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Background
Severe flooding in the summer of 2007 displaced about 9 million people throughout Bangladesh. Approximately 1,000 persons, many of them children, drowned or died from waterborne illnesses.
Mercy-USA’s Response
From November 2007 to February 2008, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development, through our local partner Assistance for Humanitarian Development (AHD), helped 285 families (about 1,800 persons) in Bangladesh severely affected by flooding to rebuild their lives. This project involved: the construction of ten new homes; the repair of 16 other homes, two orphanages, one school and one community institution; the digging of 55 water wells and the building of 102 sanitary latrines; and the distribution of 114 goats to 38 women and their families (3 goats per beneficiary) to help them to support themselves.
 
In August and September 2007, through our local partner Islamic Aid Bangladesh, Mercy-USA for Aid and Development distributed 58,200 pounds of food in packages containing rice, potatoes, lentils, and salt to 3,000 displaced families (about 15,000 persons). Below is a table with more details on this emergency food aid project.
Name of District
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Name of Sub-District/Town
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Number of Beneficiary Families
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Sirajgonj
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Shahjadpur
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500
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Jamalpur
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Dewangonj
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500
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Gaibandha
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Fulsori
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500
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Sherpur
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Sherpur Sader
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500
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Chandpur
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Hymechar
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500
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Tangail
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Tangail Sader
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500
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