LAHORE – Kashf Foundation recently released a flood relief strategy report based on three phases: food distribution amongst flood victims, reconstruction of homes and access to sustainable income sources. Kashf Foundation Managing Director Roshaneh Zafar shared key points of the three pronged strategy.
The Foundation plans to provide financial education, along with microfinance for small businesses and livestock to flood victims to enhance income generation that will ensure sustainable livelihoods. First phase: During the first phase comprises of distribution of food rations to 15,000 families, through which nearly one hundred thousand individuals will benefit.
About 7,200 families in Thatta, Shahdad Kot, Shikarpur, Dadu, Jacobabad, and Larkana district in Sindh, 6,300 families in remote areas of Charsadda, Nowshera, and Swat district in Khyber Pakhton Khawa, whereas 1,500 families in Muzaffargarh, Multan, Kot Addu and Rajanpur districts of Punjab province will be provided relief food packages that will comprise flour, rice, cooking oil, milk, dates, lentils, sugar, spices, soap, hand fans and medical relief supplies.
Recipient families are properly registered to ensure transparency in distribution. This relief phase is being followed by home reconstruction and livelihood rehabilitation phases. Second phase: In the second phase, a pilot for reconstruction of homes for flood victims has been initiated for 114 houses in villages of Dhora, Korai Wala, Jamal Wala, Moriya Wala and Syed Chah Wali in union council “Mannah” of Tehsil Kot Addu and Muzaffargarh.
After successful completion of pilot phase, 500 houses will be reconstructed in flood affected areas, so that people have safe residence instead of temporary camp residences. In this phase, flood affectees will participate in reconstruction of their homes which will help them earn income and maintain construction quality.
Third phase: The third and the important phase is livelihood rehabilitation process in flood affected areas. Kashf will empower the flood affected communities through a “Financial Education Program” to help them enhance their skills for utilization of business capital.
Following this, Kashf will provide them financial services for small businesses and livestock to assist in increasing sustained economic opportunities. Appeal to donors: Zafar appealed to donor agencies and affluent individuals, “Pakistan has faced one of the worst natural disasters that left 20 million people homeless, riddled with disease and misery, many of whom are women and children.
Kashf Relief Fund will continue supporting flood affected families in the coming months. Donors should contribute to Kashf Flood Relief Fund to help flood victims stand on their feet once again.”
