tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13966239022277487372024-03-14T00:56:34.924+05:00Action for Humanitarian Development - Field StoriesAHD is an NGO working across Sindh, Pakistan on Humanitarian Aid, Education, Gender equity, and Sustainable livelihood .Action for Humanitarian Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726326283576401582noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396623902227748737.post-81466830019774639322016-05-25T16:39:00.000+05:002016-05-25T16:51:22.623+05:00Girl at school on River Bank <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;">Alongside the left bank of Indus River at 25 km
from Thatta city, Govt. Primary School Ali Muhammad Halo is relatively in good
condition as compared to perceived model of typical government schools of Sindh
with no boundary walls and falling roof. Blackboard of one room structure tells
70 boys and girls are enrolled at school whereas 50 children were present on
last learning day. These children come from broken thatched houses of neighboring
scattered population with great hope to learn. But they have their fears…</span></div>
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silence she further said “And during floods were migrate to Makli to settle in
camps till water recedes.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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small village Muhammad Siddique Solangi with her parents. Her father is a
farmer and her mother is a housewife. She is very keen to learn so that one day
she becomes a good citizen. She is chairperson of her school’s School
Representative Council (SRC). When asked why she volunteered for SRC, she told
us “I like helping people. It feels good. My role in SRC is to help other
children’s keep school clean, water the plant, arbitrate if there is a fight
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SRC?” curiously I asked her. With a bright smile on her face she replied “Yes, when
I told father about my joining SRC, he said ‘Awesome’”. She further said “My
teacher and my father are proud of me because I am smart student and I like to
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recently formed at 15 villages of UC Bellow and Jaar of District Sujawal
(previously Thatta) under the objectives of Schools Safety Project funded by
Plan International. These SRC’s will work as schools discipline keepers between
teachers, parents, and children. SRC have shown rapid progress in bringing back
out of school children and new enrollments. SRC members also ensure school
premises are kept very clean and tidy. SRC members perform duty of visiting
houses of absent children and bring them to school. “We read again and again to
children that had been absent from school so that they maintain pace with us”
Roshan told us, “With that we also get revision of our old lessons”. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Action for Humanitarian Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726326283576401582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396623902227748737.post-29946816757998424482013-11-02T12:18:00.000+05:002013-11-05T12:51:23.631+05:00AHD wins WWF Indus Conservation Award 2012<?xml version="1.0"?>
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<a href="http://ahdsindh.blogspot.com/2009/10/tiny-island-of-fishermen-is-light-years.html" target="_blank">Transporting light to dark island of Kharo Chhan was a Dream that came true in 2009</a> with Support from <a href="http://www.wwfpak.org/" target="_blank">WWF-Pak</a> under the project "Promote Alternate Energy for sustainable conservation of Indus delta ecosystem". With this project AHD installed 5 wind tubines at Kharo Chhan Island that received world wide applause and appreciation from <a href="http://www.ahdsindh.org/news.html" target="_blank">International Media</a>.</div>
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This was not an easy task as to working in island area of Kharo Chhan, District Thatta with 1% literacy rate to make them understand the importance of environment in their lives and using wind as a source of energy to light their houses. This act did not only require high level of sincerity and commitment but also needed high level of professional teams to stay at remote Thatta city to bring this dream to reality. </div>
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The Taluka and Union Council Kharo Chhan lies 70 Km
away from Thatta at Longitude 24<sup>O</sup>08’37.76” N and Latitude 67<sup>O</sup>27’05.12”
E. The UC consists of <span style="color: blue;">228 </span>villages. Total population of Taluka is 37636. Kharo
Chhan Taluka is coastal ecosystem Thatta that is one of fourteen
priority sites of Indus eco-region of priority sites). Area route is Thatta to Sakro to Baghan to Kharo Chhan
dockyard on right bank of Indus River, after 15 minutes boat travel the project
site would be access on Left bank of Indus River. Total Population of purposed
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Houses in the target villages are 100% thatched (straw and wood
shelters). Due to high salinity, winds, and moisture, cemented houses are not
reliable and feasible in the area. Another factor of choosing thatch houses is
lack of land communication infrastructure and cemented construction material.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fishing is major livelihood source of the inhabitant community of
selected villages. 70% of the population is dependent on fishing resources. 25%
is engaged in agriculture and 5% are engaged in labor in other sectors. Selected
