Emergency Appeal MDRPK010 Glide n° FL-2014-000122-PAK

Date of issue: 29 January 2015 Date of disaster: 3 September 2014

Operation manager:

Shesh Kafle Disaster Management Coordinator IFRC Pakistan Delegation Email: shesh.kafle@ifrc.org

Point of contact:

Ghulam Muhammad Awan Director of Operations Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) Email: dirops@prcs.org.pk

Operation start date: 3 September 2014 Expected timeframe for Relief: 7 months

Expected timeframe for possible Recovery interventions:

No recovery interventions will be undertaken

Overall operation budget: CHF 1,097,926 DREF allocated: CHF 299.798

Number of people affected: 2.47m Number of people to be assisted: 70,000 (10,000 families)1

Host National Society presence (n° of volunteers, staff, branches): PRCS National Headquarters, 3 provincial

branches and 14 district branches are involved in the response. Some 150 volunteers and staff have been mobilized and are involved in the ongoing operations Red Cross Red Crescent Movement partners actively involved in the operation: IFRC

Other partner organizations actively involved in the operation: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), state

and provincial disaster management authorities, Pakistan Army, Department of Health (DoH), WHO, WFP and UN-OCHA.

Appeal history:

12 September 2014 – Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA) for DREF launched to support 24,500 people for 3 months with CHF 299,798 to ensure that the immediate needs of flood-affected populations were met through provision of emergency health services, food emergency shelter and essential household item assistance

23 September 2014 – Emergency Appeal launched to support 227,500 people for 6 months with provision of emergency health services, food, water and sanitation (WatSan) services, emergency shelter and essential household assistance. The IFRC initially sought CHF 2,877,277 to support the operation.

29 January 2015 – Emergency Appeal Revision to prioritise activities based on needs. The IFRC is now seeking CHF 1,097,926 to support the 70,000 people for 7 months with provision of emergency health services, food, emergency shelter and essential household items assistance.

Appeal coverage: To date, based on the revised budget, this appeal is 100 per cent covered through hard pledges. Donors are encouraged to replenish the DREF for this operation. Current response: In response to the disaster situation, the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has been distributing food and non-food items, and providing health and care services through mobile health units. The operation will continue to focus on relief and will not move into the recovery phase, as other organizations are contributing to these efforts and sufficient support to the operation has not, and is unlikely to, come forward.

1 10,000 families (7 persons per family)

Revised Emergency Plan of Action (EPoA)

Pakistan: Monsoon Floods 2014

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Table 1: Pakistan monsoon floods 2014 - Snapshot of PRCS response operation supported by this Emergency Appeal after 3 months

Sector

Achievements: 15 September to 20 December 2014

Health and Care

29,313 people in affected districts of AJK and Punjab reached through mobile health

units

Hygiene promotion included as part of the health education sessions

Shelter & settlements

23,744 people (3,392 families) provided with non-food items from PRCS pre-positioned

Disaster Preparedness stock2

Food security, nutrition & livelihoods

24,500 people reached through distribution of 3,500 food packs in AJK, Gilgit Baltistan

and Punjab by the 3rd

week of October

4,500 food packs have been procured and will be distributed by the first half of January

2,000 more food packs are being procured in January and is expected to be distributed

the following month.

Revision Summary: Given the current needs and available resources, PRCS, with the IFRC support, has reviewed the plan of action and prioritized certain sectors.

The target number of people to be reached is reduced from 227,500 to 70,000 (32,500 to 10,000 families).

Some activities have been removed as the needs have changed (refer to Table 2).

The number of IFRC and national staff covered by this appeal is reduced, as are the number of vehicles and fuel costs.

The operation timeframe is extended by one month and is expected to end by 11 April 2015, with the final report available 90 days after the end date – 11 July 2015.

Table 2: Amendments in Emergency Plan of Action

Sector

Amendments made

Quality programming Real-time evaluation (RTE) of the operation will not be undertaken; the final evaluation remains a priority at the end of operation.

