While we write this, people are suffering unimaginable need in Pakistan and India. Rescue teams are still searching for survivors among the ruins. The winter is coming which brings with it snow, thunderstorms and freezing temperatures. In the meantime, media reports tell of plagues breaking out as a result of the water that is now polluted by dead bodies and sewage. Hospitals were destroyed with the quake, leaving nowhere for people to receive official medical care.
A married couple that has led a children’s home there for many years reports:
“The children’s home still stands – it is a miracle. Around us families spend the night in what is now ruins, or outside on the street. The people are anxious for fear that the still standing homes will collapse.”
We continue to be in contact with this couple and can only imagine what is likely to take place in this children’s home in the coming days. This house will become a shelter for the cold nights and hospital for the injured. Food supplies and resources are quickly running out and they need our help for their survival.
We want to help in responding with much needed supplies in partnership with GAiN Germany. The need for food and warm clothing is urgent. We can bring these goods quickly to people who are in desperate need. A reputable partner in Islamabad will attend to the containers that we ship. Once the goods are received, the leaders of the children’s home along with other locals will work together to distribute groceries and clothing.
Please partner with us as we reach survivors of the earthquake.
January 2006 Update:
GAiN Germany, USA and Canada have 6 Containers inside Pakistan currently. Inside these containers we have Medical supplies, hospital beds, blankets, sleeping bags clothing, dried soup mix and baby food. Distribution of these supplies is coordinated by GAiN Pakistan staff.
June 2006 Update:
One area that GAiN continues to assist in, is the Kunhar Christian Hospital in Garhi Habibullah.
To help the medical team at this hospital, we are helping with their monthly running costs of 7000 US. This facility will treat at least 100 ambulatory patients each month. In the surrounding area, new wells must be dug at at cost of 7500 US.
Due to the earthquake, there is estimated a need for a further 60,000 US needed to rebuild the hospital so it can better serve the people of this area. The lead agency for this continued development is our partner, GAiN Germany.
