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PAKISTAN

MEMBER ACTIVITY REPORTA Guide to Humanitarian and Development Efforts of InterAction Member

Agencies in Pakistan

December 2010


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ABOUT INTERACTION

InterAction is the largest alliance of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)focused on the worlds poor and most vulnerable people.

At InterAction, we recognize that our global challenges are interconnected and that we cant tackle any ofthem without addressing all of them. Thats why we create a forum for leading NGOs, global thoughtleaders, and policymakers to address our challenges collectively. Leveraging our shared expertise, on-the-ground insights from our member organizations, and strategic analyses of the foreign aid budget, wedeliver a bold, new agenda to end global poverty and deliver humanitarian aid in every developingcountry.

Principles of the InterAction AllianceWe believe that we all have a role to play.Our worlds interconnected challenges demand that we each contribute our unique insights to shape abold agenda that promotes human dignity and well-being for all.

We believe todays challenges require new solutions.Our collaboration will bring about the innovative solutions we need to confront global challenges andachieve global prosperity.

We believe that human stories must give way to a new agenda.Our solutions must be rooted in our grassroots expertise, bringing human stories and personalexperiences to the halls of power.

We believe all our actions must be rooted in interaction.In a world of porous borders and converging sectors, we must leverage our collective actions andexperience for a more just world.

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InterAction Member Activity Report 3Pakistan, December 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REPORT SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................................... 4

HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND BACKGROUND ........................................................................................ 5

MAP OF AREA ................................................................................................................................................ 6

ORGANIZATION PROFILES

ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................... 8

ACTION AGAINST HUNGER |ACF-USA .......................................................................................... 10ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY ......................................................................... 12

AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT .................................................... 13AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE ............................................................................................. 15

ARC ................................................................................................................................................. 17

BRAC ............................................................................................................................................... 19

CAMPAIGN FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS IN CONFLICT ............................................................................. 21

CARE ............................................................................................................................................... 22

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES ............................................................................................................ 24

CHRISTIAN REFORMED WORLD RELIEF COMMITTEE .................................................................... 26

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE .............................................................................................................. 28

CONCERN WORLDWIDE U.S. .......................................................................................................... 30

DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL ..................................................................................................... 32

FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY ................................................................................................................ 34

HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL........................................................................................................... 36

INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC MIGRATION COMMISSION ................................................................ 38

INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTORAL SYSTEMS ........................................................... 40

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS ................................................................................................. 42

INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ........................................................................................ 44

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE .......................................................................................... 46

ISLAMIC RELIEF USA ....................................................................................................................... 48

LIFE FOR RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................................ 50

MERCY CORPS ................................................................................................................................ 52

OXFAM AMERICA ........................................................................................................................... 54RELIEF INTERNATIONAL ................................................................................................................. 56

SAVE THE CHILDREN ...................................................................................................................... 58

SOLIDARITY CENTER, AFL-CIO ........................................................................................................ 60

U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF .................................................................................................................. 62

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST SERVICE COMMITTEE.......................................................................... 64

WORLD VISION ............................................................................................................................... 65


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REPORT SUMMARY

This report offers international agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the media, the U.S.government, and the public an overview of the humanitarian and development assistance being providedto the people of Pakistan by InterAction member agencies.

The 31 member organizations that submitted information for this report are conducting relief anddevelopment operations in Pakistan. Various issues are addressed in their programs, includingagriculture and food security, shelter and housing, gender issues, water and sanitation, health care,economic development, education and vocational training, infrastructure and governance, refugee andinternally displaced person (IDP) services, disaster preparedness, and others.

InterAction member agencies work throughout Pakistan, including several districts within the provinces ofBalochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Punjab, and Sindh, and in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).

Many of the contributing organizations work in partnership with local communities, NGOs, andgovernment ministries. In addition, they coordinate with United Nations (UN) agencies and with variousinternational NGOs, often through the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF).

Agencies highlighted several key challenges that affect their work in Pakistan. NGOs consistentlyemphasized the insecure operating environment and the subsequent difficulties in accomplishing theirwork. A lack of sufficient funding was also a key issue, as Pakistan faces the 2010 flood on top of ongoingdevelopment and stability challenges. Poor infrastructure and low capacity are other issues identified inthis report as affecting humanitarian responses in Pakistan.


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HUMANITARIAN SITUATION AND BACKGROUND

In Pakistan, the man-made and natural disastersof 2009 and 2010 considerably deteriorated thealready challenging humanitarian situation in thecountry. Floods and violence, combined withpoverty and weak institutional capacity, have ledto an increasingly unstable situation which mustbe addressed by the international community.

The magnitude of the 2010 floods is astounding.Flooding affected over 18 million Pakistanis,mostly in agricultural areas in KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KPK), Balochistan, Punjab, andSindh provinces. A full one-fifth of Pakistansland has been affected by the flooding, andalthough some of the land in the North is arable,other land may not be for another two plantingseasons. The cost of recovery andreconstruction has been estimated at $45 billion,and many affected Pakistanis will continue torequire emergency assistance for several years.

The 2010 crisis only compounded an ongoinghumanitarian situation in the northwest. Theviolence in KPK and Federally AdministeredTribal Areas (FATA) in May 2009 related toPakistani military operations took a devastating

toll on civilians; almost 3 million people wereinternally displaced at the height of the conflictand thousands of civilians were killed or injured.Military offensives have continued into FATAsince the latter half of 2009, displacing over 1.4million and causing additional civilian casualties.

Particularly vulnerable populations, includingwomen, children, elderly, disabled, and refugeesrequire unique assistance. Despite the return ofmillions of Afghan refugees to their country since2002, approximately 1.7 million more remain inPakistan and are unable or unwilling to return at

this time. Afghanistan is unable to absorb asignificant number of returnees due to thedeterioration in security conditions and the lackof basic services.

Such challenges have only been exacerbated bythe severe poverty that afflicts Pakistan. The

country faces depressed agriculturalproductivity, high rates of malnutrition, and loweducation levels. Barely half of the population ofPakistan is literate and 45 percent lives on lessthan 2,100 calories a day the minimumrequirement in disaster response situationsaccording to Sphere guidelines (theHumanitarian Charter and Minimum Standardsin Disaster Response). Meanwhile, a wide swathof comparatively isolated territories in KPK andFATA among the poorest in the country isextremely marginalized and underserved,facilitating their use as havens for militant groups.

There have been a significant number of recentattacks against NGO and UN staff and projects.These attacks are evidence of shrinkingoperational space. While USAID-funded projectsrequire branding and marking aid in Pakistan inorder to win the hearts and minds ofPakistanis, this is not possible in some locationswhere associating oneself with the U.S. is asecurity risk. In addition, humanitarian agencieshave had difficulties accessing some of theconflict-affected areas due to the Government ofPakistans restrictions on humanitarian access

and the lack of infrastructure in this logisticallychallenging environment.

International funding for the needs of Pakistanhas been paltry: at the mid-year mark, the UNscombined humanitarian response plan (PHRP)was approximately 39 percent funded. While thePakistan floods damaged more buildings andaffected nine times as many people as the 2010Haiti earthquake (18 million and 2 million people,respectively), the U.S. government has providedroughly half the amount of funding for assistancein Pakistan as it has to Haiti.

The needs of the citizens of Pakistan areincredible. Low human development indicators,combined with devastating floods and conflict,require immediate humanitarian assistance fromthe international community.


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MAP OF AREA

Map provided courtesy of the ReliefWeb Map Centre, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.


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ORGANIZATION PROFILES

The following 31 organizations submitted information for this report regarding theirhumanitarian and development work in Pakistan.


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ACADEMY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

ABOUT AEDThe Academy for Educational Development(AED) is a nonprofit organization workingglobally to improve education, health, civilsociety, and economic development thefoundation of thriving societies. In collaborationwith local and national partners, AED fosterssustainable results through practical,comprehensive approaches to social andeconomic challenges. AED implements morethan 250 programs serving people in all 50 U.S.states and more than 150 countries.

AED envisions a world in which all individualshave the opportunity to reach their full potentialand contribute to the well-being of their family,community, country, and world.

AED's mission is to make a positive difference inpeople's lives by working in partnership to createand implement innovative solutions to criticalsocial and economic problems.

AED IN PAKISTANAED has been implementing programs inPakistan continuously since 1983. These

programs have been funded by a number ofdifferent donors. AED currently implements twomajor USAID-funded programs, both of whichfocus on improvements to the countryseducation system.

