More Relief Activities in Bahrain, Swat Kohistan

On the occasion of International Literacy Day, Idara Barae Taleem, organised a special event with children affected by the floods. 416 Eid gifts for children sent be Funkor Childart Center as well as books were distributed.

Children writing their names.

Boys also writing their names and special messages on the occassion of literacy day
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Waiting for the gifts.

Book reading session and distribution of Eid gifts.

Distribution of Eid gifts in a relief camps.

Cash distribution among widows.

Photos by IBT.
Report by Zubair Torwali.
Relief goods provided by
• Civil Society, Islamabad
• Funkor Child Art Center, Islamabad
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Facilitated and implemented by
• Idara Baraye Taleem-o-Taraqi (IBT), Bahrain Swat
Relief items
1. Commodities:

# Item Quantity Source
01 Juice, Shezan 36 cartons Civil Society, Islamabad through Tahira Abdullah
02 Water purifying tablets 400 packs Civil Society, Islamabad through Tahira Abdullah
03 Clothes 200 suites Civil Society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minallah
04 Bed Sheets 12 sets Civil Society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minalla
05 Razai/quilts 05 sets Civil Society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minalla
06 Towels 10 Civil Society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minalla
06 Medicines 5 cartons Civil Society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minalla
07 Books 400 Funkor Child Art Center, Islamabad through Fauzia Minallah
08 Milk 25 cartons of 27
Packs each=675 Funkor Child Art Center, Islamabad through Fauzia Minallah
09 Biscuits 5 cartons 654 rolls Funkor Child Art Center, Islamabad through Fauzia Minallah
10 Tops Juice 1 liter packs 10 cartons 120 packs Funkor Child Art Center, Islamabad through Maham Ali
11 Dress suites for boys and girls 489 suites Funkor Child Art Center, Islamabad through Fauzia Minallah

2. Cash
# Source Date Channel Amount
1 Civil Society, Islamabad through Tahira Abdullah Sept. 1, 2010 Bank Check PKR 200,000
2 Civil society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minallah Sept. 1, 2010 Cash PKR 50,000
3 Civil Society, Islamabad through Ghazala Minallah Sept. 8, 2010 Money transfer PKR 200,000
4 Funkor Child Art, Islamabad through Ahmad Faraz Sept. 6, 2010 Cash PKR 2,000
Total Amount PKR 452,000


