Sonmiani Council
Population: 25,000
Land: 50,000 acres
Literacy rate: (rural Rajanpur) 15.47%
6,100 homes
780 water sources
600 HamletsExtent of Disaster
Sonmiani was cut off from the rest of the already remote district of Rajanpur.
7,653 structures destroyed
26,480 acres in pukka land damaged
Loss of grain stored for food supply
700 tube wells and pumps damaged
200 tractors lost
Who is most affected?
SIX THOUSAND children are at risk of diseases
Children are seen playing in/near puddles of stagnant water, without any idea of what a threat it is. Waterborne diseases have been rampantly spreading throughout Sonmiani. Malaria is common amongst both children and adults. Cholera and dysentery are present as well.
In 2 weeks 10 children died in Sonmiani.
With winter approaching, the number of deaths
will drastically increase because of lack of shelter,
blankets, warm clothes, and basic needs.
Families won't have food for another 5 months
(until the next crop cycle)
Relief & Rehabilitation
Provided temporary shelter for 900 families (currently in the process of distributing more)
Set up medical dispensary for total of 6 days, serving 200 people per day (checking patients, distributing necessary medicine)
Distributed 200 rehabilitation
packages (utensils, cloth, tarp)
To women: distributed 200 quilts, 140 packets of utensils (metal glasses, plates, etc.), 120 packets of clothes, and 400 blankets
Truckloads of milk cartons, juice cartons, clothing, and utensils are currently being distributed courtesy of Imran Khan Foundation
Seed is currently being distributed to farmers with land 5 acres or less, courtesy of Imran Khan Foundation
Karachi Relief Trust is beginning construction on 250 homes
Army is rebuilding government schools in Sonmiani
Objectives
–Continue to provide food packages over the next 5 months to a list of households
–Continue to provide temporary shelter
–Rebuild homes (Karachi Relief Trust is currently rebuilding 250)
–Set up schools for boys and girls (army is rebuilding government schools)
–Repair water supplies
–Establish a community center
–Help subsistence farmers get back onto their crop cycle
Rebuilding Homes
•Approximate cost:
–Brick: RS 175,000 (US$ 2,035)
–Clay: RS 100,000 (US$ 1,163)
Education
to set up schools.
$131,000 to build school + equipment
$15,000 annual operational costs
We have coordinated with the army to
reconstruct damaged/destroyed
government school
Community Center
•Establish a community center which will be used to transform the community through:
–Vocational education
–Communication hub
–Encouragement of local handicraft
–Function as a mandi (market) to facilitate aggregation of both inputs and outputs of farming
–An effort to develop a cooperative
–Microfinance
Summary of Initiatives
•Provide 500 additional tents and 1300 food packages to a targeted list (ID cards) through donation in kind
•Partnership with IKF to construct 2 model villages with approximately 400-500 homes in total
•Partnership with KRT to construct 500 model homes
•Establish a centre which will be used to transform the community
•Set up LRBT eye camp in Sonmiani
•Partnership with IKF to construct 2 model villages with approximately 400-500 homes in total
•Partnership with KRT to construct 500 model homes
•Establish a centre which will be used to transform the community
•Set up LRBT eye camp in Sonmiani
How you could support
•The plan is to transform one of the poorest communities into a model one. Using this model to transfer best practice to other areas of Rajanpur and other districts in Pakistan.
•You could support by contributing to KRT specifically for Sonmiani
Account Title: Karachi Relief Trust Sonmiani
Account Number: 07867900749703
Bank Name: Habib Bank Limited
Bank Address: Habib Bank Ltd. Corporate Center, 2 HBL Plaza, I. I. Chundrigar Road, Karachi
Country: Pakistan
SWIFT Code: HABBPKKA
Phone numbers: 0092 21 3 2418000
