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Project Title: Emergency Flood Relief 2024 - Food Distribution for Affected Families

Introduction: In 2024, the monsoon season has once again caused severe devastation across Pakistan, particularly in the provinces of Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Punjab, and Sindh. Torrential rains have resulted in massive flooding, displacing thousands of families, destroying homes, and leaving countless people in desperate need of food, shelter, and basic necessities. Alkhidmat Foundation, through its Emergency Flood Relief initiative, has been at the forefront of providing vital assistance to those affected. One of the critical interventions has been the distribution of food packages among displaced families, ensuring they have access to meals during this challenging time.

Project Goals:

• Provide immediate food assistance to flood-affected families in the hardest-hit regions of Pakistan.
• Alleviate hunger and prevent malnutrition by supplying nutritious food to vulnerable populations, especially children, the elderly, and women.
• Support affected families in sustaining themselves during the flood recovery period.

Project Overview: Through the Emergency Flood Relief program, Alkhidmat Foundation has distributed essential food packages to families in Balochistan, KPK, Punjab, and Sindh. Each package contains sufficient food supplies to sustain a family of 5 for at least two weeks. The packages include items like flour, rice, lentils, cooking oil, sugar, salt, and other essential foodstuffs. Our focus is to provide balanced, high-nutrition items that will help maintain health and well-being, particularly for those living in temporary shelters or with limited access to markets.

Impact:

• Number of Families Reached: Over 500 families have been reached through our initial phase of food distribution. These families were either living in temporary camps or areas with severe flood damage.
• Geographical Focus: Our relief efforts are focused on some of the most severely impacted regions, including:
  • Balochistan: Facing large-scale displacement, many families have no access to food due to the destruction of infrastructure.
  • KPK: Communities residing near riverbanks have seen their homes and farmlands washed away, necessitating emergency food relief.
  • Punjab and Sindh: Both provinces have experienced widespread flooding, damaging agricultural land and cutting off access to food supplies.

Key Activities:

1. Food Package Distribution: Each family received food packages that will cover their dietary needs for up to two weeks.
2. Logistical Support: In coordination with local volunteers and government agencies, food supplies were delivered efficiently, reaching remote and hard-to-access flood-affected areas.
3. Health and Safety Measures: Alongside food distribution, we ensured that proper hygiene protocols were followed, helping to reduce the risk of waterborne diseases in flood-hit regions.

Challenges:

• Access to remote areas was difficult due to damaged roads and bridges, delaying some of our distributions.
• The widespread scale of the disaster has stretched resources, making it difficult to meet the overwhelming demand for relief.

Future Plans:

• Expand food distribution to an additional 1,000 families in the coming weeks.
• Begin distribution of clean drinking water, hygiene kits, and medical supplies to combat disease outbreaks in flood-affected areas.
• Collaborate with local governments and international organizations to rebuild damaged infrastructure and support long-term recovery efforts.

Funding Needs: To continue our emergency response, we require urgent funding for:

• Food supplies for additional flood-affected families.
• Transportation and logistics to deliver aid to remote and isolated communities.
• Essential non-food items like hygiene kits, clean water supplies, and temporary shelter materials.

Conclusion: The 2024 floods have left many communities in dire need of humanitarian assistance. Alkhidmat Foundation, through its Emergency Flood Relief program, remains committed to supporting these families by providing immediate food relief and helping them recover. We are appealing to donors to help us extend our outreach and provide much-needed aid to more families suffering from this devastating crisis.

Links:

• Food Package Distribution Chitral
• Food Package Distribution Kamrat Valley