PROJECTS OVERVIEW

2015-2017

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Mission Knowledgeable and Robust Pakistan

Vision Transforming vulnerabilities into Resilience

Values Integrity Service Passion, & Compassion

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CONTENTS

Office Bearers ...... 5 Staff List ...... 6 Karwan Development Foundation ...... 6 Projects ...... 8 Orphan Support Program ...... 8 Equal Educational Opportunities to Orphans ...... 8 Sustainability of Earning ...... 8 Human Development ...... 8 Counselling & Coaching ...... 8 Non Financial Support ...... 8 Achievements ...... 8 Few Success Stories - Delisted Orphans ...... 9 Water Projects ...... 11 Tharparker, Sindh ...... 11 Solar Water Pumps ...... 11 Hand Pumps ...... 12 Addressing Malnutrition ...... 12 Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir ...... 12 Mardan & Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...... 13 Following are the statistics of Karwan’s Water Projects during 2015 till 17...... 13 Skill Development Center ...... 14 Background ...... 14 Mobile Training Centers by Karwan ...... 14 Trainee’s Feedback ...... 15 Environment Projects ...... 17 Background ...... 17 What does Karwan do? ...... 17 Tharparkar, Sindh ...... 17 Islamabad, Federal Capital ...... 18 Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...... 18 Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir ...... 18 Plantation Statistics 2015-2017 ...... 19 4

School Support Program ...... 20 Beneficiaries 2015-2017 ...... 20 Emergency Response and DRR ...... 21 Emergency Response & Disaster and Risk Reduction ...... 21 Emergency Response in Dir ...... 21 Emergency Response in Tharparker ...... 22 CBDRR Project Mia Essa - Nowshera ...... 22 DRR Initiatives in Tharparkar ...... 23 Help the Needy ...... 25 Worked with… ...... 27

Office Bearers 5

OFFICE BEARERS

- for the period of August 01, 2015 to July 30, 2019 -

S.# Name Designation Roles & Responsibilities

1 Syed Abid Hussain Chairman Founder and Chairman Karwan, he has Shah experience in running commercial and non- commercial organizations. He heads overall affairs of Karwan.

2 Abrar Ali Saeed Vice Chairman Mr Abrar Saeed Is a journalist who started his career from Pakistan times. He has more than 25 years of journalistic experience and is currently serving Daily Nation as Chief Reporter - Islamabad.

3 Taqweem Anwar Secretary General He brings a vast experience in administration from diverse industries. A founding member of Karwan, he heads all programs of Karwan.

4 Shahbaz Khan Joint Secretary Journalist by profession, he has more than 2 decades of experience in the field. He currently serves as News Editor in Daily Nation.

5 Abdul Ghaffar Finance Secretary Teacher by profession, he is one of the Khan founding members of Karwan.

6 Sohail Iqbal Member Currently running his own travel and tour business in Islamabad, Mr Sohail is one of the founding members. He is associated with media offices of few organizations.

7 Syed Zafar Hussain Member Youngest member of board, Mr Zafar Gillani teaches in a government school. He holds two masters degrees in English and Urdu, and recently completed his M.Phil in Urdu.

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STAFF LIST Karwan Development Foundation S. Name Designation Date of Job Description # Appointment 1 Syed Abid Executive Director August 1, Founding member. Signatory of the Hussain Shah 2011 Bank Account, visits project areas for implementation and monitoring. 2 Taqweem Anwar Director Programs August 1, Founding member. Signatory of the 2011 Bank Account, visits project areas for implementation and monitoring. 3 Usman Wajahat Coordinator February 7, Business Graduate who recently Programs 2013 completed MS in project management, he had vast experience in the financial sector before he switched to the development sector. Usman has been working for Karwan for past 5 years. Project planning and implementation is his major role. 4 Muhammad Field August 1, Mushtaq is coordinator for Orphan Mushtaq Coordinator-AJK 2011 support program in Muzaffarabad. Working for Karwan for 6 years, he also facilitates in water projects. 5 Shujah Ur Finance Executive January 20, Shuja is associated with Karwan since Rehman 2012 2011. He has been instrumental in all financial affairs including account maintenance, financial reporting and controls 6 Muhammad Photographer/De May 1, 2017 Sajjad is primarily a photographer Sajjad Ahmed signer who has excellent photo editing skills. He has been associated with Karwan for more than 2 years. Besides photography, Sajjad also supports Karwan in social media management. 7 Muhammad Tax/Audit May 10, Rizwan is a management accountant Rizwan Consultant 2016 dealing with tax matters of Karwan for more than last 2 years. 8 Sami Ullah Field Officer March 1, Teacher by profession, Sami Ullah is 2017 a business graduate from IMS Peshawar. He supports Karwan in Orphan Support Program at Nowshera and Charsadda Staff List 7

S. Name Designation Date of Job Description # Appointment 9 Mushtaq Ali Office Assistant August, 2011 Mushtaq Ali is with Karwan for the last 6 years and is one of the most supportive individuals. Petty cash maintenance and pantry are under his control. 10 Momin Khan Office Assistant December, Momin Khan is office assistant and 2013 also supports document maintenance. He has been improving day by day to work more effectively for the organization. Kitchen is also his area of operation.

