COVID-19 EMERGENCY RESPONSE Daily Situation Report- April 13, 2020 Rural Support Organizaiton (SRSO) SRSO Complex, Shikarpur Road, (Sindh), , Ph.#: 071-56271820 Website: www.srso.org.pk Daily Situation Report – April 13, 2020 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 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; SRSO outreach and scale of response to COVID-19 outbreak in 14 Districts Number of tehsils 64 Number of urban towns and cities 99 Number of UCs 459

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. Highlights of the Day-April 13, 2020: The highlights of the day April13, 2020 are as under:  121 poorest households were provided ration to respond COVID-19 emergency 2020 through community savings and contribution in Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Sanghar, and Badin districts.

 362 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 Kamber- Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, and districts.

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 741 preventing items like; Soaps, sanitizers and face masks were distributed among community members, Ehsaas Cash Distribution Staff and media persons in Mirpurkhas, Badin, Sanghar, Shaikarpur and Kamber- Shahdadkot Districts.

 1912 needy families have been facilitated into the registration process under the Govt. of Pakistan Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme –in Badin, Mirpurkhas, Khairpur, Shikarpur and Thatta 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:

 LSO Nayab, UC Faridabad District Larkana has taken a self-help initiative to fulfill the needs of daily wage earners’ households who are suffering due to lockdown situation against Covid-19. LSO leaders decided in a meeting to facilitate those poor members through utilization of saving in VOs. This amount of Rs. 7000 rupees which were distributed in cash among five poorest members of two VOs for ration.

 Village organization Safia district Sanghar distributed 15 Kilo Rice, 15 kilo Sugar, 30 milk packs, 15 tea packs and 15 masala packets among 15 poor families through their community organizaitons’saving.

 The leaders of LSO Koshish, Union Council Thouf Chousol, Taluka Sijawal, district Kamber- Shahdadkot distributed ration to 70 needy Households, in collaboration with Jafra Disaster Cell (JDC) Welfare Organization.

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 LSO Sujag UC Bahadur Chandio Taluka District Badin distributed ration among 20 poor families. This purpose, Rs, 38000 amount was collected from the community members through fund raising to support poorest families.

 The current COVID-19 emergency has created situation in which poorest people have not enough money to buy food items due to ongoing corona situation especially, eve they can’t get vegetables. Looking this need, a community institution village organization Wakhan UC Fatehpur, Taluka Kotdigi District Khairpur distributed fresh vegetables among 06 poor families from the established Tunnel Farming of Business Development Group (BDG)..

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 A community institution village organization Mehbook Gotth district Shikarpur distributed fresh vegetables among 05 Households from Famer Field School (FFS) Mehboob Goth.

 Due to the ongoing Corona virus lockdowns a Business Development Group (BDG) Kamyab, village organization Dua LSO Roshni UC Hajrani Taluka Khairpur is offering 20% off a home delivery service for wheat grinding on bike located at premises of the area. BDG have to do is:Pay by 20% offLet us know where to pick upPost code of deliveryOrder will be ready within 2-3 Hours Pay cash on delivery.

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

 The community institution village organization Hidayat, LSO Shive Shankar UC Mir Ali Bux Talpur, Taluka Kot Ghulam Muhammad District Mirpurkhas conducted an awareness session on social-distancing regarding to preventing from Coronavirus at community level. This session was attended by 8 community women.

 Community Resource Person (CRP) from Local Support Organisations Sojhro District Larkana under the #EU funded #PINS Programme trained by SRSO- Sindh Rural Support Organization through village organization Wadho Lashari. A CRP is undertaking awareness raising sessions on handwashing and on Coronavirus COVID- 19 in a community.

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 The Local Support Organization (LSO) delivered the session with village organization Sindhu, UC Pir Fateh Shah. Taluka and district Badin where 20 pax participated. All beneficiaries participated in the hand wash practices and 20 face masks were also distributed among the poor beneficiaries.

 An awareness session was conducted on proper handwashing to prevent from COVID-19 at Vocational Training Program (VTP) Center Umer junejo, Taluka Khipro District Sangha which was attended by 31 members. On this occasion, face masks were also distributed among participants.

