In the farmland regions of Pakistan’s southern Punjab, what used to be fields are now covered with water. Acknowledged as the worst humanitarian crisis in Pakistan’s history, flooding that began in July in northwestern Pakistan has now displaced more than 20 million people.
Give2Asia launched its Pakistan Flood Relief Fund to help bring aid to local communities and organizations dealing with the disaster. A donation of any size you can make will be much appreciated and go directly to survivors.
United Nations officials report that the total number of people affected by the floods exceeds the combined number of those affected by the 2004 Andaman Sea tsunami, the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Approximately 1.2 million homes have been damaged, along with 2.6 million acres of cropland.
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The Asia Foundation: The Asia Foundation and its office in Pakistan is working directly with the following local groups on the ground to help survivors.
- Aurat Foundation (Aurat): Aurat will distribute aid packages via its network of 30 existing child protection centers in Swat, which are currently helping displaced victims of the flood. Aurat has extensive experience responding to natural disasters in Pakistan.
- Pattan Development Organization (Pattan): In Punjab, Pattan will distribute packages to local relief committees that would then direct them to the affected families. Pattan has been working in Punjab since 1992 when the region faced severe flooding.
- URDO: URDO has been setting up various health camps and free medical services following the flooding in Nowshera, where it will distribute relief packages. URDO has been working in Nowshera since 1999 and has been implementing various programs on education, governance, health, and capacity building in Nowshera District.
Centre for Peace and Development (CPD): CPD is a community organization working on issues such as democracy, good governance and providing health and education services in Balochistan, Pakistan. Since its inception, CPD has implemented a large number of projects and has an active presence in many districts of Balochistan. CPD is providing relief packages to families affected by the flood in Balochistan.
Indus Resource Center (IRC): IRC aims to be a key player providing replicable models for integrated social and economic development in Pakistan. Over that past nearly one decade, it has grown from being a one person entrepreneur oriented set up, to being a modest but effective organization of over 300 people.
Kashf Foundation: The Foundation’s mission is to alleviate poverty by providing quality and cost effective microfinance services to low income households, especially women, in order to enhance their economic role and decision-making capacity. Kashf Foundation has started a relief drive wherein relief packages will be distributed to 10,000 households in the most affected areas in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa and South Punjab including Nowshera, Khushab, Bhera, Rahim Yar Khan, and Bahawalpur.
South Asia Forum for Human Rights Pakistan (SAFHR): SAFHR works on human rights, peace and democracy issues in Pakistan. SAFHR’s programs benefit indigenous peoples and minorities, refugees and migrants. SAFHR is providing help to victims of the flood in Sindh.