COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE Daily Situation Report- April 16, 2020 Rural Support Organizaiton (SRSO) SRSO Complex, Shikarpur Road, Sukkur (Sindh), , Ph.#: 071-56271820 Website: www.srso.org.pk Daily Situation Report All the cities of Sindh are locked down. Daily wagers faced much difficulties to meet their ends. In such a pandemic and lockdown situation poor people of the community cannot afford their basic needs of life. In this situation, the Community didn’t leave alone to the poor daily wagers and elderly people of their communities. SRSO through representatives of community institutions (CIs) and staff are responding COVID-19 emergency within its outreach areas through Community Savings, Ration and Vegetables Distribution, Linkages Development, Identification of deserving HHs, delivering awareness sessions on precautionary measures to fight COVID-19 and Registration of needy and poor families under the Govt. of Pakistan Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme. Households and individuals are being supported with Cash, Ration and capitalizing LSO linkages for relief activities in their concerned areas. SRSO well trained human capital is engaged in Government relief activities through identification of deserving beneficiaries, distribution of ration bags, conducting awareness sessions on preventive measures to combat COVID-19 SRSO is also facilitating the Government of Sindh in the identification of deserving families and distribution of food items in most needy households. SRSO outreach and scale of response to COVID-19 outbreak SRSO outreach and scale of response to COVID-19 outbreak in Districts 14 Number of task-forces/special-committees set up by the divisional, district and tehsil authorities with an active 82 membership of SRSO for coordination and response to COVID- 19 outbreak; Number of special-committees with an active membership of LSO activists, CRPs and community leader’s set-up by the 335 district and tehsil authorities and other entities for COVID-19 response coordination arrangements; Number of tehsils 64 Number of urban towns and cities 99 Number of UCs 459

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. Highlights of the Day-April 16, 2020: The highlights of the day are as under:  21, poorest households were provided ration and fresh vegetables to respond COVID-19 emergency 2020 through community savings, contribution and local philanthropists in Shikarpur, @ and Umerkot districts.

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 377, community members participated in awareness-raising sessions on COVID-19, proper hand-washing and social distancing which were conducted by different community institutions (CIs) in Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Mirpurkhas, and Larkana districts.

 115, preventing items like; soaps, sanitizers and face masks were distributed among community members in Shaikarpur District.

 5511, needy families have been facilitated into the registration process under the Govt. of Pakistan Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme –in Badin, Shikarpur and Thatta districts.

 SRSO District Teams and LSOs facilitated district administration in Ehsaas Emergency Cash Distribution at 2 centers in District and Ration Distribution under Relief Committees at Kashmore @ Kandhkot and Khairpur Districts.

Details of Response to COVID-19 Emergency Interventions There is brief description of Community Institutions’ initiatives undertook for food drive to poorest HHS, community awareness, preventing items distribution, Ehsaas Cash Programme registration and coordination & engagement with district administration and other stakeholders to respond COVID-19 Emergency 2020:  Community Institutions’ Food Drive for Poorest HHS to respond COVID-19 Emergency 2020:

 The community institution-Village Organization village Mehnoon Khan Jamrro, UC-Daraza Taluka District Khairpur BDG beneficiary entertains orders of the clients from the community on call and ensured home delivery through bike at door step in the COVID-19 emergency. She follows strictly preventing measures and safety protocols i.e; keeping social-distancing and proper hand-washing as well of lockdown

announced by Govt. of Sindh.

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 Regional Manager-SRSO and District Team Umerkot and District visited village Khakhan UC Seekhro and distributed the ration bag and cloth to three fire affected families.

 The fresh vegetables provided to poorest 14 households (HHs) through established demo plot under EU-PINS by Agricultural Entrepreneur (AE) of Farmer Field School (FFS) at Ali Muhammad Brohi UC Sher Kot, District Shikarpur.

 VO Taj Muhammad UC Suhliyani members decided to utilized saving Rs. 3,500 and supported to 3 daily wages families of the village.  Another VO Wahid Bux Chachar UC Rasool Bux Chachar District Kashmore @ Kandhkot members utilized saving of Rs. 1300 for supporting 1 daily wage family of the village.

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 Community Institutions’ Awareness on COVID-19, Handwashing and Social Distancing :

 SRSO District Office Khairpur under Govt. Sindh supported PPRP has developed key messages on COVID-19 and designed them in well and simple form for using as reference material in the community awareness raising sessions.

 In District Shikarpur, 18 awareness sessions on COVID- 19 have been conducted with 9 Village Organizations (VOs) by Community Resource Persons (CRPs) and Community Health Workers (CHWs). Approximately 270, community members participated in these sessions.

 Community Resource Persons (CRPs) from Local Support Organisations under the #EU funded #PINS Programme trained by SRSO- Sindh Rural Support Organization are undertaking awareness raising sessions @VO Mujawar,VO Sono Jatoi and VO Tharecha of Taluka Bakrani, district larkana on handwashing and on Coronavirus COVID-19. Communities can protect themselves against coronavirus.

