Disaster relief
Natural disasters like floods, droughts and tropical cyclones are common in India. There have also been the occasional earthquakes, some of which have been extremely disastrous. Tsunami’s are not frequent but the Indian Ocean tsunami was amongst the most widespread natural disasters in India. Unfortunately, human disasters also present themselves with unfailing regularity.
In the event an exceptional natural and/or other humanitarian disaster affects a geographical area where we have a partnership with an organisation, we will be prepared to make an additional grant for disaster relief. A grant for rehabilitation following a disaster will be separately assessed. In some cases the actual work that PHF has funded the organisation for may not be feasible to continue as a result of the disaster. With appropriate approvals the remaining funds with the organisation could be designated for rehabilitation activities. In severe cases, a fresh grant may be proposed to address rehabilitation. In the event of a disaster that happens in India in an area not covered by a PHF partner, the Trustees in the UK would have the discretion to sanction a special grant to address the issue.