£290,000 Raised for IDP Crisis

Since the conflict began two months ago, over 3 million people have been internally displaced and over 200,000 families have sought refuge throughout the 27 camps in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP).  Jazak Allah Khair for your fantastic response to our Pakistan appeal which has raised over £290, 000 for our IDP camp in Swabi. Aman camp has provided shelter and security for thousands of families forced to leave their homes as well as providing long-term care through skills training and educational facilities. Although many families are making the brave decision to return to their homes, Muslim Aid will continue to help vulnerable families who need extra support to face the future.

Muslim Aid’s response: 

Shelter

There are currently 2,080 people residing in Aman camp.  Muslim Aid has provided 280 tents which house an average size family of 9-10 members as well as providing food packs, jerry cans and basic necessities to enable families to carry out everyday activities. The camp has provided much needed refuge for the 70 people who are disabled or who have been injured during the conflict.

Water and Sanitation

• Access and quality:

Muslim Aid is working with UNICEF to coordinate the WASH facilities (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) to improve overall hygiene standards and access to clean drinking water. All the residents have safe and continuous access to water taps which are close to their tents and can be used freely for drinking, cooking and personal use. A further 20 hand pumps will be installed to improve access.

• Water quality:

Many people from the cooler mountain regions of Swat are not used to the immense heat in the lower lying Swabi district which can reach up to 40C. Muslim Aid installed electric coolers to provide cool drinking water to help people, especially the elderly, to cope with the hot temperatures.

• Access to toilets and wash rooms:

20 people have been provided with a single toilet facility at Aman Camp and 40 men’s and 56 women’s washrooms have been built with toilets and showers to enable women and men to wash in privacy.

• Other facilities:

Muslim Aid has provided 253 hygiene kits and provided washing facilities, rubbish and laundry spaces to prevent the spread of life threatening diseases such as acute diarrhoea and cholera.

Healthcare centre

50 to 70 patients are being treated daily and are receiving free medicines and basic medical treatment such as antibiotics and Polio vaccines. In total, 1,160 patients have been treated for minor illnesses with 24 serious cases being referred to the local hospital.

Provision of Food

The IDPs in the camp receive three nutritious meals a day which is provided for all family members and 3,000 food packs containing flour, rice, oil, tea, salt, milk, and sugar have been distributed to host families in Rustum, Marden who are struggling with the extra mouths to feed.

Education

Many of the 1,006 children in Aman Camp do not have any access to schools and many were forced to leave their text books and school work behind. With many facing the prospect of losing a whole years schooling, Muslim Aid has provided an educational facility with 8 class rooms which will teach 300 students split into junior and senior classes.

Muslim Aid also plans to start 6 different centres of formal and non-formal education throughout the various camps in the NFWP. In Sheikh Yaseen Camp and Jalala Camp, Mardan Muslim Aid has established a non-formal education facility where 63 students are enrolled for classes in basic literacy, mathematics and extracurricular activities.

Skill Development Centre.

Providing training opportunities are vital to give women the skills needed to get back on their feet. Muslim Aid has established a skills development centre for women at Jalala Camp Mardan where 45 women are being taught how to use a sewing machine as well as stitching techniques to create suits and children’s wear.

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