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PROJECTS

ORPHAN SUPPORT PROGRAM

In the past 20 years Pakistan has suffered more than 170,000 casualties in natural calamities, political violence and terrorism. While immediate relief is of primary concern of most organizations, not many measures are taken for long-term rehabilitation of the affected.

Sources told us that there are more than 4 MM orphan children in Pakistan. Orphan support program is to take care few of them in different cities of Pakistan and AJK. Equal Educational Opportunities to Orphans Due to financial instability, young orphans are often forced to earn and feed their families. KDF ensures same educational privileges for them as would be if their parents were alive. Sustainability of Earning During the educational years of the orphaned children, KDF provides a stipend to the families to compensate for the amount the child would be earning if s/he was not studying. Once education is complete, KDF helps him/her find a respectable profession so that sustainable development can be ensured. Human Development Immediate relief operations after a disaster focus mostly on reforming the economic damages, while ignoring for most part the human aspect of the disaster. With KDF, you can reach out to the actual victims of disasters: humans, and help them develop and grow in a sustainable fashion. Counselling & Coaching We meet the enrolled orphans once every quarter and provide them education fees for the next 3 months, along with individual counseling sessions for coaching and guidance in their academic and personal lives. Moreover, sports competitions are also organized to interact with the students on a personal level and appreciate talented students for their extraordinary abilities. Students who perform well in annual exams are specially acknowledged. Also, we organize special sessions for weak students before their annual exams. Non Financial Support In Ramadan, families of the orphans are provided food packages, and on Eid we give them Eid gifts. On Christmas, Christian orphans are given presents too. Achievements Since its inception in 2007, 189 orphans have benefited from the program in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Attock, Nowshera, Charsadda, and Muzaffarabad. In 2015-2017 alone, the Orphan Support Program has supported 33 orphans in their education, small business setup and marriage arrangements. KDF does not just believe in quantity of numbers, but also the effort put into each Orphan Support Program 9

individual case and the quality of output. Following this ideology, children are encouraged to study in private institutions. Since the financial burdens are born by KDF, better quality of education is appreciated.

KDF believes in constant human development and growth, and the Orphan Support Program is a link in the same chain that connects the last piece of the puzzle of disaster management: prevention, immediate relief and long-term rehabilitation. Orphans are supported for their education till adulthood; once an orphan turns 18 s/he is delisted from the program and an amount of money is further extended for the purpose of higher education, seed fund for a small business or marriage arrangements.

Through the Orphan Support Program, 29 girls are happily married and the male alumni are working as successful teachers, policemen, soldiers and small business owners to sustain their families.

Activities in 2015-2017 Number of Orphans Boys Supported for Education or Small Business 20 Girls Supported for Marriages 13 Families helped with livestock 15

Few Success Stories - Delisted Orphans Mukhtar Ahmed Having completed B.Sc. mathematics and computer sciences, Mukhtar is currently pursuing his M.Sc. Computer Sciences in University of AJK. He is also contributing to the family income by teaching private tuitions.

Sultan Abbasi Sultan completed his graduation in Botany & Zoology from Punjab University with distinction in his institute. Currently he is working in the Airport Security Force, along with pursing his Masters in Biology.

Sabir Hussain Sabir was 11 when Karwan enrolled him into the orphan support program. He pursued his education till graduation, and then got selected in Pakistan Army as a soldier. Currently Sabir is serving the nation all the while supporting his family.

Abrar Ahmed Having completed his intermediate in pre-medical, Abrar is currently teaching at a private school in his area and plans to continue his education in medical sciences.

Tanveer Ahmed A bright student, Tanveer completed his pre-engineering with A grade. Currently he is pursuing is BS in Physics from Wali Khan University, Mardan. Orphan Support Program 10

Mehtab Siddiqui Mehtab completed his graduation in Economics from AJK University. He got selected in police department, completed his training and is now posted in Muzaffarabad.

Ahmed Mir After reaching till matriculation, Ahmed had to support his family so Karwan first encouraged him to work as a helper at a local shop and then facilitated him to set up his own shop in his area.

Jamshed Abbasi Having a pleasant personality, Jamshed always managed to stay above average in his academics. Till now he has completed 2 semesters of his BS Economics from AJK University.

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WATER PROJECTS Tharparker, Sindh The underprivileged localities of Thar Desert of Pakistan have been facing a dominant issue of drinking water, primarily due to dry weather and no rains, but also affected by the misadministration of the local authorities and illiteracy of the people.

