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ACT Situation Report
Pakistan
12/06
Geneva, December 22, 2006
Information provided by ACT member Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS)
It has been more than a year since the October 8, 2005, earthquake hit Pakistan. Up to 84,000 survivors are facing another winter in tents despite some progress in rebuilding in the affected region. In its response during the winter season, Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan (CWS) will focus mainly on providing shelter and food assistance to vulnerable families in remote, rural areas and to internally displaced persons (IDPs) in tent camps.
CWS-ACT ACTIVITIES
Food and shelter
CWS-ACT will provide food packages* and shelter kits** for up to 5,000 families:
- In the remote Kaghan Valley, CWS-ACT has distributed shelter and food packages to 668
families in Khanian, Kamal Ban,and Pagal.
- Assisting an initial 500 families in the tribal area of Kala Dhaka
- 150 shelter and food packages have been delivered to Siran Camp.
- 200 food packages are ready to be distributed in Kashtera Camp. This will complement the World Food Program’s food-distribution program.
- 6 winterized tents have been provided to a basic health unit in Battagram and Khala Daka to serve as a clinic, waiting room and for staff accommodation.
- The Nazims of Mohandri and Jabbar Delvi have requested shelter and food packages for
3,500 and 2,500 families respectively. A joint assessment with the International Organization for Migration will be carried out to determine the specific needs.
- 1,800 sweaters will be provided for children in 19 primary schools (through the World Health Organization).
*A food package comprises wheat flour, rice, pulses, cooking oil, sugar, tea leaves, salt,
matches and soap, and meets the minimum nutritional needs (2,100 kilocalories per person per day) for one month.
** A shelter kit includes a cold-resistant tent, a ground sheet, a plastic sheet, two iron poles with
a hammer and four blankets. The tents provide a safe and secure environment against extreme
cold, and are designed according to cultural sensitivities and customs.
Water and sanitation
In Kashtera Camp, the IDP influx can be anywhere between 200 to 750
families.
- The water-supply line has been restored, and the two storage tanks have been cleaned and
filled with water, complete with a chlorine filter. In the camp, 6 tap stations have been
installed, which can service 36 taps.
- 54 latrines are being set up in the camp.
- Garbage and waste-disposal management has been arranged for up to 5 months.
Health
The basic health unit at Kashtera Camp will be run by CWS and staffed with a
medical officer, a medical technician, a female health visitor, a midwife and a guard. The current
health services at the Paras Basic Health Unit, the Khanian Civilian Hospital, and the Kewai
Rural Health Clinic will be extended throughout the winter, through the provision of extra
medical staff and evening sessions. Ten tent and food packages have been given to the Paras basic health unit for distribution to beneficiaries if the need arises.
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