LONDON (AlertNet) - Aid agencies in the AlertNet network as well as U.N. agencies and other relief organisations are on the scene in the Indian subcontinent, where a 7.6-magnitude earthquake rocked cities and villages in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on October 8.
Action Against Hunger's initial response focuses on the provision of food aid, potable water. The organisation will be flying in additional food and non-food items and water provision supplies.
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ActionAid is mobilising 75 counsellors and will be providing legal and social support to displaced and vulnerable survivors. In Pakistan, the organisation has sent water, food and non-food items, medicines and tents to Rawlakot. In India, ActionAid will provide tents and family food kits in towns in Baramulla and Kuopwara district.
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Action by Churches Together (ACT) has launched an appeal for $7.9 million to support the work of its network agencies.
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Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International is providing tents, blankets, water, and food packages to residents in the Kashmiri towns of Khajgan, Saddat, and Khan and its project is valued at $130,000. The German branch of ADRA has sent $85,000 worth of medical supplies. An additional $1 million worth of medicines will be distributed by ADRA’s medical teams.
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Agence d'Aide à la Coopération Technique et au Développement (ACTED) France is sending two teams of disaster response experts and plans to provide food aid and water and help restore infrastructure and access routes.
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Air Serv International is working with Medecines sans Frontieres Netherlands to deploy medical teams in relief camps and isolated villages using its two helicopters. The organisation is also evacuating survivors who need intensive care treatment.
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American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (AJJDC) is working with partner agencies in the region to decide how to respond.
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American Jewish World Service (AJWS) is giving a $25,000 grant to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) towards shelters built with local materials.
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American Red Cross has its international response team and non-food relief supplies on stand-by near the affected region.
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American Refugee Committee has released $25,000 from its rapid response fund and has sent assessment teams. It will deliver immediate medical assistance and distribute non-food items and medical supplies.
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AmeriCares is working with local relief organisations in India and Pakistan. It is sending antibiotics, analgesics, oral rehydration solutions and other life-saving medicines, as well as bandages and other supplies.
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Baptist World Aid has sent a rescue team and is planning to send a medical team to Pakistan.
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The British Red Cross will be distributing 6,000 winterised tents in Pakistan.
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CARE International will be flying blankets and water containers to Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan, and the organisation will be working with local partners. CARE says its top priorities are to supply coffins, winter tents, water storage containers and purification systems, blankets, hygiene kits, medicine, water and food.
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Caritas Internationalis has launched an appeal for over $5.5 million dollars to help Caritas India work with survivors in Jammu and Kashmir. The organisation, together with its partners, has started providing food and non-food items in 10 villages in the Baramulla and Uri districts. Click here for more information
Caritas Pakistan has distributed tents in some areas and is planning to reach Garlag, Surange, Payan and Girare villages with urgent medical attention and shelter, blankets, plastic sheeting, and cooking utensils. Caritas India is focusing on providing food and water, medical care, sanitation, shelter, clothing, and psychosocial support.
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Caritas - France (Secours Catholique) is releasing 100,000 euros ($120,000) to support Caritas Pakistan.
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Catholic Relief Services (CRS) will be distributing tarpaulins, blankets, plastic sheeting and water cans in Muzaffarabad, Menshera and Shingala. The organisation has committed $500,000, but plans to raise up to five million dollars for longer-term recovery.
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Christian Aid has pledged £250,000 ($436,000) to the work of Church World Service Pakistan/Afghanistan through the global alliance Action by Churches Together (ACT) International. The money will provide aid to 15,000 affected families in the North West Frontier Province and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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Church World Service (CWS) - Pakistan/Afghanistan will be expanding the capacity of a new tent village in Bisyan to 2,500 people. Around 100,000 people are being served by field clinics the organisation has set up in Azad Kashmir and North West Frontier Province. The organisation continues to airdrop aid into remote villages such as Shang, Bhutal, and Hassa.
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Concern is planning to donate €230,000 towards the relief efforts in Pakistan and is working with United Nations and other humanitarian organisations to establish the immediate needs.