Health & care Psychosocial support, health sessions and referrals activities will not be undertaken.

Water, sanitation and hygiene promotion WatSan activities will not be undertaken.

Hygiene promotion has been integrated into the health education sessions conducted through the mobile health units.

Shelter and settlements (and household items)

The number of families to be reached through NFI distributions has reduced to the actual distribution numbers (from 4,780 to 3,392).

Replenishment of pre-positioned stock will be undertaken.

Food security, nutrition and livelihoods The number of families to be reached through food distribution has reduced from 32,500 to 10,000.

* Detailed information on each amendment is explained in Revised Strategy.

2 The PRCS NFI kit consists of 1 tent, 2 tarpaulin sheets, 1 kitchen set, 1 family hygiene kit, 7 blankets, 1 stove, 2 jerry cans (20L)

and 1 hurricane lamp. These items were distributed from the PRCS pre-positioned emergency preparedness stock.

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A. Situation analysis

Description of the disaster & summary of the current response

Heavy rainfall in the first week of September triggered flash flooding in the Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit Baltistan (GB), and Punjab regions of Pakistan. This resulted in loss of life, inundation of a large area of land, damage to property and infrastructure, and agriculture and livestock losses. At the outset, assesment reports pointed to food, emergency health, safe water and emergency sanitation services, emergency shelter and essential household items as the most critical needs. Government authorities at Federal, Provincial and State levels led the response, with local non-government organisations providing support to meet the immediate needs of the flood-affected population through targeted distributions of cash and relief items. While the Government did not request international assistance for the relief phase, assistance was sought in undertaking a Multi-Sector Initial Assessment (MIRA) in the five worst affected districts of Punjab (Jhang, Mandi Bahauddin, Multan, Chiniot and Hafizabad)

3. The report has been published and based on the findings, the

Federal Government is asking for support for recovery initiatives. A recently published Recovery Needs Assessment and Action Framework 2014 – 2016

4 highlights the livelihoods

losses in the agriculture and non-farm sectors. With an estimated 2.412m acres of crops affected and 9,722 heads of cattle perished, the continuing need for distribution of food is clear, at least until recovery of farm-based livelihoods and replenishment of livestock can be undertaken in the flood-affected areas. At the same time, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank are supporting government efforts to conduct a damage needs assessment. Table 3: Pakistan monsoon floods 2014 - Losses & damages by region

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AJK GB KP Punjab Sindh

People affected 46,979 13,266 0 2.47m 0

Deaths 56 13 12 286 0

Injuries 111 35 15 512 0

Villages affected 187 127 0 3,484 267

Persons in relief camps 0 0 0 3,722 0

Persons evacuated 0 0 0 618,347 65,583

Houses damaged 5,768 1,292 42 100,000 0

Acres of crops affected 0 1,513 0 2.41m 0

Cattle perished 2,620 5,369 0 1,733 0

3 The MIRA was carried out jointly with local authorities between 16 and 20 September. The draft report was shared with humanitarian actors

on 29 September. The report cited losses to the agricultual sector and highlighted the public health risks to flood-affected and non-affected communities posed by stagnant water. The assessment also found that many communities were already moving into recovery activities. The report is available at: http://www.ndma.gov.pk/new/Documents/mira_2014.pdf 4 The Recovery Needs Assessment and Action Framework 2014 – 2016 is available at:

http://www.ndma.gov.pk/new/Documents/Recovery_Needs_Assessment.pdf 5 Government of Pakistan Climate Change Division NDMA Monsoon Weather Situation Report 2014 dated 9 October 2014

http://www.ndma.gov.pk/new/Documents/sitrep-9-10-14.pdf

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Overview of Host National Society