In most of the villages, the only source of clean water are the deep dug wells ranging a depth from 150 to 250 feet. Dragging out water for drinking, washing and animal consumption is an extremely rigorous exercise: a group of 3 to 5 people would drag out a bucket full of water though a 200 feet tiresome walk on a scorching sandy track. At some places donkeys or a camel is used to pull out the bucket, but that is for the more privileged locals.

Due to this difficulty in accessing the most vital building block of civilization, the people normally suffer from severe health and hygiene issues. The class of society affected the most by this tragedy are the women since, according to custom, women are supposed to arrange water. This way, a huge part of women’s daily activity in Thar is confined to bringing water from the wells. Similarly, children also accompany their mothers in the task and hence education is not a technologically and economically viable option to them.

Moreover, due to unavailability of resources including knowledge resource, the wells are mostly open and hence pose a health risk.

In this regard, Karwan directly supports the local communities by installing two kind of equipment: hand pumps and solar water pumps. Solar Water Pumps Karwan’s solar water pumps are not just water wells, but a whole new system of water distribution to local communities. The locals no longer have to walk all the way to a distant well to collect water; a tap near their own home can serve the purpose is a much more efficient manner, saving time, energy and resources.

The system Karwan installs consists of a solar power plant that first generates electricity from sunlight, then uses it to extract water from the depths of the desert through an electric motor. The water is then distributed to nearby communities through water pipes and the end of which is implemented a tap which the locals use to fill their utensils with water when they want.

To ensure a just system of distribution, timings are allocated to all taps for their usage, so that a decent water flow can be maintained in one tap at a time. Moreover, a water meter is installed at each solar water pump to keep a record of the amount of water used by each tap. A local individual is employed for the maintenance of the water pump as Caretaker, who keeps a check and balance for the usage of water. An insignificant amount of Rs. 1 is charged for 2 liters from the families using it, to ensure sustainability in terms of the salary of the Caretaker and the maintenance of the equipment. Water Projects 12

A water user committee is also formed within each village that includes the local elders, to ensure that all water disputes are solved amicably.

One solar water pump benefits around 745 people and 415 cattle on average. Hand Pumps Although solar water pumps are an effective and sustainable way to ensure water distribution in remote villages of Thar, some areas have such scattered communities that the expense of connecting them to the solar pump through plastic pipes exceeds its benefits.

In such communities, hand pumps are installed with water wells. Through installation of Deep Wells with a Hand pump in accordance with sphere standards not only improves access to water for these poor communities, but also provides safer source of drinking water as compared to open wells. One hand pump benefits almost 35 people. Addressing Malnutrition Next to each handpump, Karwan plants a 20 by 20 feet kitchen gardening setup that constantly caters to the staple needs of 3-4 families. The water wasted from water pump is directly supplied to the kitchen garden where different vegetables are planted. Karwan provides free gardening training and seeds to the locals at the installation of each hand pump.

The objective is not just to build a constant food source for 3-4 families but to address the deeper, more sensitive issue of malnutrition in Thar. According to the WHO guidelines, if the Global Acute Malnutrition (GAM) rate among children and women is above 15 per cent, it is to be considered an emergency situation. During the National Nutrition Survey conducted in 2011, the GAM rate in the province of Sindh is 17.5 per cent and the Severely Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is 6.6 per cent. Chronic Malnutrition, which could cause stunting, is 49.8 per cent. The GAM rate in Tharparkar District is even higher at 22.7 percent and the Chronic Malnutrition is 45.9 per cent. These statistics present a serious situation and calls for a swift action by the government and its partners to improve the nutritional status of children and women. The objective of Karwan’s kitchen garden is to generate a mass awareness among the locals about believing in their abilities to grow their own food. Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir In the hilly outskirts of Muzaffarabad city, the locals face similar problems related to the arrangement of drinking water as Thari people in Sindh do. As strange is does sound, the truth is that water springs in Azad Kashmir region are not prevalent and strong enough to serve to the water needs of all localities. Women, therefore, have to climb up the hills to arrange water. Similarly, children follow suit.

Karwan installs water storage systems in such areas. The system includes a source tank that collects water from a weak stream and then transfers it to a storage tank downhill from where locals can get water from a tap any time they want. This saves time such that the process that used to take 2 hours now takes them 5-10 minutes. Water Projects 13

Mardan & Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa During Karwan’s School Support Program, it was witnessed that many government schools do not have a clean water source resulting in basic level issues to the teachers and the students. Hence, Karwan installed electric motors in schools in Mardan and Charsadda to ensure a constant supply for clean drinking water. Following are the statistics of Karwan’s Water Projects during 2015 till 17. Locations Type of Project Number of Projects Beneficiaries Tharparker Hand Pump 83 21,987 Solar Powered Pumps 6 1,613 Muzaffarabad Water Supply Schemes 5 8,272 Mardan Hand Pumps/Well with Tank 2 382 Charsadda Water Well with Tank 1 190 Total 91 8,844

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SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER Background Men outnumber women as of the census of 2017 in a ratio of 51 to 49. However, literacy rates among women are touching new lows because women are unable to complete their studies due to sociocultural factors. This leads to financial deterioration, lack of awareness and unproductivity. Despite a slow increase in the last 16 years, a mere 22 percent of women (compared to 67.8 percent of men) officially partake in some economic activity in Pakistan. This is one of the lowest rates of female labor force's participation in the region, second only to Afghanistan. Low female labor force participation has clear implications for an accelerated economic growth in Pakistan. A 2016 IMF paper estimates that closing gender gaps in economic participation could boost GDP in Pakistan by up to 30 percent.

