Join hands to transform lives

Prof. Abdul Gaffar BillooSitara-e-Imtiaz

Founder/Chairman HANDS

Every

year HANDS

provides

Editorial Contents1. International Day of Persons with

Disabilities2. Trainings of Health Facilities staff on

PCNPC and Comprehensive FamilyPlanning (Oct-Dec 2017)

3. Expansion of FP Services at Muzaffargarh4. International Day of the Girl Child5. School Inauguration Ceremony6. Field Coordination for RISE Project7. 16 Days of activism against Gender -

based Violence in all MISALI villages8. Vaccination Drench and Treatment District

Jamashoro @ Sehwan. HANDS-BRSPSupport by Eni Pakistan

9. 06 Days Training on Pregnancy,Childbirth, Postpartum and New BornCare (PCPNC)

10. Webinar on �Al-Azhar University OfEgypt�

11. Webinar on �Transgender rights movementin Pakistan�

12. Webinar on "wellness: change can be goodfor health"

13. 3 days refresher training of MARVIworkers

14. 3 Days Training of HANDS Staff on�Transformative Leadership�

15. Project Orientation Workshop "Multi-yearHumanitarian Programme for NaturalDisaster Preparedness, Responses andRecovery in Pakistan"

16. Visit of Ms. Shahida Rehmani (MNA) inKU under Emergency Response Project

17. Multi-Year Humanitarian Program AnnualReview Meeting

18. National Disaster Awareness Day19. Awareness Raising Walk20. Midterm Evaluation of Emergency

Response Project21. CBO Formation under PMFIL Project22. Meeting with ENI BRSP Project23. Eight All Pakistan Wheel Chair Users

Cricket Tournament24. Project Validation Visit at District Layyah

& Thatta25. NHN Election Held at HANDS Islamabad

Office26. Home for everyone

A state that neglects providing essential social services such as education,health and sanitation and a private sector that is selfishly focused on profitmaximisation leave a lot of room for a third sector. Call it civil society, thedevelopment sector or the non-profit sector, the rise of this third sector hasemerged alongside the rise of market-based economic fundamentalism andthe reduction of the state's role in the social development sphere throughoutthe third world, starting in the late 1980s and reaching its climax in themiddle of the 1990s.

There are a number of Pakistani NGOs which have made an internationalname for themselves by delivering services which the state has failed toprovide. The most respectable of these is HANDS. Having delivered oneof the most successful development-led programs cum projects acrossPakistan, HANDS has used an exemplary strategy to foster awareness andcommunity participation to achieve much needed development goals. Sinceits inception in 1979, it has helped millions of people in the country toimprove health, education, livelihood, shelter and WASH.

Patron in ChiefM. Anis DanishExecutive Board Member

Chief EditorDr. Shaikh Tanveer AhmedChief Executive

EditorsDr. Muhammad Aslam KhanChief HID Executive

Dr. Sarwat MirzaChief Research & Development Executive

Mr. Ghulam Musatafa ZaorChief Services Executive

Mr. Anwar IqbalChief Finance Executive

Editorial TeamDr. Anjum FatmaSenior General Manager (Health)

Dr. Irfan AhmedSenior General Manager (RM)

Ms. Rahila RaheemSenior General Manager (GAD/LEP)

Ms. Rubina JafferySenior General Manager (MER)

Mr. Qalendar Bux BehraniGeneral Manager (Education)

Ms. Huma SiddiquiGeneral Manager (HR)

Mr. Raheem MariGeneral Manager (DM/SM)

Mr. Muhammd KashifGeneral Manager (Administration)

Mr. Muhammad Zahir KhanGeneral Manager (Finance)

Mr. Kashif HasnainGeneral Manager (IT)

Mr. Naeem MemonGeneral Manager (IDEAS Program)

Mr. Maqbool RahuGeneral Manager (WASH)

Mr. Amon JohnGeneral Manager(Procurement & Logistics)

Mr. Nadeem WaganGeneral Manager(CA Program)

HANDS was founded by Prof. A. G. Billoo (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) in 1979.HANDS has evolved in the last 37 years as one of the largest Non-ProfitOrganizations of the country with an integrated development model anddisaster management expertise. HANDS has a network of 31 offices acrossthe country and has access to more than 22.2 million population of morethan 17,000 villages/settlement in 48 districts of Pakistan. HANDS strengthis its 12 volunteers Board Members, > 5,000 full time staff and thousandsof community based volunteers of more than 6,100 partner organizations.

