region: Middle East -> South Asia

name: American Refugee Committee International - 2010 Pakistan Floods -> American Refugee Committee International - 2010 Pakistan Floods / Armed Conflict

main_phone: Donation Phone #: 612-607-6480 -> 612-607-6480
notes: From RELIEF WEB: PAKISTAN FLOODS: Worst Monsoon Floods in Decades Force 2.5 Million People from Their Homes Source: American Refugee Committee International (ARC) Date: 02 Aug 2010 American Refugee Committee Teams Travel by Boat to Assist Survivors Minneapolis, MN (August 2, 2010) — The American Refugee Committee is assisting survivors of the floods in Pakistan, which have killed more than 1,100 people and forced more than 2.5 million people from their homes. Health teams traveled by boat to visit medical centers in Swat, which had been made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. The team is also distributing critical supplies and medicines. "The heavy rains washed away entire communities, as most homes here are made of mud," said Jill McGrath-Jones, Team Leader. "The rain came in torrents. Now there seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. The fear is that this is just the beginning—more rains are forecast, and we are just at the tip of the monsoon season." Many of the water sources have been damaged by the floods. This could lead to a major public health crisis. Cases of diarrheal disease have already been reported. "We are concerned about the worsening conditions in the flood-affected areas," said Daniel Wordsworth, President of the American Refugee Committee. "With experienced teams on the ground, we stand ready to help." The American Refugee Committee team is coordinating with partners and assisting survivors in Sibi District in Baluchistan; and Barikot and Ghalegay, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province)—some of the areas affected most by the flooding disaster. TO MAKE A DONATION: The American Refugee Committee is taking donations to support its relief efforts at: American Refugee Committee; 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204; Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA; tel 612-872-7060 or at, www.ARCrelief.org ABOUT THE AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE: American Refugee Committee programs are built from the ground up. We work with people at the most vulnerable points in their lives, when they have lost everything to war or disaster. They let us know what they need most, and we work together to develop ways to help them get it. Our programs are as diverse as the people we serve, but they all work together for the same goal: to help people take back control of their lives. We help nearly 2.5 million people a year through programs around the world. The American Refugee Committee has been operating in Pakistan since 2002. We currently assist refugees living along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, as well as people affected by the recent conflict in Pakistan's Swat Valley. We are based in Minneapolis, MN. For more information, visit www.ARCrelief.org. ------------------------------------- From the InterAction Site - Pakistan Floods 2010: The American Refugee Committee’s Pakistan office responded to the crisis in a matter of hours. In coordination with line ministries and local authorities, ARC has deployed mobile health teams to Baluchistan in Sibi district to provide health assistance. In Swat, mobile health teams have been deployed by boat to reach areas made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. ARC Pakistan’s maternal child health center in Swat remains operational and ARC’s team is distributing non-food items to patients and offering health and hygiene sessions, emphasizing education around contaminated water. The team is also distributing essential medicines. --------------------------------------- From the site - Pakistan Floods July 2010: Heavy rains in the last two days have caused sever flooding in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. Most of the homes in this region are made of mud, so when the flood waters came through they completely devastated entire communities. 800 people have been killed and more than 1 million are affected by this disaster. Our Emergency Response team is on the ground there now. They'll begin work as soon as the flooding has subsided - providing clean water and mobile health clinics for survivors. Please Make A Donation Now to Support the Relief Effort. We received this message this morning from our Emergency Response Team Leader: Dear All, Flooding has been terrible. Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, and Peshawar seem hardest hit. The roads in and out of all those places are washed out, bridges gone, internet and telephone has just starting functioning today. Information is sketchy. Some NGOs are trapped inside of affected areas with little supplies or trapped outside with no ways to get aid in. The Govt has helicopters in the air but so far no camps have been set up. The fear is that this is just the beginning - more rains forecast and we are just at the tip of monsoon season. There seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. We have mobile health teams assembled and ready to go. They are coordinating with partners and authorities and will head out soon. Authorities are also requesting medicines. We've put together our entire stock of medicines and hygiene kits and given them to the World Health Organization. With most water sources fouled by the flooding, our water and sanitation teamsare preparing to get in and get people clean water just as soon as the area becomes accessible. Contaminated water could lead to outbreaks of diarrheal disease, cholera and worse. Thankfully, we're well positioned and prepared to help survivors. I think that covers most of what's happening right now. Thanks and I will keep you posted. - Jill -> FROM THE SITE - 8/15/10 - Pakistan Floods: Pakistan Flooding Wreaks Havoc Death numbers have risen…more rains are expected…and the devastation continues in Pakistan. The death toll is now at 1,600, with roughly 14 million people affected by flooding in Pakistan. Two million have fled their homes, and many mud houses have been carried away by the floodwaters, leaving families homeless. The floods have damaged or destroyed shops, buildings and crops, stealing people’s livelihoods and sense of security. The threat of waterborne diseases looms, and health care is desperately needed. Please Make A Donation Now to Provide Life-saving Assistance. Jill, our Emergency Response Team Leader, sent us another update recently. Here are the highlights: Areas in both Baluchistan and Swat (two regions in which we operate) were devastated. Our Pakistan team began assisting survivors immediately. By working with authorities and other partners, they provided essential lifesaving medicines and treatment, as well as preventive supplies, such as clean delivery kits and mosquito nets. Our team is seeing a daily rise in acute diarrheal disease and respiratory illnesses – and with a severe lack of clean water, the incidence of waterborne disease is expected to climb. As people crowd together in whatever shelter is available, skin infections, scabies and other communicable illnesses are being seen. And all health teams are watching closely for any outbreaks of measles, particularly devastating for children in these dire conditions. Some of our mobile teams traveled by boat to check on the status of our health units, which had been made inaccessible by washed-out roads and collapsed bridges. All seven of our health units are now operational, and staff is present around the clock. In Swat, we are setting up medical camps in the areas where people are currently living…either in open air by the river, by the road, in schools or in other available buildings. We also have a psychologist providing health messages and counseling people who have been traumatized by the crisis. In Baluchistan, our health team has set out to provide medical care in the hard-hit Sibi District, where six health units have lost equipment, clean water and staff. People are really suffering from lack of food and water, especially in the further-flung areas. We are requesting stocks of high-energy biscuits to provide to children in our target areas. Thanks, and I will keep you posted, - Jill ---------------------------------------- From RELIEF WEB: PAKISTAN FLOODS: Worst Monsoon Floods in Decades Force 2.5 Million People from Their Homes Source: American Refugee Committee International (ARC) Date: 02 Aug 2010 American Refugee Committee Teams Travel by Boat to Assist Survivors Minneapolis, MN (August 2, 2010) — The American Refugee Committee is assisting survivors of the floods in Pakistan, which have killed more than 1,100 people and forced more than 2.5 million people from their homes. Health teams traveled by boat to visit medical centers in Swat, which had been made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. The team is also distributing critical supplies and medicines. "The heavy rains washed away entire communities, as most homes here are made of mud," said Jill McGrath-Jones, Team Leader. "The rain came in torrents. Now there seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. The fear is that this is just the beginning—more rains are forecast, and we are just at the tip of the monsoon season." Many of the water sources have been damaged by the floods. This could lead to a major public health crisis. Cases of diarrheal disease have already been reported. "We are concerned about the worsening conditions in the flood-affected areas," said Daniel Wordsworth, President of the American Refugee Committee. "With experienced teams on the ground, we stand ready to help." The American Refugee Committee team is coordinating with partners and assisting survivors in Sibi District in Baluchistan; and Barikot and Ghalegay, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province)—some of the areas affected most by the flooding disaster. TO MAKE A DONATION: The American Refugee Committee is taking donations to support its relief efforts at: American Refugee Committee; 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204; Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA; tel 612-872-7060 or at, www.ARCrelief.org ABOUT THE AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE: American Refugee Committee programs are built from the ground up. We work with people at the most vulnerable points in their lives, when they have lost everything to war or disaster. They let us know what they need most, and we work together to develop ways to help them get it. Our programs are as diverse as the people we serve, but they all work together