The least we could do is to provide vocational training to young girls that not only empowers them but builds their prowess socially and economically. It brushes their social skills, enhances their abilities to earn a living for their families and make a useful yet productive living out of it. Mobile Training Centers by Karwan The initiatives by Karwan revolve around skill development in two Tehsils of Muzaffarabad, AJK starting from 2013. The skill development trainings take place at two locations at a time where 50 women learn gift making, embroidery and sewing: cutting, drafting and stitching for 3 months. The centers are mobile, keep shifting from place to place and are set up with the help of the local communities. Specially those villages are targeted where there are no opportunities of higher education for women, since more often than not they end up being unproductive at their homes till the time they are married, after which they get mostly busy in child bearing and rearing.

Karwan specifically selects the location of the center such that it benefits most villages around. Minimum of 3 and maximum 8 villages are benefited from one skill development center. Till now, women of at least 50 villages have benefited from these efforts.

These programs are meant to bring out their inner potential and creativity through the use of limited resources which educates them on the marginal utility concepts indirectly since they belong to lower income households.

In the rural localities, women do not have a very high social value if they are not married after completing grade 8. Most of them do not have any activity at homes, and practically no social life. Karwan’s Skill Development Centers is also aimed at providing a social bonding opportunity to young women, which has long lasting benefits socially. Moreover, women find financial freedom and get to have a contribution in the family economics, hence tend to develop a positive purpose in life. Helping the women who on everyday basis face financial and domestic ordeals, sort one segment of their life isn’t just a social welfare but a lifelong promise to a better life.

The participants in the end of training sessions are encouraged to pursue what they have learnt and in order to do so as a token of appreciation and support, certificates are given out to the trainees. Skill Development Center 15

Following is the detail of our centers, locations at number of trainees within the period of 2015 till 2017. S. # Villages Name Union Council Tehsil Number of Number of Batches Women Trained 1 Charwaya Charakpura Muzaffarabad 2 50 2 Chella Bandi Town Committee Muzaffarabad 2 50 Muzaffarabad 3 Upper Chatter Town Committee Muzaffarabad 1 25 Muzaffarabad 4 Khilla Muzaffarabad Muzaffarabad 2 50 5 Daraikaa Chatter Class Muzaffarabad 1 25 Sayedaa Part 1 6 Daraikaa Chatter Class Muzaffarabad 2 50 Sayedaa Part II 7 Arlian Panjgran Patika 2 50 8 Lower Atrasi Chatter Class Muzaffarabad 1 24 9 Gaglot Charakpura Muzaffarabad 1 25 10 Dawlian Panjgran Patika 2 51 11 Ratra Panjgran Patika 3 76 12 Safthaan Charakpura Muzaffarabad 2 49 13 Dhanni Seri Gojra Muzaffarabad 2 51 14 Chall Pani Noora Seri Muzaffarabad 2 50 15 Saanwan Chatter Class Muzaffarabad 1 25

Total 26 651

The feedback of the trainees of these programs solidifies the fact that such projects are much needed by the villagers seeking a way to make it on their own. Learning a craft isn’t only meant for financial support but also helps in grooming their inner self, polishing what they had been taught at an early age and making a better use of their time. Trainee’s Feedback Nasba Bibi: I belong to village Saanwa. I always wished to support my parents but had no technical training or resources. I was so upset thinking of ways to support my family, and then I came to know about this center and decided to learn some skills. In our village, there was no appropriate tailor for sewing clothes, so we had to go far in village to get our clothes sewed. This wasted the time and also money when stitching wasn’t up to the mark. It was also my wish to sew my own clothes and now after the completion of this course I can support my family and villagers also take benefit from my skills. Skill Development Center 16

Salma Akram: I am a housewife and I have to look after my children. Whenever they play outside in mud, I have to take care of preparing new clothes for them. It used to be difficult for me to arrange clothes in such a quantity. I am thankful for the center where I learnt sewing because now I am free from such a big trouble. Now I just buy unstitched clothes and easily sew them for my children and also for other members of family. This skilled saved my money.

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ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS Background he menace of environmental pollution has us encapsulated because of industrialization, urbanization, automation and motorization trends. According to a report released by World Bank, Pakistan has allegedly received more harm than any other country in South Asian Region because of air pollution. Paucity of attention from governmental side has given wave to ambient concentration of health hazards.

