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IOM Pakistan Flood Response Six Months On Booklet
IOM Pakistan Flood Response Six Months On Booklet
IOM Pakistan Flood Response Six Months On Booklet
IOMteamsarestilldiscoveringisolatedpocketsoffloodaffectedfamiliesin
great need. One such example is Mrs Piyari Khatoon, a widow with seven
children, who had moved to higher ground with her children when her
village in Jacobabad district, Sindh, was flooded in September. She lost all
her livestock and her house was completely destroyed. When contact was
firstmade,herfamilywaslivinginahutmadeofgrassandsticks,andtrying
tofindmudtomakebricksandrebuildtheirhouse.Herassetswerelostbut
her determination was strong and spirit unbroken. She was given plastic
tarpaulins,blanketsandakitchensetprovidedbymultiplegenerousdonors.
The team is now helping her community build a safe and disasterresistant
shelterforthefamily.
IOMsresponsetothefloodscrisishasincludedshelterclustercoordination
services at the district, provincial and federal levels, emergency shelter and
nonfooditem(NFI)distributions,healthservices,masscommunications,aid
worker security training and support to the governments disaster
managementauthority.Asmanyareasmoveintotheearlyrecoveryperiod,
IOMissupportingsustainablereturnwithnewlongertermprogramming.
Sincerely,
HassanAbdelMoneimMostafa
RegionalRepresentative,IOM
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IOMcoordinatestheshelterandnonfooditemresponsebothnationallyand
in three provinces affected by the floodsPunjab, Sindh and Pakistan
administered Kashmir (PAK). The support provided includes coordination,
informationmanagementandtechnicalexpertise.
Six months after flooding began, emergency shelter has been provided to
over 824,000 households, representing coverage of 47% of the estimated
number of houses damaged or destroyed.Coverageisexpectedtoincrease
to 62%. Also distributed are over 1.9 million blankets, 521,000 kitchen sets
and56,700toolkits.
Priorities for the Shelter Cluster in the early recovery period includes
ongoing advocacy to address unmet needs; improving coordination and
formalizing agreements with district coordination focal points; refining the
ShelterClusterstrategytoensureprovincialownership;improvingtargeting;
engagingwiththeprivatesector;anddevisinganexitstrategy.
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IOManditspartnershavedistributedemergencyshelterandnonfooditems
(NFIs) to over 265,500 households, mostly in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber
Pakhtunkhwaprovinces.Oncefinaldistributionshavebeencompleted,IOM
expects to have reached over 394,000 households. In line with Shelter
Clusterguidelines,emergencyshelterandNFI kitscanincludeplasticsheets
or a tent, as well as blankets, kitchen sets, ropes and poles. IOM has also
distributed buckets, jerry cans and hygiene kits in support of the water and
sanitation (WASH) cluster. Many of these items were received as in kind
donationsfromdonorsincludingDFID,OFDA,ECHO andthe Governmentof
Japan. Others were directly procured, either locally or internationally, by
IOM.
Itemsissuedfordistributionbyimplementingpartners(Jan2011):
IOMworks throughanetwork of implementing partners ineachprovincial
suboffice. These 150 international and national non profit organizations
(NGOs) are responsible for carrying out need assessments and organizing
distributions. Their local knowledge and experience is invaluable to IOMs
effectivenessintheprovinces.Afewofthepartnerscurrentlyworkingwith
IOMasimplementingpartnersincludeActed,SavetheChildren,Goal,Indus
Rural Development Organization (IRDO), Muslim Hands, Youth Front
PakistanandSanjh.
WayForward
Sheltersupportisprioritized tothemostvulnerablefloodvictims,including
womenheadedhouseholds,elderly,disabledandthosewhosehouseswere
completely destroyed, with no salvaged materials and with no means to
provideconstructionmaterials.
In the rollout of the one room shelter program, IOM will provide cash
transfers and technical assistance in place of specific material assistance.
This will allow individual, needsbased support, monitored by mobile IOM
technical teams and monitors who will assist beneficiaries to prioritize the
useoftheassistancefunding.
IOMs teams in southern Punjab and southern Sindh have provided life
saving medical treatment to over 66,000 patients in fixed clinics and over
2,500 patients in mobile outreach clinics. In September 2010, IOM set up
two clinics in Punjab, Rural Health Center (RHC) Shehr Sultan in district
Muzzaffargarh and RHC Kot Mithan in district Rajanpur. Four clinics were
establishedinSindh: RHCGharoandRHCChoharindistrictThattaand RHC
JharracandIOMClinicJuhiindistrictDadu.