Disaster Management is a core activity of the PRCS. Within the past ten years, the National Society has trained a core group of disaster response team members at national, provincial and district levels, equipping them with skills to effectively carry out response activities. PRCS also has an updated contingency plan for monsoon, itemizing the organization’s human resource capacity and pre-positioned stock available to respond rapidly and appropriately to the current situation. Furthermore, over the recent years, the National Society has launched responses to both large and small scale disasters with the support of the IFRC. Of note are the large-scale operations in response to the 2005 earthquake and 2010 floods. There have also been a number of DREF-supported operations in response to smaller, more localized disasters. The PRCS has a national headquarters in Islamabad, and strong presence in each of the flood affected regions, with volunteers and staff at state, provincial and district levels. The PRCS national headquarters has been coordinating the assessment and response efforts from its operational room in Islamabad, to facilitate coordination with provincial and regional branches as well as Movement partners with in-country presence.

Overview of Red Cross Red Crescent Movement in country

In addition to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), in-country Movement partners include Canadian Red Cross Society, Danish Red Cross, German Red Cross, Norwegian Red Cross, Emirates Red Crescent, Turkish Red Crescent, and ICRC. The partners have supported the PRCS’s response bilaterally as well as multilaterally through the Emergency Appeal. Other multilateral donors include American Red Cross, Japanese Red Cross Society, Swedish Red Cross, and the Hong Kong Branch of Red Cross Society of China.

The IFRC has a Country Delegation office in Islamabad and receives technical support, when needed, from the South Asia Regional Delegation in New Delhi, India, as well as the Asia Pacific Zone Office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since the first week of September, IFRC has been closely monitoring the rainfall and flooding situation, providing technical support to the PRCS and has contributed to the development of an information bulletin on the IFRC response to monsoon floods in the South Asia region. Movement Coordination The PRCS has convened briefing sessions for Movement partners on the current flood situation, the immediate response actions, and planned activities with participation from representatives of PRCS, IFRC, Partner National Societies (PNS) and ICRC. The IFRC has maintained regular communication with PNS to complement previous updates and coordination messages sent electronically and have assumed a coordination role in support of the PRCS. Two Land Cruisers with drivers have been provided by ICRC to support Mobile Health Unit (MHU) operation in the flood affected areas of AJK. External Coordination The IFRC Pakistan Delegation is in coordination with other humanitarian actors in the country through fora such as the Humanitarian Country Team (HCT), UN-OCHA and the Pakistan Humanitarian Forum (PHF). This coordination includes the sharing of regular updates on the PRCS response to the floods. The WFP has also collaborated with the PRCS by topping up the society’s food packs with high energy biscuits, during recent relief distributions undertaken by PRCS in five districts in Punjab province. Overview of non-RCRC actors in country At the national level, the Government of Pakistan, through the NDMA, has taken the lead in coordinating the response, and undertaking relief activities including provision of food, potable water, emergency shelter and non-food items. At provincial and district levels, the response is being coordinated by the respective provincial, state and district disaster management authorities. The Government of Pakistan led the response though search and rescue and other life-saving services, along with targeted distributions of cash and relief items, and has collaborated with the UN system in carrying out a MIRA to be carried out in the five worst affected districts of Punjab. In early October, the Minister of Finance convened a meeting with the diplomatic community and some United Nations representatives to discuss a sustainable and transparent approach to recovery. The UNDP supported

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development of a recovery needs assessment. In addition, the World Bank and Asian Development Bank are supporting government efforts to conduct a damage needs assessment. The UN-OCHA issues situation updates to humanitarian actors on a regular basis while the WHO issued a health situation report on the flood emergency, outlining the public health concerns, the health needs, priorities and gaps. As the Government of Pakistan has not requested international assistance, the cluster system has not been formally activated. However, relevant sectors have been holding various informal meetings through working groups.

