Flood Response Updates
20/09/10 21:41 Filed in: Updates
- 8,757 families registered
- 3,563,500 litres of drinking water provided
- 5 water tankers engaged
- 60 standing water tanks established
- 145 bathing spaces constructed
- 65 soak pits constructed
- 2 water supply schemes rehabilitated
- 92,800 water purification sachets distributed
- 6,800 Hygiene Kits distributed
- 6,300 Household Kits distributed
- 323 Shelter Kits distributed
- 312 Health and Hygiene sessions completed
- 9 schools provided with WASH facilities
- 1 town clean up underway
Information is also available here.
FIDA Begins Flood Relief Work with Oxfam GB
SSG Awards Shield of Appreciation
28/07/10 17:21 Filed in: Events
Major Ahmad Farooq Mella (2 IC Commandant) presented the shield to Mr. Imran in the presence Mr. Barkat Ali, Mr. Asif Wazir and Pir Mushtaq Ahmad of FIDA. Major Mella voiced his appreciation for the role of Mr. Imran and FIDA for assisting IDPs in Tank. All FIDA members present thanked 39 AK Regiment for considering a FIDA employee for this honorable recognition.
Support to District Response Unit
For press clippings from the handover ceremony, please click here.
FIDA Sponsors Particpants at Young Leaders' Conference
09/07/10 16:18 Filed in: Events
"YLC is a 6-day residential conference where youth from all over Pakistan and abroad, interact and network with each other and leading personalities from the world of business, development, academia and culture. Participants engage in activities and simulations that facilitate learning of essential leadership skills needed to excel in our challenging and fast-changing global environment."
This year's theme was “Suno Kay Mein Hun Jawan,” which the organizers describe as,
"the realization of and journey towards self-actualization. It facilitates youth to step out from confusion and harness their potential that enables them to contribute to the world. Youth empower themselves to become young leaders through greater responsibility, discipline, vision, creativity and commitment. They look into their hearts and minds and discover the essence of who they are. It is about they pursuing dreams with faith, mindfulness and passion!"
For more information on YLC and SOL, please go to http://www.ylc.sol.edu.pk/
Debate Competition
The following students won prizes for their participation:
1st Prize - Noman Shah (Model School)
2nd Prize - Sanullah (City Science School)
3rd Prize - Muhammad Riaz (Gov't High School No. 2)
The debate competition was followed by a town clean up activity with the participation of all the school children.
To see the news report on this activity, click here. To see newspaper clippings, click here.
Continued Distribution
01/06/10 13:08 Filed in: Updates
Distribution of UNHCR tents and NFIs is continuing for verified IDP families who were left out of the previous phase of distribution.
Water and Sanitation Project
In partnership with IRD, FIDA is constructing individual and communal water and sanitation facilities for IDPs and host communities in various Union Councils of DI Khan and Tank. For more about this project, look at the photo page.
Medical Camp
27/02/10 16:55 Filed in: Projects
Hum Sath Hain
27/01/10 19:32 Filed in: Updates
Click here to see the video and hear the song.
Registration Video
Click here to see FIDA's new video on IDP registration.
Distribution of ShelterBox Tents
At the heart of every ShelterBox is a ten-person tent. It is custom made for ShelterBox by Vango, one of the world’s leading tent manufacturers, and is designed to withstand extreme temperatures, high winds and heavy rainfall. Internally, each tent has privacy partitions that allow recipients to divide the space as they see fit.
Faiysal AliKhan on BBC
Faiysal AliKhan, Executive Director of FIDA, recently appeared on BBC World to discuss the situation in South Waziristan and the relief efforts undertaken on behalf of the IDPs. Watch his interview here
IDP Registration Begins Again
16/10/09 13:47 Filed in: Updates
Following the announcement of intensified military operations, FIDA and Social Welfare Department have started a second phase of registration for IDPs arriving from South Waziristan.
A project report on previous registration is available here.
Hand Washing Week
FIDA celebrated Hand Washing Week with 4,685 students in public and private schools in Dera Ismail Khan. The students participated in question & answer sessions and learned proper hand washing methods through pictoral charts and interactive games. FIDA’s Public Health Promoters led students through a physical hand washing and nail cutting exercise.
WASH Intervention with Oxfam GB
12/09/09 17:16 Filed in: Projects
FIDA has begun work with Oxfam GB to provide Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) services to internally displaced people in Dera Ismail Khan. FIDA has already distributed over 1400 hygiene and household item kits to IDP families and has conducted health and hygiene awareness sessions as part of the distribution process. Oxfam and FIDA engineers are working to identify water and sanitation schemes in host communities for rehabilitation, repair and new construction.
Click here for more photos.
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UNHCR Distribution
10/09/09 12:54 Filed in: Updates
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IDP Registration
18/08/09 12:10 Filed in: Updates
Registration officially ended on 15th August and the information is now being verified by NADRA.
With registration completed, it will now be possible for the affected communities to receive aid and assistance. FIDA will continue to work with various partners in order to provide assistance in the following areas: protection, non-food items, emergency shelter, water and sanitation, health and hygiene and access to primary medical care.
Access to Justice Project
23/06/09 19:05 Filed in: Projects
In addition to a legal aid center at the District Court, FIDA is working to establish small arbitration centers outside of the city where community members can use traditional dispute resolution techniques to settle minor legal issues. The jirga system is a holistic and comprehensive approach to community justice, which relies on oral case precedent.
Our team members are also holding legal awareness forums to educate people, particularly women, about the legal system and their basic rights.
Look at the photo gallery for more pictures of this project.
New Webiste, New Look
16/06/09 16:51 Filed in: Updates
