Development Enhancement & Effectiveness Partners - DEEP

Outbreak of Corona Virus has affected the life badly in Pakistan and especially life of poor people living in slum areas as they have less capacity to cope with the situation which increases their vulnerability. Most affected are women, elderly and rest of the groups are at greater risk. The daily wagers and other people involved in day to day earning and supporting their families are suffering greatly as with every passing day the economic activity is decreasing and their problems are increasing. Many daily wagers are wandering here and there in search of work or food for their families and it is also impacting their own physical and mental health but also same of their families especially children and women.

DEEP requests all for cooperation in this regard for food and hygiene material. Your cash and kind donations would save vulnerable families from starvation and diseases.

DEEP has conducted survey of slum areas of Islamabad-Rawalpindi and also launching this campaign in also in some other places of Pakistan.

All the support would be delivered at the door steps of the needy families and all the precautions would be practiced.

Also, none of the recipients would be forced for photos and all the measures to maintain their dignity would be preferred.

For financial support following is are bank details.

• Account Title :- Devp. Enhancement & Effect Partners (DEEP)

• Account No:- 0098-0081-001833-01-2

• Swift Code:- BAHLPKKAXXX

• IBAN No:- PK65BAHL0098008100183301

• Branch code:- 0098

• Bank Name:- Bank AL Habib

• Address:- Bank AL Habib, Peshawar Road Branch,

659, Naseerabad, Rawalpindi Cantt, Pakistan

For inquiry, information, collaboration please contact.:-

DEEP Head office

8 Lower Floor, Anarkali Plaza, Tench Bhatta Road

Rawalpindi Cantt, Pakistan

Ph: + 92 51 519 0429

Cell:- + 92 331 580 5569, 0308 590 9296

Email:- [email protected]

 

Urgent Appeal

Drought Hit Villages of Gadap Town Karachi

Due to lesser rains, many areas are under drastic threats of Drought. Parts of Sindh Province are really pathetic. One worst area is far flung villages of Gadap Town Karachi. They are not even acknowledged by the respective government departments as drought hit. But visit by a team of disaster response workers on September 30,2018, saw the horrible effects. There is no rain for last 30 months there. Even just 100 kms away from Karachi, there are no roads, no electricity, no gas, no phone service, no schools, no hospitals. Major source of income is rain fed agriculture which has been destroyed. Cattle rearing is the 2nd major source but due to no water and vegetation, cattle are sick and are sold in low prices to get food.

Women and children are most vulnerable. Suffering from diseases, pregnancy complications and nutrition deficiency, many have lost lives. Water is scarce and water wells are dried, most hand pumps are out of order or with brackish water. 4 solar water pumps are there but one is out of order. Women of villages have to walk long distance in a hilly terrain area to bring water.

Let’s save women and children and livestock from death. Let’s be hope for them. With your support, at least 1 solar water pump can be repaired and villagers can have water. They can use it for drinking, cooking, washing, for cattle and some cultivation. 2 Medical camps are also highly recommended which will benefit about 500-700 individuals mainly women, children and elderly. One Vaccination camp for remaining cattle which can save the main source of income.

DEEP requests your support in the following:-

1- 2 solar panels for one solar water pump at Jabal Deh Goth Costing Rs. 30000/- + transportation and installation cost about Rs. 15000/- + one water storage tank about Rs.10000/-

2- 2 medical camps alongwith expenses of medicine, medical staff and transportation. About Rs.200,000/-

3- One vaccination camp for almost 1000 cattle which would cost about Rs.50000/-

We request all of you to contribute whatever possible and further details would be shared with all the contributors. If some organization or individual wants to help those people directly, DEEP would facilitate accordingly.