Needs analysis, beneficiary selection, risk assessment and scenario

planning

In the first week of September, the predicted evolution of the situation was that the scenario would, highly likely, equal or even surpass the scale of the 2010 Pakistan floods. As the weeks progressed, these predictions did not come to pass. The most recently published NDMA statistics points to severe livelihoods losses in the agricultural and non-farm sectors, with food security implications for people and livestock in the flood-affected areas and beyond. At the same time, PRCS and IFRC field and monitoring teams have highlighted that as the flood waters subsided, the majority of the population displaced by the floods returned to their place of origin and started recovery activities. These observations are echoed in the report on the MIRA and the Recovery Needs Assessment and Action Framework 2014 – 2016. In addition, three months on, the major immediate public health concerns related to acute respiratory illnesses, diarrhoea and skin diseases which necessitated provision of emergency health services have since dissipated.

Risk Assessment

At the start of the operation, relief efforts and assessments in affected areas were constrained as flood waters and landslides made some routes inaccessible. In the past months, accessibility has improved, but the snowfall associated with the upcoming winter season in areas of AJK and GB is highly likely to obstruct access to operational areas. It is expected that the continuing food distributions will be completed before the snowfall. Mobilization of trained staff and volunteers continues to be a pre-requisite to the success of this intervention. PRCS Senior Management will continue to ensure that the mobilization of volunteers and staff is done in a timely manner and to meet the required needs, and volunteers are kept motivated to continue their work in a challenging environment. As a major portion of the budget is allocated to the procurement of food and replenishment of disaster preparedness stock, standard procurement procedures will be followed in order to complete the operations in the stipulated timeframe.

Beneficiary selection

Guided by the IFRC Gender Policy and pledge on non-discrimination and respect for diversity, priority will be given to the following vulnerable groups while undertaking beneficiary selection:

Families which have not received assistance from the government and other organizations

Families with completely damaged shelters/crops

Women headed households

Families with person(s) with disabilities and other socially excluded groups

Families from ethnic minorities, vulnerable occupational groups and marginalized populations.

At district level, the local government coordinates the overall response operation to avoid duplication of resources. The PRCS coordinates closely with this office along with village elders and community leaders to identify the families to be reached and house visits are done. Beneficiary selection is followed by registration - a token is given to the family, basic demographic information noted, inclusive of National Identification Card number, and the location of the food distribution site communicated. On the distribution day, the token is presented and the family is given the food pack. Joint PRCS and IFRC teams are on site to monitor that distributions are done in an orderly manner. The teams also speak with beneficiaries and randomly administer satisfaction surveys.

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B. Revised operational strategy and plan

Overall objective

The overall objective is to ensure that the immediate needs of flood-affected families are met through provision of food, NFI’s, emergency shelter, and emergency health services over a period of seven months and that PRCS stocks are replenished to safeguard preparedness for future emergency response.

Revised strategy

The core components of the PRCS response involve provision of emergency shelter and household items, provision of emergency health services and food distribution. As previously mentioned, keeping in mind the evolution of the situation since September, the resources available and the level of funding support predicted, the PRCS, with the support of the IFRC, has reviewed the initial emergency plan of action and further streamlined the operation based on priority needs. Moving forward, the emergency plan of action has been revised to focus on: 1. Provision of emergency health services and health promotion until 31 October, 2014

Based on the needs identified, MHUs were deployed to affected districts of AJK and Punjab from 15 September to 31 October, after which there was no need for further deployment. The revised plan of action therefore reflects actual operation and people reached for this duration. Replenishment of medicines has started and is expected to be completed by the end of January 2015. The resources available prompted prioritisation of emergency health services, health and hygiene promotion through the MHUs, over psychosocial support activities. These have not been undertaken and are not included in this revised emergency appeal document. The majority of patients presented complaints of acute respiratory tract infections, gastro intestinal tract infections and skin diseases. The population receiving care was scattered and, due to logistical challenges, separate health sessions were not conducted by outreach teams. Instead, health information sharing was done in the MHU waiting area by the MHU team doctors and specialists, where patients were given talks on health and hygiene to reduce the spread of communicable diseases.