Education and TrainingBegun in 2008, AEDs Pre-Service TeacherEducation Program (Pre-STEP) is a five yearUSAID initiative focusing on three keyobjectives: 1) improving systems and policiesthat support teachers, teacher educators, andeducation managers; 2) supporting Pakistans

Higher Education Commission and the Ministryof Educations teacher training institutes todevelop, revise, evaluate, and finalize elementsof pre-service teacher education degrees; and 3)developing a plan to implement new curricula forpre- and in-service teacher training.

Central to AEDs strategy for achieving theseobjectives is to work in close collaboration withthe Higher Education Commission (HEC) and

the Ministries of Education at both the federaland provincial levels. Government partners areleading the way, and the Pre-STEP program isproviding the impetus for improving the quality ofpre-service teacher education envisaged inPakistans 2009 National Education Policy. AEDis joined in this project by two majorimplementing partners, Teachers College(Columbia University) and EducationDevelopment Center.

Begun in 2008, the USAID-funded HigherEducation Commission-Financial AidDevelopment (HEC-FAD) Program is a threeyear program implemented by AED and workingin direct collaboration with Pakistans HigherEducation Commission and 11 universitiesnationwide. The program is helping tostrengthen education sector policy making andplanning while fostering increased access tohigher education for Pakistani students.

HEC-FAD is providing its stakeholder institutionstargeted technical assistance and training todevelop university advancement officesdesigned to increase financial support for highereducation improvements at each university,merit and need-based student scholarships, and

private-public partnerships. This work builds onexisting scholarship and fundraising structuresthat have been devised and implemented by theHEC and partner universities. HEC-FAD,however, consolidates the support for theseefforts under university advancement officeswith trained staff needed to secure funding andother resources to expand student financialassistance, improve student services, and foster

U.S. ContactLawrence Goldman

Senior Program OfficerGlobal Education Center

Academy for Educational Development1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20009(202) 884-8841

[email protected]

Websitewww.AED.org


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further improvements to higher education acrossPakistan.

Modern teacher training is helping educators to increase the quality ofeducation in Pakistan schools. Photo: AED

CHALLENGESTeacher training in Pakistan is primarily aprovincial responsibility. Generally, applicants tomost teacher training institutes outnumber thespaces available. Moreover, teacher trainingfacilities and the teacher training curriculum, for

both new and current teachers, need to beupdated with a new approach to improving theskills of teacher trainers. Without quality reforms

and increased access to teacher trainingopportunities by qualified females, the countryseducation system will continue to fall short of theeducation quality needed to meet Pakistanshuman capital needs for both the public andprivate sectors.

Higher education funding in Pakistan has beencut significantly in the last two years. While therehas been some increase in the ability ofuniversities to raise outside funding, furthercapacity building is necessary so that sufficientfunding can be raised to expand institutions andat the same time increase quality. Without thisadditional funding, higher education will not beable to provide the skills needed to foster thedevelopment Pakistan badly needs if it is tomove out of its current economic crisis andbegin to improve the lives and well-being of itscitizens.


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ACTION AGAINST HUNGER |ACF-USAABOUT ACF-USAAction Against Hunger | ACF International is aglobal humanitarian organization committed toending world hunger. Recognized as a leader inthe fight against malnutrition, ACF saves thelives of malnourished children while providingcommunities with access to safe water andsustainable solutions to hunger. With 30 years ofexpertise in emergency situations of conflict,natural disaster, and chronic food insecurity,ACF runs life-saving programs in over 40countries benefiting some five million peopleeach year.

ACFs comprehensive solutions to global hungerare context-specific, needs-based, andcustomized through direct communityparticipation. While the programs ACF runs mayvary from one country to the next, they all sharethis defining set of characteristics:comprehensive approach, lasting solutions,community centered, independent and impartial,full accountability and transparency, and efficientand cost-effective.

ACF IN PAKISTAN

ACFs overall objectives in Pakistan are torespond to the emergency needs of populationsaffected by natural disasters and conflict and toimprove the living conditions for communitiesaffected by food insecurity and malnutrition. ACFhas been working in Pakistan off-and-on since1979, but most recently since the earthquake of2005 with programs focused on emergencywater and sanitation, nutrition, food aid, andfood security in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)and Sindh provinces. Since 2009, ACF hasimplemented programs in Thatta District inSindh to assist coastal farmers affected by a

changing environment. Since July 2010, ACFhas been implementing flood relief activities inthe KPK and Sindh provinces as well, withemergency activities funded by a variety ofinstitutional and private donors and a budget of$6.5 million dollars.

Water and SanitationOver the past three years, ACF hasimplemented a range of integrated food securityand water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH)projects funded by the World Bank in ThattaDistrict of Sindh Province. Aimed at reducingmorbidity associated with water-related diseaseswhile minimizing the health costs incurred by thetargeted 400 households, these projects aim torenew access to water sources (boreholes) thathave turned saline through (a) the introduction of

two types of low-cost desalination units (solarstill and cooking unit), (b) the testing of theirtechnical performance and social acceptability,and (c) the identification and training of localbusinesses that can manufacture and sell theseunits.

ACF has been involved in the flood response inboth KPK and Sindh provinces since August2010 with programs that target some 275,000beneficiaries through April 2010. The responseaims to contribute to emergency efforts byconductingrapid assessments and implementing

WASH activities to provide communities withsafe water and proper sanitation; promotingcommunity awareness of public health threats;and monitoring, preventing, and containing anyoutbreaks of cholera or other waterbornediseases.

U.S. ContactAndrea Tamburini

Desk Officer247 West 37

thStreet, 10

thFloor

New York, NY 10018(212) 967-7800 ext.148

[email protected]

Field ContactGeorge Petropoulos

Country DirectorIslamabad

+92 51 225 [email protected]

Websitewww.actionagainsthunger.org


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Photo: N. Sobecki / ACF- Pakistan

Agriculture and Food SecurityACFs food security and livelihood (FSL)

programs in Pakistan include emergency reliefand livelihood recovery activities, as well astraining and inputs to improve agriculturalproduction. ACFs beneficiaries include victimsof the 2010 floods, populations affected byconflict in KPK, and farmers in the coastal areasof Sindh affected by saline soil. Assistanceprograms include food aid to meet the nutritionneeds of 5,000 families, cash-for-work projectsthat provide income for 7,000 families, cashgrants for 1,050 vulnerable families, 220

business restart grants, agriculture support for2,900 families, and fishing livelihood support for180 families.

Refugees and IDPsMost of the activities in WASH and FSL target

displaced populations who were affected by the

floods of July 2010 and by the conflict of 2009 in

KPK Province.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSACF participates actively in the cluster meetingsfor its sectors of intervention and is a member ofthe Pakistani Humanitarian Forum and theWASH Strategy Advisory Group (SAG). In termsof collaborative efforts, ACF is a member of the

Pakistan Emergency Food Security (PEFSA)Alliance. Six international non-governmentalorganizations (INGOs) created the Alliance tomaximize the effectiveness of the responsethrough jointly exploring different modalities tomitigate the impact and start early recovery inthe flood-affected areas. In Sindh, ACF operatesin an alliance with Handicap International in aWASH emergency intervention.


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ADVENTIST DEVELOPMENT AND RELIEF AGENCY

ABOUT ADRAThe Adventist Development and Relief Agency(ADRA) is an international non-governmentalorganization operating in more than 120countries to provide relief and sustainabledevelopment to communities without regard toage, gender, ethnicity, or political or religiousassociation.

ADRA IN PAKISTANADRA Pakistan aims to provide for the basicneeds of the underprivileged and vulnerable ofPakistan, many of whom live under sub-

standard conditions.

ADRA worked in Punjab Province to deliver medical assistance topeople displaced by the flooding. Photo: ADRA Pakistan

Emergency ResponseMonsoon-driven floods ravaged Pakistan in2010, affecting at least 18 million people andleaving one-fifth of the country underwater.

Some of Pakistan's poorest areas wereparticularly hard-hit, and families recentlyuprooted by conflict were again displaced bydisaster. ADRA began to implement anemergency response in Shah Jamal and itsadjacent flooded areas located in Muzaffargarh,Punjab Province, delivering medical assistance,clean water, and hygiene and sanitation servicesto thousands of IDPs.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSADRA Pakistans funding sources includemultiple ADRA network donors and AktionDeutschland Hilft.

CHALLENGESA major concern in the region continues to besecurity threats, particularly against internationalnon-governmental organizations.

