IOM #Pakistan Quarterly Newsletter (November 2014)

I O M P A K I S T A N Quarterly Newsle er N E W S L E T T E R

November 2014

A beneficiary family gathers bamboo thatch for their shelter in district Shikarpur © IOM 2014

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Situation Overview Late monsoon rains in September 2014 triggered flash flooding across Pakistan, affec ng approximately 2.5 million people and claiming the lives of 367 individuals.

The hardest hit provinces were Punjab, Gilgit‐Bal stan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK). The floods caused extensive damage to homes and livelihoods, with more than 107,000 houses damaged or destroyed and 2.4 million acres of crop affected, according to the Na onal Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

The Government of Pakistan led the flood response, establishing 527 relief camps across affected provinces to provide access to emergency healthcare, cooked food, non‐food items and temporary shelter.

In order to be er understand the scope of damages and needs, NDMA requested the humanitarian community to roll out the Mul ‐Sector Ini al Rapid Assessment (MIRA) in five districts of Punjab: Chiniot, Hafizabad, Jhang, Mandi Bahauddin and Multan.

IOM par cipated in MIRA as part of the inter‐agency Assessment Working Group to support planning, field work and data analysis for the assessment. Furthermore, upon a request from the Humanitarian Coordinator to

Situa on Overview

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Early Recovery Shelter Programme

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Shelter Coordina on Ac vi es

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CCCM Capacity Building

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Communica ng with Communi es

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Rese lement Movements and Opera ons

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Migra on Health Services

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Migra on Management

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ini ate sectoral coordina on in Punjab, the IOM‐led Shelter Working Group extended coordina on support to organiza ons working in flood‐affected areas of the province, facilita ng exchange of informa on to avoid duplica on in response efforts.

In addi on to its ac vi es with rela on to the recent floods, IOM con nues to support popula ons affected by floods in past years through its Early Recovery Shelter Programme. Regular ac vi es pertaining to rese lement, voluntary returns, reintegra on, migra on health services and migra on management are also ongoing.

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IOM’s Early Recovery Shelter Programme in northern Sindh con nues to support vulnerable households in areas affected by the 2012 floods to rebuild safe and resilient shelters. To date, the programme has equipped households with the technical skills and knowledge necessary to construct up to 15,390 One Room Shelters across districts Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Qambar Shahdadkot, Ghotki and Badin.

To support beneficiary trainings at community level, ini al Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions were conducted in March and April 2014 for IOM technical staff, and a follow‐up session was then conducted for implemen ng partners (IPs) in June and July 2014. IPs and IOM staff were debriefed in August 2014 to evaluate the technical aspects of lime training and to brainstorm next steps to increase the use of lime in reconstruc on going forward.

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Beneficiary Story: Vulnerability Minimized through Safer Shelter Support

Early Recovery Shelter Programme

12,450 shelters are currently under construc on by 2012‐flood affected popula ons in Sindh.  10,715 beneficiary households (BHHs) have completed the first construc on milestone (plinth), 9,742 BHHs have progressed to the second milestone (walls), and 6,315 BHHs have completed their shelters.  PKR 333.6 million has been disbursed directly to BHHs in the form of performance‐based cash grants to allow flexibility in design, materials and construc on, ensuring that shelters are tailored to the needs of each beneficiary family.  166 latrines are being planned in 12 vulnerable communi es of North Sindh, as part of a complementary Sanita on Pilot Programme.

Kajlo Khan is a 65‐year‐old flood affectee living in northern Sindh. Floods in 2012 displaced Kajlo from his home, and he was forced to relocate to a roadside se lement near the Kashmore bypass.

Prior to the floods, Kajlo supported his family by working as a farmer in exchange for one third of the total seasonal yield of the harvest. With the onset of the floods, Kajlo’s house collapsed and the fields he worked on were completely destroyed. As a result of the rising flood water, Kajlo’s family lost their reserves of dry ra ons, livestock and essen al non‐food items. While displaced, Kajlo worked at nearby shops and earned daily wages to meet the basic needs of his family.

Upon returning to their village, Kajlo’s family met the vulnerability criteria and was selected as a beneficiary household for recovery shelter support. Assistance provided through the programme ensured that the family could rebuild a safer shelter, reducing their vulnerability to future events.

Beneficiaries are ac vely involved in all stages of the construc on process © IOM 2014

The days during the flood were extremely difficult and I was helplessly praying for support as I had no shelter or livelihood. It was a relief when I was selected for the One Room Shelter programme. By receiving technical trainings and shelter assistance, my family and I have gained a level of self‐sufficiency as my income can now be used for food as well as pu ng aside savings for my daughter’s wedding.