According to a World Bank 2014 report, more than 22600 adult deaths were caused by urban pollution is 2005, 80,000 hospital admissions per year were recorded, almost 8000 cases of chronic bronchitis and no less than five million cases of respiratory discomfort were documented in Pakistan.

The numeric value of deaths in Pakistan has increased from 2005 till now and breath Life Campaign mentioned 59,241 deaths on average, amongst which 13,683 are children. Severity of pollution is quite clearly reflected in the morbidity and mortality rate. Engorging number of vehicles in Pakistan is one of the vital causes of air pollution which has increased from 2 million to 11 million approximately in a score.

World Health organization released a report placing Pakistan on 4th number in hierarchy of most polluted countries in the world. The quality of air that we breathe in is deteriorating. There are periodic rain showers, which respite Pakistanis for a while but there is no definite full stop to it.

The extreme air pollution in Pakistan is an outcome of the deforestation. Forest covers are now 2% which should have been 25%. What does Karwan do? Karwan works on plantation in different regions of the country as per the requirements of that region. Tharparkar, Sindh The most significant project of plantation by Karwan is in Thar. In 2017 alone, 10,000 plants have been cultivated in Thar desert. The purpose is to tackle the negative impacts of climate change and to raise the level of water under the soil. Following plants have been cultivated by Karwan in Tharparker keeping in view the uniqueness of its situation and conditions.

Among all the trees planted in Tharparkar, half were Neem (Azadirachta indica). It was used the most due to its highly environment friendly nature and high sustainability in arid conditions after a year’s care. While the leaves of the tree are used as fodder by goats and camels, the medicinal uses of the Neem are highly values and practiced by the locals too. Most common use of the Neem is the Miswak made out of tree wings for oral hygiene.

The tree used second most in number (2,500) for plantation was Sohanjira (Moringa oleifera). Not only its leaves are edible by humans as well as animals but also its flowers, fern, bark and seeds Environment Projects 18

can be consumed. The tree is rich in vitamin C, calcium, potassium and proteins, and can address malnutrition in the district.

A total of 1,300 trees of Kandi (Prosopis spicigera) have been planted. This is the most commonly found plant in Tharparkar District. Its dried ferns are also used as fodder for goats, sheep and camels. During the lean period prior to monsoons it is the only green and fruiting tree to provide some food for human and fodder for livestock.

Ber (Ziziphus jujube) is the fourth plant Karwan has used in plantation drives in Tharparkar and 1,200 have been planted so far. The tree yields small red and yellow colored round fruits locally called Beri. These fruits contain vitamin C, sugar, minerals, calcium, phosphorus, iron, and carotene, proteins, fat, and carbohydrates. The fruits are also rich in B group of vitamins i.e. Thiamine, Niacin and Riboflavin and beta carotene. Apart from the nutritional benefits, the twigs of Ber are widely used to construct protective hedges around the houses and agricultural fields. Islamabad, Federal Capital Karwan is based in Islamabad so the first area we started plantation in was the capital region. For the past 4 years, Karwan has been organizing plantation in Islamabad each year with the support of the Capital Development Authority who help us with the provision of plants along with the identification of suitable locations. Along with other plants, the choice of orchid (Kachhnar) has been made for plantation in the capital because the plant is known for addressing pollution. Due to unprecedented increase in automobiles, deforestation and growing industrialization in the capital region, the Kachhnar is recommended in Islamabad due to its effectiveness in controlling pollution in urban localities. Major areas where plantation drives took place were sectors H-10, H-11, G- 10, E-10 and Ali Trust on Kashmir Highway. Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa In Nowshera, Karwan partnered with the Forest Department to plant Eucalyptus on the banks of River Kabul near Mia Essa. The idea was conceived following the 2010 floods that cost huge devastation near River Kabul. The plantation was a means of disaster risk reduction, to address the issue of soil erosion. Karwan got the plants from Forest Department on a subsidized rate and involved local community based organizations in the plantation process to enable them to continue it in the future. Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir In Muzaffarabad, Karwan has planted trees to address the problems of forestry gap dynamics. The hills that should have been covered with trees for the beauty of the area were selected for plantation in an effort to save the environment. Among the trees planted were pines as well as fruit trees.

The trees were strategically planted closer to the inhabited localities so that local communities could take care of them. People of the area where water supply schemes were implemented by Karwan were also involved in the plantation process. In order to motivate the community for plantation, Karwan organized a walk on the plantation day. A training of the local community was also conducted with the experts from Agriculture Department. Environment Projects 19

Plantation Statistics 2015-2017 S.No. Location of Plantation Number of Trees Planted 1 Islamabad 1,680 2 Muzaffarabad 2,150 3 Tharparker 9,975 4 Nowshera 890 Total 14,695

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SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM

Karwan always believed in the importance of education in improving the state of affairs of the country. School Support Program is a part of the same plan. Initially Karwan renovated a school that was inundated in Nowshera. Similarly, in Hajeera, AJK one school was reconstructed and a school in Rawalpindi was provided with four electric coolers and two water dispensers for staff. In Nalochi village of Muzaffarabad, school uniform was distributed among students.

