Kashmir Earthquake Rehabilitation

Appeal Target: US$ 389,345

On October 8^th 2005,  an earthquake rocked Pakistan and North India killing close to 100,000 people in Pakistan and about 1,500 in India.  The epi-centre of the quake was in west Muzaffarabad in Pakistan administered Kashmir. This is a follow-on appeal from ACT Appeal ASIN61 for Indian Kashmir (rehabilitation and reconstruction phase) which closed at the end of August 2007. The appeal is requested by ACT member CASA (Churches Auxiliary for Social Action), India and will be implemented directly by CASA.

CASA’s proposed response is to continue rehabilitation assistance in Pawadian village in Uri, Kashmir through the provision of permanent shelter for 38 targeted families and to enhance the capacities of  8 widows in the same village through livelihood support activities. In November 2006 the Indian Government allotted to CASA the village of Pawadian in Uri, Kashmir, just 14 km from Sokar Village in which  CASA was carrying out rehabilitation activities under ASIN61.  Due to generous in-kind contributions from private individuals, savings were made in the reconstruction of housing in Sokar enabling CASA to budget for further housing for 29 of the most needy families out of the 113 families in Pawadian village, almost all of whom had suffered loss/damage to property. In addition, CASA is proposing to take up reconstruction of an additional eight houses in Pawadian.

This appeal was preceded by the original ACT Appeal ASSA51 for both Pakistani and Indian Kashmir (relief and early recovery phase), and ACT Appeal ASIN61 for Indian Kashmir (rehabilitation and reconstruction phase) which closed at the end of August 2007. The ACT Coordinating Office is in the process of requesting various donors approval for transfers to this appeal of the balance of funds (US$ 389,343) for CASA under ASIN61. Approved transfers will then be shown as income to this appeal, as per normal ACT procedures.  The appeal will close on 31 July 2008.

Project Completion Date:

31 July 2008 (commenced in October 2007, prior to the issue of this appeal) 

Reporting schedule:

Interim narrative & financial: N/A

Final narrative & financial: 30 September 2008

Audit: 31 October 2008

Signed by:

John Nduna
Director, ACT Co-ordinating Office