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The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) UK , a fundraising umbrella organisation, has launched an appeal to channel funds to the top 13 British aid agencies and has so far raised more than £25 million ($44.4 million).
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Direct Relief International - USA will be supplying Marie Stopes International-Pakistan with clinical supplies, paediatric products and surgical kits to aid health clinics in Swat and Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan.
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Evangelical Fellowship of India Commission on Relief (EFICOR) has distributed relief goods in five villages in Jammu and Kashmir, allocated to the organisation by the government. EFICOR is focusing especially on vulnerable communities such as widows, disabled and orphans
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GOAL - Ireland is distributing shelter materials and other essential emergency supplies in the town of Bagh and surrounding villages in the Kashmir mountains. The organisation is planning to distribute food to 66,000 beneficiaries.
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Handicap International (HI) - UK plans to provide care and orthopaedic services in hospitals outside main cities and in camps, and to send physiotherapists to provide rehabilitation services. It will also provide wheelchairs and walking aids.
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Health Partners International of Canada (HPIC) is planning to send medicines, vaccines and medical supplies.
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German medical agency humedica's team of voluntary doctors and coordinators with emergency health kits for 3,000 people is in northern Pakistan where it plans to set up a mobile clinic with local partner PAK Relief and Development Agency.
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HelpAge International is providing relief in partnership with HelpAge India and Help the Aged . HelpAge India’s mobile medical units are providing healthcare services, medicines, food, clothing and other essential items and two more mobile medical units are moving to Srinagar.
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International Blue Crescent (IBC) Turkey has delivered blankets and food parcels in Muzaffarabad and Rawlakot. The organisation will be distributing winterised tents, food packages, oil heaters, blankets, sleeping bags and kitchen sets in Muzaffabad and four villages in the area.
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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) basic health care units in Neelum and Jhelum valleys are now operational, taking the place of government facilities destroyed by the quake. The organisation has seven helicopters delivering blankets, tarpaulins, tents and food to remote areas. ICRC is also carrying out assessments of new areas.
ICRC has launched a website to help people contact relatives in the disaster zone: FamilyLinks
The Indian Red Cross is continuing its distributions of food and other relief items. Its Jammu and Kashmir branch distributed five tonnes of dried food rations and its staff is involved in relief operations in Poonch, Rajouri, Baramulla and Uri.
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InterAction, an umbrella of U.S.-based non-governmental organisations, has published a list of its members responding to this disaster.
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has issued an appeal for 70 million Swiss francs ($54 million) for food, tents, blankets, cooking sets and health care for 150,000 families (750,000 people). Different national societies will be setting up basic health care emergency response units and water and sanitation units.
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International Medical Corps (IMC) dispatched three teams of medical doctors and nurses to Pakistan's North West Frontier province to set up mobile clinics.
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International Relief Teams (IRT) has airlifted nearly 3 tons ($200,000 worth) of emergency medicines and supplies to the quake zone. It is now providing winter shelter materials and supplies, and developing a food aid programme for the area.
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An International Rescue Committee (IRC) is setting up child-friendly spaces in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province and plans to set up 40 more over the next month.
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International Rescue Corps UK teams have have given up their search and rescue efforts in Muzaffarabad, and are leaving behind £9,000 worth of tents, sleeping bags and mats, medicines, food and water filtration equipment.
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Islamic Relief - UK has allocated two million pounds and says food, shelter, warm clothing, and water are the top priorities.
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Lutheran World Relief is working with its Action by Churches Together (ACT) partners to support affected communities in Pakistan and has released an initial $20,000 for relief items.
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Malteser International - Germany has increased its financial assistance to one million euros ($1,200,000). The organisation is setting up a logistical centre in Muzaffarabad with the Turkish-based NGO International Blue Crescent.
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Manos Unidas - Spain is in contact with local partners are doing assessments on the ground. Its team has been focusing emergency relief on women and children in quake-hit regions of Pakistan.
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MAP International is sending medical relief supplies, including trauma supplies, analgesics, bandages, and topical ointments.
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Marie Stopes International has sent medical teams from its reproductive health centres in other parts of Pakistan to Shangla and Batla.