U.S. ContactJulio Muoz

Bureau Chief for Marketing and Development12501 Old Columbia Pike

Silver Spring, Maryland 20904(301) 680-6373

[email protected]

Interim ContactStephen Cooper

Director, ADRA Trans Europe119 St. Peters StreetSt. Albans, England

+44 172 786 [email protected]

Websitewww.adra.org


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AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION AND

DEVELOPMENTABOUT ACTEDAgency for Technical Cooperation andDevelopment (ACTED) is an international non-governmental organization created in 1993.Independent, private, and not-for-profit, ACTEDrespects a strict political and religiousimpartiality and operates according to non-discrimination and transparency principles.ACTEDs vocation is to support vulnerablepopulations worldwide and to accompany themin the construction of a better future.

The programs implemented by ACTED (around260 per year) in Africa, Asia, the Middle East,and Central America/Caribbean, aim ataddressing the needs of the populations affectedby wars, natural catastrophes, and/oreconomical and social crises. ACTEDsinterventions seek to cover the multiple aspectsof humanitarian and development issuesthrough a multidisciplinary approach which isboth global and local, and adapted to eachcontext. Once basic needs have been covered,the populations living conditions remain critical

given that ACTEDs areas of intervention areamong the poorest in the world. For this reason,ACTEDs axis of intervention lies in the linkbetween emergency, rehabilitation, anddevelopment. In other words, in order toguarantee the sustainability of interventionscarried out during crises, only long-term support through a continued presence in the field afterthe emergency and the involvement ofcommunities enables ACTED to contribute tobreak the poverty cycle and accompanypopulations on their way to development.

ACTED IN PAKISTANACTED has a 15 year long experience inPakistan in emergency and development. Overthe past five years, the organization hasresponded to the main disasters including the2005 earthquake and 2008 floods, whilecontinuing to assist relocated Afghan refugeesand food insecure populations affected by risingfood prices. In 2009, ACTED providedimmediate assistance to conflict-affected IDPs in

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), followed by earlyrecovery and rehabilitation in return areas.

Since summer 2010, in response to the massiveemergency caused by unprecedented floodsthat affected the whole country, ACTED hasincreased its operational capacity in order tocover the most urgent needs in KPK, southPunjab, and Sindh. In total, ACTED is currentlyassisting more than 10,000 flood-affected

families (approximately 50,000 persons) in thesectors of WASH (water, sanitation, andhygiene), food security, shelter, and earlyrecovery. The budget of the overall operationexceeds $20 million with the support fromUSAID Office of U.S. Foreign DisasterAssistance (OFDA), ECHO, UNICEF, WFP,Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), andother donors.

Emergency ResponseIn KPK, ACTED is meeting the needs of 7,300flood-affected households (approximately

36,000 individuals) through a multi-sectoralintervention in Swat and Lower and Upper Dir.This intervention includes emergency fooddistributions, the construction of transitionalshelters, provision of non-food items (NFIs),WASH, and rehabilitation of key socio-economicinfrastructure through cash-for-work programs.

In south Punjab, ACTED is assisting 2,000flood-affected families in DG Khan and Mianwali.

U.S. ContactCyril Dupre

ACTED Representative1400 16

thStreet, NW

Washington, DC 20036(202) 341-6365

[email protected]

Field ContactCme de Varax

Acting Country Director+92 345 850 8854

[email protected]

Websitewww.acted.org


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This assistance is through emergency services,cash-for-work schemes, emergency andtransitional shelter, WASH, and infrastructure

rehabilitation.

In partnership with Alliance 2015 members,ACTED is addressing emergency housing, NFI,and WASH needs of flood-affected families inSindh. The organization will notably focus on theprovision of emergency shelter kits, distributionof water filter units, repairing of water sources,and construction of latrines.

Agriculture and Food SecurityACTED enables more than 236,000 smallfarmers to re-launch agricultural cycles andproduce adequate grain for their householdconsumption in the food-deficient areas of Swatand Dir in KPK. This program includes thedistribution of wheat seeds, DAP fertilizer,vegetable and lentil seeds, and agriculturaltools.

ACTED food distribution center in Fatehpur, Swa valley, September2010. Photo: Tomas van Houtryve / ACTED

In collaboration with the PEFSA (PakistanEmergency Food Security Alliance), ACTED haslaunched country-wide emergency marketmapping and analysis (EMMA) to establish aprogram of recapitalization of households

targeting 60,000 individuals through thedistribution of livestock, basic equipment, andvouchers so as to revitalize livelihood activitieswhile preventing the loss of assets.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSACTED is a member of the executive committeeof the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF) and

is involved in the main mechanisms ofcoordination of response to the crisis involvingNGOs, the UN, and government authorities.

The organization is also a member of Alliance2015 and PEFSA.

CHALLENGESAs underlined by the PHF ahead of the PakistanDevelopment Forum in November 2010,Despite substantial efforts made by Pakistanigovernment and the international community, asizeable population is yet to be provided withadequate assistance. Emergency foodassistance is being provided to 8 million peopleout of an estimated 10 million in need,malnutrition is deteriorating, and an estimated 7million people are without shelter. With winterapproaching, a serious shortage of sheltersupplies and very few agencies with the capacityto scale-up due to lack of funds, the situation isbecoming increasingly desperate.

The floods have had a devastating impact onagriculture, with more than two million hectaresof crops destroyed. The floods struck just assummer season crops were ready for harvest,

and just prior to the onset of the winter plantingseason. Many areas experienced almost 100percent loss of summer season crops. Winterseason crops may feasibly be planted in areaswhere the water has receded, but even in theseareas, many farmers will be unable to planteither because they have lost all their seed stockor because of damaged irrigation systems.

Farmers who miss this winter planting seasonwill not be able to generate income from theircrops, or even sufficient food for their ownsubsistence, until October 2012. Without urgent

and well-targeted livelihoods assistance, nearly8 million farmers are acutely vulnerable tolasting food insecurity.
http://www.acted.org/en/pakistan-emergency-relief-affected-populations-fatehpur-swa


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AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE

ABOUT AJWSAmerican Jewish World Service (AJWS) is aninternational development organizationmotivated by Judaisms imperative to pursue

justice. AJWS is dedicated to alleviating poverty,hunger, and disease among the people of thedeveloping world regardless of race, religion, ornationality. Through grants to grassrootsorganizations, volunteer service, advocacy, andeducation, AJWS fosters civil society,sustainable development, and human rights forall people, while promoting the values andresponsibilities of global citizenship within the

Jewish community.

AJWS IN PAKISTANSince 2005, when it funded emergency reliefefforts after the earthquake, AJWS hassupported partner organizations working toempower marginalized rural communities inPakistan. In response to the current crisis,AJWS launched an emergency flood relief fundto support its grassroots partners in distributingfood, medicine, and other necessities; erectingtemporary shelters for those whose homes havebeen destroyed; facilitating access to clean

drinking water; and working with local andnational authorities to expedite the reliefprocess. AJWS partners are also facilitatingmedical relief in many districts, with severalstationed and mobile medical camps inoperation.

Shelter and HousingAJWS partners coordinated the distribution ofemergency shelter kits (i.e., plastic tarpaulins,rope) to displaced flood victims. Partners alsodistributed tents, blankets, and kitchen sets topeople living in spontaneous settlements along

the roadside. In Nowshera District, KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KPK), AJWS partners areproviding shelter to widows among IDPcommunities who are living in extreme poverty.

Water and SanitationAJWS partners provided access to clean waterby organizing daily distribution of drinking waterand restoring water points and damagedirrigation systems. Partners have constructed

emergency latrines, hand-washing stations, andshowers in camps for displaced families. AJWSdistributed kits containing soap, sanitary pads,

and water purification tablets to affected familiesin Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan, FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (FATA), and KPK.

Agriculture and Food SecurityAJWS partners provided food and rations tocommunities in severely affected areas. Foodkits were distributed to children threatened bymalnutrition. AJWS aid has also been used tosupport wheat planting, prevent further livestocklosses, and restore crop and irrigation systemsin Punjab, Sindh, FATA, and KPK.

HealthAJWS health partners in Pakistan reducedavoidable death and illness through a range oflife-saving interventions. Partners opened healthoutposts and service delivery points in camps torestore access to basic health care, treatinjuries, and control disease outbreaks.

AJWS raised funds for health partners todistribute medicines for communicable diseaseslike diarrhea and malaria, provide reproductivehealth services, and immunize children.

Economic DevelopmentAJWS partners organized women cooperativesin low income neighborhoods to stitch clothes forpeople in need of immediate relief. AJWSpartners provided training within flood-affectedcommunities for people to work as paramedicsand mechanics.

