Emergency Response

Emergency Response and Disaster Intervention

BSK has staff members, volunteers, and board members trained in disaster management. We assist civil authorities, independent non-profits, and charitable organizations to engage in relief efforts during such times of crisis. Over the past two decades, we have been involved in disaster intervention from the Tsunami of 2004 to heatwaves, floods, and until recently the ongoing pandemic. Due to our presence in this region, the network of partner institutions, and access to volunteers we can deploy quickly to support communities and institutions affected by natural and manmade disasters.

Floods

Mighty river Godavari floods of 1986, 2022

The floods in the mighty river Godavari, especially in the estuarine channels downstream caused havoc. Through BSK, we have responded to the crisis through humanitarian relief in kind during these emergencies.

Krishna river floods

During the time when river Krishna flooded Kurnool and the villages on both sides, we surmised the situation through a need assessment and provided fishnets, clothing and humanitarian relief to the flood-affected.

Tsunami

2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami

In the wake of the Indian Ocean Tsunami that struck the eastern part of the country, livelihoods were affected, especially among those eking out livelihoods out the sea, i.e. the small fishing communities and the salt pan workers. Through bridge school education programme that went on for a good 10 years, we were able to identify the school dropouts and undertake programmes for the children and youth through,

Bridge school education
Pre-school education
Skilling for adolescent school dropouts
Children’s Parliaments

Every year, we used to work in different villages and provide value addition to the school dropouts. We also used to mainstream these children in regular State-run schools. The Teachers and the village elders were appreciative of our work for the cause of children and adolescent’s upliftment.

Pandemic

COVID-19 Relief Works

BSK was one of the largest independent charitable agencies to undertake outreach COVID-19 relief efforts. Over 900,000+ persons benefit from these services including access to primary health packages for those living in slum areas and constructions, hot meals for the homeless, migrant labourers, and daily wage labourers during the lockdown, and hot meals for the poor living diagnosed with COVID-19 and living in isolation.