SPO Disaster Response report Balochistan, Sindh and NWFP

    Last Updated on Wednesday, July 11, 2007

BALOCHISTAN:

Following is the latest update of relief activities in Balochistan carried out by SPO Turbat, Naseerabad and Sibi

SPO Turbat

July 6-7, 2007

  1. SPO provided logistic support and information and arranged visits to the affected areas of local NGOs and INGOs (CWS, MSF Belgium, Partnership Aid International and Muslim Aid) that arrived in the area recently

  2. Two medical camps were established in union council Koshkalat by the help of Family Planning Association of Pakistan and Red Crescent doctors. 250 patients were treated and provided medicines

  3. SPO Turbat provided logistic support to Save the Children UK. Identified distribution points at 8 schools in Koshkalat. 16 volunteers were also identified and a meeting was held with Save the Children UK and the mechanism of distribution shared with the volunteers. Orientation meeting was conducted with the volunteers as well

  4. 3 water pump generators were installed in union council Koshkalat with the help of Partnership Aid International

  5. 270 pairs of shoes were distributed in union council Koshkalat with the help of Partnership Aid International

  6. Cooked food was distributed in union council Koshkalat to 8 villages with the help of Partnership Aid International

  7. 3 medical camps were facilitated in terms of logistics, human resource and volunteers in union council Pidark

July 8, 2007

(With MSF Belgium)

 

  1. SPO facilitated MSF Belgium in collecting data about health and sanitation and provided logistic support. Union councils Kumbail and Jan Mond Bazar of Tehsil Dasht were visited

(With Save the Children UK)

 

  1. 16 volunteers were selected and divided into 4 groups for the purpose of registration and distribution of food and non food items

  2. Registration process was completed in 247 affected households in North Koshkalat and 224 affected households in South Koshkalat

  3. Tokens were distributed to these households for food and non food items

July 9-10, 2007

  1. In union council Koshkalat, registration process was completed in 7 villages with the help of volunteers
  2. Volunteers completed registration process in union council Gokdan
  3. A meeting of volunteers was held in union council Gokdan and food distribution plan was shared with them
  4. A meeting was held with Save the Children UK after which it was decided to visit those villages of union council Pidark which had not been accessed until now due to high level of water
  5. Support was provided to MSF Belgium for their visits to Ormara, Pasni and Hoshab
  6. In a meeting of SPO, CWS and SAP-PK, distribution of 1000 food packages was finalized
  7. With the help of partner organizations in District Awaran, data was collected for Awaran, Gishkore and Jahoo and sent to SPO Karachi
  8. A briefing of Kariz system was given to Partner Aid International since they are interested in cleaning this system
  9. The team of Red Crescent Society was facilitated in its visits to Koshkalat and Gokdan
  10. 20 volunteers were selected for union council Pidark who will carry out the registration process and distribution points were identified in the union council

SPO Naseerabad

July 6-8, 2007

  1. 394 patients were treated between July 6 and 8 in the medical camp set up by SPO and Peace Balochistan. This included 130 women and 126 children

  2. Food supplies and cooked rice was distributed in 4 villages

July 9, 2007

(Activities Sponsored by Care International in Kot Palyani, Union Council Garhi Rehman, District Naseerabad)

  1. In the medical camp a total of 235 patients were treated, out of which 128 were women and girls for diseases like fever, snake bites and diarrhea.
  2. Medicines worth rupees 11,000/ were used.
  3. A meeting with District Flood Control Unit was held and the unit was briefed about the relief activities of SPO sponsored by Care International
  4. A mechanism was developed for the distribution of shelters and non food items

July 10, 2007

(Activities Sponsored by Care International in Shahdad Khan Rind and Alifabad, Union Council Kohna Tambu, Tehsil Tambu, District Naseerabad)

  1. In the medical camp, 70 patients were treated for diarrhea, skin infections, sun stroke, malaria and cough. Out of these, 38 were girls
  2. Field team conducted assessment in 19 villages of union council Kohna Tambu for distribution of shelter and non food items
  3. Meetings with representatives of UNICEF, NCHD, EDO Health and other government officials were held and they were briefed about the relief activities of SPO and Care International

SPO Sibi

July 6-10, 2007

  1. Tents were distributed in 2 villages of District Bolan.
  2. Data was collected for 7 villages of District Bolan
  3. Food supplies were received from SPO Quetta to be distributed among the affectees

SINDH:

Following is the latest update of relief activities carried out by SPO Karachi:

SPO Karachi

July 6-10, 2007

  1. CWS provided 13 trucks of food that reached Turbat and distribution started for 1,000 families in union council Gokdan of District Kech
  2. SPO Karachi facilitated CWS team for water, sanitation and health assessment in District Kech
  3. Meetings of Humanitarian Relief Forum were attended regularly for updates and future relief work
  4. SPO coordinated with many NGOs and donors for support
  5. Proposal was submitted to “Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation” for food supply to 1,000 families of tow union councils in District Awaran

 

 
 
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