Thousands are expected dead and the entire city of New Orleans is under water, amongst other cities, after Hurricane Katrina hit the south-eastern United States in what is being called one of the worst and most expensive natural disasters in American history. The police, armed guards, and medical professionals are struggling to provide essential services with hundreds of thousands of people homeless, displaced and or injured.
UNITED SIKHS has started the GHANAIA Katrina Hurricane Relief project and is working together with US authorities to gather resources and build a team of volunteers, including medical professionals, who will aid the refugees in Louisiana. We need your support, through time, effort and money, to make this project successful.
Support
You can give your support to the victims of this latest natural disaster by either donating or volunteering. Please click the appropriate link below.
- Donate
- Please Be Involved, Click here to Volunteer for UNITED SIKHS
- Emergency Material Supplies
Please do not send any more material supplies until further notice as they can now be purchased at nearby stores. Kindly send gift vouchers or donate at www.unitedsikhs.org/donate/
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Reports
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (21.10.2005) (doc: 207 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (19.10.2005) (doc: 207 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (12.10.2005) (doc: 195 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (10.10.2005) (doc: 234 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (09.10.2005) (doc: 228 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (06.10.2005) (doc: 223 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (05.10.2005) (doc: 200 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (04.10.2005) (doc: 201 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (03.10.2005) (doc: 206 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (26.09.2005) (doc: 251 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (22.09.2005) (doc: 165 KB)
- Joint Field Office Situation Report (21.09.2005) (doc: 140 KB)
Gallery
GHANAIA Katrina Hurricane Relief Gallery
Testimonials
Read what our partners say about the UNITED SIKHS GHANAIA Katrina Relief project.
- Tom Bausman
- Community Worship Center
- Shekinah Glory Full Gospel Baptist Church
- Dream Center Church
- Letter from Ward 7
Reports/Accounts
Katrina Accounts Statement 03.10.2005 (PDF: 38.4 KB)
Project Timeline
GHANAIA Katrina Hurricane Relief Project Timeline
Promote
We require your assistance to increase awareness of the GHANAIA Katrina Hurricane Relief Project. In order to do this, we ask that you use the following downloadable poster to spread the word.
Project Poster (pdf: 200 KB)
Facts & Figures
What is GHANAIA
GHANAIA is an international relief effort, established by UNITED SIKHS in 2003 to provide impartial, non-partisan aid and assistance to victims in disaster situations. GHANAIA stands for Giving Humanitarian Aid Necessities Assistance Impartially to All and is inspired by the Sikh saint, Bhai Ghanaia Ji, who served in the army of the 10th Sikh Enlightener, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and gave water and medicine to ailing war soldiers and victims without prejudice, seeing the same God in all beings. For more information on GHANAIA, please e-mail contact@unitedsikhs.org.