For Further details

Head of Projects:- Cell:- + 92 331 580 5569

Development Enhancement & Effectiveness Partners (DEEP)

DEEP Head office

8 Lower Floor, Anarkali Plaza, Tench Bhatta Road, Rawalpindi Cantt, Pakistan

Ph: + 92 51 519 0429 Cell:- + 92 331 580 5569

Email:- [email protected]

 

 

On October 26,2015, an earthquake of the magnitude of 7.5 struck Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan Metrology department measured it 8.1 on Richter scale. The quake was 196 km deep and centered 82 km of Feyzabad in a remote area of Afghanistan in Hindu Kush mountain range. The worst affected areas in Pakistan are Malakand division and mostly KPK province. As per PDMA’s records, 225 deaths have been reported only in KPK. Districts with highest death tolls, injuries and misc. damages are Chitral, Peshawar, Bajaur, Shangla and Malakand Division.

The earthquake hit mostly the high mountain areas which are already far flung and houses are built poorly. The disaster has left thousands of people injured, deprived of their nears & dears and loss of property. Civic amenities such as electricity and telephones (land lines and cellular as well) were badly affected. Because of fear of more tremors people evacuated their homes even to spend the whole night in the open space. Women, elderly, disables and children who would need urgent help to survive in the cold and mountainous areas. While the trauma affects and psychological disorders may remain haunt them for the times beyond measures.

Needs

Rain and snowfall have started in the affected districts and shelter against winter weather is the most urgent need. According to latest Government statistics, over 94,600 houses are fully or partially damaged. Communities are requesting temporary shelter supplies and permanent reconstruction materials. This includes winterized tents, blankets, kitchen sets and warm clothing. According to rapid assessments by some NGOs involved in relief efforts, people who have lost their food stocks and livestock, will need sustained support to meet their food needs throughout the winter period. Plastic sheeting is required to protect relief supplies received by families from the rain and weather conditions.

DEEP initiatiing emergency response in these areas and welcomes support and collaborations.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/930641/on-its-way-officials-anticipate-super-flood-in-next-72-hours/

Like the year 2010, Pakistan is likely to face another Mega Flood and most of the parts of the country especially in Northern Areas, Souther Punjab, and Sindh and the situation is escalating day by day due to hill torrents, heavy rain and water in rivers.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1197952/seven-die-in-kp-rains-indus-in-very-high-flood-at-guddu

Weather Warning:Widespread rains with scattered heavy at times very heavy falls expected in Malaknd, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions, Bajour, Mahmond,Khyber, Orakzai,Kurram Agencies, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during Sunday to Tuesday, whilein Sukkar, Larkana, Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpur Khas, D.G.Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Zhob, Sibbi, Nasirabad and D.I. Khan division during Monday to Thursday. Heavy rains may generateflash flooding and urban flooding in the vulnerable area, and therefore, all concerned authorities are requested to take precautionary measures accordingly.

Flash flooding caused by torrential monsoon rains has killed at least 15 people in different parts of Pakistan and affected hundreds of thousands of people, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). Aid agencies, however, put the toll higher.

Chitral

Glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) in Chitral have left at least three people dead, in addition to extensive damage to property and infrastructure, affecting more than a quarter of a million, the NDMA and EU’s humanitarian office said.

“Some villages have been cut off from the rest of the district,” said Shah Fahad Ali Khan, 27, a university lecturer living in Zargrandeh, a village in Chitral.

Read: PM reviews flood relief operations in Rahim Yar Khan

People in flood-prone areas have been shifted to safer ground, he said on Friday in an online message.

According to the NDMA, 151 houses and 30 villages have been damaged, while 13 bridges and three roadways have been affected. The Reshun Powerhouse too has suffered damage, affecting power supply.

Among key arteries damaged in Chitral is the Chitral-Garam Chashma road, of which as much as eight kilometer stretch of which was washed away. According to the NDMA, it will take “months to restore.”

The army has so far rescued 272 people using helicopters while as much as 47.5 tonnes of relief goods and food has been dispatched to the affected region.

Read: Flash floods, torrential rain, leave six dead in K-P, Balochistan

Heavy rains are expected over the weekend, which may cause more flash flooding and could trigger landslides in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including Chitral, the meteorological department said earlier this week.

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, 51 houses were damaged in Tehsil Tangi, District Charsadda due to rains and landsliding. At least one person has been reported as missing.

