Quit Drug Treatment Organization

Need Assessment Visits: The 2010 Pakistan floods began in July 2010 following heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the River basin. At one point, approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater. Apart from the flood waters, the heavy rains equally affected the rural and semi-urban areas of many districts. The rains badly destructed the houses of many and place them on the roads. Salik Town, one of the very backward areas of Faisalabad was highly affected by the continuous rainfalls of July-August, 2010. It left the people helpless in their own homes.

The need Assessment team of Quit Drugs Treatment Organization visited the area with the local representatives of Affected areas of Faisalabad. Their houses were collapsed and few beddings and utensils were there only possession. We observed that the majority of the people were brick kiln workers who works from morning till evening on very less wages .Most of the people have houses comprised of 1 room only. But the cruel rainfalls have snatched their shelter from them. And the thing which adds misery to their life was that the brick kilns were not operative due to stranded water. In those particular days, they have no way out to earn their living expect to live in an extreme poverty. But the thing which adds misery to their lives in this year was the destruction of their houses due to the heavy rainfall which leave them helpless.

We considered their genuine need and decided to work with them. Our target was to identify the neediest people with the special attention on the poor brick kiln workers whose houses got affected by the rushing water fall and the disable people. The team visited the affected people in each area, held meetings with them and assessed their needs. We recorded the interviews and the stories of the affectees.
The needs that considered most urgent were the food items, cooking utensils, tents, mats and hygienic kits etc.

Main objectives of the Project:

To save the 300 rain affected families of Faisalabad from starvation, weather changes/affects and various diseases by providing them food items and non food items including mats and hygienic kits.

Activities Undertaken:

• Purchasing of Relief Items
• Packing of the Items
• Pre-Distribution Meeting with the Relief Committees
• Loading and Un-loading in the area
• Distribution of Relief Items

Purchasing of Relief Items:

The relief items were purchased by the team of Quit Drugs. The relief items purchased were consisted of food and non food items. They were as follows:

Food Items	Non-food items
Milk Sugar Tea Bags Cooking Oil Rice Pulses White grams Black grams Tea Dry Milk Salt Onion Turmeric Chillies Mix masala Tea Biscuits	Utensils Mosquitoes Nets Floor Mattresses Hand Towels Bath Soaps Dish Bar Washing Powder Mattress, Pillows Crocary Blankets

 

Pre-distribution meeting with  Relief Committees (RCs):

The team held a pre distribution meeting with the members of RCs. One RC was formed by Quit Drugs in each area. It consisted of 5 members, 3 male and 2 females. All the details related to the distribution of relief items were discussed in detail and finalized with the RCs.

 The Role of RCs (before Distribution):

• The RCs along with the 2 staff members of Quit Drugs did the survey of the affected areas of Jhumra and identified the affected people.

• They finalized the list of beneficiaries. They gave one copy of the list to us and kept one copy with them.

• 1-2 days before the distribution, the RCs distributed the tokens to the beneficiaries.

• Please note that it was compulsory for the each beneficiary to bring the token along with him/her on the day of distribution

Distribution of Relief Items:

Since the distribution Plan was discussed and finalized with the consultation of Relief Committees therefore, all the process went on in a very pleasant atmosphere. In fact the distribution was well planned, easy, systematic and transparent. All the beneficiaries of course were very happy. They all had come with their tokens. They all received the relief goods.

Words of Thanks:

Quit Drugs Treatment Organization swollen with pride and happiness in saying that our Local contribution and our family friends played a very vital role in helping the 300 rain affected families of Faisalabad and gave hope and new life to them. Your timely contribution was of great value for the affectees of the area. Quit Drugs is extremely grateful to you for understanding the needs and worries of our people in this critical time. Please accept the words of thanks from the beneficiaries who at each place of distribution requested us to convey their feelings of love and thanks to our all Friends

Report Submitted By.                                 

Quit Drugs Treatment Organization

Adeel Bhatti

 

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