Providing shelter in the face of crises

• AID India’s Eureka Homes project ensures marginalised communities are safe in the aftermath of natural disasters AID India is a NGO that seeks to empower communities across Tamil Nadu. The main vision of AID India is to empower communities, particularly the marginalised, to break the cycle of generational poverty and become self-reliant by providing support for quality education, healthcare, and shelter. While much of their interventions place the child at the core of their work, the AID India team quickly realised that education and empowerment were not the only needs of these communities.
• The organisation’s Eureka Homes project was launched in the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami and sought to provide shelter to those who had lost their homes. What began as a short-term intervention soon evolved into a full-fledged project as the team realised most calamities have an inordinate negative effect on marginalised communities. In the years that followed, the Eureka Homes project has played a significant role in rehabilitation following the floods in 2015, Cyclone Vardah in 2016,Cyclone Gaja in 2018 as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, providing permanent housing to those most in need.