HANDS Pakistan is registered under Societies Act, is certified by PakistanCenter of Philanthropy (PCP) and Tax exempted by the Income TaxDepartment Government of Pakistan. HANDS has qualified the InstitutionalManagement Certification Program (IMCP) of USAID of managementstandards. HANDS is accredited with European Union and also possessmembership of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

HANDS International recently established its offices in London, UnitedKingdom and Kathmandu, Nepal. HANDS international -UK is registeredas Non-Profit Organization in Companies Act 2006 of England and Wales.

HANDS NEWS BULLETINOctober-December, 2017

20,000 Families

Houses

370,000 Children

Education

1200,000 Patients

Healthcare

20,000 Persons

Selfemployment

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�Government and associatedorganization should work

extensively to ensure requiredfacilities for person withdisabilities in daily life�

Dr. Shaikh Tanveer AhmedCE HANDS

HANDS - Independent Living Centre organized Seminar on

International Day of Persons with Disabilities (Promote

Independent Living) on World Disability Day December 3rd,

2017. Many prominent personalities such as Dr. Shaikh

Tanveer Ahmed (Chief Executive HANDS) , Mr. Abdul

Rahim Shaikh (Special Secretary to Chief Minister Sindh),

Madam Aliya (Secretary, Social Welfare Department), Ms.

Kishwar Zahra (MNA), Ms. Farhat Rasheed (President Show

u Care), Mr. Muhammad Shahnawaz Munami (National

coordinator CBID Network Pakistan) ,. Col.( R ) Ehtasham

Uddin (Patron DWA ), Mr. Shaniqua ue Rehman (President

Milestone Lahore ), and Mr. Ghulam Hussain Baloch (

HANDS Board member ) attended this event as the guest of

honor. All speaker emphasized on the inclusion of persons

with disabilities in all sectors of life so that they can participate

and show their potential in different fields. Further awareness

raising campaigns should be executed about needs of person

with disability. Government and associated organization

should work extensively to ensure required facilities for

person with disabilities in daily life. Brief introduction of

HANDS Independent Living Center was also given to

participants during this event. This is the first of its kind of

center established in Sindh province with the support of

HANDS which provide various services regarding making

lives of persons with disabilit ies independent.

Seminar on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Comprehensive Training onMother and Child Health

HANDS Health program under Public Private Partnership

(PPP) project arranged three trainings of six days each on

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum & Newborn care (PCNPC)

for government health facility staff . 41 staff including Women

Medical Officers (WMO), Lady Health Visitors (LHVs), Staff

Nurses and Community Midwives (CMWs) attended these

trainings.

Further three training of four days each were conducted for

health facility staff on Comprehensive Family Planning. These

trainings were focusing on modern family planning methods,

protocols and procedures. After these trainings HANDS Health

program ensured FP services at all health facilities by providing

contraceptives through Population Welfare Department (PWD)

under Costed Implementation Plan (CIP) agreement.

Training on pregnancy childbirth postpartum and new born careat SGH, Murad Memon Goth, Karachi

Use of MobileApplications for

Standard Information and EducationRegarding Family Planning

HANDS with the collaboration of Punjab Population

Innovative Fund (PPIF) is implementing one year project in

non-covered areas of District Muzaffargarh to expand FP

services through Misali Workers. Through this project HANDS

is going to pilot five major innovations such as:

1. The quality FP services at door step by Marvi / Misali

workers and supervisor LHV as a low cost solution for

services in non-LHW areas.

2. The community mobilization strategy based on ICT based

mobile applications for standard information and education

of the communities.