for the same goal: to help people take back control of their lives. We help nearly 2.5 million people a year through programs around the world. The American Refugee Committee has been operating in Pakistan since 2002. We currently assist refugees living along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, as well as people affected by the recent conflict in Pakistan's Swat Valley. We are based in Minneapolis, MN. For more information, visit www.ARCrelief.org. ------------------------------------- From the InterAction Site - Pakistan Floods 2010: The American Refugee Committee’s Pakistan office responded to the crisis in a matter of hours. In coordination with line ministries and local authorities, ARC has deployed mobile health teams to Baluchistan in Sibi district to provide health assistance. In Swat, mobile health teams have been deployed by boat to reach areas made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. ARC Pakistan’s maternal child health center in Swat remains operational and ARC’s team is distributing non-food items to patients and offering health and hygiene sessions, emphasizing education around contaminated water. The team is also distributing essential medicines. --------------------------------------- From the site - Pakistan Floods July 2010: Heavy rains in the last two days have caused sever flooding in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. Most of the homes in this region are made of mud, so when the flood waters came through they completely devastated entire communities. 800 people have been killed and more than 1 million are affected by this disaster. Our Emergency Response team is on the ground there now. They'll begin work as soon as the flooding has subsided - providing clean water and mobile health clinics for survivors. Please Make A Donation Now to Support the Relief Effort. We received this message this morning from our Emergency Response Team Leader: Dear All, Flooding has been terrible. Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, and Peshawar seem hardest hit. The roads in and out of all those places are washed out, bridges gone, internet and telephone has just starting functioning today. Information is sketchy. Some NGOs are trapped inside of affected areas with little supplies or trapped outside with no ways to get aid in. The Govt has helicopters in the air but so far no camps have been set up. The fear is that this is just the beginning - more rains forecast and we are just at the tip of monsoon season. There seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. We have mobile health teams assembled and ready to go. They are coordinating with partners and authorities and will head out soon. Authorities are also requesting medicines. We've put together our entire stock of medicines and hygiene kits and given them to the World Health Organization. With most water sources fouled by the flooding, our water and sanitation teamsare preparing to get in and get people clean water just as soon as the area becomes accessible. Contaminated water could lead to outbreaks of diarrheal disease, cholera and worse. Thankfully, we're well positioned and prepared to help survivors. I think that covers most of what's happening right now. Thanks and I will keep you posted. - Jill
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notes: From the InterAction Site - Pakistan Floods 2010: The American Refugee Committee’s Pakistan office responded to the crisis in a matter of hours. In coordination with line ministries and local authorities, ARC has deployed mobile health teams to Baluchistan in Sibi district to provide health assistance. In Swat, mobile health teams have been deployed by boat to reach areas made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. ARC Pakistan’s maternal child health center in Swat remains operational and ARC’s team is distributing non-food items to patients and offering health and hygiene sessions, emphasizing education around contaminated water. The team is also distributing essential medicines. --------------------------------------- From the site - Pakistan Floods: Heavy rains in the last two days have caused sever flooding in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. Most of the homes in this region are made of mud, so when the flood waters came through they completely devastated entire communities. 800 people have been killed and more than 1 million are affected by this disaster. Our Emergency Response team is on the ground there now. They'll begin work as soon as the flooding has subsided - providing clean water and mobile health clinics for survivors. Please Make A Donation Now to Support the Relief Effort. We received this message this morning from our Emergency Response Team Leader: Dear All, Flooding has been terrible. Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, and Peshawar seem hardest hit. The roads in and out of all those places are washed out, bridges gone, internet and telephone has just starting functioning today. Information is sketchy. Some NGOs are trapped inside of affected areas with little supplies or trapped outside with no ways to get aid in. The Govt has helicopters in the air but so far no camps have been set up. The fear is that this is just the beginning - more rains forecast and we are just at the tip of monsoon season. There seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. We have mobile health teams assembled and ready to go. They are coordinating with partners and authorities and will head out soon. Authorities are also requesting medicines. We've put together our entire stock of medicines and hygiene kits and given them to the World Health Organization. With most water sources fouled by the flooding, our water and sanitation teamsare preparing to get in and get people clean water just as soon as the area becomes accessible. Contaminated water could lead to outbreaks of diarrheal disease, cholera and worse. Thankfully, we're well positioned and prepared to help survivors. I think that covers most of what's happening right now. Thanks and I will keep you posted. - Jill -> From RELIEF WEB: PAKISTAN FLOODS: Worst Monsoon Floods in Decades Force 2.5 Million People from Their Homes Source: American Refugee Committee International (ARC) Date: 02 Aug 2010 American Refugee Committee Teams Travel by Boat to Assist Survivors Minneapolis, MN (August 2, 2010) — The American Refugee Committee is assisting survivors of the floods in Pakistan, which have killed more than 1,100 people and forced more than 2.5 million people from their homes. Health teams traveled by boat to visit medical centers in Swat, which had been made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. The team is also distributing critical supplies and medicines. "The heavy rains washed away entire communities, as most homes here are made of mud," said Jill McGrath-Jones, Team Leader. "The rain came in torrents. Now there seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. The fear is that this is just the beginning—more rains are forecast, and we are just at the tip of the monsoon season." Many of the water sources have been damaged by the floods. This could lead to a major public health crisis. Cases of diarrheal disease have already been reported. "We are concerned about the worsening conditions in the flood-affected areas," said Daniel Wordsworth, President of the American Refugee Committee. "With experienced teams on the ground, we stand ready to help." The American Refugee Committee team is coordinating with partners and assisting survivors in Sibi District in Baluchistan; and Barikot and Ghalegay, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province)—some of the areas affected most by the flooding disaster. TO MAKE A DONATION: The American Refugee Committee is taking donations to support its relief efforts at: American Refugee Committee; 430 Oak Grove Street, Suite 204; Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA; tel 612-872-7060 or at, www.ARCrelief.org ABOUT THE AMERICAN REFUGEE COMMITTEE: American Refugee Committee programs are built from the ground up. We work with people at the most vulnerable points in their lives, when they have lost everything to war or disaster. They let us know what they need most, and we work together to develop ways to help them get it. Our programs are as diverse as the people we serve, but they all work together for the same goal: to help people take back control of their lives. We help nearly 2.5 million people a year through programs around the world. The American Refugee Committee has been operating in Pakistan since 2002. We currently assist refugees living along Pakistan's border with Afghanistan, as well as people affected by the recent conflict in Pakistan's Swat Valley. We are based in Minneapolis, MN. For more information, visit www.ARCrelief.org. ------------------------------------- From the InterAction Site - Pakistan Floods 2010: The American Refugee Committee’s Pakistan office responded to the crisis in a matter of hours. In coordination with line ministries and local authorities, ARC has deployed mobile health teams to Baluchistan in Sibi district to provide health assistance. In Swat, mobile health teams have been deployed by boat to reach areas made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. ARC Pakistan’s maternal child health center in Swat remains operational and ARC’s team is distributing non-food items to patients and offering health and hygiene sessions, emphasizing education around contaminated water. The team is also distributing essential medicines. --------------------------------------- From the site - Pakistan Floods July 2010: Heavy rains in the last two days have caused sever flooding in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. Most of the homes in this region are made of mud, so when the flood waters came through they completely devastated entire communities. 800 people have been killed and more than 1 million are affected by this disaster. Our Emergency Response team is on the ground there now. They'll begin work as soon as the flooding has subsided - providing clean water and mobile health clinics for survivors. Please Make A Donation Now to Support the Relief Effort. We received this message this morning from our Emergency Response Team Leader: Dear All, Flooding has been terrible. Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, and Peshawar seem hardest hit. The roads in and out of all those places are washed out, bridges gone, internet and telephone has just starting functioning today. Information is sketchy. Some NGOs are trapped inside of affected areas with little supplies or trapped outside with no ways to get aid in. The Govt has helicopters in the air but so far no camps have been set up. The fear is that this is just the beginning - more rains forecast and we are just at the tip of monsoon season. There seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. We have mobile health teams assembled and ready to go. They are coordinating with partners and authorities and will head out soon. Authorities are also requesting medicines. We've put together our entire stock of medicines and hygiene kits and given them to the World Health Organization. With most water sources fouled by the flooding, our water and sanitation teamsare preparing to get in and get people clean water just as soon as the area becomes accessible. Contaminated water could lead to outbreaks of diarrheal disease, cholera and worse. Thankfully, we're well positioned and prepared to help survivors. I think that covers most of what's happening right now. Thanks and I will keep you posted. - Jill
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notes: From the InterAction Site - Pakistan Floods 2010: The American Refugee Committee’s Pakistan office responded to the crisis in a matter of hours. In coordination with line ministries and local authorities, ARC has deployed mobile health teams to Baluchistan in Sibi district to provide health assistance. In Swat, mobile health teams have been deployed by boat to reach areas made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. ARC Pakistan’s maternal child health center in Swat remains operational and ARC’s team is distributing non-food items to patients and offering health and hygiene sessions, emphasizing education around contaminated water. The team is also distributing essential medicines. --------------------------------------- -> From the InterAction Site - Pakistan Floods 2010: The American Refugee Committee’s Pakistan office responded to the crisis in a matter of hours. In coordination with line ministries and local authorities, ARC has deployed mobile health teams to Baluchistan in Sibi district to provide health assistance. In Swat, mobile health teams have been deployed by boat to reach areas made inaccessible by washed out roads and collapsed bridges. ARC Pakistan’s maternal child health center in Swat remains operational and ARC’s team is distributing non-food items to patients and offering health and hygiene sessions, emphasizing education around contaminated water. The team is also distributing essential medicines. --------------------------------------- From the site - Pakistan Floods: Heavy rains in the last two days have caused sever flooding in Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province. Most of the homes in this region are made of mud, so when the flood waters came through they completely devastated entire communities. 800 people have been killed and more than 1 million are affected by this disaster. Our Emergency Response team is on the ground there now. They'll begin work as soon as the flooding has subsided - providing clean water and mobile health clinics for survivors. Please Make A Donation Now to Support the Relief Effort. We received this message this morning from our Emergency Response Team Leader: Dear All, Flooding has been terrible. Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, and Peshawar seem hardest hit. The roads in and out of all those places are washed out, bridges gone, internet and telephone has just starting functioning today. Information is sketchy. Some NGOs are trapped inside of affected areas with little supplies or trapped outside with no ways to get aid in. The Govt has helicopters in the air but so far no camps have been set up. The fear is that this is just the beginning - more rains forecast and we are just at the tip of monsoon season. There seems to be a collective holding of breath to see what happens next. We have mobile health teams assembled and ready to go. They are coordinating with partners and authorities and will head out soon. Authorities are also requesting medicines. We've put together our entire stock of medicines and hygiene kits and given them to the World Health Organization. With most water sources fouled by the flooding, our water and sanitation teamsare preparing to get in and get people clean water just as soon as the area becomes accessible. Contaminated water could lead to outbreaks of diarrheal disease, cholera and worse. Thankfully, we're well positioned and prepared to help survivors. I think that covers most of what's happening right now. Thanks and I will keep you posted. - Jill
mission: The American Refugee Committee works with refugees, displaced people, and those at risk to help them survive crises and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. -> The American Refugee Committee works with refugees, displaced people, and those at risk to help them survive crises and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency.

name: American Refugee Committee - 2010 Pakistan Floods -> American Refugee Committee International - 2010 Pakistan Floods
mission: The American Refugee Committee works with refugees, displaced people, and those at risk to help them survive crises and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. -> The American Refugee Committee works with refugees, displaced people, and those at risk to help them survive crises and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency.