We have set up base in an Army Camp at Mongbajri, 20 km from Bagh town in Azhad Kashmir. Our local partner is Calvary Charamastic Church (CCC), a local church which has churches in Karachi, Islamabad and Rawapindi. They are the sister church of Victory Family Centre Singapore.
We have been providing medical services to the surrounding villages since 23 Oct 05. A total of 4 doctors and 1 nurse were there to see patients. Our doctors hike to the surrounding villages to seek out patients that were too sick or too old to come down to seek medical treatment. On average, the doctors would have walked about 20 to 30 km (to and from base camp). So far, we have seen more than 1000 patients.
Together with our local host, our volunteers visited every household in the villages to assess their needs. The teams went into the tent or house and issued coupons accordingly. Over a period of 4 weeks, we visited 40 villages for either medical consultations or household survey of needs.
The distribution of the relief supplies were done at the Base Camp. As of to date, we have given out the following relief supplies in partnership with CCC and their Korean partners:
200 tents
1100 blankets
1000 mattresses
200 food packages*
1000 pieces of iron sheets (for roofing purpose as the tents will not hold up the snow)
*Food packages each consists of 20 kg of flour, 5 kg of rice, 5 liter of cooking oil, 5 kg of sugar, 450 gram of tea, 4 kg of lentils, 1 kg of milk powder, match box as well as soap bar.
Another 1400 pieces of iron sheets, 1500 blankets, 300 pieces of tarpaulins (water proof sheets for covering the tents) and more food will be distributed in the coming weeks.
We will continue to provide medical services throughout the winter as long as we can get doctors to go.
Rehabilitation Phase
We plan to continue into the rehabilitation phase. In close consultation with our partners, we may consider the following after the winter:
1. Replacing animal livestock (goats and cows),
2. Back to school program (school bag, books, stationary),
3. Providing big tents for schools to have lessons temporary. All the school buildings in the surrounding area have been destroyed.
4. Provide materials for rebuilding of houses
5. Kitchen ware and hygiene pack
We appreciate your continued support in this project. |
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