villages are deprived of all civic facilities of modern life like road
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The area is counted in the arid zones of Indus Delta with
subtropical climate, a land of creeks and mangroves. It is located in the
coastal area edging with Arabian Sea. River Indus stream end in union council
Kharo Chhan. Due to shortage of water in downstream Kotri Sea water rises up to
20-30 km during high tides. The agro land was very fertile in the past, but has
been degraded pushed towards salinity and aridity. The frequent sea intrusion
has kept the communities quite paralyzed. The downstream Kotri barrage
irrigates the lands in the area, but due to the recent acute scarcity of water
in Indus River, the agriculture has sustained a tedious setback. Farmer groups
of Kharo Chhan also have some livestock in the area. Mangroves are major source
of feed for this livestock. Due to usage of mangrove forests as feed block for
the livestock, deforestation of mangroves in the area is at large. </span></div>
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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. </div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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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.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g0ZyYcp1ZlU/UnOb_VTuaCI/AAAAAAAAAdA/01Dgr0jbtNY/s1600/FD-Shahdadkot+898.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g0ZyYcp1ZlU/UnOb_VTuaCI/AAAAAAAAAdA/01Dgr0jbtNY/s400/FD-Shahdadkot+898.jpg" width="400" /></a>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. </div>
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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"<br />
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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. </div>
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Action for Humanitarian Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726326283576401582noreply@blogger.com0Sindh, Pakistan25.8943018 68.52471489999993518.608330300000002 58.197566399999936 33.1802733 78.851863399999928tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396623902227748737.post-60073515644769169612012-05-16T17:15:00.000+05:002012-05-16T10:26:47.859+05:00A tiny island of fishermen in Sindh is light years ahead of the rest of Pakistan with Alternate Energy - Wind Turbines<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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the way forward by putting wind power to work in remote villages. ‘We've been
given two bulbs a house, it's a blessing for all of us,’ said 42-year-old
fisherman Mohammad Arif on the subtropical island of Kharochhan, a land of
creeks and mangroves in the cyclone belt of the Arabian Sea, AFP reported. Lying
150 kilometers due south of the country’s financial capital Karachi, Kharochhan
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a fifth of homes – 100 out of around 500 – have been hooked up to the system. ‘Each
of us saves up to 1,500 rupees that we would have spent on kerosene. I couldn't
afford to educate my children, but now I'll put two of my four daughters in
school,’ Arif said. ‘We're poor with meager resources. Our boys usually become
fishermen and our girls illiterate housewives. This money could help us improve
our children's future,’ he added. The country faces a catastrophic energy
crisis, able only to produce 80 percent of the electricity that it needs, suffocating
industry and making life tough in extreme winter and summer weather. The
shortfall has been blamed on government incapacity, corruption, short
sightedness, debts, a creaking distribution system and lack of money to invest
in energy sources. To help cut energy needs Pakistan last year introduced
daylight saving time in the summer, but experts say the most sustainable
long-term solution is to tap into abundant renewable resources. Half an hour by
boat from the mainland, development on Kharochhan has been hampered by
isolation, said Nadeem Jamali, secretary general of a charity helping coastal
villages use strong winds to generate electricity. </span></div>
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environmental degradation and help provide the population with a proactive
social life,’ said Jamali, of the Pakistani charity Action for Humanitarian
Development, AFP reported. Before his organization erected turbines, villagers
cut down mangroves for firewood to cook meals and used kerosene to light homes,
damaging the environment and producing heavy smoke, causing allergies. ‘Wind
energy should stop the use of kerosene and we advise people to use acacia wood
for cooking because mangroves protect them from rampant cyclones,’ said Jamali,
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Pakistan's 1,050-kilometer coastline are perfect for powering turbines and
cutting power shortages. The applied physics graduate said the energy crisis,
which sees power cut for 10 hours a day when temperatures top 40 Celsius,
forced him to design and mount a wind-turbine generator on the roof of his
house in Karachi. ‘When I solved my own problems, I thought why not provide
similar advantages to other people?’ he said. ‘We have given electricity to
more than 100 houses in Kharochhan with five turbines. There are also four
street lights,’ Kamal said. ‘I see a great future for this technology,’ he
added. It has revolutionized villagers' lives, which once ended at sunset. ‘With
light available at night we can now do business for longer and our women do
