Helping 6,000 Displaced Pakistan Families
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SummaryRI is committed to families who have been displaced by violence into 6 camps in Lower Dir, Pakistan. RI focuses on medicine support, maternal and child health, health education, and health campaigns.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
There are 80,000 people living in 22 camps in Lower Dir. Approximately 40,000 of people in need are women of which 4,000 are pregnant or nursing babies. The health and welfare of the population is in danger: women are reporting reduced breastfeeding, 86 % of men and women report little or no access to clean water and soap to ensure disease is not spread, measles and other diseases are on the rise, 72 % are without food supplies, and 76 % of the camps residents have experienced mental trauma.
Activities
RI’s health activities include: support and training for maternal and child health; medicines supplies; mobile referral services; facilitation and training of a community health committee; education campaigns among families for safety and awareness.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $0
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $1,000,000
Total Funding Goal: $1,000,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.ri.org)
- RI's Additional Program in Afghanistan (http://www.ri.org/countries.php?cid=1)
- Women in Development Programs (http://www.ri.org/sectors.php?sid=6)
- Micro-Credit for Women (http://www.ri.org/sectors.php?sid=14)
- Women's Livelihoods (http://www.ri.org/sectors.php?sid=2)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
Daily medical services will provide the treatment of miner and moderate ailments. Appropriate and prompt referral services will assist to save lives. Health education and hygiene promotion will significantly decrease the risk of out breaks.
Project Message
“Primary health care service delivery is crucial and with your help RI can immediately reduce suffering and give 6,000 families dignity and ensure they can return home healthy.”
- Maria Tsvetkova, Relief International, Country Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Amarah Niazi
Program Officer
5455 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1280
Los Angeles, California 90036
United States
310-478-1200
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Project Sponsor
Organization
Relief International
5455 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1280
Los Angeles,
CA
90036
United States
(310) 478-1200
http://www.ri.org
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Where this Project is Located
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Pakistan
and can also be found under 
Health.
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 December 17, 2008.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 23, 2008
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