Table 4: Consultations at mobile health units in AJK & Punjab as of 31 October 2014

Province Districts Number of MHUs

Children Male Female Consultations

Punjab Multan, Jhang, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Narowal

4 10,230 6,265 7,863 24,358

AJK Haveli, Rawalakot 2 2,017 1,142 1,796 4,955

Total 6 12,247 7,407 9,659 29,313

Deployment of water filtration plants along with distribution and storage of potable water were identified as critical activities to meet immediate needs at the outset. However, subsequent detailed assessments by the water and sanitation team reflected a different situation in PRCS operational areas which did not require water and sanitation interventions. In addition, emergency psychosocial support activities were not undertaken as planned because they had to be integrated with Health Interventions and by the time the plan was finalized health interventions were concluded in affected areas. Therefore, no activities were undertaken in this regard. Moreover, since in recent floods PRCS collaborated with the Government’s Health Department for the provision of Health Services to the Flood affected communities, neither health sessions were conducted nor the referrals were made by PRCS supported health teams.

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2. A reduction in the target number of families to receive emergency shelter and essential household items

The revised EPoA and budget reflects a reduction in the target to actual beneficiaries reached with emergency shelter and essential household items from 4,780 to 3,392 (refer to Table 5). No further distribution is planned as the needs of the flood-affected population in PRCS operational areas have been met. Unlike what was initially mentioned in the original EPoA, no awareness sessions on best practice techniques for emergency shelter were conducted at distribution sites due to time constraints and access problems due to hilly terrain and poor weather conditions. 3. Replenishment of PRCS relief stock

One critical addition to the revised EPoA is replenishment of the critical deficient items in PRCS stock that were distributed during the relief phase, along with topping up of existing pre-positioned items, such as mosquito nets. As Pakistan is disaster prone and susceptible to a range of emergency situations including earthquakes, flooding, health crises, and conflict, it is critical that all tiers of the PRCS be supported to maintain an optimal level of stock in its warehouses to strengthen its preparedness to respond

6. The table below reflects the items and the

quantities needed for replenishment.

Table 6: Quantity of NFIs to be replenished and topped up under revised appeal

Item Blankets

Jerry cans Tarpaulin sheet Wood burning stove Kitchen set Mosquito net

Quantity 5,000

2,000 4,500 1,500 1,500 4,000

4. A reduction in the target number of families for food distribution from 32,500 to 10,000

The PRCS has thus far distributed 3,500 61kg food packs to families in AJK, GB and Punjab, with a further 4,500 have been procured for distribution in January. In addition, 2,000 food packs are being procured in January and is expected to be distributed the following month.

Table 7: PRCS Food Distributions (September to November, 2014)

Region District No. of families

Azad Jammu and Kashmir Haveli, Poonch, Bagh 800

Gilgit Baltistan Astore 200

Punjab Sialkot, Jhang, Multan 2,500

Total 3,500

6 The PRCS 2014 Contingency Plan for Monsoon indicates that the national society maintain pre-positioned stock to

support 35,000 families.

Table 5: Families receiving non-food & emergency shelter items by 30 November 2014

Region

District

Families receiving non-

food and emergency shelter items

AJK

Bagh 265

Poonch 473

Haveli1 822

Sudhnoti 200

Muzafarabad 62

Kotli 200

GB

Astore

1

70

Punjab

Sialkot 200

Gujrat 200

Hafizabad 300

Jhang 200

Toba Tek Singh 100

Khanewal 200

Rajanpur 100

Total 3,392

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Operational Support Services

Human resources

The operation has been supported by volunteers and staff members from the PRCS and IFRC Pakistan Country Delegation. Volunteer and staff support costs including per diem remain in the operational budget. PRCS has already insured 500 volunteers who will be mobilized for this operation. As such, volunteer insurance costs were not included in the budget. One hundred and thirty two PRCS volunteers have been actively engaged in the response operation thus far. The PRCS Director of Operations has managed the response through the relevant departments and sectors, while the Director of the Health department has been responsible for execution of health-related interventions. This management structure will continue for the duration of the response operation.