more embroidery work to earn for the family,’ said local fisherman Shahid Ali. ‘Stray
dogs don't bark at us now because they can recognize us in the light. And most
satisfying of all – our lights don't go off as routine in big cities,’ said
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wind farm was established in April, AFP reported. ‘Our target is to meet at
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Life was not same for Aijaz Ahmed as
he lived since teenage. Floods 2010 water swept everything he had earned over
last many years. He saw everything bereft in his front. Everything he had known
since childhood. “Terrible sense of desolation broke everyone evacuating village”,
he told AHD team “We were all dejected”. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">Village Bahawal Jatak is one of
hundreds of villages of District Qambar Shahdadkot badly hit by flood water in
2010. Hundreds of thousands were displace during flood 2010 and thousands were
marooned for months without food and water. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Village Bahawal khan Jatak is 30 kilometer
from district headquarter Qambar Shahdadkot. Aijaz had a tailoring shop to earn
bread for his 8 family members, his mother, his wife and 6 children that include
infant master Bhural.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">“We lived at different repulsed camps
with horrible smell of human waste at Larkana for 3 months”, he felt himself
cringe with the embarrassment of memory. He told AHD team that they didn’t even
had half a dried chapatti to feed our kids. They had never planned to face
disaster or evacuate their village ever. It was lifetime bitter experience for
his family and other villagers. He could even bring stitching machine with him
to keep him busy and earn something. His days with family at camp were disgrace
and embarrassing.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">AHD started PEFSA-II project at Shahdadkot
that included village Bahawal Jatak for intervention of livelihood support
initiatives. On this project AHD with Care international was providing micro-business
grant (non-returnable and without interest) to households identified as skilled
and did won pre-flood small shops or enterprises. In total 2172 households were
eligible to receive grants in 3 categories i.e ‘Cash for Works’ (Rs.33000
against 110 days’ work at their villages) to 1500 families, Rs.33300 ‘unconditional
cash grant’ for most vulnerable 172 housholds, and Rs.28000 to 500 families for
recover their ‘microbusiness/enterprises and agriculture’, all non-returnable
grants. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">“Now after 1 year of depression and
desolate, I have received support from AHD to purchase machines and repair my
shop” tell Aijaz. He showed AHD team small mud shelter shop to AHD while
talking to team. “I purchased 2 machines, tailoring toolkit, iron, tables, and
shelf to place dresses and unstitched clothes. People know I am good tailor and
they have started to come to me for dress making.” He talks with smile on his
face “I make 3 to 4 dresses per day and charge Rs. 250 for each dress. I take
Rs.1000 mostly home in evening. I also have general store items in my shop. I
also earn from them ” <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: large;">After support of AHD (Action for
Humanitarian Development) through micro finance business first of all he
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solved his problem through Micro Business grant, before intervention AHD
(Action for Humanitarian Development) did assessment of villages they informed
him different types of grant but they select him for micro business because he
meet on MB grant criteria due that he was taller master then they granted him about
28000 rupees, through tamer bank, unavailability of shop was his major
constraints. Now he get benefit from his shop his livelihood is very better now
he is feeling too much better <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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he has given chance to make his life better and I hope that he would continue
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Surrounded with lush green crops
of wheat, onions, vegetables, and destroyed houses from flood 2010 water village
Bahawal Jatak is about 30 kilo meters from district headquarter Qambar
Shahdadkot in Sindh, Pakistan. Bahawal Jatak is small typical village with
small thatched houses with a dusty pathway leading to village. Bahawal Jatak is
one 56 major villages at UC Dost Ali that were badly hit by flood water during
2010. Majority of the population of village Bahawal Jatak depends on
agriculture with exception to some small shops and labours. Livestock is also a
factor of their livelihood earnings. Village Bahawal Jatak was completely
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to eight feet water was everywhere around”, Ahmed Nawaz was telling AHD team. “We
had no idea flood water will be in that much quantity. We had never seen it
before, it was beyond our imagination”, It seemed Ahmed Nawaz Still do not believe
in what he saw during flood. He told us no villager could evacuate their
belongings, food item, valuables during village evacuation. “Only living
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all I had earned during my whole life for my family” Ahmed Nawaz’s shared the
memories emotionally as if it had just happened “I had two choice getaway with
family safely or die there, and I had to choose my family”. When Ahmed Nawaz came
