Humanitarian & Emergency Response
The profile presents emergency response as a defining part of Saibaan’s identity, from the 2005 earthquake through repeated floods and the COVID-19 crisis. During the 2005 earthquake, the CEO is described as personally participating in rescue missions for sixteen days.
Saibaan’s emergency interventions included food, shelter, medical assistance, non-food items, rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure in disaster-prone areas.
- Relief, recovery and rehabilitation during earthquakes and floods.
- Construction of houses, roads, bridges, retaining walls, rope trolleys and demo latrines.
- Provision of medical equipment and PPE during COVID-19.
- WASH IPC kits and handwashing stations for hospitals and educational institutions.
- Rehabilitation of DHQs, RHCs, BHUs and other health facilities.