AJWS partners also concentrated on skillbuilding and livelihood creation. They held

U.S. ContactJenna Capeci

Associate Director45 W 36

thStreet, FL11

New York, NY 10018(212) 792-2844

[email protected]

Websitewww.ajws.org


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sessions in camps on issues such as debt, foodinsecurity, migrant labor, insecure tenancies,and land ownership that will impact long-term

rehabilitation. Partners organized landlesspeasants, small farmers, and women toadvocate for land reforms and debt cancellation.

GenderAJWS partners found women are less likely tohave access to food and healthcare facilities.Their partners have provided particular care topregnant, nursing, and disabled women. Theyare also seeking ways to offer emotional andpsychological support to women and childrenliving in temporary settlements. They arecollecting sanitary napkins, locating femaledoctors, and identifying other needs specific todisplaced women.

AJWS has been supporting organizationsworking with hijraand transgender communitiesthat have been neglected by mainstream floodrelief efforts. AJWS funds provide emergencyrelief to vulnerable hijra communities, includingshelter, nutritional support, medical support, andassistance in recovering livelihoods. The fundsalso support advocacy for improved governmentprotections of hijras who are often subject to

police brutality, sexual assault, and other formsof abuse particularly during times of crisis.

Refugees and IDPsAJWS partners provided food security, healthservices, and infrastructure to flood-affectedcommunities in FATA and Swat of KPK, and toreligious and ethnic minority communities insouthern Punjab, interior Sindh, andBalochistan.

AJWS partners are distributing tents and othershelter supplies such as cooking sets andsleeping materials to Afghan refugees inPeshawar.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSAJWS partners are preparing to rebuild schools,health points, and water and sanitation facilitiesin Afghan refugee villages and surroundingcommunities in cooperation with local authoritiesand humanitarian partners.

CHALLENGESDue to the instability in the region, some ofAJWS grantee partners face security threats onthe ground. To ensure the safety and wellbeingof community-based partners, AJWS does notpublicize their relationship with them.


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ARC

ABOUT ARCARC works with its partners and constituenciesto provide opportunities and expertise torefugees, displaced people, and hostcommunities. They help people survive conflictand crisis and rebuild lives of dignity, health,security, and self-sufficiency. ARC is committedto the delivery of programs that ensuremeasurable quality and lasting impact for thepeople they serve.

Today, ARC works in eight countries around theworld helping victims of war and civil conflict

rebuild their lives. ARC programs in Africa, Asia,and the Caribbean provided health care, cleanwater, shelter repair, legal aid, traumacounseling, microcredit, communitydevelopment services, and repatriationassistance to 2.5 million people last year. ARCbases its relationship with uprooted peoples onmutual respect and a compassionate exchangeof knowledge and values.

ARC IN PAKISTANSince 2002, ARC has been responding to theneeds of people living in some of Pakistans

most challenging operating environments,including Afghan refugees in BalochistanProvince, people affected by the 2005earthquake in Kashmir, and people in Swabi andSwat districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK)Province who were uprooted during recentconflicts. ARCs rapid and wide-rangingresponse to the recent floods is the latest in ahistory of timely and sustainable service to themost vulnerable people of Pakistan.

Shelter and HousingIn Balochistan, ARC is building sound temporary

shelters that can transition into traditional homesfor people who lost their homes in the flooding.

Water and SanitationARC is improving the water and sanitation inrefugee camps and surrounding hostcommunities by providing clean water inBalochistan.

HealthARC is improving the health status of men,women, and adolescents by operating basichealth units (BHUs) and reproductive healthcare units (RHCs).

They are also increasing access for Afghanrefugees to quality health services and nutrition.ARC is providing immediate life-saving,preventive, and curative services to flood-affected populations through BHUs and RHCs,and through outreach activities to the displacedpopulations living in schools, government

buildings, or camps near health facilities.

ARC is filling in the gaps at health facilities. Theyare supplying staff, as well as medicalequipment and supplies.

Economic DevelopmentARC is engaged in livelihood promotion andcash-for-work activities.

GenderARC is working with both men and women toincrease community knowledge about stoppingthe spread of disease and about addressinggender-based violence (GBV).

ARC is promoting the protection of women andgirls through an integrated GBV programincluding development of communityorganizations for men and women, psychosocialinterventions, and medical responses.

U.S. ContactARC Headquarters

430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204Minneapolis, MN 55403

(612) [email protected]

Field ContactARC Pakistan

Islamabad, [email protected]

Websitewww.arcrelief.org


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Refugees and IDPsARC works with refugees in Balochistan and incommunities displaced by conflict or natural

disasters in Balochistan and KPK provinces.

Children accessing water in a refugee camp in Pakistan. Photo: ARC

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSARC engages local governments for permissionto implement their work. ARC also coordinateswithin the various UN cluster coordination

bodies and keeps local authorities informed onall of their progress updates.

ARC has a long history of collaborating withinternational and local NGOs. ARC activelyworks with each group ininformation/assessment sharing, strategicplanning, and technical design.

CHALLENGESAccess and security concerns remain some ofARCs biggest challenges. Delivering servicesduring the flood, coupled with security threatsaffecting NGO staff (including carjackings,bombings, demonstrations, and protests) and anunstable political environment complicate thetimely implementation of programming anddelivery of basic services.

OTHERARC is currently working with more than300,000 people in Pakistan. ARC will continueevaluating the situation on the ground anddetermine how best to help people put their livesback together, rebuild, and return to a sense ofnormalcy.


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BRAC

ABOUT BRACBRAC is a development organization dedicatedto alleviating poverty by empowering the poor tobring about change in their own lives. BRACstarted out in Bangladesh in 1972, and over thecourse of their evolution they have establishedthemselves as a pioneer in recognizing andtackling the many different realities of poverty.

BRACs mission is to empower people andcommunities in situations of poverty, illiteracy,disease, and social injustice. The organizationsinterventions aim to achieve large scale, positivechanges through economic and social programsthat enable women and men to realize theirpotential.

BRAC IN PAKISTANBRAC started activities in Pakistan in April 2007working in the fields of microfinance, health, andeducation. Currently, BRAC is covering all fourprovinces with presence in 16 districts.

Economic DevelopmentBRAC began their microfinance program inPakistan in 2007. BRAC is currently serving over

100,000 members through 94 branch locationsin four provinces (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK),Balochistan, Punjab, and Sindh), with acumulative loan disbursement of over $22million to date. BRAC Pakistans microfinanceprogram reaches 812,385 people. All borrowersare women.

BRAC aims to strengthen the income base ofpoor women by providing easy access toinstitutional lending, which in turn enables themto start income generating activities. Evidencesuggests that investing in women with low

incomes results in significant social andeconomic benefits for everyone, becausewomen play a pivotal role within local and familyfinancial networks. By engaging in financialactivities, women find themselves independentand empowered. BRAC aims at targetingeconomically active women who are within thebottom 50 percent of the national poverty line.

HealthThe BRAC Health Program was launched inSahiwal and Pakpattan in Punjab and Nowsherain KPK in late 2009. Currently, the programcovers 15,000 households. To support the cadreof 10 lady health workers, BRAC has created ateam of 78 Community Health Volunteers(CHVs) to serve each household within thevicinity of their homes. Each CHV covers a

cluster of 150-200 households, visiting about 10households a day. Additionally, BRACs publichealth forums have attracted over 11,000participants. To date, forums were held on topicssuch as maternal health, immunizations, andmalaria.

The purpose of BRACs health program is toprovide equitable and accessible health servicesfor all children, women, and men, the poor andultra poor; reduce the vulnerability of the poorand ultra poor to common diseases; intensifyexisting efforts to reduce maternal and child

mortality and morbidity; mobilize women foreducation and dissemination of healthinformation; strengthen national policy ofcommunity-based tuberculosis, malaria, and HIVcontrol and treatment; and collaborate with thegovernment to implement national programs onimmunization, sanitation, and other healthmatters.

U.S. ContactMalik Rashid

Program ManagerBRAC USA

11 East 44th

Street, Suite 1600New York, NY 10017


Field ContactMuhammed Faridur Rahman

Chief Executive OfficerBRAC Pakistan

House #397, Street #13F-10/2, Islamabad, Pakistan

+92 (51) 221 3451

[email protected]

Websitewww.brac.net


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EducationIn 2009, BRAC launched a pilot pre-primaryprogram, operating 20 schools in the Haripur

District of KPK run by local female staff whowork with a program manager. Pre-primaryeducation can help teachers motivate children tostay in school and help parents send theirchildren to school. Furthermore, pre-primaryschools that particularly target girls can helpensure their continued participation in primaryschool, promoting greater gender equity ineducation. The pilot program has so fargraduated 600 children (more than half are girls)and placed them into mainstream schools. Thepre-primary program is now in its second yearwith a new batch of 600 children.