back to his home that time his home and earning resources totally destroyed. He
was unable to earn at village and it was very difficult for him to survive in
village. He decided to live and earn at nearby district town Larkana. He worked
as labour at Larkana for about one year. “I had no other skills except to word
as labour on construct of houses. Still if was on-off earning”.</span></h3>
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crisis, AHD started PEFSA-II project for intervention in livelihood grant for
2172 HH to bring back families to their early status. Ahmed Nawaz was one of
250 families that were supported to restart their small businesses at village
level. “I received 28000 rupees to purchase shop items and repair my shop” he
shared with smile on his face. “Now my children take food as much as they need
to feed them and I can also meet their medical needs as well”. Ahmed Nawaz repaired
his broken shop and reopened his shop, his business also proved fruitful for
other villagers because villagers were purchasing food and other commodities item
from other villagers. They were too much away from this villages, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ahmed Nawaz’s life is changed now he is very
happy and planning to repair his house he says that <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>if <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AHD
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Action for Humanitarian Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726326283576401582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396623902227748737.post-76312326834906211562012-05-02T21:04:00.001+05:002012-05-02T21:04:00.020+05:00Action for Humanitarian Development Stories from Field: AHD installing 43 ARUs with BHP Billiton<a href="http://ahdsindh.blogspot.com/2012/04/ahd-installing-43-arus-with-bhp.html?spref=bl">Action for Humanitarian Development Stories from Field: AHD installing 43 ARUs with BHP Billiton</a>: ARU construction in process As a part of community development program, BHP Billiton had facilitated (technically and financially) ...Action for Humanitarian Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726326283576401582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396623902227748737.post-16165858249202206662012-04-30T14:33:00.000+05:002016-05-25T17:58:06.409+05:00AHD Tent City provides releif support to 457 families tent city at Bhan, Jamshoro<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Due to flood water from breached Tori Dyke and rain water from
Kheerthar mountain rivers, Manchhar Lake over flowed on 17/9/2010 inundating 3 UC of
Taluka Sehwan Completely i.e UC Dal, Boobak, Channa whereas some villages of UC
Talti were also inundated. Approximately 80000 population was
displaced to Hyderabad, Dadu, Jamshoro, Bhan Sehwan, and Jhangara town of
Sehwan. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Due to floods 22 km of National Highway remained under
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coming days shall worsen as many communal diseases like gastro, Acute Water
Diarrhea, skin infection, and acute respiratory infections might spread and
cause deaths majorly in children, women and elderly persons. Since the onset of
flood update, more than 1000000 populations had been reported affected with
these diseases only in Sindh. Number was expected to rise with the passage of time and
nature rampage continues. Proportion of acute diarrhea was high and continues to
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: large;">It was observed that
government along with many INGOs and local NGOS was providing relief items to
IDPS like food items, NFIs, and medical camp facilities at some places but
their condition at camps was not improving and getting very bed with passage of
each movement. NO ORGANIZED CAMPS WERE OBSERVED AT ANY PART OF
FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS AROUND BHAN SAEEDABAD, REGARDLESS OF GOVERNMENT AND NGOS
SPENDINGS IN BILLIONS TILL AHD DECIDED TO SET TENT CITY FOR IDPs IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ASSOCIATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PAKISTAN INGO.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">During disasters, children are observed as most affectee due to their early age and remain under psychological pressure due to displacement and bad experience. To help them remain healthy mind and active, AHD organized daily evening recreational activities with children that included sports and story telling. Singing and dancing were also very effective and important part of these activities. Children at camp were also provided books, colors, pencils, bags and learning facility at camp during morning.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Besides tent city at Bhan, Jamshoro AHD also provided releif to IDPs by establishing 100 Tent Villages at Thatta, and District Dadu with support from IOM to more than 20000 population.</span></h3>
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Action for Humanitarian Developmenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08726326283576401582noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1396623902227748737.post-49423447928112665452012-04-29T19:04:00.001+05:002012-05-10T21:02:37.433+05:003500 familes get shelter at Johi, District Dadu<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Johi of District Dadu Sindh, Pakistan stands tall among survivors of floods 2010 by saving headquarter town Johi and adjacent villages inside flood protection ring. Still 8 to 10 feet water showed no mercy to villages it could get to. 40000 houses were either completely destroyed or badly damaged that could not be repairs. Large population still lives there in tents and under open sky.</span><br />
