WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) project changes IDP life style, Sindh, Pakistan

District Jamshoro inundated area

Last August 2010 the greater part of Pakistan “unexpectedly” inundated, what I mean for  “ unexpectedly”  is that the flow of the water from the Indus river was dried for more or less 10 years,  since, there was no water flowing in this site the people established  houses on this site and resides in the  riverside as well.

The inundation happened in just a few hours and lasted almost a year, millions of families are internally displaced, and, millions of crop, livelihood had been damaged. Some families who still have  something to recover when the water subsided they  gone back to their houses but those who are severely affected by the flooding,  as  their houses are completely  gone with the flood they  resides in the Camps, non functional institution, old building just to have place to live.

The local and international donors are now giving assistance to the IDP in the entire affected area of Pakistan.  WASH Intervention is one of the immediate responses conducted by the Oxfam GB and my NGO is their partner in implementing the project effectively.

Water is a basic need of everyone and in the Sindh province especially the water quality is not drinkable with out purification. Under WASH project intervention their aim is to provide clean and drinking water in the IDP camps, water rationing through the use of truck to the IDP camps, water tanking by installing a portable tank in the IDP camps.

WASH Sessions

 Under sanitation sessions they are carrying out  activities which are  concern on the Hygiene and sanitation awareness campaign among IDP like giving a demonstration regarding basic sanitation such as hand wash with soap after defecation, nail trimming, tooth brushing, cleaning their surroundings, and distribution of Hygienic kits among IDP camps in Sindh province, Pakistan.

During the implementation of the projects my NGO conducted an interviews how this WASH projects changes their lives, some of the beneficiary said, “It’s indeed a great help to them and it even changes their life into a healthy means as they become aware on the sanitation and Hygiene in their day to day life, they can even share those gained knowledge to the other family as well”.

WASH water distribution in partnership with Oxfam GB, Dadu