BRACs education intervention in Pakistan aimsto increase girls enrolment in education as ameans for Pakistan to achieve the MillenniumDevelopment Goals of universal primaryeducation and gender parity by 2015, and tocontribute towards reducing poverty andimproving the quality of life of marginalizedcitizens.

Targeting the Ultra PoorBRACS program, Challenging the Frontiers ofPoverty Reduction: Targeting the Ultra Poor(CFPR-TUP), is specially designed to meet the

needs of extremely vulnerable and food insecurepopulations who are unable to access andbenefit from mainstream poverty reductionprograms. CFPR-TUP locates the potential foreradicating hunger and want, both in the victimsof extreme poverty and institutions in the largersociety which surround the poor. Accordingly,while most development programs routinelyincorporate advocacy to gain buy-in forthemselves from the government and otherplayers, in CFPR-TUP, advocacy occupies amuch bigger role in bringing about significantchanges in existing attitudes of the larger

society.

BRAC Pakistan started its CFPR-TUP programin 2010 with funds from the Pakistan PovertyAlleviation Fund (PPAF) in Uthal, Bela, and HubTehsils of Lasbela District of Balochistan. Thetwo year program aims to reach out to 1,500beneficiaries with interventions of cash stipends,asset transfers, enterprise development training,

social development, and essential health care.The beneficiaries will receive economic, social,and health support for a full 24-month cycle.

After the two year cycle, the ultra poor graduateswill be encouraged to join mainstreamdevelopment programs.

Emergency Response and RehabilitationBRAC Pakistan has responded to the floodssince July 2010. To date, BRACs work hasimpacted over 250,000 individuals throughimmediate relief work (food, medicines, water,health camps, etc.) and the ensuingrehabilitation work (water pump and latrineconstruction, cash-for-work, seed distribution tofarmers, and asset recovery programs).

BRAC Pakistan launched its relief andrehabilitation program for flood relief victims inAugust 2010. Before beginning its program, afield team was sent out to survey the affectedareas, scale the magnitude of destruction, andfinalize sites for health camps and fooddistribution. Food and non-food items, healthcamps, mobile health clinics, and rehabilitationefforts are main components of the ongoingprogram.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSBRAC Pakistan works with organizations

including the Government of Pakistan, PakistanPoverty Alleviation Fund, Government of KPK,BRAC USA, and Muslim Aid.

CHALLENGESThe present security situation in Pakistan is thebiggest hurdle for accomplishing developmentwork. The atmosphere of KPK specificallypresents a challenge for the program to reachwomen, its target population.

Additionally, rampant inflation rates areincreasing project costs. Geographically-isolated

locations are also challenging, as it is difficult toprovide consolidated efforts to these locations.Lack of local human resources is also adifficulty. The lack of established micro-financenetworks in the country presented initial set-upchallenges to the microfinance program. Otherprograms also faced initial hurdles of setup andcreating a spirit of work to alleviate poverty inthe country.


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CAMPAIGN FOR INNOCENT VICTIMS IN CONFLICT

ABOUT CIVICCampaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict(CIVIC) works on behalf of war victims byadvocating that warring parties recognize andhelp the civilians they harm. CIVIC supports theprinciple that it is never acceptable for a warringparty to ignore civilian suffering.In 2005, CIVICs founder Marla Ruzicka waskilled in Iraq by a suicide bomb while advocatingfor families of victims. CIVIC honors her legacyand strives to sustain her vision.

CIVIC IN PAKISTANIn October 2009, CIVIC began a year-longproject in Pakistan documenting and monitoringcivilian harm from armed conflict in northwestPakistan. CIVIC field staff conducted interviewswith over 160 civilians from FederallyAdministered Tribal Areas (FATA) and KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KPK) who lost a family member,were seriously injured, or lost their home as adirect result of terrorism, militant attacks,Pakistani military operations, U.S. drone strikes,or other forms of conflict-related violence.Fieldwork documented different causes and

kinds of harm, what type of help civilians wantand need, what support currently exists, andwhat needs to be improved. In October 2010,CIVIC published a report on its findings titledCivilian Harm and Conflict in NorthwestPakistan, which includes an assessment ofexisting Pakistani compensation programs aswell as recommendations to the Pakistanigovernment, the U.S. government, the UN,stakeholders, and donor nations.

CIVIC is advocating for direct assistance to warvictims in Pakistan and calls on the U.S. andPakistani governments to address civilian harm

by recognizing losses and helping victimsrecover. CIVIC successfully pressed the U.S.Congress to create a fund in Pakistan to aid warvictims, which was allocated $10 million inFY11.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSCIVIC has worked with local Pakistani partnerssuch as the Human Rights Commission ofPakistan and the Institute of Social and PolicyStudies to raise public awareness of civiliancasualties and press the government to betteraddress the needs of victims. Media work

included op-eds, news articles, radio andnewspaper interviews, and public presentationsat think tanks in Islamabad, Washington, DC,New York, and London. CIVIC is also workingwith its local Pakistani partners to hold policydialogues with Pakistani parliamentarians toeducate lawmakers on victim assistance andpress for much needed reforms. CIVICcontinues to monitor the situation, trackcompensation, and highlight the plight ofcivilians affected by the conflict.

U.S. ContactMarla B. Keenan

Managing Director1210 18

thStreet, NW, 4

thFloor

Washington, DC 20036(202) 558-6958

[email protected]

Websitewww.civicworldwide.org/pakistan


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CARE

ABOUT CAREFounded in 1945, CARE is one of the world'slargest humanitarian aid agencies. Workingside-by-side with poor people in 72 countries,CARE helps empower communities to addressthe greatest threats to their survival. Women areat the heart of CARE's efforts to improve health,education, and economic development becauseexperience shows that a woman's achievementsyield dramatic benefits for her entire family.CARE is also committed to providing lifesavingassistance during times of crisis, and helpingrebuild safer, stronger communities afterward.

CARE IN PAKISTANCARE re-established operations in Pakistan inJune 2005, after being out of the country formore than 25 years. CARE places specialemphasis on gender issues and building thecapacity of local grassroots organizations inPakistan, working to improve education andlivelihoods as well as maternal and childhoodhealth. CARE also has responded to previousemergencies in Pakistan, including CycloneYemyin in 2007 and the South Asia earthquakeof 2005.

Since the start of the severe floods in Pakistanbeginning in late July 2010, CARE has reachedapproximately 125,000 people with muchneeded shelter supplies, non-food items, waterand sanitation support, and health services.CAREs efforts have been focused in KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KPK), Punjab, and Sindh regionsand CARE will continue its response efforts intothe recovery and rehabilitation phase along withthe addition of new programs such as cash-for-work.

Shelter and Non-Food ItemsCARE has reached over 75,000 beneficiarieswith shelter and non-food items, including over50,000 women and children under the age of 18.Distributed items include tents, plastic sheeting,and kitchen sets.

Water and SanitationCAREs water and sanitation provisions havehelped over 48,000 beneficiaries to date.

CAREs work in this area includes theconstruction of pit latrines; the distribution ofhygiene kits, water purification sachets, andclean water; and the hosting of health andhygiene education sessions. CARE is currentlythe WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene)cluster lead facilitator in Sindh region.

HealthCARE has provided health services to more

than 123,000 people through its mobile healthclinics and stationary health clinics. This groupof beneficiaries includes more than 40,000women and more than 50,000 children under theage of 18.

Agriculture and Food SecurityCARE has started providing daily food rations inthe form of milk and biscuits to affectedcommunity members in Sindh region.Additionally, CARE has worked to preservelivestock through both vaccination anddeworming. These treatments have beenprovided to over 1,000 livestock in Sindh region.

Poverty ReductionThrough its ongoing programming, CAREPakistan empowers the poor and mostmarginalized by addressing power imbalancesat the household, community, and institutionallevels. This is done by engaging with partnersand civil society to influence public opinion and

U.S. ContactAbbie Laugtug

Policy Advocate1825 I Street, NW, Suite 301

Washington, DC 20006(202) 609-6349

[email protected]

Field ContactWaleed Rauf

Country DirectorCARE Pakistan

Office: +92 51 2855 926Cell: + 92 333 5657 018

[email protected]

Websitewww.care.org


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practice by bringing together wisdom based onsound analysis and field practices.

Girls who have never seen a school before now study in the camps atRano Bridge, Kahsmore, Sindh.Photo: Tabinda Sadiq / CARE

CARE pursues a multi-pronged approach todevelop and undertakes quality programs aspart of its struggle to ending the underlyingcauses of poverty that include taking powerrelations into account; working in partnershipwith other organizations; supporting the voicesof civil society actors; intervening at both

community and macro levels; and supportingreforms of the political, social, and cultural

institutions that create and reproduce chronicvulnerability and exclusion.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSCARE is committed to working with governmentcounterparts and local non-governmentorganizations in Pakistan.

Partners of CARE include: Thardeep RuralDevelopment Program, The Root Network,NRFO, AWAZ Foundation, CommunityResearch and Development Organization,JOBS-IRIS Bangladesh Trust, Mountain Institutefor Educational Development, TakhleeqFoundation, Health and Nutrition DevelopmentSociety, Muslim Hands International,Strengthening Participatory Organization, TheInitiative for Development and EmpowermentAxis, and USAID Pakistan Jobs Project.

CHALLENGESCARE has general safety and security concernsfor its staff and beneficiaries when it comes tooperating in KPK, Punjab, and Sindh. Stepstaken to mitigate these threats include stafftrainings, weekly security briefings, securityalerts, advisories, and good cooperation withgovernment and local agencies.

A security clearance system has been set in

place to ensure the safety and security of staffmembers.


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CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES

ABOUT CRSCatholic Relief Services (CRS) is aninternational humanitarian agency providingrelief and development assistance in over 100countries globally. CRS continually seeks to helppoor and marginalized populations around theworld, providing assistance on the basis of needwithout regard to race, creed, or nationality.

CRS IN PAKISTANCRS has been partnering with vulnerablecommunities in Pakistan since 1954. CRS worksin all four provinces of the country, bringing in-

depth knowledge of the country context, aproven record of effective service delivery, andexperienced staff to implement high qualityprograms. CRS Pakistan takes a holisticapproach to development, partnering withcommunities to foster long-term improvementsin overall well-being. Together with partners,community and religious leaders, families, andgovernment officials, CRS Pakistan has beenworking in Pakistan for 55 years to improve thelives of marginalized populations. CRS is alsoproud to have received Pakistans Sitara-i-Eisaar (Star of Sacrifice) award for their 2005

earthquake response.

Shelter and HousingAfter the historic floods of 2010, CRS providedfamilies with supplies for emergency shelter (i.e.,plastic tarps, bedding materials, and cookingsets), along with materials and technical supportto build safe, durable transitional shelter.

CRS was the first NGO to facilitate transitionalshelters. CRS plans to build these for 16,000families across Pakistan.

Water and SanitationCRS collaborates with local communitymembers to rehabilitate local water supplyinfrastructure, especially gravity-fed systems inShangla and Kohistan; repair damaged hand-pumps and de-contaminate wells in Sindh andBalochistan; distribute hygiene and water kits fortreatment and storage of drinking water;promote better hygiene behaviors, with a focuson treatment of water for domestic use and

hand-washing; and establish emergencysanitation facilities (latrines and bathing areas),mostly for women in host family situations.

CRS also provides households with bio-sandfilters, a sustainable technology that uses localclay pots, sand, and stones to purify water forhuman consumption. CRS complements allinfrastructure projects through a systematicskills-building approach on managing waterresources for multiple uses and maximizing the

usage of water in efficient and environmentallyfriendly ways.

Agriculture and Food SecurityCRS was the first NGO to complete a rapid seedsecurity assessment in Sindh Province followingthe floods. CRS plans to support farmers inplanting wheat and other crops to restore somelevel of livelihood and food security. Agriculturalvouchers and cash grants will offer targethouseholds an immediate source of inputs forcultivation in order to protect their food securityand begin to recover their livelihoods.

Economic DevelopmentIn order to involve people in the restoration ofproductive infrastructure (e.g., irrigationchannels) damaged by the floods, CRS cash-for-work programs enable people to be hands-on in repairing and maintaining essential accessways (e.g., pedestrian paths, bridges) tomarkets, services, and humanitarian assistance.

U.S. ContactMegan Sheehan

Regional Representative, AsiaCRS Headquarters

Overseas Support DepartmentBaltimore, MD 21201


Field ContactJack Byrne

Country [email protected]

Websitewww.crs.org


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GenderCRS emergency responses to the 2005earthquake and 2009 IDP crisis underscored

womens key roles in designing shelter responseto ensure provisions are made for their privacy.Likewise, CRS regularly consults women bothbefore and after distributions of its shelter andnon-food item/hygiene kits to ensure thepackages meet their needs.

Refugees and IDPsCRS aids families displaced by conflict andother vulnerable groups including Afghanrefugees, women, and people living with HIVand AIDS (PLHIV). In Quetta, CRS Pakistanworks with Afghan refugees to disseminateinformation on rights and services, as well asprovide legal assistance for those in need.

A villager receives a relief kit from CRS in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.Photo: Asad Zaidi / CRS

CRS staff cooperates with law enforcementagencies to increase their awareness on therights of refugees. Afghan women benefitthrough skills building and educationopportunities aimed at increasing theircontribution to family income and to increase therights of women. CRS also works with PLHIVs toprovide essential care and support includingbasic medicine, doctor visits, income generatingopportunities, and social support networks.

EducationCRS Pakistan responds to illiteracy andeducation gaps by providing quality educationopportunities for primary school children and forwomen. CRS implements an innovative

community-built school construction program toprovide primary schools to remote mountainvillages in northern Pakistan. The one-room,

steel-frame schools are lightweight, earthquake-resistant, and comfortable during extremeweather. The school serves as a foundation forensuring that children access a child-friendlyand quality education environment. This isaccomplished by providing teacher training andmentoring, as well as increasing the importanceof education through reactivation of parentteacher councils and working with the districtgovernment.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSIn all of their work, CRS partners with and buildsthe capacity of the grassroots agencies thatshare their focus to serve the poorest of thepoor, to respect local customs and tradition, toempower communities to address their owndevelopment, and to apply integrated,sustainable solutions.

CRS expert staff members attend important UNand government coordination meetings onshelter, water and sanitation, and agriculture. Inaddition, CRS attends meetings of the PakistanHumanitarian Forum (a group of internationalnongovernmental agencies).

Local partnerships include the Indus SocialWelfare and Development Organization, theRural Organization for Awareness andDevelopment, Environmental Protection Societyand Lasoona, Proud Pakistan and CaritasQuetta, Research and Development Foundation,and Youth Action for Pakistan. All partnershipsare formalized after a partner assessmentprocess, and CRS creates capacity buildingplans for each partner.

OTHERCRS prioritizes providing special care to

vulnerable households (e.g., widows, elderly,disabled) surrounding distribution ofshelter/hygiene kits, so that the vulnerable havethe capability to carry the kits and properlyconstruct shelters.


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CHRISTIAN REFORMED WORLD RELIEF

COMMITTEEABOUT CRWRCThe Christian Reformed World Relief Committee(CRWRC) is an arm of the Christian ReformedChurch in North America (CRCNA). CRWRCwas registered as a non-profit organization inthe state of Michigan in 1962 for the purpose ofproviding technical and rehabilitative assistanceon a worldwide basis.

CRWRCs mission is to engage Gods people inredeeming resources and developing gifts in

collaborative activities of love, mercy, justice,and compassion. Strategies to achieve thismission are global community developmentthrough collaborations involving partnerships,networks, exchanges, and service learning;capacity building through program and resourcedevelopment; church ministry development;relief and disaster response; and justiceeducation and advocacy.

CRWRC IN PAKISTANCRWRC has been engaged in relief operationsin Pakistan since 2007 through its local partnerInterfaith League Against Poverty (I-LAP). I-LAPwas established in 2004 to assist people in needand to promote justice and peace. I-LAP wasISO 9001:2000 certified in August 2008.

CRWRC responded with I-LAP in the migrationof millions of people during the conflict in Swatvalley in 2009 to provide 708 metric tons of foodfor 2,000 families for three months, along withmosquito nets, mattresses, and fans fromprivate donations.

CRWRC also provided 608 metric tons of foodaid for 2,000 households affected by Cyclone

Yemyin in Balochistan Province from August toNovember 2007. This project, also implementedwith its partner I-LAP, included some food-for-work components.

