India
The south of India is prone to flash floods and more severe flooding during monsoon seasons. Many poor communities along the coast have little or no flood disaster preparation and prevention and do not have the ability to rebuild after the destruction. Overcrowding in the cities exacerbate the already dire situation in India’s many slum cities. Access to food, healthcare and education is extremely limited within the slums. Disturbingly, Muslim communities in India have shorter life spans, worse health, lower literacy rates and lower paying jobs.
South India Flood Relief
In November 2009, Southern India was hit by the worst flood the country has experienced in almost a century. More than 300 are dead and over 2.5 million people are homeless as floodwaters submerged farmland and towns, causing billions of dollars of damage. More than a million people crammed into government temporary housing, but the scale of the disaster has… continue reading »
Emergency Relief
Seasonal Programs
- 2010 Ramadan 2010
- 2009 Udhiya/Qurbani 2009
- 2009 Ramadan 2009
- 2008 Udhiya/Qurbani 2008
- 2008 Ramadan 2008
Development/Sadaqa Jariyah
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Vital Stats
| Population: | 1.2 billion |
| Infant Mortality Rate: | 30 deaths / 1000 births |
| Life Expectancy: | 70 years |
| Major Diseases: | Bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever, malaria, yellow fever, schistosomiasis |
| Religions: |
Hindu - 80.5% Muslim - 13.4% Christian - 2.3% Sikh - 1.9% other - 1.8% unspecified 0.1% |
| Literacy Rate: | 61 % |
| Unemployment Rate: | 10 % |
| Poverty Rate: | 30 % |
| Natural Hazards: | drought; flash floods; widespread destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes |