All gifts are fully deductible to the limits permitted by law. Our Indian colleagues and YMCA World Service thank you for your support. An estimated 150,000 people are feared to be trapped in the debris in Bhuj and across many of the towns in Kutch District. Damage to buildings and infrastructure has been heavy. Hospital services, bridges, electricity, water supplies have been dislocated making relief work acutely difficult.
Basic necessities are in short supply or non-existent in some places.
Millions of people are in a state of shock and face the prospect of a bleak future. The National Council of YMCAs in India has significant experience in relief work and is well positioned to mobilize community networks in the area. To enable them to respond to this crisis, they have turned to the world YMCA movements for assistance. YMCA of the USA, through YMCA World Service, has joined with the YMCA of India, the World Alliance, the Asian Alliance, and the world YMCAs in their appeal. If YMCA staff and volunteers would like to show their caring and solidarity with the people of Gujarat they may give to the YMCA World Service Emergency Fund.