I-LAP was also very active in the South Asiaearthquake of 2005. I-LAP efforts were highlyappreciated by the UN and local government inassisting people in need and managing IDP

camps for four months, providing food and non-food items (NFIs) for 3,000 families. I-LAP hascontinuously helped school children for a yearafter the earthquake by giving them arefreshment package as a diet.

CRWRC and its partner are focusing on twolocations: 8,000 households in KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KPK) Province, specifically in theNowshara and Charsada districts, as well as5,500 households in the district of Rahim YarKhan, southern Punjab.

Refugees and IDPsCRWRC established two temporary camps inthe districts of Nowshera and Charsadda at 250families each.

Emergency Response

CRWRC is providing basic NFIs including 8,000mosquito nets, hygiene kits, kitchen sets, singleburner gas stoves, and jerry cans.

Food aid for 8,000 households for two months inNowshera and Charsada districts and for 5,500households for three months in Rahim Yar KhanDistrict will be provided.

U.S. ContactAndrew Ryskamp

Co-Director2850 Kalamazoo Avenue

Grand Rapids, Michigan 49560(616) 224-0740

[email protected]

Field ContactGrace Wiebe

Senior Project ManagerInternational Disaster Response

3475 Mainway Drive

Burlington, Ontario, Canada L7R 3Y8(905) [email protected]

Websitewww.crwrc.org


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Shelter and HousingCRWRC has provided 4,825 tents as temporaryshelter to 500 families in temporary camps and

4,325 others in host families where they havefled, or to those still on their properties butwhose houses have been completely destroyed.CRWRC is also looking to provide flood/earthquake-resistant shelter to these survivorsprone to disasters over the last few years.

Water and SanitationWater is being trucked in daily for two months tothe 500 families in temporary camps. Jerry canshave been given out to each household. Manywater pumps and latrines are destroyed andneed repair. Hygiene training is already beingprovided in the temporary camps.

Agriculture and Food SecurityCRWRC intends to re-establish livelihoodopportunities, likely in the areas of agricultureand livestock, in order for families to return to afood secure position.

HealthCRWRC is providing medical assistance andtrauma counseling through mobile clinics forthree months in KPK Province.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS

The 2010 emergency flood response is carriedout by I-LAP through close coordination withfederal, provincial, and local government. I-LAPhas met with both the Federal Minister forMinority Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti and theProvincial Minister for Social Welfare SitaraImran. I-LAP is also in coordination with localgovernment (Union Councils) and other localNGOs and INGOs working in the areas. I-LAPwill provide relief assistance presently not

covered by government and other UN agenciesand international NGOs.

CRWRC is working with its partner, Food for theHungry, in a coordinated approach to the sametargeted 5,500 households in southern Punjab.

CRWRC provided an emergency tent to this girls family, whose brickhouse was destroyed by flooding in Choki town. Photo: Fred Knip

CHALLENGESLarge, continuing displaced populations will seea challenge in the upcoming rabi (wheat)planting season. Additionally, the coming wintermonths will prove severely challenging topopulations living in inadequate shelter.

CRWRC values the participation of women inrelief, rehabilitation, and transformationaldevelopment. Therefore, they try to engagewomen as much as possible and encouragetheir partners to do the same. However, womenhave a limited role in formal communityleadership in the Nowshera and Charsaadadistricts, leading to difficulties receiving inputfrom women.


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CHURCH WORLD SERVICE

ABOUT CWSFounded in 1946, Church World Service (CWS)is the relief, development, and refugeeassistance ministry of 36 Christiandenominations and communions in the UnitedStates. Working with partners, CWS buildsinterfaith and intercultural coalitions to eradicatehunger and poverty and promote peace and

justice around the world. Within the U.S., CWSassists communities in responding to disasters,resettles refugees, promotes fair national andinternational policies, provides educationalresources, and offers opportunities to join apeople-to-people network of local and globalcaring through participation in CROP HungerWalks, the Blankets+ Program, and the CWS KitProgram.

CWS IN PAKISTANCWS has worked on the ground, providingemergency relief and long-term development inthe Pakistan and Afghanistan region since 1954.In Pakistan, CWS has offices in Karachi, Lahore,Islamabad, Murree, and Mansehra.

Established as an organization committed to

uplifting oppressed communities, CWS engages infood security, development and emergency reliefinitiatives, capacity building, advocacy on socio-political issues, poverty reduction, strengthening ofcivil society organizations, womensempowerment, and communal harmony andpeace. CWS assists communities in Pakistanthrough three main programs: Disaster Response,Capacity Building, and Social Development.Cross-cutting themes in all three program areasinclude gender equality, protection, health(including HIV/AIDS awareness and education),water and sanitation, education, and livelihoods.

CWS works with both faith-based and secularorganizations, adhering to the belief that thecommunities themselves must set the agendafor change and that this approach encouragesequal and even growth in communities.

Disaster Preparedness and ResponseSince 1997, CWS has organized, incollaboration with ACT Alliance members and

their partners, national-level disastermanagement training workshops that havehelped establish a network of disaster responsepartners. The Pak-Afghan Disaster ResponseNetwork consists of 13 regional organizationsworking in the relief and development sectors.

CWS currently has more than 80 traineddisaster managers in the region and more than50 trained security managers. Each disastermanager has completed training in disaster

assessment and response, linking disasters anddevelopment, natural hazards, compound andcomplex disasters, disaster preparedness,vulnerability and risk assessment, mitigation,capacity building, rehabilitation andreconstruction, psycho-social and spiritual care,and building disaster-resilient communities.

In both Pakistan and Afghanistan, CWS relieson its Disaster Management Program, acomprehensive program that immediatelyresponds to disasters. Assistance is providedthrough relief and rehabilitation activities. The

program also engages in disaster risk reductionactivities which help prepare communities tocope with future disasters and to evaluate theirrisks and vulnerabilities.

CWS projects emphasize communityparticipation, maintaining beneficiary dignity, andseeking sustainable solutions for the affectedcommunities. Depending on the disaster and thecommunity's needs, the CWS disaster

U.S. ContactDonna Derr

Director, CWS Development and HumanitarianAssistance Program

110 Maryland Avenue, NE, Suite 409Washington, DC 20002

(202) 481-6937Fax: (202) 546-6232

[email protected]

Field ContactMarvin Parvez

Director, Church World Service+92 21 721 5604

Websitewww.churchworldservice.org


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management program provides relief itemsincluding shelter kits, hygiene kits, foodpackages, and non-food items in order to assist

families to overcome initial challenges and meetbasic needs. As communities move towardrecovery, CWS focuses on long-term solutionsfor rebuilding lives and livelihoods. Whenresponding to emergencies, CWS considers theimmediate needs of the affected communitiesand aims to serve the most vulnerable.

Dr. Syed Farooq Shah with a patient in Mohandari, a village innorthern Pakistan. Photo: Chris Herlinger / CWS

In its continuing response to the crippling 2010floods, CWS is committed to both short-term andlong-term goals of improving health, alleviatinghunger, and providing shelter. Over the courseof three months, beginning in late July 2010,

CWS provided more than 36,000 healthconsultations through the deployment of mobileand basic health units; provided food to benefitmore than 90,000 persons; and distributednearly 8,000 non-food essentials, includingtents, temporary shelter basics, and householdsupply kits.

Ongoing RehabilitationThe CWS Disaster Management Programcontinues to aid in the rehabilitation of families

affected by the devastating 2005 earthquake inPakistan. Partnership for Recovery andDevelopment of Allai Valley is a project that

focuses upon advocacy and awareness raisinginitiatives for the communities in Allai Valleythrough creative interaction with the community,particularly children. CWS raises awareness ofkey issues including education, environment,and water and sanitation. A communitydevelopment and hygiene promotion projectfocuses on the formation and strengthening ofwater management committees for enhancedwater supply systems and hygiene promotion.

The restoration of livelihood opportunities is anessential part of rehabilitation. For earthquake-affected families, CWS operates a dairydevelopment program, which is an extension ofan earlier livelihood program through whichCWS distributed livestock and introducedartificial insemination. The project teachesmodern, scientific farming techniques to femaleheads of households so that they can increasetheir livestocks milk production and expand theirdairy products to include cheese and yogurt.Training on marketing and other business-related skills also improves the sustainability oftheir income generation.

In its current response to flooding in northern

Pakistan, CWS work is supporting vocationaltraining centers to increase the livelihood skillsand opportunities of targeted displaced familiesin such areas as building construction tradestraining for men and sewing and embroiderytraining for women. These centers are similar tothose formed after the 2005 Pakistaniearthquake. CWS has also facilitated thecreation of women-friendly spaces for social andsupport groups.


