Badhan
Badhan is a voluntary blood donors' organization that raises awareness about blood donation and matches blood donors with patients who need blood. A totally non-political organization, Badhan was established in 1997 in Dhaka University. It is run by volunteers and has presence in 17 universities and colleges in Bangladesh including Dhaka University, BUET and Rajshahi University. For more information about Badhan, please read this (Bangla) article in Prothom-Alo.
Considering the emergency, Badhan has undertaken flood relief efforts using its volunteer force. They are distributing basic food packages, oral saline and medicines to the flood victims in various areas, including Rupganj, Manikganj and Sirajganj.
Contact person:Shahidul Islam Ripon
Web site:http://www.badhan.org/flood.html
Target location:Manikganj, Gaibandha
Total donation sent:
Aug 5, 2004 $2,000
Aug 16, 2004 $4,000
Aug 25, 2004 $4,000
Oct 1, 2004 $6,000
Oct 18, 2004 $6,000
Total $22,000
- Report: Aug 12, 2004 relief activity at Manikganj
- Report: Aug 14, 2004 relief activity at Gaibandha
- Report: Aug 22, 2004 relief activity at Narayanganj
- Report: Aug 28, 2004 relief activity at Sirajganj
- Report: Aug 28, 2004 relief activity at Kishorganj
- Report: Aug 31, 2004 relief activity at Habiganj
- Report: Sep 3, 2004 relief activity at Mymensingh
- Report: Sep 5, 2004 relief activity at Manikganj
- Report: Sep 7, 2004 relief activity at Lalmonirhat
- Report: Sep 10, 2004 relief activity at Madaripur
- Report: Sep 26, 2004 relief activity at Kurigram
- Report: Sep 28, 2004 relief activity at Shatkhira
- Report: Oct 13, 2004 rehabilitation activity at Manikganj
- Report: Oct 31, 2004 rehabilitation activity at Lalmonirhat
BUET '88 Club
BUET '88 club is organizing flood relief activities in five villages in Chandpur. Your donation will provide flood victims with seeds for crops, as well as, cows and calves for rearing. This will enable the victims to generate income and restore their lives.
Contact person:
Mohd A Moqaddem
President, BUET '88 Club
Target location: Chandpur
Total donation sent:
Aug 24, 2004 $4,000
Total $4,000
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CEMPAR
CEMPAR is helping flood victims in Dhunot upazila (sub-district), Bogra. Your donation will provide food to flood affected families.
Contact person:
Md. Sharifur Rahman
President, CEMPAR
Target location:
Bogra
Total donation sent:
Aug 10, 2004 $1,000
Oct 1, 2004 $5,000
Total $6,000
Help, a socio-economic development organization, is supporting flood victims in Rangpur. Your donation will provide food and medicine to flood affected families.
Contact person:
Sufi Hyder Zuylfiqar Rahman
Executive Director, Help, Rangpur
Target location:Rangpur
Total donation sent:
Aug 19, 2004 $1,000
Total $1,000
Hunger Project - Bangladesh
The Hunger Project is a strategic organization and global movement committed to the sustainable end of world hunger. The Hunger Project - Bangladesh has 38,000 volunteers spread all over Bangladesh. Considering the emergency, these volunteers have participated in flood relief efforts.
Your donations allowed Hunger Project - Bangladesh to distribute packets of vegetable seeds to 8,800 flood affected families in 11 districts. Each packet contained several kinds of seeds and instructions on how to best produce the vegetables. The combination of seeds was carefully chosen based on the vegetable season and time & effort required for production. Each packet is meant to support the family's need for vegetables and generate some income for the family. Hunger Project volunteers are monitoring the progress of the project and helping families achieve the best outcome.
Contact person:
Nasima Akter Joly
Target location:11 districts
Total donation sent:
Sep 15, 2004 $5,000
Nov 1, 2004 $2,150
Total $7,150
Mahila Parishad, Rajshahi University Branch
Rajshahi University students are volunteering for this organization to help flood victims in the Sirajgonj district. Your donation will provide basic life support to approximately 2000 families in Kazipur, Tarash and Raigonj upazilas (sub-districts).
Contact person:
Ms. Mahbuba Kaniz Keya
General Secretary, B. Mahila Parishad, RU Branch
Target location:Kazipur, Tarash and Raiganj in Sirajganj
Total donation sent:
Aug 11, 2004 $4,000
Oct 1, 2004 $7,000
Total $11,000
ORCA, Bangladesh
ORCA (Old Rajshahi Cadets Association) is a non-profit, voluntary organization formed by ex-cadets of Rajshahi Cadet College. ORCA participates in various charitable activities, including blood donation programs and helping natural disaster victims.
ORCA has rebuilt houses in Kurigram, a district that was severely affected by the floods. Your donation has helped restore lives for the flood victims.
Contact person:Md. Ashiqul Hossain
Target location:Kurigram
Total donation sent:
Oct 1, 2004 $4,600
Total $4,600
Parchanga Health Clinic
The Parchanga Health Clinic is a free health clinic in Parchanga, Comilla. Doctors from Dhaka visit the clinic every week and provide service to the patients for free. The number of patients increased significantly after the floods. Your donation has provided health care services and medicine for the flood victims.
Contact person:Dr. Mohiuddin Ahmed
Target location:Parchanga, Comilla
Total donation sent:
Aug 24, 2004 $2,000
Total $2,000
Sandipan
Sandipan will provide powder milk to children in two flood affected areas in Dhaka. Milk will be provided to approximately 300 children for 3 months. Each child will receive 2 kgs (~4.5 lbs) of powder milk per month. In addition, Sandipan will distribute oral saline packets and water purifying tablets to the flood victims.
Contact person:
A. Hasib Chowdhury
Assistant Professor, BUET
Target location: Mandail & Goran, Dhaka
Total donation sent:
Aug 10, 2004 $3,000
Oct 1, 2004 $4,100
Oct 19, 2004 $7,500
Total $14,600
SATU
SATU (Social Advancement Through Unity) helped people in Tangail, where 10 of the 11 upazilas (sub-districts) were affected by the floods. Your donation provided oral saline, emergency medicine and some vegetable seeds to the flood victims.
Contact person:
Ms. Hosneara Ahmed
Target location:Tangail
Total donation sent:
Jul 29, 2004 $1,000
Total $1,000
Shahjalal University (SUST) Flood Relief Committee
This committee is helping people in Sylhet, one of the worst hit areas. This is a totally voluntary effort and the overhead cost is zero!
Your donation will provide the flood victims with:
- Basic food: SUST is distributing the following food package (approximate prices listed Bangladesh Taka (Tk)):
5 kg rice: 75 Tk
1.5 kg lentils: 66 Tk
2 kg chira: 44 Tk
0.5 kg gur: 15 Tk
3 orsalines: 9 Tk
3 candles: 6 Tk
1 match: 1 Tk
1 bag: 8 Tk
Total: 224 Tk (= $4 approximately) - Oral saline: SUST is running a project to produce oral saline. The cost per packet is less than 1 taka, which is one-third of the commercial product.
- Water purification: The faculty members at the SUST Chemistry department have done extensive research to identify the simplest procedure of water purification. SUST is distributing the necessary chemicals along with directions in small packages to flood victims.
- Clothing
- Replacing books for students (post flood)
Contact person:
Dr. M. Zafar Iqbal
Professor and Head, Dept of CSE, SUST
Web site: http://www.sust.edu/floodaid
Target location: Sylhet
Total donation sent:
Jul 26, 2004 $2,000
Jul 29, 2004 $3,000
Sep 13, 2004 $10,000
Total $15,000