Rural Development

Flood Relief Delivered to Border-Area Schools in Gurdaspur, Punjab

The initiative focused on supporting schools in the flood-affected border areas of Gurdaspur, Punjab, specifically the village of Mandiyawala. The project aimed to provide essential school supplies and basic relief materials to ensure that children could resume their education with dignity and minimal disruption.

Key steps included:
- Identifying schools and local communities most impacted by flooding.
- Coordinating with local volunteers and school authorities to assess immediate needs.
- Procuring essential school supplies and relief materials through donor support.
- Conducting on-ground distribution activities for students and families.
- Documenting the impact to mobilize further support for ongoing relief needs.

Project Challenges

Despite the success of the initiative, several challenges were encountered during planning and execution:

- Accessibility Issues: Flooded routes and damaged rural roads made transportation of supplies difficult and time-consuming.

- Limited Communication: Border-area schools had restricted communication access, slowing needs assessment and coordination.

- Resource Constraints: Demand for school supplies and relief materials exceeded initial estimates due to widespread impact.

- Logistical Barriers: Ensuring safe, efficient delivery in remote and border regions required careful planning and on-ground support.

Results & Outcome

The project successfully delivered essential school supplies and flood relief materials to students in Mandiyawala, bringing immediate support to families recovering from the disaster.

Key outcomes included:

- Restored Learning Continuity: Students received notebooks, stationery, and educational materials, helping them return to school with confidence.

- Community Relief: Flood-affected families benefited from essential items that eased the immediate burden of recovery.

- Strengthened Local Support Networks: Collaboration with local residents and volunteers created a stronger community response system.

- Donor Engagement: Generous contributions from Jasmine, Savneet, and friends played a critical role in enabling the initiative, inspiring continued interest in sponsoring rural and border-area students.

The project highlights the ongoing need for support in Punjab’s border regions. Sponsors and well-wishers are encouraged to contribute to future relief efforts to ensure that children in remote, disaster-affected communities continue receiving the essentials they need.

About Ngo

KarmaKonnect is a non-profit social venture that aims to connect the fragmented ‘giving’ ecosystem by empowering NGOs, donors, volunteers, corporates and government to create impactful social development interventions. KarmaKonnect is an enabler; motivating and empowering individuals and organizations to tap the growing philanthropy landscape by creating, connecting, and/or collaborating for credible projects and causes. The KarmaKonnect team is currently involved in a number of initiatives across the country, through various dedicated volunteers and NGOs. We are primarily working on:

• Child education and livelihood skills (slum evening schools/shelters and aiding low income govt schools) in Gujarat, Telangana, MP and Delhi through utilization of existing govt infrastructure and innovative collaborative models.

• Women Empowerment and legal help, rescue and rehabilitation projects (primarily on Gujarat and UP)

• Rural Empowerment and Citizens Change/Awareness programs (Gujarat, MP, UP, Telangana and Rajasthan).

• We also Executing comprehensive "adopt a village" projects for donors involving well researched sustainable solutions for development

• Training and placement of specially abled

• Refuge rehabilitation projects. (Urban slums)

• Adhoc Medical help and assistance as needed.