Help Pakistan speed up recovery from the floods

Summary

Pakistan is still struggling to recover from the floods and more investment is needed to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis to help speed up recovery, particularly in the South of Pakistan. progress report read updates from the field

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

One year on and Pakistan is still struggling, as the devastation has affected nearly 20 million people, killing nearly 2000 and causing economic losses of £3.5bnIts. The sheer scale and a lack of local capacity, has continued to hinder recovery. Many local NGOs in Sindh, the country’s south, had a lack of trained humanitarian staff to lead the relief operation when the floods struck. Currently, hundreds of thousands continue to live in temporary shelters and many are still surviving on food aid.

Activities

Training Pakistanis in the coordination of humanitarian activities, humanitarian practice and principles and security management. Training in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) and working with the global WASH Cluster to improve coordination.

Funding Information

This project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations.

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

At least 75% of participants will be from local aid agencies in Pakistan. By training local aid workers, we are building capacity and sustainability on the ground and leaving a legacy of improved skills and knowledge.

Project Message

“…RedR’s contribution through training will be invaluable to helping the humanitarian crisis, and develop capacity in the wider humanitarian community.”
- Aid worker, Pakistan, Oxfam GB Staff

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Hannah Watson,

250a Kennington Lane
London, SE11 5RD
United Kingdom
+44 (0) 207 840 6000
Email:

Project Sponsor

Bill Brower

Organisation

RedR
250a Kennington Lane
London, n/a SE11 5RD
United Kingdom
020 7840 6000
http://www.redr.org.uk

Learn more about RedR and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Pakistan and can also be found under Disaster Recovery.

For more information about Pakistan, read the Human Development Report on Pakistan or the Wikipedia entry for Pakistan.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on September 28, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on January 11, 2010.

Latest Update from the Field

Keeping Capacity Building Skills inside Pakistan

By Suzanne Craig - Special Projects Manager, February 22, 2011 11:08 AM

The growth of RedR’s programme in Pakistan continues with a total of 308 humanitarian aid workers participating in our training in the last quarter of 2010. With 97% of those trained being National Staff, RedR has maintained our commitment to building capacity locally for greater sustainability.

Coursework delivered (Oct – Dec 2010):

Essentials of Humanitarian Practice (2 trainings)
Introduction to Do No Harm Framework (2 trainings)
Certificate in Security Management (1 training)
Hostage Incident Management (1 training)
Driver Safety and First Aid (3 trainings)

We are so thankful for the support of our donors who make our capacity-building work possible.

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