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was the largest UC with 1026 beneficiaries whereas UC Pat Gul Mohd was the
smallest one with only 126 HH beneficiaries. UC Kamal Khan, Drig Bala, and
Chhini had above 5 hundred beneficiaries at 501 HH, 671 HH, and 656 HH
respectively.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">UC Sawro has scattered population
with 298 beneficiaries registered. 186 HH were registered in riverine area of
Taluka Dadu at UC Siyal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Women are 51%
beneficiary on the project over 49% men beneficiaries. This percentage
difference is due to priority to women HH over men on the project. Another
reason for this difference is due to registration of widows on the project in
assessment criteria.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3275 HH were assessed at fully
damaged at target UCs whereas 225 HH had received partial damaged (but housed
not in living condition).</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">In assessment, 652 females were
recorded pregnant whereas 992 women’s information was received from
beneficiaries as lactating women. 3025 HH head were men and 475 HH were female
on the project as final beneficiary. 537 HH had windows in their family with
475 HH had women as HH head. 200 HH had disabled persons in their family. 1134
HH Head were old age HH Head.</span></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KV2Hxmiq9OU/T51ID07vGdI/AAAAAAAAAFo/XGX-lchF47g/s1600/DSC02598.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Accessibility roads to majority of villages were badly damaged with flood water and were not easy to reach with shelter kits. Tractor-Trollies were only available transport to reach those villages. Harsh weather was one of the major hindrance in distribuiton of large number of shelter kits that was performed in 15 days in 54 C<sup>o</sup>. To perform the task 100 field staff along with 60 labors at warehouse were hired<span style="text-transform: uppercase;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">As a
part of community development program, BHP Billiton had facilitated (technically
and financially) to provide drinking water to local communities through
installing hand pumps (HP) within the D & P lease area for extracting water
from shallow groundwater aquifer. They installed 190 hand pumps in
approximately 85 villages. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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order to ensure supply of clean drinking water to communities, BHP Billiton initiated
blanket testing (from all water sources) of water quality through hiring a consultant
Ms. Halcrow (contractor). Another study was initiated to understand the underground
water aquifers situation for developing long term sustainable water supply
strategy. Water test results indicated that water from around 35 HP was exceeding
WHO standards and hence, not fit for drinking. The main reason was “Arsenic” in
the water.<o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Below are the key features of first water analysis report.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">100% removal of Arsenic<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></strong></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">o Arsenic: <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Arsenic values have been eliminated in
product water.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span></div>
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Chlorides, Sulphate, Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Nitrates, Hardness, Alkalinity
and Electrical Conductivity reduced.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span></div>
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Concentration: <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">TDS concentration has reduced, however it is still higher than the
WHO guidelines permissible limit (both in raw and product samples). High TDS
values increases the hardness of water. However there are no severe health
impacts of High TDS, the maximum is irritation in Gastro Intestine. This
concern will be address through an on-going education& awareness campaign
amongst the community .local people especially women were told to use water
after using cloth strainer prior to drinking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">o Iron:
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Iron concentrations are high in the product water due to the
Arsenic removal media which contains Iron fillings. However, it will gradually decrease
with the passage of time and regular usage of plant. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>According to WHO guidelines, iron
concentrations between 1 to 3 mg/L can be acceptable for people consuming
anaerobic well water for drinking.<o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span></div>
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Contamination: <span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">Both raw and product water are contaminated by Microbes. This is a
serious concern which may lead to diarrhoea and other diseases. However use of
either Chlorine dioxide or Potassium Permanganate can easily disinfect water</span><span style="color: #483f30; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">.