Logistics and supply chain

Logistics support has been provided following IFRC procedures – notably with respect to procurement, testing and timely delivery of food to the flood-affected areas. NFIs were sourced from PRCS pre-positioned stocks and will be replenished as part of the Appeal in accordance of IFRC procurement procedures and processes, along with other relief items needed to safeguard PRCS preparedness to respond to any future disasters. A Joint IFRC and PRCS Committee for food procurement is in place. Established before the flooding started, it will shorten the time for procurement and delivery. Procurement of food items has followed the preparedness measures agreed within the PRCS and IFRC procedures framework. Six mobile health units were deployed to AJK and Punjab to support the affected areas. The continuous supply of required medicines will be done through existing PRCS NHQ medicine stock followed by replenishment by local procurement through Joint (PRCS and IFRC) Medicine Procurement Committee following IFRC procurement procedures. Three vehicles together with drivers and related costs will be mobilised for the food distribution and monitoring purposes.

Communications

There has been close coordination between IFRC and PRCS communications colleagues on generating public interest and support for this disaster. A proactive approach has been taken towards engaging the media, and interviews have been given to leading international print and broadcast media including BBC and Al Jazeera. A consistent flow of public information materials has been generated including talking points, news stories, photographs and video material which have been shared with National Societies and promoted across IFRC online platforms (www.ifrc.org). Some of this content has also been cross-posted by key stakeholders including AlertNet, OCHA’s IRIN service and ReliefWeb. Looking ahead, the focus will be on maintaining the flow of communications materials that will support the visibility efforts of partners in their domestic markets. Focus will also be on continued media relations and promotion via social media, to maintain public interest in the floods.

Security

The recent floods have affected the areas of GB, Punjab Province and the State of AJK. Distribution of food and relief items, along with provision of emergency health services through mobile health units were done in these areas, without incident. The IFRC does not foresee any immediate future concerns. All personnel deploying received a security briefing and instructions on how to maintain constant communication with radio rooms and security. Security protocols already in place will be continued into the coming months.

Planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting (PMER)

In the current PRCS setup, the PMER department is responsible for leading the monitoring function. Both the process and results monitoring will be carried out as per PRCS contingency plan 2014. The RTE initially proposed will not be undertaken, as the disaster situation did not evolve to a scale which requires an RTE. In its 2014 Contingency Plan for Monsoons, PRCS has outlined how monitoring of response activities will be carried out. This involves regular monitoring visits (process and result monitoring) to ensure that activities are implemented in compliance with established check-lists, and conducting surveys to measure beneficiary

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satisfaction with the services delivered. In addition, the National Society has planned a review workshop during which key persons from all tiers involved in the response will reflect on what went well and identify recommendations to be considered for future response operations to ensure organizational learning. Furthermore, an evaluation of the operation will be done when all activities are undertaken. A regional information bulletin was issued on 9 September 2014, covering four countries affected by floods in South Asia. The first Operations Update was issues on 29 October and is available on the IFRC website. Following this Emergency Appeal revision, operations updates will be issued to report on the progress of the operation. A final report will be available 90 days after the end of operation.

Finance and Administration

Operational expenses such as per diem, transportation, communication and coordination activities are factored into the budget. Finance and administration support to the operation will be provided by PRCS national headquarters, with support from the finance team of the IFRC Country Delegation. The IFRC Administration department will provide the support and facilitation (travel and accommodation) as and when required.

C. DETAILED OPERATIONAL PLAN

Quality programming / Areas common to all sectors

Outcome 1: Continuous and detailed assessment and analysis is used to inform the design and implementation of the operation and lessons learnt are drawn from the implementation.

Output 1.1: Initial and continuous needs assessment are updated following consultation with beneficiaries.

