About

Sidr Victims Compensation Fund

Cyclone Sidr, a Category 4 hurricane devastated southwestern Bangladesh on November 15, killing over 3,200 individuals and causing billions of dollars of damage to crops, livestock and property. Over 7 million Bangladeshis are suffering from the immediate aftermath of Sidr. Modeled after the 911 Fund, the Sidr Victims’ Compensation Fund intends to make a cash payment of approximately $100 per fatality to surviving family members. The fundraising was conducted by Bangladeshi expatriate groups that have come together for this purpose and have raised approximately $300,000. Working with partner organizations in Bangladesh we completed the distribution of donated funds around the beginning of April, 2008.   Focus has now shifted towards longer term rehabilitation projects and we invite those of you with an active presence in the affected areas to contact us with your proposals.  Please note that we do not fund overhead of any sort unless such overhead is separately pledged and paid for by donors.  You can view a preliminary report on the activities by clicking below:

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Download the preliminary report of UBA’s Sidr activities  here. 

What is United Bangladesh Appeal?  

United Bangladesh Appeal (UBA) is an umbrella organization seeking to leverage the power of the global expatriate networks to help Bangladesh. UBA actually consists of a number of existing expatriate Bangladeshi organizations who came together in the aftermath of Hurricane Sidr in order to unify the expatriate Bangladeshi community towards a common goal. UBA was formed spontaneously on November 20, 2007 by young Bangladeshi professionals from around the globe who realized that while the various different Bangladeshi expatriate organizations may have varied and divergent interests, there are times of national crisis when a coordinated and unified response can have the greatest impact. 

The Organizing Committee

United Bangladesh Appeal

info@unitedbangladeshappeal.org