Punjab

As many as three people have died and four others have been injured in Punjab where 231,915 people have been affected with floods in River Jhelum and Indus.

Floods have affected 367 villages, damaging 422 houses and crops planted over 206,813 acres.

Authorities have so far evacuated 57,461 people from flood affected areas, with the army rescuing 13,893 people.

The metrological department expects flow in River Sutlej at Ganda Singh Wala to increase substantially over the next two days.

Scattered rain of modest intensity is also expected over Sindh and upper catchments of all the major rivers along with Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Northeast Balochistan.

Gilgit-Baltistan

At least two people have died and one was injured in Ghanche area of Gilgit-Baltistan, as the NDMA issued fresh warnings of rains and GLOF in Bagrot valley.

Flooding in Diamer, Astore, Gilgit, Hunza-Nagar, Ghizer and Ghanche has damaged 219 houses, six power stations and three bridges. There were also reports of damage to road networks and water channels. Diamer areas of Buner, Niat and Fairy Meadows remain cut off, as do Hispar in Hunza-Nagar, Kharmang and Shigar in Skardu, and Thalley, Hoshey and KirisParal in Ghanche.

Balochistan

So far, however, Balochistan has reported the most deaths, with as many as seven people killed and eight injured in various rain related incidents. Rains also damaged 106 houses in the province, with some areas rendered without access to power.

The heavy rains started falling on July 15, and continued over the next week throughout the country, causing some urban flooding in Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi, the Pakistani Red Crescent said in a statement.

http://tribune.com.pk/story/925946/flash-floods-leave-15-dead-in-different-parts-of-pakistan/

https://www.facebook.com/tarekfatah/videos/vb.601700011/10155695654765012/?type=2&theater

The seminar was organized by DEEP Hyderabad office on July 11, 2015. The objective was to spread awareness and provide career counseling to under training PWDs and also other youth for selection and adoption of an appropriate career.

Program manager Kiran J Gill and Khawar Gill & Ms. Sundas Social mobilizer facilitated the participants.

The mode of the seminar was lectures, group sharing, group discussion, presentation and role plays.

DEEP Climate Change Campaign (DC3)

Due to rapid urbanization, excessive deforestation and unplanned water usage, mega industries, air and water pollution, all these factors have put the whole world in severe crisis and India and Pakistan are going to be the worst victims in South Asia.

As per new research which is almost an year old now, the water bed in India and Pakistan's fertile land is getting deeper and deeper and that's why, the northern plains of India and eastern plains of Pakistan, collectively The Punjab on both sides will be suffering.

These are drastic effects but our respective governments are normally having a blind eyes about these climatic changes and due to this both the countries have been a prey to severe flooding in recent past.

The timber mafias are cleansing face of the earth rapidly and especially hilly areas are the center of this greedy but powerful tycoons. The deforestation has its drastic effects on environment, livelihood of the respective communities and the generations to come. It has endangered not only the humans but also wild life, biodiversity, flora and fauna and the land as well.

What we must do to minimize these dangers is to plant more and more trees every where, use water conservation techniques, reduce disposing solid and toxic wastes in water sources, campaign against timber mafias and pressurizing governments to make the industries environment friendly.

Remember!!!!! Both the countries are geographically connected and the problems and effects of the climate change will be similar for both.

Objectives of the DC3

1-Sensitize and aware communities regarding causes and effects of Climate Change.

2- Support and facilitate efforts by individuals, civil society organizations, educational institutes, policy makers and industrialists regarding conservation of environment and natural resource management and development.

3- Build network and launch advocacy for taking measures for reducing harmful effects on land, environment and population.

Those organizations, individuals and institutes wish to be part of DC3, are most welcome.

For Further details please contact:-

DEEP Head office

8 Lower Floor, Anarkali Plaza, Tench Bhatta Road

Rawalpindi Cantt, Pakistan

Ph: + 92 51 519 0429

Cell:- + 92 331 580 5569

Email:- [email protected]

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