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Girls Child DayCelebration Support More

Opportunities for Girls

International Day of the Girl Child (Day of the Girl) is

celebrated annually on October 11 to highlight issues

concerning the gender inequality facing young girls. CMP

team celebrated the Day at Sukkur and Jacobabad. In the said

event significant number of people participated from different

walks of life. Sizeable number of girls also took part in this

event. The celebration supports more opportunities for girls

and increases consciousness of gender inequality faced by

t h e m . T h i s

inequality includes

areas such as

a c c e s s t o

e d u c a t i o n ,

nutrition, legal

c i v i l r i g h t s ,

medical care, and

protection from

prejudice, violence

against women

and unfree early

child marriages.International Day of the Girl Child

Sindh Community Mobilization Program in collaboration

with USAID, Program Management and Implementation Unit

(PMIU), Government of Sindh (GOS) organized school

inauguration event of Government High School (GHS) Bhellar,

District Sukkur on November 16, 2017. It was attended by

high-profile dignitaries including Ms Grace Shelton, US

Consul General and Dr. Jam Mahtab Hussain Dahar, Minister

for Education, Government of Sindh who inaugurated the

school and co-chaired the ceremony.

Participants included Director Schools Education, District

Administration, USAID/USG and GOS senior officials, SBEP

partners' representatives including Sindh Reading Program,

Sindh Capacity Development Program, Halcrow, school

management committee, and large number of community

member, parents, teachers, students and civil society members.

During the inauguration ceremony, Mrs. Shazia Bukhari,

Head Mistress welcomed the participants and shared overview

of the school.

During the school inauguration Mr. Jam Mahtab Hussain

Dahar, Minister for Education and Literacy appreciated the

efforts of USAID and SBEP partners in modernizing education

in the province. The US Consul General of USAID Pakistan

highlighted the importance of education and how USAID is

partnering with GoS to improve the quality of education in

the province. In the said event students performed tableaus

and danced on cultural songs. The school inauguration/opening

events received significant coverage in local / national

newspapers and TV channels.

Inauguration of new building

3. Smart monitoring --- including three components as ICTbased data of all married women of reproductive age,clients data generated in real time by LHVs during theirvillages services and real time monitoring through checklistbased verification and assessing quality of services onstandard indicators

4. Marvi/ Misali worker developed as an entrepreneur forsustainability.

5. Engagement of Private providers' clinics for sustainableFP services.

An orientation training of project staff was organized byHANDS Health Program on 2nd and 3rd November 2017 inHANDS DRMC Muzaffargarh.

LHV along with Marvi worker delivering session on familyplanning in a village at Muzaffargarh

�To Modernizing Educationin the Province the Efforts of USaid &

Partner NGOs are Highly Appreciable�Jam Mehtab Dahar

Minister of Education Govt of Sindh

HANDS RISE Project staff meeting

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RISE Project has been initiated since January, 2017 by

HANDS in collaboration with DAI. The project was divided

into two major phases first phase was of identification and

need assessment of the victims of the selected acts of terrorism.

After the successful completion of first phase Second phase

which aimed at the provision of Education, Health and

Livelihood facilities was initiated in September, 2017. From

October 2017 to December 2017 HANDS has successfully

benefited 248 direct individual beneficiaries in terms of above

defined areas. Further approximately 100 beneficiaries will

be facilitated soon with the facility of Micro enterprise training

�Together We Can EndGender Based Violence�

In the year 2017, HANDS LEP & GAD program campaign

turned its focus to end gender-based violence in education

by continuing the momentum and achievements built up over

Misali 13 districts in 81 villages. Not only does November

25th mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence

against Women, it's also the first day of the annual international

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign,

which has been running since 1991. The 16 days concluded

on December 10th, International Human Rights Day, to stress

that violence against women is a human rights issue. This

year, under the theme of 'Together We Can End GBV!,' there

Better Livelihood for Terrorism Victims

for ensuring their better livelihood. Last but not the least more

than 70 individuals will have the provision of health facilities

according to their requirement. This project is a consortium

of mainly 10 partners working together for the success of the

project and to provide maximum possible facilities to the

beneficiaries. Partners includes: Rose Education System,

NASRA Schools, The Hunar Foundation, PACC, Karigar

training institute, and Aman foundation, Injaz Pakistan, Indus

Earth Trust, Karwan-e-Hayat and SINA. During quarter

ending 2017, HANDS field staff has successfully achieved

691 direct and indirect beneficiaries under this project.

is strong activist focus on the available human rights tools

and framework in global advocacy for more effective laws,

policies and institutions that effectively prevent and address

violence in. This reflects a renewed emphasis by the -

coordinators of the

16 Days Campaign

- on using the

h u m a n r i g h t s

framework not

on ly t o r a i s e

awareness about

g e n d e r - b a s e d

violence, but more

crucially to push

for its eradication.Celebration of 16 Days of activism against

Gender based Violence in all MISALI villages

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Vaccination of Animals toSave their Life from Diseases