Applying DRR to Enhance Shelter Durability IOM and its technical training partner Strawbuild (UK) have completed a series of lime workshops to support reconstruc on of climate‐adapted, resilient shelters in areas affected by the 2012 floods. IOM is now working to expand and improve trainings by adap ng the lime manual, planning a market survey to map hydraulic lime availability in southern Pakistan and conduc ng laboratory‐based tests to assess the quality of local lime for construc on. Current trainings combine prac cal and theore cal sessions on lime techniques, soil inves ga on and soil analysis techniques, trial mix designs, weight density and reac vity tests.

Shelter Coordina on Ac vi es During August 2014, the Shelter Working Group conducted preparedness sessions for 200 district government officials, focusing on topics such as coordina on during emergencies, informa on management and tracking of distribu ons, beneficiary selec on criteria and basic CCCM principles. With the onset of the floods in September 2014, the Shelter Working Group extended support to flood‐affected areas by coordina ng field teams in Chiniot district of Punjab for the Mul ‐Sector Ini al Rapid Assessment (MIRA). In the absence of an ac ve Shelter/Non‐Food

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Items Cluster in the province, the Shelter Working Group networked with local organiza ons to facilitate coordina on. A mee ng was convened with partners in Lahore during September to iden fy needs and challenges.

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Meanwhile, regular coordina on mee ngs con nue in Sindh for organiza ons implemen ng recovery ac vi es in areas affected by the 2012 floods.

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CCCM Capacity Building In the third quarter of 2014, CCCM sessions were conducted in Karachi and Multan as part of an ongoing interagency humanitarian capacity building programme led by the Na onal Ins tute for Disaster Management.

These sessions engaged 87 NGO staff par cipants working for organiza ons in various districts of Sindh and Punjab.

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560 banners and 60,000 leaflets printed and disseminated for Educa on and Nutri on Clusters.

39 awareness sessions conducted on Mine Risk Educa on for 663 beneficiaries, including 124 female beneficiaries.

Telephonic return survey conducted for 58 beneficiaries.

Set of Frequently Asked Ques ons (FAQs) for Educa on, CCCM, Shelter, Nutri on, WASH, GBV and Health Clusters finalized.

Mee ngs with cluster partners and government officials arranged to ensure coordina on and raise awareness of available communica on services.

Rese lement Movements and Opera ons Between July and September 2014, IOM processed more than 377 cases for refugee rese lement to Australia (177), Canada (54), the United States (59) and various European countries (79). Furthermore, Cultural Orienta on Sessions supported refugees and skilled migrants depar ng for Canada (65 par cipants).

In addi on, IOM assisted a total of 1,410 returnees upon their arrival to Pakistan under the Assisted Voluntary Returns (AVR) and Assisted Voluntary Returns and Reintegra on (AVRR) programmes. In addi on, AVRR projects for Greece and Italy entered a second phase, with 50% increase expected in the number of caseloads.

Migra on Health Services NGO staff and government officials par cipate in a CCCM group exercise © IOM 2014

Communica ng with Communi es

IOM’s medical clinics in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Mirpur provided health assessment services to 13,446 prospec ve migrants and refugees from July to September of 2014, with the majority of applicants received in the Lahore office.

From July to September 2014, IOM’s Humanitarian Communica ons Programme provided support to temporarily dislocated persons (TDPs) from North Waziristan in the wake of a security opera on launched by the Government of Pakistan in late May 2014.

Health assessments supported the United Kingdom’s Tuberculosis Detec on Program (7,195 cases), as well as Australian (2,557) and Canadian (3,439) immigra on medical examina on requirements.

Migra on Management

In coordina on with government and humanitarian partners, key messages were developed and disseminated through radio and print communica on channels to ensure that TDPs had access to cri cal informa on on registra on and assistance. Specific ac vi es completed during the third quarter of 2014 include the following:

Following the project launch of IOM’s ‘Pilot Initiative to Monitor Readmission in Ukraine and Pakistan (MONITOR) in June 2014, a feasibility assessment is currently ongoing for the establishment of an Electronic Readmission Case Management System (RCMS) in Pakistan. A review was initially conducted on the technical aspects and functioning of the RCMS system in Georgia along with a stakeholder analysis in order to assess possible replication of the system in Pakistan.

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7 Public Service Announcements (PSAs) developed with informa on for TDPs on a range of issues such as food distribu on, child registra on at schools, maternal and child health, measles treatment and grievance desks.

IOM has also been carrying out monitoring visits of readmi ed persons upon arrival to Pakistan as part of the project.

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