CRWRC Responds to Needs in Pakistan

CRWRC Newsroom | May 15, 2009

CRWRC is helping 2,000 displaced persons find relief from thirst, exhaustion, and threats of malaria imposed by harsh military conflict in northwest Pakistan near the Afghanistan border.

Mosquito nets, sleeping mats, and water containers are to be distributed among people living in internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Mansoor town, Swabi province since the Pakistani military began its purge of Taliban rebel forces throughout Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP) late last year.

“CRWRC’s approach is to fill the gaps in aid that organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP) might not,” says Grace Wiebe, CRWRC disaster response program manager. “People need to cook the food they receive. They need to lie down and rest. They need to protect their children from mosquitoes that carry malaria. CRWRC is helping people meet these needs.”

CRWRC has released $21,000 to Interfaith League Against Poverty (ILAP), a Pakistani relief organization and long time partner of CRWRC, to help single and widowed women most effected by the conflict. ILAP, in cooperation with CRWRC and other partner organizations, is also planning for $1.5 million in long term relief, which will include hygiene kits, kitchen utensils, baby food, and cooking stoves.

ILAP reports that nearly 1.3 million people are registered for assistance in 22 IDP camps, in 8 districts of NWFP.

The people of northern Pakistan desperately need your help. Please mark your checks “Pakistan Refugees 2009” and mail to:

Donate Online:  Canada | US
(select "Pakistan Refugees 2009" from the Disaster Category)

Send or call your donation in: