Project Rationale:

In the summer of 2022, unprecedented torrential downpours have triggered some of the most severe floods in Pakistan. According to UNICEF, the flood has left around 3.4 million children in need of assistance and shelter and at increased risk of waterborne diseases, drowning, and malnutrition. The flood has destroyed a significant amount of infrastructure, breaching river banks and destroying bridges, schools and villages whole. The flood affectees by the numbers, since June, include 33 million+ affectees; 1300+ fatalities; 735,000+ livestock lost; 3,500km+ of paved roads destroyed; 2.5+ million acres of crops affected; and 325,000+ houses destroyed.

 

Project' Purpose:

The Global Shapers Peshawar Hub initiated its Flood Relief Project in June 2022. The project gained speed as one of the few relief initiatives reaching some of the more far-flung areas of Pakistan that had been devastated by the flood. Activities and relief in this area were conducted after thorough research and meticulous planning. The project reached affectees in four provinces of Pakistan: Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

 

Targeted Audience:

The goal was to reach the flood-affected communities that would otherwise receive government and non-profit driven aid after considerable time, owing to lack of knowledge and/or geographic proximity. The short term aim was to equip the masses initially with food items and other medicines in emergency phase, and by doing so, the aim was also to encourage and enable them for the longer recovery phase.

Project Impact:

The detailed list of the items distributed, along the number of beneficiries and and collected funds is listed below in the tabular form, which also itself highlights the numbers of beneficiries reached, or an impact from the outcome of this project had on its intended beneficiaries:

Category

Quantity

Edibles

 

Powder milk for kids

1200 kg

Rice

7500 kg

Pulses- 2 kinds

16000 kg

Sugar

9600 kg

Beans

6000 kg

Oil/ghee

6100 kg

Flour

20, 000 kg

Milk

15, 000 liters

Biscuits

1200 cartons

Salt

3000 kg

Category

Quantity

Miscellaneous

 

Clothes

8500+ suits

Hygiene kits- Women

800

Medical camps | Aid recipients

3 | 600

Blankets

250

Tents

450

Footwear

700 pairs

SUMMARY

 

Families facilitated

3040+

Fundraising Cash Donation

9.4 million (more or less 42,776 Swiss Franc)

The volunteer services also included:

• Providing first aid


• Paramedics with licensed professionals


• Setting up free medical camps


• Livestock rescue


• Updated and reliable infrmation about the flood status, and active organisations working for the relief in partiular areas was featured on flood.pk

Collaborators:

To make all the efforts more proactive, the hub collaborated with:

• Helping Youth Pakistan


• Enlight Lab


• Breadchef Cafe and Bakers


• Distrit Administration of Swat and D.I. Khan

Global Shapers Peshawar Hub has been committed to doing its part in aiding the flood affectees all over Pakistan since June. As part of the worldwide initiative, it is our responsibility to prioritize the most pressing challenges in our community and country and ponder the challenge itself - and also the limitations hindering efforts to reverse it. The ongoing flood catastrophe is a stark reminder of who bears the brunt of natural disasters. The country's poorest and vulnerable find themselves, once again, in a pool of neglect amplified by an unprecedented disaster. At Global Shapers Peshawar Hub, Shapers believe that the past summer is a glaring reminder of climate change and its sheer magnitude of effects on the world. While raising monumental concerns about the climate, the floods also spotlight where our system falls short: the lack of reliable and accessible data which can quickly connect efforts to those who need it. Shapers aim to continue this dialogue on data, climate change and their intersection in upcoming projects.