Relief/Recovery for flood affected in Pakistan

Dear Friends,

Thank you for the wonderful support and for trusting on AWARD. We would like to inform that AWARD has raised USD 126,000 to help and support the disaster affected communities. As there is still a great need and thousands are still under open sky without shelter, food and warm clothes, we would request all our supoorters to keep helping the people of Pakistan. 

Undertaken Activities:

The mentioned below activities were carried out prior to the food distribution:

1. Need Assessment in the flood affected areas.
2. Initial meeting with emergency department team regarding the food distribution in Tehsil Taunsa
3. Meeting with procurement committee for purchasing of the Food items from Faisalabad.
4. Visit to the flood affected areas of District Dera Ghazi Khan and short listing of the most vulnerable and badly affected areas
5. Purchased food items (for 15 days) and packed them properly for 300 families.
6. Formed Flood Relief Committees (FRC) in each area for the smooth and fair food distribution.
7. Flood Relief Committees (FRC) prepared the list of selected beneficiaries and distributed token among them prior to the distribution.
8. FRC informed the beneficiaries about date, time and venue where distribution had taken place and also assisted in distribution as volunteer.
9. Distributied food packages among the 300 most desrving families of Taunsa Sharif.

a) Distribution of PKR 50,000 /- (Multipurpose Cash Assistance) to 500 families .

b) Distribution of Food packages among the 600 most deserving families of Taunsa Sharif.

c) Distribution of Non-food items ampng 180 families.

Formation of Flood Relief Commiittees:

Emergency coordinator with the help of community leaders and key stake holders formed, 8 Flood Relief Committees (FRC) in 8 selected flood affected areas (one committee for one project area). These FRCs were formed to assist the AWARD team in selecting the most deserving families who were not provided any assistance by the Government or by any organization.

Roles of the committees are mentioned below:

1. To assess and prepare the list of vulnerable families.
2. To distribute the token to the selected families.
3. To make arrangements for distribution of food packages.
4. To make arrangements for unloading and transportation to the target areas.
5. To have regular contact with Emergency Coordinator.

Later the FRCs prepared a list of 300 selected beneficiaries from 8 flood affected areas and distributed tokens to them for fair and square distribution. After finalizing the list, the tokens were distributed among 300 families to ensure the transparency. It was decided that the food package would be given to the family holding the token only. The community volunteered themselves along with AWARD staff  to  load and unload the food items from trucks and to distribute the tokens. They played an appreciative role during the food distributions.

Distributions of Food packages:

AWARD team distributed 300 food packages to flood affected families of 8 different villages of Taunsa Sharif on September 09, 2022. Moreover, Assistant Commissioner ,Taunsa joined the distribution ceremony. These packages included different types of food items such as; flour(15 kg), rice (5kg), sugar (5kg), two types of grams (2kg +2kg), cooking oil (3 lit), tea leaves (½ kg), salt (1 kg), milk (1 carton), red chili (½ kg), biscuits (2 boxes), Dettol soap (3 packs), tooth paste (large family pack), tooth brushes (6), mosquito repellent lotion (1), sanitary pads (2), mineral water (20 lit), pyodine (1) and bandages (12).

The food packages (consisting food items for 15 days) were distributed among the beneficiaries in a very systematic manner by receiving the tokens which had already been provided to them and by taking their signature on the receiving sheets prepared by AWARD Pakistan. Moreover, the dignitaries expressed their views and thanked AWARD Pakistan and all the stakeholders for this act of generosity for their community.

Distribution of non-food items:

The non-food items were distibuted among 180 families living under open sky. The items consisted of Quilts, Bed linens, Mosquito Repellent , utensils, Hygienic Kits, Medical Kits, Women kits etc.

All the families were happy after receiving the packages, as no other public and private organization reached them. They also thanked GlobalGiving and Award team for this timely support. Lastly, the award management appreciated the efforts and volunteering of the FRCs.

Dear Friends,

Thank you for the wonderful support and for trusting on AWARD. We would like to inform that AWARD has raised USD 91,000 to help and support the disaster affected communities. As there is still a great need and thousands are still under open sky without shelter, food and warm clothes, we would request all our supoorters to keep helping the people of Pakistan. 

