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Disaster Relief:
Bangladesh has been ravaged by various disasters like the Flood, Cyclone,
Tornado and also under threat by the Tsunami, Earthquake and Sea Level Eruption
in the last decade. There have been innumerable lives lost and families
separated because of the disasters. Millions of dollars worth of livelihood and
equipment destroyed in a single instant. A lingering fear and despair and
disease haunts the place years after the event. They are left with nothing to
rebuild their lives.
The people in
these areas suffer not only physical but also emotional distress as well. They
have seen their families and neighbors, perhaps even heard them calling for help
when they could do nothing. They are left with desperation, as they are expected
to start over again with nothing in their hands.
HOPE worldwide, in
their commitment to help serve the underprivileged, have not failed to be at the
sides of those who have suffered and lived through tremendous pain. We have been
on site in areas like Bangladesh to give immediate relief to the survivors after
the disasters.
However, the most
prevailing need in most of these places is not just relief work after the
disaster but development. Sustained development is needed to educate the people,
not just on how to overcome similar disasters, but to open new avenues for them.
HOPE worldwide not only offers immediate relief to the survivors but also for as
much as it is possible, stays back at the site to help the residents rebuild
their lives from the pieces long after other non-profit organizations have left.
We want to let them know that there is still hope and that they have not been
left to face their fears by themselves.
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