It has been six months since that powerful South Asia earthquake devastated parts of northern Pakistan and Kashmir, killing over 73,000 people in the process.
Tanzeem Wasti, who is a Trustee of Muslim Aid’s head office in the UK, has visited Pakistan twice since the disaster, and he was responsible for spear-heading the relief effort of the UK-based charity. But even though half a year has passed since the October 8 earthquake made millions homeless, he acknowledges that there is still work to be done.
Muslim Aid
“I spoke to needy families, and in the
first week Muslim Aid gave half a
million pounds in aid to the survivors
of this disaster,” said Tanzeem Wasti.
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Muslim Aid
In all, Muslim Aid responded to the
needs of the communities to the tune of £
1 million, to cover emergency relief and
to focus on longer-term rehabilitation
and reconstruction programmes.
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Muslim Aid
Muslim Aid provided, among other relief
supplies in great demand, 900 waterproof,
double-ply family tents and more than
11,000 blankets.
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Muslim Aid
Muslim Aid established a camp in
Islamabad, for residents from
Muzaffarabad, which was also severely
affected by the earthquake.
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The H-11 relief camp has an educational
complex and six kitchens to feed the
refugees at the camp.
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Up to 3,600 people are living in Muslim
Aid’s tent-city, including 1,300
children.
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The camp has support facilities such as
a playground for children, and a mosque,
and a school.
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It also has income-generating projects,
micro-credit programmes, a community
hall for meetings, and medical
facilities.
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