Transportation
1: 01 suzuki from Islamabad to Chikri in Swat--------------- PKR 8,500 dated 01/09/2010
2: 20 packs from Chikri to Bahrain by Mazddor-------------PKR 10,000 dated 01/09/2010
3: 16 packs from Chikri to Bahrain by Mazdoor-------------PKR 7,150 dated 08/09/2010
Detail of the relief cash recipients
# Name of the recipient Status Address NIC # Amount received
01 Bakht Zamin Widow Puraan Gaam, u/cBahrain H800121549 2,000 pkr
02 Inzer Gula Widow Bahrain u/c Bahrain 15602-6783160-8 2,000 pkr
03 Inaan Widow Torwal u/c Balakot 15601-5525107-8 2,000 pkr
04 Saliha Widow Punjigraam u/c Bahrain 15602-658584-4 2,000 pkr
05 Shah Alam Wali House damaged Bahrain u/c Bahrain 15602-7468336-9 2,000 pkr
06 Abdul Jamil House damaged Daroali u/c Mankiyal Drowned 2,000 pkr
07 Zahirullah Meal provider Bahrain u/c Bahrain 15602-0523017-7 2,000 pkr
08 Abdul Karim House damaged Darolai u/c Bahrain 15602-0341954-1 2,000 pkr
09 Shazia Disabled Torwal u/c Balakot 15602-6589976-4 2,000 pkr
10 Razia Widow Bahrain u/c Bahrain Not got 2,000 pkr
11 Pethane Widow Torwal u/c Bahrain 15602-1204243-0 2,000 pkr
12 Bakhsherwan House damaged Darolai u/c Mankiyal 15602-0348831-5 2,000 pkr
13 Shahzaroon Widow Arin u/c Bahrain 15602-7887837-2 2,000 pkr
14 Wazir Zada House damaged Darolai u/c Bahrain 15602-9324953-3 2,000 pkr
15 Shaley Widow Punjigraam u/c Bahrain 15602-9734660-0 2,000 pkr
16 Sakeena Bibi Disabled Punjigraam u/c Bahrain 15602-0820665-4 2,000 pkr
17 Banezir Bibi Widow Puraan Gaam u/c Bahrain 15602-7509156-4 2,000 pkr
18 Widow of Javid Widow Do 15602-2255972-6 2,000 pkr
19 Widow of sohail Widow Do 15602-6883404-9 2,000 pkr
20 Charit Widow Daroali u/c Mankiyal 37405-9709900-6 2,000 pkr
21 Baachi Widow Gurnai u/c Mankiyal 15602-979889-1 2,000 pkr
22 Sohu Jan Widow Darolai u/c Mankiyal Nil 2,000 pkr
23 Sherenai Widow Do 15602-5888881-0 2,000 pkr
24 Abdul Jalil House damaged Do 15602-0454277-7 2,000 pkr
25 Rakhmin Baigum Widow Do 116-28-215364 2,000 pkr
26 Baachaane Widow Do Lost 2,000 pkr
27 Bakht Bahadar House damaged Kedam u/c Balakot 15602-1627468-7 2,000 pkr
28 Asil Zada House damaged Do 15602-3709798-3 2,000 pkr
29 Bakht Zada Do Do 15602-2258016-1 2,000 pkr
30 Mohammad Saleem Disabled Darolai u/c Mankiyal 15602-0753934-7 2,000 pkr
31 Pashmeena bibi House damaged Do 15602-3556546-0 2,000 pkr
32 Zareene Widow Do Nil 2,000 pkr
33 Rahimullah House damaged Bahrain u/c Bahrain 156028-307703-9 2,000 pkr
34 Ameer Nawab Do Ramet u/c Mankiyal 15602-0372453-9 2,000 pkr
35 Shah Faisal Do Do 15602-0367127-5 2,000 pkr
36 Sher Khan Do Do 15602-0346946-1 2,000 pkr
37 Bakht Zaman Do Do 15602-0453709-3 2,000 pkr
38 Abdul Baqi Do Do 15602-0312555-7 2,000 pkr
39 Adam Shah House damaged Cham u/c Balakot 15602-1180743-1 2,000 pkr
40 Gujar Khan Do Lagan u/c Bahrain 15602-8820716-5 2,000 pkr
41 Sher Zaman Do Darolai u/c Mankiyal 15602-4781851-1 2,000 pkr
42 Mohammad Nawaz House damaged Gulshan Abad u/c Utror 15602-0249962-1 2,000 pkr
43 Abdul Musheer Disabled Kedam u/c Balakot 15602-8509186-9 2,000 pkr
44 Mohammad Faqeer House damaged Kalam u/c Kalam 15602-0454177-5 2,000 pkr
45 Gul Sharif Do Do 15602-0423735-1 2,000 pkr
46 Sher zada Do Ramet, u/c Mankiyal 15602-5628229-1 2,000 pkr
47 Ameer Nawab Do Do 15602-0372453-9 2,000 pkr
48 Shah Faisal Do Do 15602-0367127-5 2,000 pkr
49 Sher Khan Do Do 15602-0346946-1 2,000 pkr
50 Bakht Zaman Do Do 15602-0453709-3 2,000 pkr
51 Abdul Baqi Do Do 15602-0312555-7 2,000 pkr
52 Adam Shah House damaged Cham u/c Balakot 15602-1180743-1 2,000 pkr
53 Gujar Khan Do Lagan u/c Bahrain 15602-8820716-5 2,000 pkr
54 Khan Zada House damaged Kedam u/c Balakot 15602-1141992-7 2,000 pkr
55 Shah Afrain Do Do 15602-5353582-9 2,000 pkr
56 Rahmat Gul Destitute Kanga u/c Bahrain 15602-7431103-1 2,000 pkr
57 Mohammad Sadiq Do Do 15602-0478066-7 2,000 pkr
58 Shah Aslam Land damaged Do 116-86-091023 2,000 pkr
59 Hazarat amen House damaged Arin u/c Bahrain 15602-6626151-5 2,000 pkr
60 Fazal wahid Destitute Bahrain u/c Bahrain 15602-4889702-5 2,000 pkr