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CONCERN WORLDWIDE U.S.

ABOUT CONCERNConcern is a non-governmental, international,humanitarian organization dedicated to thereduction of suffering and working towards theultimate elimination of poverty in the worldspoorest countries. Their mission is to enableextremely poor people to achieve majorimprovements in their lives which aresustainable without ongoing support fromConcern. Their work directly impacts the lives ofmore than 9.8 million people in 28 countries inAfrica, Asia, and the Caribbean, and covers awide spectrum from emergency response to

development and includes programs in shelter,health (including nutrition and water-sanitation),education, HIV/AIDS, and livelihoods.

CONCERN IN PAKISTANConcern has been working in rural and urbanareas of Pakistan since 2001. With a team ofmore than 50 staff and nine local partners(including vastly-experienced emergencypersonnel who are working in the worst-affectedareas), Concerns work is built on previousprograms in health, water, sanitation, andlivelihoods. Concern also has considerable

experience in emergency response in Pakistan.Following a devastating earthquake in October2005, Concern provided more than 155,000people with food rations, safe drinking water andsanitation facilities, shelter, and basicnecessities. Concern also ran emergencyresponse and recovery programs for flood-affected families in 2006 and 2007. In 2009,Concern provided families displaced from theirhomes by conflict in Swat valley with emergencymedical assistance as well as essential survivalsupplies, including plastic sheeting, blankets,

jerry cans, and hygiene kits, reaching 77,360

people.

Most recently, Concern has been working withover 400,000 people in development projects inwater and environmental health, mother andchild health, food, income and markets,protection of working children, and emergencyresponse programs.

Since the on-set of the flooding in July 2010,Concern has significantly increased itsemergency response efforts and is targetingflood-affected communities with suppliesincluding food, clean water, hygiene kits, sheltermaterials, and other basic necessities. Inaddition, Concern is setting up mobile medicalclinics with facilities for men, women, and

children to treat and prevent the spread ofdiseases. Concerns emergency flood responseis reaching 819,216 people.

Shelter and HousingConcern and partners are providing transitionalshelter support to 15,000 vulnerable families(105,000 persons) whose houses have beendestroyed due to the floods. Concern does thisby providing roofing materials and construction

toolkits and running cash-for-work projects.

Water and Sanitation

To meet the water, sanitation, and hygiene(WASH) needs of 14,429 flood-affected families(101,000 persons), Concern and partners arerepairing 3,000 water supply systems and 4,000latrines. The program is also promoting hygienemessages, distributing 7,000 hygiene kits, andrunning 500 insect control projects.

U.S. ContactDominic Mac SorleyOperations Director

Concern Worldwide U.S.110 East 40

thStreet, Room 903

New York, NY 10016(212) 557-8000

[email protected]

Field ContactDorothy Blane

Country DirectorConcern Worldwide Pakistan

11-A, Aga Khan RoadF-6/3, Islamabad

+92 512 270 447, 227 0448Fax: +92 51 227 0449

[email protected]

Websitewww.concernworldwide.org
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Agriculture and Food SecurityConcern, through its partners, is distributingfarming toolkits and repairing critical

infrastructures, as well as providing inputs suchas seeds, fertilizers, and cash grants in order toenable 26,571 flood-affected vulnerable (smallland holder) farming families (185,997 persons)to resume productive agricultural activities.

Economic DevelopmentTo revive the livelihoods of 28,085 flood-affectedfamilies (196,000 persons), Concern is providingincome generation/employment opportunitiesand restoring access to essential servicesthrough revitalization of critical infrastructure.This will be done by providing tools to 2,200already skilled artisans (men and women),providing enterprise grants to 3,700 vulnerablerural entrepreneurs, and providingvocational/employable skill developmenttrainings to approximately 3,700 women andmen.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSConcern is working directly with nine local NGOpartners. Prior to the flooding, Concerndeveloped an Emergency Preparedness andResponse Strategy to support Concernscapability to respond to disasters rapidly andeffectively, and thereby minimize human

suffering and loss of life and property. As part ofthis, Concern undertook an expansive hazardand vulnerability assessment of the differentparts of the country. Following this exercise,Concern identified potential local partners indisaster-prone areas and invited 35 of theseorganizations to become contingency partners.

As part of the flood response, Concern isactively participating in government and UNcoordination meetings, humanitarian clusters,and Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF)meetings. Concern is on the executive

committee of the PHF, and has representation atthe clusters at federal and provincial level inWASH, shelter and early recovery, protection,

and nutrition.

Aaliyah, a beneficiary of Concerns Emergency Flood ResponseProgram, drinks clean water in Farooqabad Village, Charsadda

District, Pakistan. Photo: Concern Worldwide

OTHERSince September 2009, Concern has beenmanaging the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster

Assistance (OFDA)-funded Responding toPakistans Internally Displaced (RAPID) grantprogram. The RAPID Fund was set up to enablelocal and international NGOs (excludingConcern) to address the urgent humanitarianneeds of IDPs in Pakistan through the provisionof funding for life-saving, quick impact, andinnovative responses. Since the floods ofJuly/August 2010, the grant has been expandedto meet the needs of those affected by flooding.As of October 2010, $8,440,520 has beencommitted to the flood response, mainly to localNGOs, throughout Pakistan.


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DIRECT RELIEF INTERNATIONAL

ABOUT DIRECT RELIEFDirect Relief International is a medicalassistance and disaster relief nonprofit agencybased in Santa Barbara, California. Since 1948,Direct Relief has provided assistance to localhealthcare facilities and programs around theworld. Direct Reliefs mission is to provideappropriate medical assistance to healthinstitutions and projects to improve the quality oflife for people affected by poverty, disaster, andcivil unrest at home and throughout the world.Direct Relief programs work to strengthen the in-country health efforts of partners by providing

essential material resources medicines,supplies, and equipment. Direct Reliefsassistance activities are designed to addressissues that limit the ability of medical facilities orproviders to improve the health status of thelocal population. These issues include the lackof needed materials, the lack of trained workers,the lack of basic health information, inadequateaccess to care, and inequities in the provision ofhealthcare services.

DIRECT RELIEF IN PAKISTANSince 2001, Direct Relief has been providing

material medical aid and targeted cash grants tocharitable healthcare organizations in Pakistanto help them in their efforts to provide highquality health care for their patients. By workingdirectly with local and international NGOs, aswell as national, regional, and local hospitalsand clinics, Direct Relief has sent nearly $20million (wholesale value) to more than 20facilities and organizations. Significantlyincreasing donations and assistance after theearthquake in 2005, Direct Relief has beenproviding ongoing shipments and support tomany of these organizations for several years,

ensuring a high level of understanding of theircapabilities and needs.

When the flooding began in Pakistan in summer2010, these longtime partners were contactedabout their response plan. Emergency airshipments of medical aid were dispatched tothose groups who were able to respond to theflooding. Some groups were trying to serve anincreased patient load at their facilities, some

were sending out mobile medical teams toprovide aid in temporary facilities, and somewere heading for the refugee camps to offer

medical aid to large numbers of internallydisplaced people.

To date, 12 shipments of critically needed aid,valued at nearly $3 million (wholesale value),have been provided to Direct Reliefs partnernetwork for flood response efforts, with moreforthcoming.

In addition to the shipments of medical supplies,financial grants are being given to somepartners in order to assist their efforts inproviding health services in the refugee camps.

COLLABORATIVE EFFORTSThe organizations and facilities Direct Relief isworking with for flood response activities inPakistan are Marie Stopes Society - Pakistan,ARC, Murshid Hospital and Health Care Center,Australian Aid International (AAI), and BethaniaHospital.

CHALLENGESThe main challenges in providing aid to Pakistanare tied to supply-chain and logistics.

Especially during an emergency, Direct Reliefsmain goal and challenge is to securely deliverdonated, noncommercial humanitarian aid to anintended destination without delay at customs.That is why Direct Reliefs longstandingrelationships with healthcare providers in-country become so critical Direct Relief cantrust their stewardship and have establishedshipping and receiving channels. Additionally,funding is always needed to cover the costs

U.S. ContactMatt MacCalla

International Program Officer27 S. La Patera Lane

Santa Barbara, CA 93117(805) 964-4767

[email protected]

Websitewww.directrelief.org


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associated with airlifting emergency aidshipments.

Because Direct Relief provides donated materialresources to charitable health facilities, theirmain concern and priority is to secure, bydonation, the most critically needed health care

products to their partners request. In floodemergencies, the most needed items DirectRelief strives t

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