This camp was held with the joint collaboration of HANDS,

BRSP and ENI from 20 Dec 2017 to 25 Dec 2017. The

purpose of this camp was to provide vaccination to 6,500

(Goats, Sheep, Cows) in UC Jhangara, Bhit, Dadu and

surrounding premises. In months of November and December

it is necessary to vaccine the animals to save their life from

disease of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia, Cough and

Respiratory diseases and Skin problems, Some animals also

suffer from Diarrhea. The team consisted of Veterinary doctor

Ali Hassan Buriro and other seven members. The output of

this camp and results was positive. After two weeks feedback

from the community was encouraging as their animals were

vaccinated and prevented their animals from diseases.

Reduction of Maternal Mortality& Morbidity through Training of

Staff

Ms. Haseena Khurram conducted 06 Days Training on

Pregnancy, Childbirth, Postpartum and New Born Care

(PCPNC) Under Public Private Partnership Project from 20

to 25 November, 2017 at Skill lab-RHC Murad Memon. In

this training 15 participant were trained. The main objective

of the training was to reduce rate of maternal mortality and

morbidity and also train all health care service provider

according to WHO recommended protocols in service delivery.

Webinar on�Al-Azhar University Of Egypt�

Webinar on Al-Azhar University of Egypt was organized by

HR&ID on 06th October 2017 at HANDS Head Office Gadap

Karachi. Guest speaker was Mr. Ubed Ul Allah Jan Naeemi

a graduate from the said University. A qualified speaker who

had a command on the subject. The webinar was broadcasted

in more than 34 HANDS offices and around 400+ HANDS

staff attended at HO & DO level. The overall goal of webinar

was to inform about the Al-Azhar University degree and areas

of specialization. Prof. Abdul Gaffar Billoo, Chairman HANDS

and Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed presented HANDS souvenir

to the guest speaker.

Webinar on �Transgender rightsmovement in Pakistan�

Webinar on "Transgender Rights Movement in Pakistan" was

organized by HR&ID at HANDS Head Office Gadap Karachi

on 04th November 2017. For it HANDS invited Ms. Kami

Choudhry as the guest speaker. It was broadcasted in more

than 34 HANDS offices and around 450+ HANDS staff attended

at HO & DO level. The overall goal of the webinar was to

inform about the Transgender Rights Movement in Pakistan.

Vaccination Drench &Treatment District Jamashoro Sehwan

Webinar on �Al-Azhar University Of Egypt�

Webinar on �Transgender rights movement in Pakistan�

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Multi-Year Humanitarian ProgramAnnual Review Meeting

Multi-Year Humanitarian Program (MYHP) annual review

meeting of all Districts was held at HANDS Head Office

Karachi under the leadership of Chief Executive HANDS Dr.

Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed. Overall discussion was to ensure

quality services to the communities and future plans to support

people in time.

Workshop on Orientation forNational Disaster Preparedness

Response & Recovery

Project orientation for two days was conducted by Mr. Shahid

Nonari (Senior Manager WASH Program), Ms. Rahila Rahim

(Senior General Manager GAD&LEP), Mr. Raheem Marri

(General manager SM&DM), Mr. Qazafi Memon (Manager

IDEAS Program) , Mr. Mansoor Memon (Manager MER&R

Program) under MYHP III Project from 20 & 21 October,

2017 at HANDS Head office Karachi. The participant were

invited from 04 different District which included Islamabad,

Thatta, Shangla & Layyah office. The main purpose of this

project orientation was project review and planning.

Developed People can bringDevelopment in the Socity

Dr. Shaikh Tanveer AhmedCE HANDS

Training for HANDS Head office staff was held on 05-07

December, 2017 at HANDS Head Office. The training was

led by subject expert trainer Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed-Chief

Executive HANDS. The purpose of the training was to improve

knowledge on mindsets of leadership development, Assess

leadership mindsets and Strategize leadership mindsets

development plan. The training proved to be a mind opener

for participants.