Our dear friends and donors are : Maham Ali's friends and family( Saman Tariq,Fawzia Naqvi, Faisal Bari, Ali Saggu, Rejaa Dar and Nashwa Shakeel, Zimmedar Shehri ( Islamabad) Nahid Pervez, Imran Agha, Jamila Shabnum, Christine Smith and Mohd Bilal)

Flood relief donations from Tahira Abdullah's family & friends:
- from UK: Muhammad Bilal, Shahnaz Hashmi,
- from UK: Bushra Farooqui & her colleagues & friends: Aslam Aziz, Danish Aziz, Samra Sheikh, Natasha Khan.
- from Bahrain: Shaheen & Tariq Liaqat Ali and their friends.
- from UAE: Durdana Saiyed, Amjad Ali Khan, Haroon Sheikh, Tehmina Qureshi, Rizwan Khalid,
- from Canada: Saba Jamaluddin.
- from USA: Sabira & Navaid Qureshi, Dr. Sabiha Iqbal, Uzma Aslam Khan.
- from Karachi/Pakistan: Talha Siddiqui, Rabia Garib & colleagues at TQP, Nafis Aslam Khan, Shahzad Mahbub.
- from Lahore/Pakistan: Qudsia Saeedullah Khan, Nighat Saeed, Muhammad Khalid, M. Abu Bakr, M/S Shezan International, Shahzad Qasim, Nauman Khalid, Irfan Khalid,
- from Rawalpindi: Sikander Ellahi.
- from Wah: Asim Khan,
- from Islamabad: Tahira Abdullah, Naheed Aziz, Najma Mahmoodullah, Sarah Mahmood and her Playgroup, Kiran Aamir Qavi, Nadia Mir;
Dr. Sultan Hashmi; Sabiha Syed Muhammad; Nabeel Hameed,
- from Bagh/AJK: Mahmood Hussain c/o Nasreen Ramzan (EQ/2005 comrade)
_ SIGMA Motors
Amer A. Saiyid (Karachi), Omar A. Saiyid (USA), Tawwassul Ali Khans (USA),
From Hawaii University: Uzma Aslam Khan+friends - donations at a seminar into a box from University colleagues & students

Ghazala and Fauzia Minallah's friends and family:Amna Paracha, Attaullah Shah, Rangez Shah, Gina and her friend Zainab, Marium Burki, Zahid Saeed and Fareeda Saeed, Fakhar Zia, Nabeela Ahmad, Sara Mahmood, Nargis Ahmad, Mohsin and Madiha Qazi, Nuzhat Ahmad, Zarina Jamal, Mrs Umar Afridi and friends, Rena Naqvi.
Humaira Masihuddin and her friends and family ( Kulsum Khan, Fatimah Quadri,Tahira Syed, Mr. S.M.Qureshi, Saifullah Quadri, Mujtaba Quadri, Uzma Jamal, Dr Nisar Haq, Moina and Ehsan Haqqani )
Ali Faateh, Asad and Amna Shah,Aunty Huma, Samira Kakar-Khan her friends and family,Fauzia Asad Haider, Shahida Shah, Salma Babar, Ayesha, Dr.Shirin Ansari,, Mrs. Niazi and Mona Niazi, Zeba Mateen, Shehla Jamshaid, Mrs Salim ( Mother of Farrukh Salim), Abid Saleem, Ali Bilgrami , Mona and Akbar , Dr.Catalina Alliende, Zainab Kamal.

Falaknaz's Friends and Family:Sofia and Ali Khan, Tahir and Tabu, Zara Ali. Jean Elise Lewthwaite, Teachers of Murree Convent, Safya Aftab, Rweeda Himayat, Shahnawaz Khan.

Our dear friends from abroad, Waltraud Torrosian, Hugo Williams and his friends,(Jacky Wolf, Clarissa Leopold, Rebecca Zehr and their many friends), Sara Rezoagoli, Mr.Bernhard Wild, Isabelle Bouan, Maria Bader ( her friends and family) and Lynda Martin of Skyscrape foundation.

