Emergency Response

Response in 8th October 2005 Earthquake

Disaster Relief Phase - Mansehra and Bagh

In the immediate aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake, that ravaged Northern
Pakistan and Kashmir, CAMP became very active in supplying the following humanitarian
aid.

• Distribution of food and non food items at Bagh, Azad Jammu & Kashmir.
• Instant relief for earthquake affectees at village Jundhial, Mansehra.
• CAMP established a Tent Village at Village Bedadi for earthquake affected
  people with the financial support of IDEALS. In the tent village 55 families
  were provided with shelter, food, non food item, and WES facilities etc. The
  tented village was fully established and managed by CAMP.

Establishment of Village in Mansehra- Rehabilitation Phase

In June 2006 CAMP launched its Reconstruction and Rehabilitation phase, for
the victims of the village of Bedadi, with the financial support of IDEALS.
The plan consists of the establishment of a two-roomed housing scheme (a colony
of 40 houses) with drainage, water supply, electricity, and other basic amenities.

The construction of 40 houses, a primary school in the colony, and socio-economic
rehabilitations activities are underway and will be completed in March December
2009. Child Health activities are also been implemented for children health
improvement in the village of Bedadi.

Health Care Centres for the flood affected communities of Khyber Agency

The primary health care centres were established in August 2007 for the flood
affected people living in the Khyber Agency under support from CIDA, Canadian
aid agency. The project established two PHC centres with free check up/OPD and
medication for the flood affected communities of Katta Khushta and Sultan Khel
of Khyber Agency. Some essential food and non food item were also distributed
among the deserving communities.

These PHC centres have served more than 7000 beneficiaries of selected parts
of Khyber Agency. Although these centres were primarily for providing health
relief to the flood affectees of the agency, they have achieved a certain milestone
in expanding the beneficiary base of PHC services for the highly needy communities
of Khyber agency.

Establishment of Disability Resource Centre (DRC) in district Mansehra

CAMP is very efficiently running a Disability Resource Centre in Mansehra on
since 15th March 2007, in partnership with Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD),
a UK based charity working on disability. The Disability Resource Centre provides
free information, facilitates rehabilitation services for people with disabilities,
coordinate advocacy activities on PWDs rights at district level, provincial
and national level, offers referral services to PWDs for physical rehabilitation
services, prosthetic limbs, orthopaedic braces, wheelchairs, physiotherapy and
psycho-social care. DRC also provides Inclusive Education to PWDs, Economic
Empowerment of PWDs, formation and strengthening of Self-Help Groups, Carer
guidance and training, and help create accessible environment in schools and
work places for PWDs.

These services are essential in improving the quality of life for PWDs, increasing
their independence and enabling them to access economic opportunities, which
lead to integration and inclusion into community life. CAMP plans to replicate
this project in other areas of FATA and Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.