Project
Distribution of Blankets to the Poor in Flood-prone Areas
Although though winter is welcomed by wealthy people, it brings suffering to the poor people in Bangladesh. Many cannot afford warm clothes for winter. Women and children particularly suffer – leading to our initiative to distribute warm blankets
Project Goal:To enable poorpeople to copewith unexpected cold weather.
Sector Focus:Environment and ClimateChanges – Response to Disaster
Status:Completed
Duration:January2012
Donor:Project Bangladesh (USA)
Number of beneficiaries:2,500
Working area:DigholiaUpazila, Khulna
• baseline survey for selecting beneficiaries
• selecting geographical locations prone to severely cold winters;
• distributing 500blankets to families.
• reporting to the donor