Funkor is grateful to Asian Network of Trust for providing us the story book ' Sadako's Prayer", Attaur Rehman Baig, Mahnoor and Mushfih, Maham Ali and her friends, Babarjan, Namrah Mahmood and Sharafuddin Alizada of Beaconhouse Community Services, Maria Bader her friends and family, Isabelle Bouan, Lynda Martin, Waltraud Torrosian, Bernhard Wild and Attaur Rehman Baig for helping us make this Eid a bit special for the flood affected children.

Amazing Maham !!!

Photo credit Fauzia Minallah
Maham Ali, is the reason behind these children's excitement. These are a few of the 100 new suits she delivered, so that we can gift them to children in Tangi, Charssada and Nowshehra. Maham is an exceptional young student of Behria University who has been an amazing comrade in our work during the lawyers movement, helping the internally discplaced during the conflict in Swat and Malakand in 2009, raising funds for Pervaiz Masih's family, the Christian janitor who lost his life saving the lives of hundred young students in the suicide attack in Islamic University and now helping the flood affectees. Here is what she wrote about her work that makes us all proud:

Dear All,

I went to Nowshera on the 6th of September with my mother, brother (who went in the capacity of a doctor) and my friend, an exceptional young woman, Saleema Hamid. I consider myself very lucky that I got to work with Saleema who has remarkable organisational skills and who guided me every step of the way. This relief visit would not have been possible without Saleema.
We visited a neighbourhood called 'Daagi Khail Mohalla' consisting of 170 households, most of which had collapsed and which had not received any sort of relief prior to this. Saleema was the one who initially visited Nowshera right after the flood and with the help of Tanveer Zaman and his relative, Gull Mohammad who is a local of the area identified the neighbourhood.
As I write this, I don't know where to begin from. For the last month we have been hearing tragic stories about mothers who put their babies in water coolers and left them in the flood hoping that someone would find the babies and save them and we have been hearing how people in swat are being forced to eat leaves of the trees because they have absolutely no food. We have been seeing terrible images on the TV and one thinks that one has seen it all but then you visit the affected area, talk to people who have lost everything in this disaster and instead of feeling depressed and sad one is amazed by their faith, courage and strength.
This has been an emotional yet amazing experience for me. I remember when I initially started collecting funds for the flood victims, I got an overwhelming response from my friends and family abroad but I was a bit disappointed with the response I got from the people here- but I have been forced to change my mind. Everyone has been extremely generous and kind; from the shopkeeper who gave me 100 Shalwar Kameez instead of the 80 that I asked for, the money changer who, instead of giving us 84 rupees for a dollar, gave us 85 rupees per dollar when he found out the money was for the flood victims and even from my mother's optician who she had gone to get her glasses made and he gave her 5000 rupees for the flood victims.
A lot of thought and planning went into this trip because we did not want to give those people something that they did not need and we wanted to be fully organized and prepared before we go to deliver the relief items. So when Saleema first visited Nowshera, she asked the people what they needed. Saleema, Tanveer and Tauqeer went to Nowshera again 2 days before the delivery day and personally distributed relief-camp-tokens to every household so that the actual camp day would be very smooth and I am pleased to inform that the delivery day was very organized.
It would be unfair not to mention the efforts of Tanveer here. As Saleema wrote, 'without Tanveer's hardwork and his excellent coordination with the shop keepers, whole sale dealers, and truck drivers, this camp would not have been possible.'
Our list comprised of the following items as per requested by the residents, food was not given as it was not needed or requested; mattresses, pillows, comforters, floor mats, water coolers, buckets, mosquito repellent, tooth paste/brushes, soap and clothes.
We gave relief items to all the 170 households in ‘Daagi Khel Mohalla’ and 10 packs were given to the very needy people who lived in the same area. Each pack had the following stuff: 3 mattresses, 3 comforters, 3 pillows, 3 bed sheets and pillow cases, 1 floor mat, 1 water cooler, 1 bucket and mug, 1 pack of soap consisting of 4 soaps, 1 pack of coil consisting of 10 coils, 2 toothpastes and 5 tooth brushes and water purification tablets. cost of each pack: 3518 rupees. We took 2 trucks of relief items and the cost of each truck was 9000 rupees. We also distributed clothes among women and girls.
Apart from this I have also been sending money to Swat through members of civil society, Fauzia Minallah and Ghazala Minallah- two of the most remarkable women that I have the honour of knowing.
I also donated a 100 Shalwar Kameez for kids to Funkor Childart Centre of Fauzia Minallah which were personally delivered by Fauzia Minallah to the flood affected children.
You can read more about the relief efforts of civil society, Islamabad on Fauzia Minallah's blog: http://funkorchildart.blogspot.com/2010/08/flood-relief-efforts-in-swat.html
I am extremely grateful and thankful to all those who so generously contributed. This would not have been possible without your help and donations.
Thank you to all my friends as well who were always ready to help with the packing, ironing and even sewing.
I am attaching some pictures here. Rest of the pictures will be uploaded on Facebook soon. This is especially for the people who are not on Facebook. All the pictures have been taken by Saleema Hamid.
I'll keep everyone updated regarding our relief efforts. Thank you once again for your generous contribution and Eid Mubarak in advance.
Let us be a nation of doers and not just talkers.