In the years Karwan has spent in the field trying to improve the lives of fellow countrymen, it was observed that school projects in the development sector sometimes get hijacked by the school administration hogging up all the resources and students do not get to reap the fruits of the funds their schools get. To address this concern, Karwan devised a way to use the funds to purchase the items that would directly benefit the students and designed a school kit to distribute among them.

In its first activity, 253 school kits were distributed among school children of Tharparkar district. Each school kit comprises of uniform, school bag, shoes with socks, water bottle, lunch box, stationary items (2 pencils, 12 color pencils, sharpener, rubber, alphabet index), geometry box, drawing book and notebooks. Also included in the kit were a pair of sandals for the children to wear apart from their school, and a solar light that they could use to navigate around the area in darkness.

In schools in colder regions, Karwan has provided sweaters and shoes to children. A total of 270 children have benefited from this activity. Moreover, water and sanitation problems are also addressed by Karwan in schools including water well digging, electric motor installation and basic sanitary works. 484 students have benefited from this activity. Other logistic support is also provided to schools where Karwan arranges white boards, fans, basic stationary, water coolers and floor mats. This activity has benefited 65 students so far.

Just in the 2015-2017 period, the School Support Program has benefited more than 2000 students in more than 23 locations. The school support program has benefited children from government as well as charity-run schools. Beneficiaries 2015-2017 S.No. Location No. of Students 1 Tharparker 1,336 2 Charsadda 237 3 Mardan 530 4 Muzaffarabad 75 5 Rawalpindi 65 6 Islamabad 85 Total 2,328 Emergency Response and DRR 21

EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DRR Emergency Response & Disaster and Risk Reduction The numbers of disasters, natural or otherwise, have taken a toll in the past decade. They have resulted in irreparable human, economic, environmental and social loss. Earthquake of 2005 cost 73,338 lives and resulted in making 5 million people homeless. The losses resulted by the floods of 2010-2011 amounted to $9.5 billion and $2.5 billion respectively.

The Global climate risk index as of 2012 has placed Pakistan as 3rd worst affected country by all these calamities. Pakistan continues to be at the receiving end of such calamities due to the climatic changes and persistent development failures.

Nationally reported losses as of 1990-2014 indicate that earthquake cost a 39 percent of mortality rate followed by floods which stand at 24%. Combined economic losses amount to 54% only by rains in the past score whereas 31% were due to floods. Earthquake of 2005 has incapacitated the people of northern areas to a greater magnitude than resulted by any other naturally occurring catastrophe.

National Disaster Management Ordinance marks the establishment and setting up of a system that works for all the phases in event of a disaster.

- Prevention - Mitigation - Rehabilitation - Reconstruction

Karwan Development Foundation is actively playing its part in disaster risk reduction and emergency response, be it floods, earth quakes or any other natural calamity. Emergency Response in Dir Karwan in collaboration with Danish Muslim Aid took an active part in the relief activities in Tehsil Maidan, Lower Dir. Area was badly affected by a earthquake in 2015. The casualties were 276 and a total of 1300 people were injured there.

Heavily Affected Area: Tehsil Maidan was largely hit by the most destruction and it was the needier region. Affectees required blankets, floor mats, medicines and tents. Provincial and federal government had come to the rescue in initial stages by providing tents and food items so KDF took care of the blankets and floor mats.

A total of 500 blankets and 236 mats were distributed under the surveillance of KDF and DMAID.

For distribution purposes, local administration was contacted to make sure that the needs were met accordingly. Institutions such as the police and army extended their help in conducting relief activities.to overcome the language barrier; communication process was dealt with the help of a few locals. In order to care of the widows females were also a part of the relief management teams by KDF. Emergency Response and DRR 22

Emergency Response in Tharparker In October 2017, there was a fire accident in village Noorani , Taluqa Dahli, Tharparker. In this unfortunate incident, many houses caught fire. Which resultants into livestock and house hold items. Karwan distributed food items and necessary household items to the affected families including water tanks. Danish Muslim Aid extended the financial support for it.

All burnt houses were made by the residents, but they were needing few days to construct there houses again. Karwan provide them food sufficient for one month, so they can stay at home instead of going out for labor to earn money for food. CBDRR Project Mia Essa - Nowshera Mia Essa is a village in the suburbs of Nowshera, on the bank of river Kabul that was severely affected by the 2010 floods. Karwan worked on emergency response in the rehabilitation of the area right after the disaster stuck.

First time ever through the combined efforts of Karwan, Engineer Without borders-Denmark and Danish Muslim Aid-Denmark the locals of Mia Essa were targeted directly to cope up with the disastrous challenges. This institutionalized effort with the help of civil society is a landmark achievement towards grass root level awareness and preparedness drill. Karwan has introduced rapid rural appraisal system which assesses the needs of this area in terms of the damage done by Kabul River every year since Mia Essa is a fragile land.

