PAKISTAN
North West Frontier Province.
£5,003.
Livelihood Rehabilitation Programme in Earthquake affected Siran Valley
and Manshera Districts. Provision of seeds, tools and fruit trees for
kitchen gardens.
As a result of the Earthquake in October 2005, approximately 750,000
people were severely injured, 800,000 people died and 2.8 million
were left without shelter. Whilst there was an initial rapid response
to the disaster, the longer term help that is needed has not been
forthcoming as public donations have dwindled. This has meant that
there is a huge shortage of longer term, sustainable solutions to the
catastrophe.
Many thousands of displaced persons are still living in terrible
conditions, in temporary shelters and tents, with no compensation or
financial assistance in sight. Pakistan now has the largest number of
Internally Displaced Persons in the world. Many areas are still
affected by landslides and are without roads, any form of basic
infrastructure, water supplies or sanitation.
Before the earthquake, communities largely depended on subsistence
agriculture to feed their families but land is not now suitable for
cultivation and stored seeds were either lost in debris or consumed as
food.
Kitchen gardens and fruit trees were destroyed - removing the provision
of household food, income generation and local exchange mechanisms.
Around 50% of the men have been unable to work as a result of the
earthquake. The funding that has been provided by Vegfam will be used
to provide people with seeds to grow maize, vegetables and wheat. Basic
agricultural tools will be supplied and fruit trees will be planted
(providing food and containing adverse impacts of future landslides).
All agricultural methods used will build on awareness of environmental
conservation and the sustainable use of natural resources. This project
is part of a much larger programme. It will aim to restore livelihoods
to people who are still recovering, after the trauma of the earthquake.
Beneficiaries will include: homeless/shelterless displaced families,
the elderly, people who are living in camps and families who are headed
by disabled persons. 900 persons will be supplied with kitchen garden
inputs of seeds and tools.
Financed through CONCERN WORLDWIDE (London, UK) in partnership with
HAASHAR Association and the Rural Development Project (Pakistan).
North West Frontier Province.
£5,000.
Rehabilitation of a Gravity Water Supply Scheme in Earthquake Affected Siran Valley District.
During the earthquake, 80 - 90% of the villages' fresh water
springs were destroyed (80% of all other facilities and infrastructure
were also destroyed).
Villages have been rendered inaccessible. Drinking water is scarce and
difficult to collect. Reconstructing/rehabilitating this water supply
will benefit approximately 800 persons.
Training and backup support for the operation and maintenance of the water supply will be provided as part of the project.
Financed through CONCERN WORLDWIDE (London, UK).