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 A meeting of Agriculture Entrepreneurs (AEs) of Union Council Wadi Wahni, district Larkana was convened at VO Wadi Wahni. Meeting was attended by the DPO and Agriculture Office and SRSO Team briefed to AEs regarding taking safety measures against COVID-19 and bound them to convey effective message to other community members as they can protect yourself from COVID-19 effect.

 In district Jacobabad, different community institutions i.e.; 2 LSOs, 12 VOs and 15 COs conducted Corona awareness sessions and which were attended by 67 community members.

 SRSO District Mirpurkhas, social mobilization Team-Jhudho conducted awareness raising session on hand washing and social -distancing with communities in different villages of Taluka Jhudho.

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 Distribtuion Preventing Items (Masks, Soaps and Sanitilizers) for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19):  In District Mirpurkhas distributed the 39 soaps, 218 face masks and 18 hand-sanitizers among poorest HHs by LSOs and Community Health Workers (LHWs) under PINS-ER-2.

 Facilitation to Communities in EHSAAS Cash Emergency Programme Registration:  165 deserving HHs from Shikarpur, 3828 HHs from Badin and 1489 HHs Thatta districts have been facilitated by community instittutions (Cis) and SRSO Teams in registration process under the Govt. of Pakistan Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme. District Badin Registration of Ehsaas Cash Program. Jhampper: 3657 Khoski: 261 # of LSOs: 04 Ghorrabarri: 171 SF Rahu: 1228 # of HHs: 165 Total Total Registration : 3828 Toral Registration: 1489

Trained Community Person benfits to communities in COVID-19 Emergency: A Success story from district Larkana As LSO CBKs plays a vital role in maintenance of LSO record and activities as well. CBK Ms. Noor Jahan from LSO Fateh, UC Izat ji Wandh, District Larkana, has received training of Computer Literacy and it has become very helpful in registration of poor households in Ehsas Emergency Cash Program. To date, she has been registered 70 households (HHs) of her LSO, and from these registered till yet eligible 22000 households have been received cash amount of 12000 per household. Thus, a trained resource person at local level has proved a best asset for communities in emergency situation.

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 Coordination & Engagement with Govt. Authorities and Stakeholders to Response COVID-19 Emergency

 Deputy Commissioner Khairpur Mr. Muhammad Naeem Sandhu, Assistant Commissioner Khairpur Mr. Mirza waleed Baig , Assistant Director NADRA Khairpur, District Information Officer Khairpur along with District Manager Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) Khairpur visited Ihsas Cash Program centers esteblished in Khairpur city and managed by 12 staff and 25 LSO membdrs. .Members and staff awared the crowed for COVID-19 awareness and provide senitizer facilities at venue they also ensured and maintain the social distancing for them.Deputy Commissioner appreciated the SRSO team and gave instructions to local authorities to cooperate with SRSO team and LSO volunteers in order to maintain the discipline at centers.

 SRSO Taluka Tharimirwah District Khairpur Relief Committee members distributed ration to 143, poor females in 3 UCs, who were in urgent need of the ration. The ration includes rice, flour, sugar Tea paket, oil and channa Dall. UC's detail:43 Bag/Uc(1) Pir Budhro, (2)Mohsin shah and (3)Deparja.

 Taluka District Khairpur Ehssas Cash Program Centres were managed at Govt: high school Drib Mehar Shah and Govt:Primary school Kolab Jeal. SRSO team with LSO Volunteers ensured the social distancing and hand-washing at centers and delivered session for precautionary measures including hand wash and avoid hand shake at center.

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 Deputy Commissioner Kashmore @ Kandhkot Mr. Munwar Ali Mithyani called meeting with SRSO Team at Assistant Commissioner Kashmore office to support to AC regarding to identification of poor HHs on urgent basis, 400 names per UC, and directed to AC to keep close coordination with SRSO taluka team and also get support from SRSO MIS in entry.

 SRSO Team Taluka Kashmore District Kashmore along with LSO General Secretary conducted meeting with UC Noor .Mohammad Ishaq regarding submitting poor HHs lists jointly at AC office. Chairman said this is good step and appreciated the efforts of LSO BUKHAR.

 In District Kashmore @ Kandhkot, UC Rasaldar CRP Gohram conducted meeting with UC Chairman and submitted lists of poor HHs

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Pictorial Highlights; SRSO-COVID-19 Emergnecy Response April 16, 2020

DC Khairpur visits SRSO managed Ehsaas Cash Distribtion Center at Khairpur with SRSO district team

Govt. of Sindh-PPRP supported BDG Shop in District Khirpur

Kingri District Khairpur managed Ehsaas Cash Distribution Center by LSO voluntteers

COVID-19 Awanreness Session-District Shikarpur FFS-vegetable distrbution-District Shikarpur

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District Thatta District Badin SRSO Team meeting with DC Kashmore

COVID-19 Awareness sessions with communities-District Larkana

COVID-19 Awarness Sessions-District Jacobabad Jhuddo District Mirpurkhas Session

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Developed Key meeages on COVID-19 by SRSO-District Khairpur Team

SRSO Team meeting with DC Kashmore RM-SRSO meeting with District Team RM-SRSO during field at Umerkot Umerkot

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