The Flood Relief Blog

Following is list of donation links, relief resources, organizations and individuals working to support flood victims of Pakistan, compiled from a facebook note Do you want to do your part in helping the Pakistani people displaced because of the recent flash flooding? Here is How ! Some details below:

Besides sending cash through below the organizations listed below, you can support by providing following commodities (please do not donate old/expired stuff. Make sure edible items are hygienic and properly packed):

* Clothing: Clothes of various sizes, Bedding, Shoes
* Utensils: Jerricans (large plastic cans that hold 20 liters of water or other liquids), Crockery, Buckets
* Toiletries: Tissues, Soaps, Dettol (antibacterial cleaners), Towels
* Food: Rice, Sugar, Flour (Atta), Onions, Potatoes, Cooking oil, Tea, Milk (tetra packs or powder), Safe drinking water, Cooked Food

Medicines:
1. Water purification tablets.
2. Life saving drugs.
3. Vaccines for malaria, cholera, typhoid, influenza.
4. Pain killers including strong ones like morphine derivatives, tremadol, pethadine, kinz .
5. Antibiotics e.g. tetnus, amoxil, gentamycin.
6. IV cannulas
7. IV Drip sets
8. IV drips: normal saline, ringerlactate
9. Local anesthetics (injections)
10. Cotton bandages, cotton.
11. Surgical instruments: e.g needle holders, forceps, tweezers.
12. Suturing materials, Skin staples.

In Pakistan:

• Edhi Foundation: Donate here

• Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation
  Title of Account: Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation
  Account #: 0030445261000455
  Name of Bank: MCB Bank (1028), Super Market, Islamabad-Pakistan
  Swift Code: MUCBPKKAMCC
  Tax Exemption: 6043/ATD/2008-09

• SUNGI: Donate here

• Pakistan Red Crescent Society (offices in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar, Quetta and Muzaffarabad.

• Pakistani Youth (facebook group)

• Rescue & Relief Work ( Flood Survival)An independent group of students (facebook group)

• The Volunteers/ Voice of the Civil Society: VOTCS – a registered (No. DSW 3369-K) welfare organization in Pakistan, operating as a Non-Profit, Public Charity in the North America, Inc. – 501(C)(3) Organization(Tax Exempted). Sending provisions to affectees with the help of Pakistan Army. For more info call: Hadia khan @ +92-3018245999 Sadia Haroon @ +92-3218251122 Irum Farooque @ +92-3002332142. (For donations: HABIB BANK LIMITED ACCOUNT NO: 1549-79001393-03)

• RONAQ-E-QAINAAT – Young doctors are in the process of arranging a series of free medical camps in the flood affected areas. First Camp is at Nowshera. Please Contact Ms. Alina Akhyar at alinaakhyar@yahoo.com, to email you the Trust’s past activities, bank account details and other queries. They have reportedly done some pretty impressive work. (Account number: 00400101065364, account title: Khadija Nadeem; Askari Bank Chaklala Scheme 3 branch Rawalpindi). Khadija is the founding member, handling all donations.

International Charity Organizations:

• UNHCR: Donate here. You can also mail your donations to UNHCR:
• UNHCR  - UNHCR Canada
• UNICEF USA- Donate here
• United Nation’s World Food Programme: Donations are tax deductible for number of countries. Donate here
• Plan International ( Pakistan specific) donate here
• International Medical Corps
• IRC (The International Rescue Committee): donate here: http://www.theirc.org/news/irc-team-responds-devastating-floods-pakistan
• Save the Children

Source

Information compiled from email received this morning from Maqsood Ali Joyo (grandson ofMuhammad Ibrahim Joyo), Petarian 2k007 Jinnah House, Junior Engineer ACE (Pvt) Ltd. Tel. +92 333 2760276:

Floods have forced thousands of people to migrate from Ghotki, Sukkur, Larkana, Shikarpur and Jacobabad. In the latest development 90% of Jacobabad has been evacuated. Special trains have been mobilised for the refugees, heading towards Hyderabad and Karachi. There may be some other camps but so far our civil society teams, political parties and media friends have identified four camps in Karachi:

1. Chakra Goth, Korangi: At least 40 families from Thul, Jacobabad are living in vulnerable conditions. Two babies were born during the floods and are in critical health. Contact Nazir Hussain Dewro +92-333 2284 325

2. Shah Rasool Colony, near Abdullah Shah Ghazi mazar: 32 families Kachho of Larkana – majority are women and minor children. Contact Wazir Thaheem, TRDP Karachi office +92-333 7221751, +92-21 35868791-3, or ADO Saddar Town, Imtiaz Ali Bughio +92-300 700 2815.

3. Mehmoodabad Graveyard: 45 families from different flood hit areas of upper Sindh based there, need help. Contact Wazir Thaheem, TRDP Karachi office +92-333 7221751, +92-21 35868791-3

4. Sachal Goth: hundreds of flood survivors, displaced, now living on footpaths in a pathetic situation. Contact Ali Hasan +92-345 8097712

HYDERABAD: There are many camps in Hyderabad that various people, forums, organisations. Contact TRDP Jamshoro office +92-300 8377241, or Zain Daudpoto and Adee Sahar Rizvi +92-331 3556353 for information. They’re working at a camp holding more than 300 people who badly need food, safe drinking water and medicines. Every little bit helps.

Due to flood waters fast approaching fast Jacobabad, the Sindh Government has decided to move the IDPs from Jacobabad to Karachi, Hyderabad and Jamshoro. The City District Government Karachi has identified four locations in Karachi to bring the IDPs to  Gaddap, Bin Qasim Town, Kiamari, and Toll Plaza

Flood survivors badly need camps, food, shelter, safe drinking water and health related stuff.  ”We have been informed that two trains have already left Jacobabad carrying the IDPs to Karachi. Further updates will be shared as soon as received,” writes Joyo.