS used to be provided from these booths. This activity could stop the outbreak of

Diarrhoea.

Demonstrations of different sanitation and hygienic issues were given to the villagers by

the PHP volunteers during the household visit. The usage of NFI items was also

discussed. This helped people to understand how to be protected from all the diseases.

Then again the school children were advised about some more sanitary uses, like how

to wash their hands, cut their nails etc. The children learned all these from the different

games related to sanitation. School teachers also took part in these programs. FGD or

Focus Group Discussion and daily Group Discussion were organised, to promote and

exercise the knowledge. Hoardings and banners were displayed in different high footfall

areas of the villages.

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The user committees for each emergency latrine was formed and sensitised. They also

received trainings about the proper maintenance of the latrines.

Women volunteers were more acceptable by the society as there was need of door to

door visits and they had to go for the same. In the whole PHP activity, PHP volunteers

were mainly female.

Trainings were given to the PHP volunteers about sanitation and use of the distributed

kits and ORS. Then the PHP volunteers demonstrated all those matters to villagers in

time of NFI kits distribution, in ORS booths, in door to door visits and whenever the

village people needed that.

There were lots of thing leaned from the PHP program, about the entire issue of

sanitation, hand washing, use of aqua tabs, use of sanitary napkins by women, use of

latrines and it’s maintenance etc. The village people came to know about these issues of

sanitation and happily carrying those as the lessons are preventing them from diseases.

Challenges faced

Challenges which were really faced is about the use of aqua tabs, people disliked the

taste of water after using aqua tabs, it was really hard to make them understand about

the utility of aqua tabs, but finally the PHP volunteers were able to make them

understand, and now most of the villagers are practiced to aqua tabs and use it regularly

w ith the proper process. Thus the program is coming back with flying colors as the main

motto of the PHP activity; to protect people from diseases is fulfilled now.

6. Program Support6.1. Monitoring and evaluation

Mainly the project used to be monitored by joint effort of INSS and OXFAM. Team

members of both the institutions involved in the daily visit in the villages after the

distribution. Random checking and household visits used to take place every day. Usage

of the distributed materials also checked during the individual household visits.

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Weekly report needs to be prepared in both PHP and PHE activities. The number of

families suffering from any diseases used to be checked and reported in this repports.

Other than this regular systems OXFAM has designed a post distribution monitoring

exercise where 10% randomly selected families were questioned through a well

designed questionnaire.

Oxfam also carried out a evaluation study of the whole activity.

6.2. Logistics

Central warehouse was created in Dayarampur and also managed by Oxfam. From

there materials used to transported in three village warehouse in Namkahana, G-plot

and Ramganga. From the village warehouse materials get transported to the distribution

centers before the day of distribution. If any materials undistributed again those are

taken back in the village warehouse. Five warehouse assistants used to handle the

village ware house.

On the day of distribution volunteers, FO of INSS and OXFAM team used to work

simultaneously. PHP volunteers used to take sessions with all the recipients about the

need and usage of the materials distributed.

Ware house assistants were also responsible for the materials of PHE work.

Other than Durganagar village rest 12 villages needs to be reached by river transport.

Boats are hired to transport the material. Project also got support from the local

government as they subsidized fair of one side of the river vessel for relief material

transportation.

Major problems faced in the logistics are as under

As mentioned most of the villages are river bounded transportation was very

problematic and used to have three to four break journeys.

Material loss was an issue due to hectic transport.

Many times time factor was a big problem for the transportation. Materials

reached villages/islands after the sunset and transportation then onwards was a

huge problem.

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6.3. Human resource

Two sets of human resourse was involved in the implementation of the project. Program

staffs were paid on monthly basis whereas the volunteers are paid on daily basis. There

are two sets of volunteers which are PHP volunteers and distribution volunteers. The

detail of the human resource used in the project is given in the tables below.

Programme Staffs

Sl. No. Designation No. of Persons Male Female01 Coordinator 1 102 Asst. Coordinator 1 103 Field Officer 4 3 104 W.H. Assistant 5 505 Accountant 1 1

Total 12 11 1

Volunteers

Sl. No. Designation No.of Persons Male Female01 PHP volunteers 60 11 4902 Distribution Volunteers 109 96 13

Total 169 107 62

7. Outcome and impact

The direct outcome observed after and during the project are given as under

Through PHP activity the disease outbreak could be stopped. Village cleaning program helped to reduce the number of mosquitoes. Mosquito net also helped to stop the spread of Malaria. Dewatering of ponds helped the ponds to restore and people resumed use pond

water for bathing and other purpose. Tubewell repairing is proved as one of the major instrumental activity. As it

provided most crucial safe drinking water and also reduced the hazards of women from long distance water fetching.

Emergency latrine helped the displaced families to dispose safely. Women member of the disposed families could use the latrine and maintain their dignity of life. It also stopped spread of germs due to safe disposal.

Door to door visit and other way of campaigning helped the affected families to increase awareness on basic health and hygiene issues of life. It has also a indirect bearing on the spread of diseases.

8. Beneficiary feedback

Name of the beneficiary: Mrs. Pratima Dhali, w/o Mr. Prasanta Dhali,

Village-Uttarchandanpiri GP-Haripur Block- Naamkhana

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On 25th of May when the devastating storm Aila was shattering all the houses, cattle

and everything the beneficiary Mrs. Pratima Dhali started to have her labor pain, she

was taken to the nearby temple as the storm demolished her home within a little time. In

the temple she gave birth to a girl child, then she was taken to flood relief centre. Then

the distribution program of Cyclone Aila response program, 2009 by OXFAM-INSS

started. The beneficiary’s family got the distribution card and they got the NFI items.