Activities planned Week 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Conduct rapid and continuous assessments x x x

Develop further the emergency plan of action based on the findings from the assessment

x x

In consultation with relevant departments, mobilize volunteers for the response x x x x x x x x x x x

Output 1.2: The management of the operation is informed by a comprehensive monitoring and evaluation system

Monitor the response operation (process and results monitoring) x x x x x x x x x x x x

Establish a beneficiary information and complaints addressing mechanism for the continuous improvement of delivery system

x x x x x x x x x x

Conduct final evaluation of response operation x x x

Health & care

Needs analysis: The specific public health concerns included an increase in the number of cases of diarrhoea, acute respiratory infections (ARI) and skin

infections, adding a burden to an already stretched public health delivery system. In addition, damages to the roads and infrastructure limited access to health services, reinforcing the need to provide health services to the door step of the affected population by deploying mobile health units and life-saving medicines.

Population to be assisted: Flood-affected communities in AJK and Punjab were provided with emergency health care services - including reproductive

health - and essential medicines.

Outcome 1: The immediate risks to the health of affected populations are reduced.

Output 1.1: Target population is provided with rapid medical management of injuries and diseases.

Activities planned Week 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Deployment of 4 mobile health units (MHUs) x x x

Medical procurement to maintain adequate medical supplies for 6 MHUs x x x x x x x x

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(including two supported by Government)

Transportation of medicine x x x x

Closely coordinate, and where possible collaborate, with department of health. x x x x x

Shelter and settlements (and household items)

Needs analysis: At the start of the floods, 47,799 houses were destroyed or damaged. Thousands of families fled their homes and were temporarily

displaced. Assessments undertaken by PRCS and other humanitarian organizations pointed to the need for emergency shelter and essential household items. As PRCS distributed relief items from its pre-positioned stock, there is a need to replenish the stocks ensuring PRCS preparedness to respond to future disasters and crises.

Population to be assisted: Flood-affected communities in AJK, GB and Punjab were provided with emergency shelter and essential household items.

No further distribution is planned as the needs of the flood-affected population in PRCS operational areas have been met.

Outcome 1: The emergency shelter and essential household needs of 3,392 flood-affected families (approximately 33,460 people) are met.

Output 1.1: 3,392 flood-affected families (approximately 33,460 people) have received emergency shelter and essential household items.

Activities planned Week 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Select and verify 3,392 families, involving the community in planning and distribution process

x x x x

Mobilize existing disaster preparedness stocks from PRCS warehouses to distribution sites in accordance with the distribution plan

x x x x

Distribute emergency shelter and essential household items to 3,392 families x x x x x x x x

Outcome 2: The PRCS capacity to respond to disasters is strengthened.

Output 2.1: PRCS warehouses are well stocked with disaster preparedness items.

Activities planned Week 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Relief items are procured and secured at PRCS warehouses x x x x x x

Food security, nutrition and livelihoods

Needs analysis: With an estimated 2.412m acres of crops affected and 9,722 heads of cattle perished, the continuing need for distribution of food is

evident, at least until recovery of farm-based livelihoods and replenishment of livestock can be undertaken in the flood-affected areas. It is observed that flood afectees’ stockpiles of staples such as rice and wheat have not yet been replenished as the harvest will be due only in April and May.

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Population to be assisted: PRCS will support 10,000 families (70,000 people) with food assistance and will coordinate with district authorities to identify

the underserved areas.

Outcome 1: The basic food needs of 10,000 flood-affected families (approximately 70,000 people) are met.

Output 1.1: 10,000 flood-affected families (approximately 70,000 people) have received food packs.

Activities planned Week 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28

Undertake local procurement of food packs following IFRC procurement procedures

x x x x x x

Undertake food quality testing and inspection x x x x x x

Transport food parcels from PRC warehouses to distribution sites in accordance with the distribution plan

x x x x x x

Select and verify 10,000 families, involving the community in planning and distribution process

x x x x x x

Distribution of food parcels x x x x x x x x

Content of PRCS Dry Food Parcel (61 Kg)

Sr.# Items Packing weight Unit of measure Calories per unit Calories per packing size (per 15 days)

Calories per day (for family of 7)

Calories per day (per person)

1 Wheat Flour (20) 20 KG 3,390 67,800 4,520 645.71

2 Rice 15 KG 3,650 54,750 3,650 521.43

3 Lentils (Daal Channa) 6 KG 1,091 6,546 436 62.34

4 Lentils (Daal Masoor) 6 KG 3,460 20,760 1,384 197.71

6 Ghee 5 KG 8,760 43,800 2,920 417.14

7 Sugar 7 KG 3,970 27,790 1,852 264.67

8 Tea 1 KG 10 10 0.67 0.10

9 Salt 1 KG - - -

Total 61 24,331 221,456 14,763.73 2,109.10

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Contact information For further information specifically related to this operation please contact:

Pakistan Red Crescent Society:

Mahboob Sardar, Secretary General; phone: +92 51 925 0407;

email: mahboob@prcs.org.pk

Ghulam Muhammad Awan, Director of Operations; phone +92 51 444 8311;

email: dirops@prcs.org.pk

IFRC Pakistan Delegation:

Gorkhmaz Huseynov, Head of Delegation; office phone: +92 51 9250 416/17;

mobile: +92 308 888 8054; email: gorkhmaz.huseynov@ifrc.org

Shesh Kafle, Disaster Management Coordinator; mobile: +92 300 555 4515;

email: shesh.kafle@ifrc.org

IFRC South Asia Regional Office:

Simon Missiri, Head of Regional Office; phone: +91 11 2615 4021 to 24;

fax: +91 11 2615 4025; email: simon.missiri@ifrc.org

IFRC Asia Pacific Zone Office:

Andreas Weissenberg, Operations Coordinator; office phone: +603 9207 5729;

email: andreas.weissenberg@ifrc.org.

IFRC AP Zone Logistics Unit (ZLU):

Florent Chane, Zone Logistics Coordinator; mobile: +60 12 298 9752;

email : florent.chane@ifrc.org

For Resource Mobilization and Pledges:

In Asia Pacific Zone Office:

Emilia Koski, Relationship Manager; mobile:+60 12 230 7548; email: emilia.koski@ifrc.org

For Performance and Accountability (planning, monitoring, evaluation and reporting

enquiries):

In IFRC Zone:

Peter Ophoff, Head of PMER; office: +603 9207 5507; email: peter.ophoff@ifrc.org

How we work All IFRC assistance seeks to adhere to the Code of Conduct for the International Red Cross

and Red Crescent Movement and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Disaster Relief

and the Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response

(Sphere) in delivering assistance to the most vulnerable. The IFRC’s vision is to inspire,

encourage, facilitate and promote at all times all forms of humanitarian activities by

National Societies, with a view to preventing and alleviating human suffering, and thereby

contributing to the maintenance and promotion of human dignity and peace in the world.

REVISED EMERGENCY APPEAL 20/01/2015

MDRPK010 Pakistan : Monsoon Floods

Budget Group

Shelter - Relief 218,668

Food 550,000

Medical & First Aid 53,000

Total RELIEF ITEMS, CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLIES 821,668

Storage, Warehousing 23,000

Dsitribution & Monitoring 52,960

Transport & Vehicle Costs 51,825

Logistics Services 10,000

Total LOGISTICS, TRANSPORT AND STORAGE 137,785

National Staff 4,610

National Society Staff 34,400

Volunteers 15,000

Total PERSONNEL 54,010

Professional Fees 7,500

Total CONSULTANTS & PROFESSIONAL FEES 7,500

Office Costs 1,000

Communications 5,000

Shared Support Services 3,954

Total GENERAL EXPENDITURES 9,954

Programme and Supplementary Services Recovery 67,010

Total INDIRECT COSTS 67,010

TOTAL BUDGET 1,097,926

Available Resources

Multilateral Contributions 1,098,146

TOTAL AVAILABLE RESOURCES 1,098,146

NET EMERGENCY APPEAL NEEDS 0

Appeal Budget

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