KDF aims at improving the mindset of people to change the way they respond and react to unforeseen situations. People come, talk, identify and mutually resolve the aftermath of disastrous situations. Self-governing and helping each other approach has been significantly encouraged and promoted by KDF.

When Engineers Without Borders decided to work in the area for disaster preparedness, they collaborated with Karwan and spent four years in Mia Essa implementing CBDRR project. Major activities that were performed during 2015 are mentioned below.

• DRR forum in Nowshera was inactive for several years. Karwan activated the forum, conducted elections and assigned responsibilities to the newly elected members. Forum’s presence was also ensured on the social media along with printing and distributing its first formal publication. • Radio campaign in monsoon season was organized for awareness of the local population • Karwan planned, prepared and launched DRR Directory for the district Nowshera • Karwan partnered with PDMA to organize International DRR Day Celebration at University of Peshawar • Less structured CBOs in Mia Essa were recognized and supported by training them on Office Management and First Aid besides providing first aid kids to each CBO • Karwan was among the sponsors of International Day for Disaster Reduction, organized by National DRR Forum Pakistan in 2015 • Disaster Management Conference 2015: Protecting Our Children from Terrorism was jointly organized and sponsored by Karwan and NHSD Emergency Response and DRR 23

• Specially designed clipboards with DRR awareness messaged printed were distributed to 1250 children of 6 schools in Mia Essa

In an attempt to reduce Pakistan’s vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters, Karwan has come forward to introduce policies in disaster risk reduction. Karwan has floated booklets and brochures in these areas in Urdu so they are easily understood by majority. DRR Initiatives in Tharparkar Tharparkar region is the grief-stricken area which is often caught up in the unexpected incidents and fire eruptions. Therefore, the need of preparedness of such disasters is imperative. This was realized by KDF when the number of incidents involving fire rose from May 2017 to October 2017. 12 villages were targeted with an aim to improve preparedness of people under disastrous situations. The data has been given below,

Under this project 12 Village Disaster Risk Management Committee (VDMCs) were formed that were to conduct trainings and activities for the disaster risk reduction purposes. Through a coordinated set of efforts and activities the trainings were a huge success. The trainings conducted were on

- Fire fighting - Heat stroke management

The participants were briefed about the causes of these events, how they were to be countered, preventive measures that could be taken immediately, responsive actions and first aid. In order to demonstrate through a clear picture, mock drills were arranged by the KDF. Emergency Response and DRR 24

To conclude the training process, first aid kits and firefighting kits were distributed. A list of those items is given below,

Reference: 1. Disaster Risk Management Support. (2018). UNDP in Pakistan. Retrieved 15 January 2018, from http://www.pk.undp.org/content/pakistan/en/home/operations/projects/crisis_preventio n_and_recovery/disaster-risk-reduction.html 2. Pakistan - Disaster & Risk Profile | PreventionWeb.net. (2018). Preventionweb.net. Retrieved 15 January 2018, from https://www.preventionweb.net/countries/pak/data/ 3. Strengthening Disaster Risk Reduction. (2018). ReliefWeb. Retrieved 15 January 2018, from https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/strengthening-disaster-risk-reduction 4. Road Map for Disaster Risk Management 2014 - 2019. (2018). ReliefWeb. Retrieved 15 January 2018, from https://reliefweb.int/report/pakistan/road-map-disaster-risk- management-2014-2019

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HELP THE NEEDY

Despite all the bad press, conjectures of terrorism, we stand erect and united as a nation when it comes to helping the poverty stricken and underprivileged souls Pakistanis are known for their unprecedented moves of helping their brothers and sisters. Encumbered by the inflation, poverty and corruption, nothing could stop us from helping the poor and needy.

According to the United Nation’s report poverty rate in urban areas is 9.3% in comparison to 54.6% in rural areas. Startling it is to know that disparities and multidimensional poverty exists across provinces. KPK stand at 49%, Gilgit Baltistan and Sindh amount to 43%, Punjab has 31% and Kashmir with 25% of poverty. Least we could do is take initiatives on our own to eradicate the phantom of poverty.

Following are the activities that we at Karwan perform under our Help the Needy project. Akhuwat e Ramzan: Since inception, Karwan has always helped the underprivileged during Ramzan by organizing iftaar at public places. However, Akhuwat e Ramadan was formally initiated in 2015 after we realized that only men can attend our public iftaar events. Hence it was decided that food packages shall be made and distributed to the underprivileged families, with enough food to go around for the month for a family of 6 to 7 individuals. Since then, each Ramzan, Karwan identifies beneficiary families and distributes the packages to them a few days before the beginning of the holy month so that they do not need to travel and carry the package while fasting. Widowed women, orphans, persons with disabilities and families with low income group constitute the beneficiaries of Akhuwat e Ramzan food packages.