 An Awareness session was conducted on proper✋ wash and precautions about COVID 19 at village Dhani Bux Kobhar UC Taluka Dharki District Ghotki. This session was attended by 21 community members.

 12 Awareness sessions were conducted by CRPs and CHWs with 07 village organizations (VOs) in district Shikarpur.

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 5 Awareness sessions on Covid-19 were conducted by different community institutions at different locations in District Umerkot. These locations and participants are 1: Fateh M Dall pax: 15, 2: Hoat khan babar pax: 23 , 3: Cheel band, kolhi paro : 42 , 4: Cheel band meghwar paro pax: 12. Total 92 community members including children attnded these 5 sessions.

 A Busness Devloment Group member from VO Kainat, UC Noorpur District Khairpur has started mass awareness campaign against Corona Virus using BDG Auto Rukhswa service through loud speakers with key precautionary messages to the public living rural areas of Talka .

 Distribtuion Preventing Items (Masks, Soaps and Sanitilizers) for Combating Coronavirus (COVID-19):  SRSO Mirpur Khas Team distributed 650 Mask at 4 cash distribtion centers of Ehsas Emergency Cash Program at Taluka Mirpurkhas and Jhudo. Ehsaas Centers details are 1.Government Comprehensive High SchoolMirpurkhas, 2.Shaheed Benazeer Bhutto GIrls high School Mirpurkhas,Qaed-e-millat School Mirpurkhas, 3.Government Boys High School Jhudo and 4. Government Girls High School Jhudo. These Masks were distrbuted among Community members, Ehsas emergency center staff, Security staff and Media which were prepared by Trained VTP PAX and BDG Members of the district.

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 Different Local Support Organizaitons (LSOs ) have distributed Soaps among poorest 51 HHs in district Shikarpur.

 The masks were distribution among 31 participants at Vocational Training Program (VTP) Center Umer junejo, Taluka Khipro District Sanghar.

 Distribution of soaps and hand sanitizers, within community members of LSO Aitbar, Union Council Aitbar Khan Chandio, Taluka Shahdadkot. The Vice Chairman provided the required stuff to the LSO leaders after their meeting few days ago.

 Village Organizaiton Sindhu UC Fatehpur Districc Badin distributed 20 masks among the poor benificieries.

 Facilitation to Communities in EHSAAS Cash Emergency Programme Registration:  1091 deserving HHs from Badin, 178 from Shikarpur, 213 from Umerkot, 276 from Mirpurkhas and 154 Thatta districts have been facilitated in registration process under the Govt. of Pakistan Ehsaas Emergency Cash Programme . # District Registered HHs 1 Badin 1091 2 Shikarpur 178 Umerkot 213 Mirpurkahs 276 Thatta 154 Total 19,12

 Coordination & Engagement with Govt. Authorities and Stakeholders to Response COVID-19 Emergency  District Manager-SRSO District Khairpur held a meeting with Additional Deputy Commissioner I/Focal person covid emergency Khairpur Mr. Zameer Ahmed Jagirani where discussed the support of LSO representatives at EHSSAS cash distribution centers.

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Summary of Interventions and Achievements-District Mirpurkhas

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Pictorial Highlights: April13, 2020:

Awareness session in UC Raharki District Ghotki

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Key Public Messaged Developed by District Office Khairpur

Ehsaas Registration-District Badin Ehsaas Registration-District Ehsaas Registration-District Thatta Mirpurkhas

Cash Registration in Mask Distribution among Security Staff

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Handwashing Session with Children at District Umerkot

Social Distancing Session at Mirpurkhas District

UC Faridabad District Larkana Cash for Food Distribution

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Soaps Distribtuion by LSO of YC Aitbar Chandio District Kamber-Shahdadkot

Handwashing Session at District Badin Awareness Session and Masks Soaps distribution at Shikarpur Districts Distribution at District Sanghar

Fresh vegetables were provide from Tunnel Farm in District Khairpur

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