Undertaken Activities:

The mentioned below activities were carried out prior to the food distribution:

1. Need Assessment in the flood affected areas.
2. Initial meeting with emergency department team regarding the food distribution in Tehsil Taunsa
3. Meeting with procurement committee for purchasing of the Food items from Faisalabad.
4. Visit to the flood affected areas of District Dera Ghazi Khan and short listing of the most vulnerable and badly affected areas
5. Purchased food items (for 15 days) and packed them properly for 300 families.
6. Formed Flood Relief Committees (FRC) in each area for the smooth and fair food distribution.
7. Flood Relief Committees (FRC) prepared the list of selected beneficiaries and distributed token among them prior to the distribution.
8. FRC informed the beneficiaries about date, time and venue where distribution had taken place and also assisted in distribution as volunteer.
9. Distributied food packages among the 300 most desrving families of Taunsa Sharif.

Details of the Activities:

Initial Meetings:

With Emergency Coordinator:

The Executive Director, AWARD and Program Manager had an initial meeting with the Emergency Coordinator and discussed the entire flood situation of the country (especially in Southern Punajb) with him.  A plan was designed for the effective procurement and distribution  of food packages among flood affected families.

With Procurement Committee:

A second meeting was held with the Procurement Committee (consisting of the Emergency Coordinator, Finance Manager and Program Manager) to prepare a plan to purchase the finest quality food items from the best stores of Faisalabad. The committee visited 3 departmental store in this regard and had quotations from them as well.                                                                                                                

Assesment of the flood affected areas:

The Emergency Coordinator along with other team members visited several flood affected areas of Tehsil Taunsa, Southern Punjab. The team faced transportation problem, as a large portion of land was covered with water and mud. However, 8 worst affected areas were selected for food distribution. The team also visited flood-affected families to learn about their needs, difficulties, mental trauma and health issues.

Formation of Flood Relief Commiittees:

Emergency coordinator with the help of community leaders and key stake holders formed, 8 Flood Relief Committees (FRC) in 8 selected flood affected areas (one committee for one project area). These FRCs were formed to assist the AWARD team in selecting the most deserving families who were not provided any assistance by the Government or by any organization.

Roles of the committees are mentioned below:

1. To assess and prepare the list of vulnerable families.
2. To distribute the token to the selected families.
3. To make arrangements for distribution of food packages.
4. To make arrangements for unloading and transportation to the target areas.
5. To have regular contact with Emergency Coordinator.

Later the FRCs prepared a list of 300 selected beneficiaries from 8 flood affected areas and distributed tokens to them for fair and square distribution. After finalizing the list, the tokens were distributed among 300 families to ensure the transparency. It was decided that the food package would be given to the family holding the token only. The community volunteered themselves along with AWARD staff  to  load and unload the food items from trucks and to distribute the tokens. They played an appreciative role during the food distributions.

Packing of food items:

 The procurement committee purchased food items form the a local cash and carry because of its easy access and the reasonable cost of food items. Later, the Food packages were packed and loaded under the supervision of emergency team and AWARD management on 8th September 2022. Prior to the departure of food packages vehicles, a short ceremony was carried out in which some renowned personnel such participated.

Distributions of Food packages:

AWARD team distributed 300 food packages to flood affected families of 8 different villages of Taunsa Sharif on September 09, 2022. Moreover, Assistant Commissioner ,Taunsa joined the distribution ceremony. These packages included different types of food items such as; flour(15 kg), rice (5kg), sugar (5kg), two types of grams (2kg +2kg), cooking oil (3 lit), tea leaves (½ kg), salt (1 kg), milk (1 carton), red chili (½ kg), biscuits (2 boxes), Dettol soap (3 packs), tooth paste (large family pack), tooth brushes (6), mosquito repellent lotion (1), sanitary pads (2), mineral water (20 lit), pyodine (1) and bandages (12).

The food packages (consisting food items for 15 days) were distributed among the beneficiaries in a very systematic manner by receiving the tokens which had already been provided to them and by taking their signature on the receiving sheets prepared by AWARD Pakistan. Moreover, the dignitaries expressed their views and thanked AWARD Pakistan and all the stakeholders for this act of generosity for their community.

All the families were happy after receiving the packages, as no other public and private organization reached them. They also thanked GlobalGiving and Award team for this timely support. Lastly, the award management appreciated the efforts and volunteering of the FRCs.

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project was implemented by AWARD Pakistan in the year 2021 in 15 areas of Kot Addu District Muzzafargarrh, The project was funded by GlobalGiving. The funds raised under this project were added up in the main project and the major intervention of the project which are mentioned below; Due to the COVID-19 consecutive lockdowns, the number of target areas for the Disaster Risk Reduction Program was reduced to 15

AWARD Pakistan distributed food packages among 250 flood affected families who were living on the bank of river Jehlum and Indus in Southern Punjab,Pakistan. As Pakistan is among countries facing severe effects of the climatic changes which results in the occurance of floods every year after the monsoon. The community was extremely happy and they thanked AWARD for the timely help. 