By the grace of Allah and the support of our partners and donors, the number of locations for distribution and number of beneficiaries have increased each year. In 2017 alone, Karwan distributed food packages to 375 deserving families in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Fateh Jang, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Sarai Alamgir and Muzaffarabad. Qurbani by Karwan This is the most unique initiative taken by Karwan on behalf of those people who aren’t able to perform the sacrificial ritual on every Eid. The process of funding commences from Denmark and the funds are transferred to Karwan in Pakistan. This step was first taken five years back and has managed to carve smiles on poverty wracked faces that cannot perform this ritual. The location for meat distribution is different every year. A total of 204 families in various villages have received 3KG of meat as result. The donors are from UK and Denmark primarily. Proper screening and identification of the deserving households is done prior to distribution so that no one goes empty handed. Milad Food Packages Like mentioned earlier, the activities of Karwan aren’t constrained to a particular event or time of the year, so this movement was strategized for Eid Milad-un-Nabi which falls right after Eid-ul- Azha. Karwan has been actively working alongside Danish Muslim Aid for the past 7 years. Around Eid Milad un Nabi surveys are conducted to get a deeper look at the deserving communities and Help the Needy 26

individuals. A list of office cleaners, drivers, guards, gardeners, and street leaners is made. Tens of thousands of packages are given every year ever since the inception of this enterprise. From catering to the lower income groups to the widows, packages at every doorstep are delivered. Packages are ensured to be of good quality because it contains eatables and perishable goods. Activities from Zakat Due to Karwan’s multiple activities in 18 districts of Pakistan, a lot of contacts have been made over the years and therefore people keep contacting us for support in multiple unforeseen problems they face. Although we cannot address them all, but we do try to solve some of them. Mentioned below are examples of such activities by Karwan undertaken from Zakat money we receive in form of donation from our friends:

• Funded two homeless and destitute families in Nowshera and Charsadda for the construction of their houses • Supported more than 7 marriages of deserving girls in multiple locations • Helped with the treatment of patients with critical illnesses including two with cancer • Provided wheelchairs to two persons with disabilities • Used zakat money to help set up small business of a deserving person by encouraging him to open up a vegetable shop • Empowered 3 women financially by providing them sewing machines to earn a living out of stitching clothes and contributed into opening up a small business for another deserving woman to help her support her family • Distributed clothes among 27 draught-stricken families of Tharparkar • Distributed Rupees 5,000 to 100 draught-stricken hospitalized people each in Tharparkar • Distributed Zakat to widowers, orphans and people handicapped because of draught in different villages of Tharparkar

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WORKED WITH…

S.# Organization Name Project/Activity Donors 1 Danish Muslim Aid Orphan Support Program, Water Projects in Tharparker, Muzaffarabad and Mardan, Qurbani, Akhuwat e Ramadan, Milad Food Distribution, School Support Program, DRR and Emergency Relief projects in Tharparker and Lower Dir, Skill Development Centers in Muzafarabad and Patikkah. 2 Engineers without Borders Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Project - Mian Issa (project and partnership ended in Dec 2015) 3 Innocent Orphans Child Care Program in Rawalpindi, Islamabad & Charsadda. Plantation in Tharparker & School Support Program in Charsadda. 4 Dabbagh Welfare Trust Water Project in Kashmir, Charsadda and School Support Program in Charsadda. (Not formal, not continued) 5 Unite for Humanity Skill Development Center - Muzaffarabad, Water Projects and Plantation in Tharparker (Occasional) Implementing Partners 6 Hamza Development Foundation - Skill Development Centers (Vocational Trainings for Muzaffarabad Women) 7 AWARE - Umarkot Water Projects and School Support Program in Tharparker 8 Alkhair Welfare Society - Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction Project - Mian Nowshera Issa 9 Rural Development Association - Water Projects, DRR, Plantation and School Support Tharparker Program in Tharparker Training Partner 10 National Institute of Disaster Training on Climate Change Management, Assessment Management (NIDM) Procedure, Flood Mitigation, Earthquake Mitigation, District DRM Planning & Integration of Gender in DRM 11 Management Development Institute Training on Project management, Effective Writing and (MDI) Diploma in Entrepreneurship. 12 Sustainable Development Policy Training on Monitoring and Evaluation and Institute (SDPI) Management Skills for Office Professionals Help the Needy 28

S.# Organization Name Project/Activity 13 Network for Social and Human Training on Proposal writing, Trainings on Search and Development (NHSD) Rescue in Emergencies Activity Partners 14 Shaoor The Society - Islamabad Aftaar Esaar, Water Wells in Tharparker 15 Capital Development Authority Plantation Drive 16 SOS Village Muzaffarabad Plantation Drive 17 SAMAA FM Plantation Drive 18 National DRR Forum Annual DRR Conference 2015 19 Pakistan Youth Climate Network Plantation Drive