10000 temporary shelters and 6000 perminent shelters construction completed for flood affected families- Build back better

First most demand that comes from families in humanitarian crisis is food and shelter. Determinant management of  AHD set organization prime focus on the same during and after floods 2010, 2011, and 2012 (three unfortunate consecutive flood emergencies in Sindh).  With clear mind and strategy to support flood affected families, AHD majorly approached circle of influence and funding agencies to provide food and shelter support to flood affected families. 

IOM and USAID were major support organizations to come forward to join AHD hands by providing 10,000 at district Dadu and Thatta at spontaneous camps during 2010 floods. These shelters were used by estimated 25000 families to protect their families that majorly included women and children on sharing basis.

AHD was not ignorant of their

Well disciplined beneficiaries waiting for their turn to
receive food baskets.a rare view in emergencies

secondary need food and successfully arranged for one month ration for 2500 families in these camps where rest was also fulfilled by support from other NGOs. This support majorly came from BHP Billiton and philanthropists. AHD chair of volunteers in this emergency was very proud support to organization to deliver commodities to most needy families in emergency.

This was not the end of the emergencies as to every second developing situation

was displacing thousands and thousands of population. Neither did AHD stop to support families. Soon after breaches to Manchhar Lake at District Jamshoro, AHD decided to setup TENT CITY at Bhan Saeedabad for 679 families with comprehensive humanitarian aid support with help of UNCHR, Association for the Devleopment of Pakistan, and philanthropists. This camp continues for 2 and a half month and all families receive medical attention, food, WASH, nutrition, child protection, and education support at camp.

Next came support for families that returned to ashes from camps. With support form CARE International in Pakistan, AHD decided to reach the un-reached families of UC Hazar Wah, District Qambar Shahdadkot to provide 4120 families with a food basket work 230 per HH. This was relatively difficult to attend for target area due to law and order situation of UC Hazar Wah where looting was very common and humanitarian aid agencies had stopped working for the community. With strong mobilization, transparent and accountable system, AHD teams performed marvelous to reach the most vulnerable families of target area. This performance of teams won AHD outstanding performance and appreciation letter from CARE Germany on achievement. 

"Your support under this project has strengthened CARE International's ability to

A disabled old man with his families in front of a shelter constructed for flood affected families in Tharparkar.

engage at national, regional and global level", Mr. Wolfgange Tyderle, Program Director Emergencies, Luxemburg Germany wrote. He further write "You have set an extremely important example how relief efforts can be conducted in timely fashion"

These appreciations and achievement encourages and motivated AHD management to go for Shelter support to families and continued efforts to seek shelter support for most in need families. In this effort, AHD succeeded in getting 3500 HH shelter and NFI support from CARE for Dadu, 800 HH shelter support from IOM for DADU, 1000 HH support for Tharparkar form IOM, and 700 HH shelter support for Shikarpur district form IOM. With untiring commitment of teams, AHD achieved the target of 6000 shelters to most vulnerable families as a support. 

Besides, AHD has also provided following support to Flood affected families in Sindh

Returning from ashes to glory

Stitching wounds