IOMprovidestransporttoreferseriouslyillpatientstotertiaryhealthcare
centers.Thisreferralassistancehasbeenprovidedto829patientsinPunjab
andSindhtodate.IOMsmedicalteamshavebeenraisingawarenessofthis
serviceandthehealthservicesavailableatthetertiaryhealthcarefacilities.
IOMsmedicalteamisfocusingparticularlyonprovidingprimaryhealthcare
services to women and children, both in fixed clinics as well as in mobile
outreach clinics. Patients are treated for a range of diseases, including
diarrhea,suspectedmalariaandeye,skinandrespiratoryinfections.
IOMmedicalteamswillcontinuetoprovidehealthservicestofloodaffected
communities in southern Punjab and southern Sindh through the early
recoveryperiod.
IOMs teams are working closely with district health officers in Rajanpur,
Muzaffargarh, Thatta and Dadu to discuss needs for infrastructure repair
andupgrade.Manyofthehealthfacilitieswerebadlydamagedbythefloods
andareinneedofinfrastructurerepairandprovisionofequipmenttomeet
theneedsofthefloodaffectedpopulation.
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PakistanSecurityAwarenessInductionTraining(PSAIT)isasecuritytraining
provided by IOM for humanitarian aid workers working in Pakistan. PSAIT
is based on a similar course provided in Jordan for UN staff deployed in
Iraq.
The Pakistan version is tailored to meet the specific needs of local and
internationalnongovernmentalorganizations(NGOs)operatinginhighrisk
areas.
Thecurrentfloodscrisishascausedalargeinfluxoflocalandinternational
humanitarianaidworkersintoareaswheremanydonothaveexperienceof
workingandliving.
Increasingly,reportsarebeingreceivedofrobberiesandlooting,violenceat
distributionpointsandtowardsNGOvehicles,crowdcontrolproblemsand
threats of targeted violence including kidnapping. A course has therefore
beendesignedspecificallyforhumanitarianworkersinfloodaffectedareas.
45,000 food packages including wheat flour, lentils and oil were procured
fromUtilityStores,alocalfoodsupplier.Inaddition,7,125 tents havebeen
procuredandsenttoMultanfordistributiontovulnerablefamiliesinPunjab.
Wayforward
AsNDMAisthefederalleadagencywiththemandateofconductingdisaster
management in Pakistan, it has requested IOM to extend its support to the
programuntil31stDecember2011.
A series of community restoration and rehabilitation activities will support
the recovery process in sixty priority areas in Punjab and Sindh provinces.
These activities will restore livelihoods, with a focus on small businesses,
agriculture and restoration of productive assets; and restore basic
communityservices.
IOMscommunityrestorationactivitiesaimtocatalyzetherecoveryprocess
with debris removal, restoration of community infrastructure and
livelihoods that enables or supports the return of flood victims. IOM will
support populations with restoration and repair to key community
infrastructuredamagedordestroyedduringtheflooding,suchaswaterand
sanitation systems, public administration buildings, link roads, flood
protectionwalls,irrigationandharveststoragesystems.
Establishedin1951,IOMistheleadingintergovernmental
organizationinthefieldofmigrationandworkscloselywith
governmental,intergovernmentalandnongovernmental
partners.
With132memberstates,afurther17statesholdingobserver
statusandofficesinover100countries,IOMisdedicatedto
promotinghumaneandorderlymigrationforthebenefitof
all.
Inadditiontomigrationprograms,IOMalsoimplementsand
advisesonmedicalandpublichealthprograms,carriesout
postemergencyrelief,rehabilitationandclaimsprogramsand
conductsappliedresearch.
Theachievementsdetailedinthisbooklethavebeenmadepossiblethroughthe
generoussupportofAmericares,AusAid,CERF,CIDA,CzechRepublic,DFID,ERF,ECHO,
Finland,Japan,OFDA,SAS,SIDA,USAIDandUSAIM
Formoreinformation:
PakistanFloodsResponse@iom.int
PESSU@iom.int
Sc.pak2010@gmail.com
IOMIslamabad,House1,Street83
IslamabadG6/4,Pakistan