It kills bacteria, viruses, and cryptosporidium. ClO2 is EPA approved as a
water disinfectant and does not produce carcinogenic by products, unlike chlorine.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></strong></span></span></div>
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Billiton expert teams based on years of experience with community and their
needs at Zamzama Gas field. According to This model BHP will install 43 water
Filtration Units with the cooperation of </span><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU;">Governmental
Public Health & Engineering Department (PHED). To make FU </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">properly functional on long terms it
is deem necessary that community owns and manages the water FU. NGO is required
to develop and implement strategy to ensure comprehensive management of FU that
includes support in installation, routine maintenance mobilize local resources
to ensure functionality of FU. Proposed project that three component that is
social, technical, and government liaison to ensure involvement of all
stakeholders at all levels of project implementation. Project period is for one
year.</span></span></strong></span></span></div>
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support initiatives of Care International with ECHO funding. With this project,
most vulnerable women were targeted for grants in selected villages where 732
women HH improved their livelihood by working at their homes repairs. With this
support 41 villages were repaired/reconstructed by women during 2 months CFW
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micro-business activities at their villages same area. This project majorly focused on
most vulnerable women at villages. From among them 732 vulnerable women were also provided grant in cash to repair their household inftrastructures like kitchnes, latrines, boundary wall, raised platform, and plantation at home. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><em>Rs.
69,219,000 grant distributed by AHD at UC Dost Ali and UC Jamali, District
Qambar Shahdadkot with support from Care International in Pakistan. This grant
was distributed among floods 2010 affected community of target area under
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II project started initially in 81 villages of two Union Council Dost Ali and
Jamali District: Qambershahdadkot where we find out 500 beneficiaries of
conditional cash grant 250 for agriculture 250 for Micro Business, unconditional
Cash grant is 172 and 1500 Beneficiaries for Cash for Work total beneficiaries
are 2172 in both Union Council. </span></span></h4>
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Union Council Dost Ali and Jamali <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>in
both Taluka AHD (Action for Humanitarian Development) has started PEFSA II
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</span>through this project 2172 beneficiaries has to support through different
categories of grant <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>like as
unconditional grant its distributed into most vulnerable people, conditional
grant for agriculture and microfinance purpose and cash for work through this
grant we support villagers against their path levelling, this project is
implemented by<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>AHD <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>funded
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">1500 villagers worked at 74 for 110 days to reconstruct
their flood damaged infrastructure (pathways, water courses, houses, village
streets and platforms) at 36 villages of UC Dost Ali and 38 villages of UC
Jamali. Each beneficiary was given Rs. 300 for each day of work they perormed.
With the initiatives of this project. 100 pathways, 80 water courses, and 100
houses were repaired and reconstructed. This project has vital livelihood
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">172 widows and most vulnerable HHs were given grant of
Rs. 33000 in 5 tranches as support to live with dignity and invest in their debt
payments, productive assets purchsing, food, livestock, and health needs.
Besides, 500 small business owners and less than 5 acres land owners were given
Rs. 28,000 grant to improve their livelihood by re-investing in agriculture
seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides and small businesses to bring economic
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Heavy rains 2011 affected large community of Sindh especially in south. <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">NDMA reported that 5.35 million (32 percent women) people were affected in Sindh province. 1.19 million houses were damaged or destroyed and over 301,000 people (78,000 women, 140,000 children) resided in over 2,150 relief sites across the province.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;">AHD also establish 100 camps with IOM for IDPs at Taluka Johi of District Dadu and Makli district Thatta where 10000 HH were provided shelter support in camps along with NFIs. AHD also facilitated district focal person for shelter cluster and early recover working group at district Thatta and Dadu respectively on behalf of IOM for 8 months to facilitate coordination between INGOs, UN Agencies and local organizations. As a flood response, AHD partnered with IOM, ADP Inc USA, Care International, and BHP Billiton to provide shelter, food, NFIs, health facility, and livelihood grants to recover from flood 201.</span></span></span><br />
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For further details please visit <a href="http://www.ahdsindh.org/">www.ahdsindh.org</a> or email: <a href="mailto:ahd@cyber.net.pk">ahd@cyber.net.pk</a><br />
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Action for Humanitarian Development - Developing Alternatives<br />
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