Help Earthquake Survivors in Northern Pakistan!
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Summary
Northern Pakistan, the area most affected by the earthquake, is home to Pakistanis and Afghan refugees. Earthquake survivors are still in urgent need of education.
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Received $15,700 from 86 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
CHI’s project partner, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), has been providing health and education to Afghan refugees in Pakistan since 1995. AIL has been responding to the needs of earthquake survivors in Northern Pakistan, hardest hit by the earthquake and home to Pakistanis as well as Afghan refugees. Many Afghans moved to Peshawar and are now studying in AIL Centers. AIL Pakistan has delivered emergency supplies and is now supporting education to survivors.
Activities
AIL Pakistan has delivered emergency supplies and is now supporting education for Afghan women and children survivors in Peshawar.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $15,700
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $9,300
Total Funding Goal: $25,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Our earthquake relief program, through emergency supplies, has alleviated the profound and widespread human suffering that had resulted from this natural disaster. Our ongoing educational program is helping the survivors rebuild their lives.
Project Message
I lost my father and a sister when our house collapsed in the earthquake. I am staying with relatives in Mansehra. I have nothing warm to wear.
- Hasnain, boy interviewed by UNICEF
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on August 17, 2007.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 04, 2005.
Latest Update from the Field
Update of AIL’s Earthquake Project in Pakistan—August 2007
By Toc Dunlap - Executive Director, August 17, 2007 03:14 PM
In April 2007, the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) made a delivery of floor coverings to various communities in the earthquake areas. In Peshawar, displaced earthquake survivors continue to study in AIL schools and Women’s Learning Centers. There were 385 women studying literacy and skills classes in the centers and 146 students in various grades in the schools.
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