Webinar on �wellness:change can be good for health�

Webinar on "Wellness: Change Can Be Good for Health"

was organized by HR&ID at HANDS Head Office Gadap

Karachi on 26th December2017. For it, Dr. Moazzam Zaidi

HANDS Alumni staff was invited as the guest speaker. The

webinar was broadcasted in more than 34 HANDS offices

and around 400+ HANDS staff attended at HO & DO level.

The overall goal of webinar was to inform about the Change

which can be good for Health as it effects the human

productivity and performance.

Enhancing Community HealthWorkers Skills

03 Days Refresher Training for Marvi workers on Marvi

integrated service modules was conducted on 21 to 23,

December 2017 under Misali Project at District office Matiari.

In this refresher training 06 participants were trained. The

main objective of Refresher training was to train MARVI

worker to give sessions on reproductive system & fertilization,

delivered on antenatal care importance and components,

medical advice seeking behavior, antenatal care -Birth

preparedness plan at community levels.

Webinar on �wellness change can be good for health�

�HANDS is Genuinely Working forMost Needy People all over theCountry Especially in Karachi�

Ms. Shahida RehmaniMNA

Ms. Shahida Rehmani (MNA) visited ongoing HANDS

Emergency Response activities in Yousif Goth Karachi Urban.

HANDS Disaster Management Program initiated its

Emergency Response Project in collaboration with

International Organization for Migration funded by Department

for International Development (DFID) in Yousif Goth due to

Flooding in Karachi Urban. HANDS supported dewatering

machines, provision of shelter repair cost to 1350 families,

Tool kit to 40 beneficiaries, conditional cash grants to 900

beneficiaries, cash for work to 400 beneficiaries, provision

of drinking water through water tankers, total 365 tankers

were provided and repair work of pumping station was

undertaken. Ms. Shahida Rehmani (MNA) expressed her

views that HANDS is really working for most needy people

all over the country especially in Karachi Flood Emergency

response.

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Building the Capacity of LocalCommunities to Face & Prepare

for Disasters

National Disaster Awareness Day was jointly organized bythe Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) andHealth and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS) on 8thOctober 2017 at CBC Park Clifton Karachi under the auspicesof IOM led by Multi Years Humanitarian Programme (MYHP)funded by DFID-UKAID. The MYHP for natural disastersPreparedness, Response, and recovery in Pakistan is basedon consortium of ACTED, FAO, HANDS, IOM and UNICEF.The chief guest of the event was Minister PDMA Sindh Mr.Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani. Guests included Ms. ShahidaRehmani MNA and other PDMA Officials. Participants fromHANDS Pakistan were Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed ChiefExecutive, Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Zaor Chief Services ExecutiveMr. Raheem Marri General Manager Social Mobilization &Disaster Management, Mr. Qalander Bux Behrani SeniorGeneral Manager Education and other members. Participantsfrom other National and International NGOs, UN Agencies,Pakistan Humanitarian Forum PHF and JDC were present.

On the Occasion Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed, Chief ExecutiveHANDS Pakistan one of the leading NGO of the countryworking since last 36 years with integrated developmentmodels and Disaster Management expertise in 47 districts ofthe country briefed regarding HANDS & PDMA Sindh roleto make communities resilient in Sindh and Pakistan throughthe implementation of humanitarian projects and building thecapacities of local Communities , NGOs/CSOs, DDMAs andPDMA officials on different relevant topics.

The Speakers said that 8th October reminded of tragicEarthquake of 7.6 magnitude which hit Pakistan and Kashmirin 2005. More than 80,000 persons lost their lives and 3.5million population were affected or displaced.

The objective of this event was to express solidarity with thebereaved families who lost their family members in differentDisasters to motivate the spirit of individual and groupenhancement to face the challenges in the post disasterscenario. Candle lighting and awareness walk was alsoorganized to pay tribute to the Disaster victims.

Midterm Evaluation of EmergencyResponse Project

HANDS Disaster Management Program conducted midterm

evaluation of the Emergency Response Project 2017 with the

support of Monitoring, Evaluation & Research Program. This

project was implemented in Karachi Urban due to Urban

Flooding, HANDS started its emergency response to provide

support to the affected people of area.

Objective of midterm evaluation was to verify selected

beneficiaries of the project to ensure that all supported families

are most vulnerable and selected according to decided criteria.

