Development Enhancement & Effectiveness Partners - DEEP

Dear Friends,

The recent tragedy in Lahore (Pakistan) has left more than two hundred Christian families in acute need of support and help to start the normal life from a straw. There are different organizations intervening to provide the support to the victims at this crucial time.

Getting the news on Saturday evening (March 9,2013) Development Enhancement & Effectiveness Partners (DEEP), a Pakistan based small scale organization with its limited resources has set up a fund for supporting these victims. DEEP, supported 2862 vulnerable families during Sindh flood 2011 in 7 districts of Sindh Province using local resources and now DEEP is in process to mobilize resources for the victims of Lahore. The fund has been named as “ Support Fund for Victims of Joseph Colony Lahore”

Initially, within two days, Rs.35,000.00 have been collected from our like minded friends and the campaign is going on.

Steps to be taken

• DEEP Head office in Rawalpindi has received initial report from Lahore about the situation. Emergency Response Department is busy in designing comprehensive need assessment format. The need assessment will provide the concrete information and required needs to be focused. It will also provide the information of other organization working in the affected area and their nature of work. Upon findings, DEEP would prefer to focus on women and children needs.

• The need assessment survey will be conducted on March 16-17, 2013. After comprehensive assessment, the project proposal will focus on immediate needs and the longer term needs and will be shared with different partners.

• Whatever the resources will be received by DEEP, will be utilized keeping in mind the low cost high impact rule.

• Each and every contributor will be intimated about the utilization of the funds and the audit report will also be shared.

Initial Response

Another organization reported the following needs which are required most urgently.

We have just returned from Badami Bagh the enormity of the damage is beyond comprehension. Absolute devastation, everything completely destroyed, burnt down to ashes.

They need any and every thing:

Water / Juices / Milk

Biscuits / Rusks / Chips (dry foods) etc

Mosquito Repellents

Clothes (Men, Women, Children, Babies)

Slippers (Men, Women, Children, Babies)

Buckets, mugs etc

Sheets, pillows, blankets, tents

School books, copies, uniform, and other related material for restarting the education,

Medicines

DEEP requests to all the friends to join hands and lets support the victims to start their normal life to some extent. Please feel free to contact for information and contribution.

Response Conducted

Total funds recieved were Rs. 50,000.00 and 2 membered DEEP Head office assessed the situation and avoiding dubplication with other organizations, as per demand and need of the community, 140 school Children were provided stationery items such as school bags, copies, pencils, color pencils etc on March 17, 2013.