Currently , no donation was made to this project during the last quarter and as the Monsoon season is approaching and there is huge risk of flood in the southern and northern part of country therefore , AWARD requests its supporters and donors to kindly donate to this project.

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project was implemented by AWARD Pakistan in the year 2020-2021 in 15 areas of Kot Addu District Muzzafargarrh, The project was funded by GlobalGiving. The funds raised under this project were added up in the main project and the major intervention of the project  which are mentioned below;

Due to the COVID-19 consecutive lockdowns, the number of target areas for the Disaster Risk Reduction Program was reduced to 15 from 24.

1. Basti Vehniwal
2. Basti Tullana
3. Basti Muradwala
4. Basti Darmanwala
5. Basti Nawan
6. Basti Halla
7. Basti Hassanwala
8. Basti Mochaniwala
9. Basti Malhay
10. Basti Litan
11. Basti Kachiwala
12. Basti Ganjarrwala
13. Basti Talliwala
14. Basti Nabiwala
15. Basti Gurdywala

Similary, AWARD Pakistan distributed food packages among 250 flood affected families who were living on the bank of the river Jehlum and Indus in Southern Punjab,Pakistan.  As Pakistan is among countries facing severe effects of the climatic changes which results in the occurance of floods every year after the monsoon.  

The community was extremely happy and they thanked AWARD for the timely help. One of the beneficiaires "stated it as a blessing in disguise as they said that were waiting along for this help as there was no work for us" 

As the Monsoon is approaching and there is huge risk of flood in the southern part of country therefore , AWARD requests its supporters and donors to kindly donate to this project. 

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) project was implemented by AWARD Pakistan in the year 2020-2021 in 15 areas of Kot Addu District Muzzafargarrh, The project was funded by GlobalGiving. The funds raised under this project were added up in the main project and the major intervention of the project  which are mentioned below;

Due to the COVID-19 consecutive lockdowns, the number of target areas for the Disaster Risk Reduction Program was reduced to 15 from 24.

1. Basti Vehniwal
2. Basti Tullana
3. Basti Muradwala
4. Basti Darmanwala
5. Basti Nawan
6. Basti Halla
7. Basti Hassanwala
8. Basti Mochaniwala
9. Basti Malhay
10. Basti Litan
11. Basti Kachiwala
12. Basti Ganjarrwala
13. Basti Talliwala
14. Basti Nabiwala
15. Basti Gurdywala

Meeting with the Key Stakeholders of the target areas:
The AWARD team met the key stakeholders of the 15 target areas. The stakeholders included the community leaders especially women leaders, religious Leaders, Political leaders, beneficiaries and male heads of the few families. The team briefed them about the project and its objectives, interventions, self-help base activities and overall impact of the project. All the stakeholders ensured their cooperation and support throughout the project and gave AWARD a green signals to go ahead.

DRR Training Seminars:
After getting the consent from the stakeholders of 15 areas, AWARD team conducted 15 DRR Trainings Seminars in 15 Target areas in the month of March, April, August, September, October, November of the year 2020 to build up the resilience of the communities to minimize and to reduce the risks of the losses of life and assets. Nearly 1000 community members especially women participated in these 15 sessions. AWARD social Mobilization team of District Muzzafargarh led all the training sessions. They introduced AWARD and its DRR Program (aims and objectives) to the participants. The content of the session were as follows:

a) What is a disaster, its types, and its risks?
b) Preparations for disaster.
c) Risk management.
d) Activities after the disaster.
e) Action Plan with the communities.

Later, the participants were also asked about their losses and damages during the flood. The facilitators gave useful information to the participants about preparations for disasters i-e; how to arrange and save their expensive belongings and precious lives. A number of successful community protective measures models were also shared with communities to improve their understanding and knowledge.
At the end, the social mobilizers helped the community members in developing a preventive action plan for their respective target areas, which was discussed during the Disaster Risk Reduction Sessions. The action plan consisted of the following points.

a) Announcement in Local Mosques.
b) To build small mud hills around the houses and colonies.
c) Saving important documentation.
d) Collection of Dry Ration.
e) Shifting Old, Disables, Children and Livestock to Safe places.
f) Switching off the electric sockets.
g) Analysis of the surroundings during and after flood.
h) Team building.
i) Communication with the Local Development Committees (LDC's)

The participants also asked questions from the social mobilizers , which were answered in a simplest way. The community appreciated AWARD for its support and effort and for reaching out to them.