Reinforcing its sterling performance in the earthquake-affected areas, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) has allocated Rs. 134 million to help IDPs through an integrated development program which includes social mobilization, initial rehabilitation, access to potable water, vocational and skill training, health services and informal education.

PPAF has been allocated IDPs camps in Jalozai (Pabbi-District Nowshera), Sheikh Shahzad (Mardan), Jalala (Mardan), Sheikh Yasin (Mardan), Shah Mansoor I-II (Swabi) and Yar Hussain (Chota Lahore-Swabi) where it is implementing various interventions through its partner organizations.

Interventions

• Structural training in masonry, plumbing, electrician, carpentry and reconstruction skills at 18 temporary facilities at abovementioned camps where trainees are also being paid a daily stipend of Rs. 250 per person

• Distribution of clothes among disabled children

• Provision of milk to 9,000 children daily, flour to widows and meals to children enrolled in PPAF schools

• Establishment of 12 non-formal schools and two health centers at Sheikh Shehzad and Jalala camps to cater to the needs of the expecting women.

• Sinking of 20 hand pumps at the IDPs camps with. Another 40 hand pumps to be sunk at various locations at the allocated camps

• Setting up of playgrounds with swings, slides and see-saws to engage children in healthy stress-relieving activities,

• Establishment of tailoring production centers for women is also in the process. Other activities in the pipeline are the provisioning of assistive devices for disabled children and hygiene products to women and children of camps

The Community Organizations (COs) formed by PPAF are playing a heroic role in the host districts. These COs are supporting IDPs and are providing multi-faceted hosting services involving almost every household of their villages. The PPAF investment in establishing social infrastructure & community is paying back in a great way

PPAF staff has also donated one-day salary to the Prime Minister’s special fund for victims of terrorism and is determined to play its role as a bridge between the government, donor agencies and the IDPs.

SNAPSHOT OF PPAF INTERVENTIONS AT THE IDP CAMPS

PPAF training facilities in masonry, plumbing, electrician, carpentry and reconstruction skills being imparted at the IDP camps

Children involved in PPAF supported educational & co-curricular activities at the IDPs camps