The People of Pakistan Need Our Help

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September 30, 2010

Objective:
Simple solutions to this catastrophe. Raise awareness and $1 million to help out people who are dying from water born diseases and lack of nutrition.

The impact and toll on human lives from the floods in Pakistan are devastating, in every respect

Casualties & Damage To-Date

- more than 1600 lives
- 20 million people, one tenth of Pakistan population are suffering & homeless
become homeless.
- over 160,000 square kilometers - a fifth of Pakistan's total land submerged

Flood victims are in serious need for food, shelter, medicine, money and other help.

Pakistan lacks infrastructure, money and other resources to help those in need.

Common people, especially youths of are traveling to the destroyed areas to help victims.

Pakistani internet users are in forefront of this effort. These people are making their actions visible though live blogs Twitter, images and videos. Bloggers from around the world must help.

Don't rely on others, you have the power to contribute to relief efforts. Your efforts can raise more awareness and more money and more activism, than government efforts. It was true with Katrina and it is true with Pakistan.

These human beings need our help.

- if you are in Pakistan and blog, please list your posts, here and in the discussions.
- add the ChipIn widget to your blog and promote it. All funds to go to Doctors Without
Borders.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe.

Donate, Add the Widget to Your Blog, Get Your Readers to Donate





Be part of the first campaign of bloggers to raise $1 million for Doctors without Borders. This is an organization that does first class work at saving lives.

MSF is continuing to expand their operations and prevent this human catastrophe from worsening.

Stats from MSF's Efforts To-Date

Relief kits distributed: 14,675 kits to 14,675 families
or approximately 102,725 people
Tents distributed: 4,855
Clean water distribution per day: over 540,000 liters
Water Access Points: 52
Consultations in hospitals and mobile clinics: 16,664
Mobile clinics: 14
3 in Dera Murad Jamali
1 in Khabula
1 in Sobhatpur (Baluchistan)
1 in Malakand
1 in Swat
1 in Lower Dir
3 in Charsadda (KPK)
3 around Sukkhur (Sindh)
Diarrhea Treatment Centres: 6
Malakand, Lower Dir, Swat, Hangu, Kot Addu, and DMJ

Other Organizations That Are Helping Out the People of Pakistan

AMERICAN RED CROSS: The Red Cross has pledged $5 million in funds and is supporting the Pakistan Red Crescent volunteers as they continue to distribute relief items and help families affected by the flooding.

CARE: CARE is supporting health teams, mobile clinics and the distribution of emergency supplies

CHURCH WORLD SERVICE: Distributing food packages and shelter material for flood affected families in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS: While continuing to assess the needs of people affected by the worst floods in Pakistan in 80 years, MSF has begun distributing non-food items and preparing for outbreaks of disease.

GLOBALGIVING: Providing immediate relief and preparing for long-term recovery; donations will help train necessary aid workers and provide emergency supplies such as clean water, shelter, and medical supplies

HUMANITY FIRST USA: Humanity First is working around the clock to distribute relief supplies in the affected population

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS: International Medical Corps was able to quickly deploy Pakistani medical teams to address emergency needs. To date, 16 teams are providing medical care, psychosocial support and hygiene education.

INTERNATIONAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: IRD is currently distributing tents, sleeping mats, blankets, water purification tablets, jerry cans, and oral rehydration salts. IRD is also sending additional relief personnel to help distribute supplies and assist those families in urgent need of food, water, medicine, and shelter.

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE: Preparing to bring help to victims of the monsoon floods

ISLAMIC RELIEF USA: Launching an emergency campaign to aid the victims of the floods

LIONS CLUBS INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION: Lions Clubs International Foundation is providing $120,000 to help Lions in providing relief to their communities

MEDICAL EMERGENCY RELIEF INTERNATIONAL: Merlin USA has been serving regions of Pakistan through several static and mobile clinics, with a current focus on containing the spread of waterborne disease, while also looking ahead to the potential effects of malaria, malnutrition, acute respiratory effects, and pneumonia.

OXFAM USA: Beginning an emergency aid effort for the victims of the flood

SAVE THE CHILDREN: Mobilizing to provide immediate humanitarian relief in the shape of emergency health care and provision of non-food items and shelter

SHELTER BOX USA: 406 ShelterBoxes have already been distributed to families rescued from the floods in the Punjab and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa (KPK) regions. A further 600 ShelterBoxes are set to be distributed.

US Association for UNHCR: The UN Refugee Agency is providing tents, blankets, plastic sheeting, and other life-saving aid to 560,000 displaced families in Pakistan

US FUND FOR UNICEF: Providing assistance in the areas of water and sanitation, health, and nutrition

WEEK OF COMPASSION: Week of Compassion partners are on the ground in Pakistan, providing food, shelter, and health care to affected areas.

WORLD FOOD PROGRAM: Mobilizing resources to make sure needs in Pakistan are met as quickly as is humanly possible

WORLD VISION INTERNATIONAL: Assessing and planning for a rapid response in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (former North West Frontiere Province) and Punjab

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