Formation of Community BasedOrganist at Thatta and Badin

HANDS Social Mobilization Program conducted Orientation

on formation of Community Based Organization under Prime

Minister Free Interest Loan for District Lasbela, Thatta &

Badin in which detail presentation was shared with participants

as to how they can form CBO at community level and it was

also discussed that how to ensure the community participation

for its long life and sustainability .

8th All Pakistan Wheel ChairUsers Cricket Tournament

All Pakistan Wheel Chair Users Cricket Tournament was held

at Sports Complex Islamabad. Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed,

C.E HANDS with Federal Minister Information Mariam

Aurangzeb, Federal Minister Sports Mian Riaz Hussain

Pirzada and other parliamentarians were present on the

occasion. The event was organized with the support of HANDS

Pakistan, PTCL, Mc. Donald's & other partners to encourage

persons with disabilities that they are also part of society and

they can contribute for the development of the Country.

Creating Awareness for Rights ofDisable

HANDS Social Mobilization Program facilitated DWA

Independent Living Centre Team to organize Awareness walk

on international day of persons with disabilities from Karachi

Art Council to Karachi press club organized by Social welfare

department Government of Sindh. Overall objective of this

walk was to create awareness about the rights of disable

persons and their inclusion in overall programs.

Corporate Social ResponsibilityFunding for Disaster at Jamshoro

HANDS is implementing Bhit Rural Support Program (BRSP)

with support of ENI Company which is providing Corporate

Social Responsibility (CSR) fund for the development of area

in District Jamshoro @ Sehwan community. Services include

Health facilities with Medical Officer and medicines, Schools,

Technical Training Centers & Provision of Drinking Water

facilities in different areas where it is not available. Meeting

was held with the Management of ENI to discuss about the

challenges and update target and achievement.

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HANDS Pakistan Head Office:

Plot # 158, Off M-9 (Karachi-Hyderabad) Motorway, Gadap Road, adjacent Baqai University, Karachi.

Tel: (0092-21) 32120400-9, UAN: (0092-21) 111-666-333

Email: info@hands.org.pk, info@handsinternational.org.uk, Web: www.hands.org.pk, www.handsinternational.org.uk

HANDS Suggestions And Complaint System / HANDS Disaster Communication Cell:

Tel: (0092-21) 32120400-9, UAN: (0092-21) 111-666-333, Email: info@hands.org.pk, Web: www.hands.org.pk

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Project Validation Visit at DistrictLayyah & Thatta

HANDS is implementing recovery project under Multi-Year

Humanitarian Program in District Thatta in Sindh, District

Layyah in Punjab & District Shangla in Khyber Pukhtonkhwa.

Support under this project to communities was shelter,

Livelihood & WASH after completion of the project validation

visit was conducted to verify that all beneficiaries have

received all project support.

HANDS has been Elected asCentral Executive Committee

Members NHN Pakistan

Social Mobilization & Disaster Management Program

facilitated National Humanitarian Network (NHN) to conduct

CEC election at HANDS Islamabad Office. Different

organizations participated and all supported HANDS and

now with the grace of Almighty Allah HANDS has been

elected as a Central Executive Committee (CEC) member of

National Humanitarian Network (NHN) Pakistan.

Home for everyone

A view of newly constructed shelter under MYHP Project at District Thatta

HANDS Pakistan supported 1000 flood affected families of

District Thatta under Multi-Year Humanitarian Program

(MYHP) funded by the Department for International

Development (DFID).

Extreme weather events and natural disasters have persistently

plagued the coastal areas of Sindh. The district Thatta is

vulnerable to a number of natural disasters including frequent

cyclones, floods and droughts. A chronology of disasters over

the last five decades reveals that the area has remained in the

grip of an uninterrupted cycle of disasters.

HANDS team is on ground helping the deprived community.

HANDS Rapid Assessment team conduct the assessment on

contingency basis. Then HANDS started Assessment for the

venerable beneficiaries of fully and partially damaged houses.

To meet the mentioned achievement HANDS provided cash

grants and technical trainings to construct the shelter on

Disaster risk resilient basis to provide safety from any natural

disaster and heavy wind and Strom.

BHC Project Activity

HANDS is constructing 255 two room shelter with WASH

facility at district Mirpurkhas and 100 two room two room

shelter at Sukkur under BHC support project housing for

poor. Till Oct 2017, 25 houses have been constructed at district

Mirpurkhas and 51 houses in district Sukkur,