With the help of the items they made their house worth living, with the other items they

were able to live a life with sanitation and the problem of drinking water was at an end

and thus the diseases were under control. Even after that they came in contact with the

PHP volunteers and queried everything about the sanitation about her family. They got

back their habilitation and are very happy in their family life and kept the name

“Rachana” to her daughter, which means to construct something, which is very relevant

with their situation as they are reconstructing their lives with what only they were given in

time of OXFAM-INSS distribution.

Name of the beneficiary: Momedon Biwi, W/o Mahin Khan,

Village: Kusumtala village, GP- Mousuni Block- Namkhana

The family of the beneficiary was migrated from other area, so they had to go for latrines

in the embankments of river, which was very unhygienic and of course a matter of

shyness to specially the women. After the devastating storm Aila came, it became more

problematic to them to even response on the nature’s call. The Cyclone Aila response

program, 2009 came as a solution to their problem. Latrine was constructed for them,

user’s group was made for maintaining the latrines, and the user group was mainly

made with women. This way the family members of the beneficiary, community people

and especially the women were helped. As a result hygiene and sanitation matters were

promoted in their lives.

Name of the beneficiary: Mr. Subal Betal

Village Uttar Sitarampur GP=G PLOT

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Mr. Subal Betal was a displaced house holder, who had a beautiful muddy habilitation.

But the giant cyclone Aila shattered the life of his eleven family members. After Aila as a

migrant family they had to live near Launch Ghat, then at INSS flood relief camp. When

the beneficiary got the distributed materials by OXFAM, with those things he made a

shelter inside the health quarter. Mr. Betal also informed they are using aqua tabs

regularly and maintaining the safe water chain. And he also told that the instructions of

the PHP volunteers are helping them to stay aloof from all the diseases. According to his

view I.E.C. materials which were distributed and other PHP door to door visit program

helped him and his family to live a life after he lost everything in the devastating storm

Aila. And he thanked both OXFAM and INSS for that.

Name of the beneficiary: Mr. Sripati Guchait

Residing at- Indrapur, GP- G plot,

Mr. Guchait was happy in his life before the devastating storm Aila, but the storm has

snatched his home, property and the only pond he had near Indrapur Jeevan Krishna

SSK had been fulfilled with saline water, the trees which were beside the pond fell down

in the pond, bank of the pond was broken. The houses around the pond the students of

J.K.S.S.K. faced real problem for that. And pollution caused for all these things. But the

cyclone Aila Response program came as a blessing to him, after dewatering and

cleaning of his own pond he again got the chance to use his pond. So they are very

thankful to INSS and OXFAM.

9. Photo Album

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Oxfam Team visiting a devastating area of Sundarbans

Devastation by Cyclone Aila at G-Plot GPDevastation by Cyclone Aila at Narayanpur

Meeting with BDO, Namkhana BlockSharing Meeting with Aila Response team of

INSS

Meeting with Distribution Volunteers at G-Plot

Distribution of NFI Kits at G-Plot

Public health Promotion Volunteers with beneficiaries at G-Plot

PHP team of Oxfam with a displaced family

PHP activity continuing with children ,Narayanpur GP at Durga nagar

village

PHP activity continuing with village campaigning, Mousuni GP at Baliara village

NFI Kits Distribution at G-Plot

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PHP activity continuing with a rally by Bholanath Patra, FO- Mousuni GP at Baliara

village

PHP activity continuing with students by a PHP Volunteer at Durga nagar village

PHP activity continuing with Focus Group Discussion with female members of

Narayanpur GP. Dr. Mamata present there.

Pond dewatering is continuing at G-Plot Gram Panchayet area.

Village cleaning is continuing at G-Plot Gram Panchayet of Pathar Pratima BlockVillage cleaning is continuing at Narayanpur Gram Panchayet of Namkhana Block

Pond dewatering and cleaning is continuing at Narayanpur Gram Panchayet area.

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Village cleaning is continuing at Durga nagar

Repaired tube well at Narayanpur GP of Namkhana Block

Repaired tube well at Mousuni GP of Namkhana Block

Water testing by a PHE team member of Oxfam at Haripur GP of Namkhana Block

Repaired tube well is checking by a PHE Team member of Oxfam at Narayanpur GP of Namkhana Block. Dr. Mamata present there.

Construction of Temporary Latrine at G-Plot GP of Pathar Pratima Block

Construction of Temporary Latrine at Iswaripur village of Narayanpur GP of Namkhana Block

Construction of Temporary Latrine at Namkhana Block .

10. Financial report: (attached separately detailed in excel sheet)

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Evaluation team from RedR India met with Medical Officer at G- Plot

Seppi Sebastian from Oxfam India visited the Cyclone Aila Response Area of Namkhana

A Group Picture of Cyclone Aila Response team during the Learning Session at Bakkhali

of Namkhana Block

A Group Picture of Aila Response Team of INSS with RedR India Ream and Oxfam at

Namkhana INSS office

A Group Picture of Cyclone Aila Response team in front of INSS office of Namkhana

Block