Regards,
Maham
Photos by Saleema Hamid

Something Special for the Children of Bahrain, Swat

Posted by Fauzia Minallah



This is what the children of Bahrain remember, a raging river. Many are traumatised and even the sound of tap water scares them. They have to be told that the river is kind to humans, it is the source of life itself. It is us adults who stopped listening to the rivers, to the trees. We need more buildings, we need more roads and we have taken away spaces that belong to the rivers and destroyed forests that keep the mountains strong. Because of us the adults, children had to see so much destruction.
This is what children of Bahrain witnessed:

So we wanted to help the children of Bahrain, especially those who fled with their families from the flood ravaged valleys of Kalam and Mankial. The relief goods we sent to our trusted friend from Bahrain, Zubair Torwali for distribution, had to be carried by labourers we paid. they carried the relief goods from Chikri, over broken paths and damaged bridges.

Idara Barai Taraqi at Moohn School, became our distribution point.

Zubair Torwali, Executive Director of IBT distributing the relief goods.

Juice packets a gift from Tahira Abdullah 's uncle were distributed among children.

CHildren who wished for books got the picture book 'Sadako's Prayer' in Urdu.

Grandma also got a juice packet.

Zubair Torwali distributed the juice packets in the relief camp for the flood affectees.

Fifty children recieved a gift pack each consisting of a sketch book, 6 coloured pencils, a shaprner , lead pencil and an eraser from Funkor Childart Center and a juice packet from Tahira Abdullah's beloved Chacha .

Zubair read them the story of Sadako and Amai the magical bird.

They were happy and thanked all of our dear friends who supported us.
On September, 6th we sent 489 Eid presents for children. Ahmad Faraz our volunteer accompanied the gifts.

They were delivered to Moohn School from where they were distributed, as soon as we get photos we will share them with you all.
Photos by Ahmad Faraz and Zubair Torwali

Each gift consists of an Eid dress and story book'Sadako ki dua',1 quarter litre Milk and a pack of 6 biscuits.
Rs, 200,000 were distributed through Zobair Torwali's Idara Baraye Taleem-o-taraqi among widows and other flood affectees and 150,000 rupees through Ziauddin's Global Peace Council in Swat were distributed.

My Visit to Bahrain
By Ahmed faraz

On 7th September, which was 27th Ramazan I took a Suzuki full of relief goods from Islamabad to Bahrain, Swat , which over 300 km away. I reached Chikri in eight and a half hours. It was the last point, beyond which there were no roads due to the floods. There Zubair Torwali received us. We got twelve labourers for carrying the goods and we reached Bahrain, in two and a half hours. The distance was twenty five km from Chikri to Bahrain. Each labourer was paid rupees 400 to 500 for each trip. We had to climb up and down steep mountain paths. I noticed that people’s expressions were very sad and depressed. They have gone back to the stone-age. There was no electricity, roads or proper telecommunication. Children and ladies were fetching water from wells in pots and pans. They did not expect electricity to return for at least ten years. Many places and villages were washed away with the flood. Every person was struggling in harsh conditions, but they did not lose hope. The remaining fields of fruits and vegetables were ready for selling but they had no access to the market, and this was a big loss for them .When I reached Bahrain I was very tired. It was Aftari time , and after breaking my fast I went to bed with out talking to anyone .When I was leaving Bahrain it was a sad moment for me , because I could not solve their problems. I left them helpless, but I saw their difficulties and I am raising their slogan. Please help them. These people are extremely needy.

