Flood Relief
Floods in Pakistan have played havoc with the lives of millions of
people. Thousands lost their lives as the rushing floods swept them away, while
others were injured and lost their homes and property within a matter of
minutes. The MJSF has designed a Relief Process that is simple but effective.
The relief objective is to increase the rate of survival by providing items of
basic needs such as food, clean water, and essential medicines.
The organization first surveys the areas of operation gathering data
from local NGOs as well as from the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities.
The second step is to send MJSF’s workers to the affected areas to carry out an
independent survey. The relief operations begin 24-48 hours after the survey,
during which time the procurement, packaging and transportation of relief
supplies takes place. The basic relief items being provided to the affected
areas include 8 day food rations and clean drinking water.
To extend care and support to
the families displaced due to the recent flood 2011 in Sindh, Mahvash and
Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation and JS Bank sent out its health team comprising
doctors, Para-medical staff, dispensers and helpers along with its fleet of
ambulances and food rations for more than 3,000 families, to provide assistance
to the affectees. To date, medical attention to 10,229 patients along with food
rations, water and basic medical supplies have been provided to an estimated
17,500 people in the affected areas which should last them for a period of 8-10
days. The areas that were covered in the initial phase from 3rd September to
12th September included Badin, Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Tando Mohammed Khan, Tando
Allahyar and Mithi and the next phase will cover areas of Sanghar, Nawabshah,
Dadu and Khairpur districts.
The
United Nations (UN), the Provincial Disaster Management Authority Sindh (PDMA),
the International Organization for Migration (IOM), JS Bank and The Mahvash
& Jahangir Siddiqui Foundation (MJSF) jointly coordinated the relief
efforts for the 2010 flood relief under “United for Cause” group focusing on
developing coordinated strategies to address humanitarian needs of flood hit
communities.
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