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Medair - Switzerland has erected two model shelters in Poonch District and construction materials will soon be distributed to survivors. The organisation will also be distributing 1,000 tents to the most vulnerable families.
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Médecins du Monde(MdM) is providing surgical support in Mansehra, emergency medical care in Batagram and primary healthcare in Thakot, all in Pakistan.
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Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is working to make the hospital in Muzaffarabad usable again and two planes with medical supplies, surgical kits, blankets, jerry cans, water purification items and tents have arrived to Pakistan. MSF teams are already working in the towns of Baramullah, Uri and Sringar and the Tangdar region in Indian-administered Kashmir. Click here for more information
Mercy Corps has provided winter tents for approximately 10,000 people, with more on the way. The organisation is also serving an average of 700 patients a day at four medical clinics throughout the Sirin and Konch valleys.
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Medical agency Merlin - UK has deployed a team of medical specialists and has opened a field hospital and a temporary clinic in Panjkot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. A second field hospital will be set up in the Neelum valley. The organisation is distributing tents, blankets, plastic sheeting and high-energy biscuits.
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Muslim Aid has released £250,000 for the relief effort in Pakistan and Kashmir and has been providing locally sourced tents, blankets and food..
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Muslim Hands - UK has allocated £500,000 and has already provided tents to people in Muzaffarabad, food for 10,000 families, bedding and basic medicines. Four medical clinics and nine mobile ambulance units are up and running./
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Norwegian Church Aid is sending staff to Pakistan to coordinate work with some of the Action by Churches Together (ACT) network organisations on the ground.
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Norwegian Refugee Council is assessing the situation in the remote areas north and east of Peshawar, near the Afghan border.
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Operation USA is partnering with Islamic Relief USA to provide relief in the affected area. The organisation will collect medical supplies, shelter materials and food for distribution and is planning to help with rehabilitation programmes.
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Oxfam - GB is aiming to raise four million pounds to serve 300,000 people in the region. Its focus is on tents, blankets, basic hygiene kits and jerry cans.
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The Pakistan Red Crescent Society has deployed medical teams and is assisting with relief efforts. It is sending food, tents, blankets and clothing to Pakistan-administered Kashmir and North West Frontier province.
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Peace Winds Japan is preparing to distribute emergency supplies to the Balkot area and assess further needs in Mansehra. The organisation will be procuring tents, stoves and blankets and coordinate with other agencies.
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Plan has flown two helicopters with emergency medical equipment, tarpaulins, tents and blankets and medical staff to help 15,000 villagers in northern Pakistan. The organisation is also planning to deliver milk, water and tents to the Mansehra District.
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A search and rescue team from RAPID UK has rescued seven people in Islamabad.
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Relief International distributed emergency family kits in villages surrounding Mansehra, in northern Pakistan.
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Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS) - India has distributed family packs with woollen clothes, utensil kits, socks and shoes in Poonch district. Tearfund's partners are conducting assessments in the affected areas. Terre des hommes has sent two assessment teams to Kashmir to look at the psychological needs of children. The U.N. Children's Fund, UNICEF began moving supplies that include blankets, clothing, tents, emergency medical supplies, food for infants, and water purification tablets to the affected area.
World Emergency Relief UK is sending essential medical supplies, including oral rehydration salts, antiseptics and antibiotics to remote communities around Muzaffarabad and Peshawar. WER has already prepared more than 15 tonnes of tents, warm clothing, food, cooking utensils and tools for shipment to Pakistan. The U.S.-based United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is supporting the work of International Blue Crescent (IBC) and Church World Service in the affected regions. World Concern is providing its partners Mercy Corps and World Vision with emergency supplies and funds for food, blankets, water, tents, and airlifts to deliver aid. The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) has distributed two-day rations of high-energy biscuits to 12,000 people in Muzaffarabad, and is bringing a further 33 metric tonnes of high-energy biscuits will be sent to Pakistan.
World Relief will be supporting its local partners with funding and personnel. World Vision's child-friendly spaces will include education and hygiene as part of their daily routine. The organisation has so far set up three spaces and is planning another 14. It is also providing tents, blankets, cooking sets and working on shelter solutions.
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