Our dear friends and donors are : Maham Ali's friends and family( Saman Tariq,Fawzia Naqvi, Faisal Bari, Ali Saggu, Rejaa Dar and Nashwa Shakeel, Zimmedar Shehri ( Islamabad) Nahid Pervez, Imran Agha, Jamila Shabnum)

Tahira Abdullah's friends and family,from UK: Muhammad Bilal, Shahnaz Hashmi,from UK: Bushra Farooqui & her colleagues & friends: Aslam Aziz, Danish Aziz, Samra Sheikh, Natasha Khan. Shaheen & Tariq Liaqat Ali and their friends from Bahrain, Durdana Saiyed, Amjad Ali Khan, Haroon Sheikh, Tehmina Qureshi,from Canada: Saba Jamaluddin,
from USA: Sabira & Navaid Qureshi, Dr. Sabiha Iqbal,from Karachi: Talha Siddiqui, Rabia Garib & colleagues at TQP, Nafis Aslam Khan, Shahzad Mahbub,from Lahore: Qudsia Saeedullah Khan, Nighat Saeed, Muhammad Khalid, Abu Bakr, M/S Shezan International, from Rawalpindi: Sikander Ellahi,from Islamabad/Wah: Tahira Abdullah, Naheed Aziz, Najma Mahmoodullah, Asim Khan, Sarah Mahmood and her mother, Kiran Aamir Qavi & Nadia Mir; Dr. Sultan Hashmi; Sabiha Syed Muhammad; Nabeel Hameed)

Ghazala and Fauzia Minallah's friends and family:Amna Paracha, Attaullah Shah, Rangez Shah, Gina and her friend Zainab, Marium Burki, Zahid Saeed and Fareeda Saeed, Fakhar Zia, Nabeela Ahmad, Sara Mahmood, Nargis Ahmad, Mohsin and Madiha Qazi, Nuzhat Ahmad, Zarina Jamal, Mrs Umar Afridi and friends.
Humaira Masihuddin and her friends and family ( Kulsum Khan, Fatimah Quadri,Tahira Syed, Mr. S.M.Qureshi, Saifullah Quadri, Mujtaba Quadri, Uzma Jamal, Dr Nisar Haq, Moina and Ehsan Haqqani )
Ali Faateh, Asad and Amna Shah,Aunty Huma, Samira Kakar-Khan her friends and family,Fauzia Asad Haider, Shahida Shah, Salma Babar, Ayesha, Dr.Shirin Ansari,, Mrs. Niazi and Mona Niazi, Zeba Mateen, Shehla Jamshaid, Mrs Salim ( Mother of Farrukh Salim), Ali Bilgrami , Mona and Akbar , Dr.Catalina Alliende, Zainab Kamal.

Falaknaz's Friends and Family:Sofia and Ali Khan, Tahir and Tabu, Zara Ali. Jean Elise Lewthwaite, Teachers of Murree Convent, Safya Aftab, Rweeda Himayat, Shahnawaz Khan.

Our dear friends from abroad, Waltraud Torrosian, Hugo Williams and his friends,(Jacky Wolf, Clarissa Leopold, Rebecca Zehr and their many friends), Sara Rezoagoli, Mr.Bernhard Wild, Isabelle Bouan, Maria Bader ( her friends and family) and Lynda Martin of Skyscrape foundation.

Funkor is grateful to Asian Network of Trust for providing us the story book ' Sadako's Prayer", Mahnoor and Mushfih, Maham Ali and her friends, Babarjan, Namrah Mahmood and Sharafuddin Alizada of Beaconhouse Community Services, Maria Bader her friends and family, Isabelle Bouan, Lynda Martin, Waltraud Torrosian, Bernhard Wild and Attaur Rehman Baig for helping us make this Eid a bit special for the flood affected children.