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An earthquake October 8, 2006 killed more than 100,000 people, andrendered more than three million destitute in North Western FrontierProvince (NWFP) of Pakistan andAzad Kashmir.

The Labour Relief Campaign (LRC), initiated by LEF, played an important rolein relief and rehabilitation work. Set up just a day after earthquake on 9 October2005, LRC brought together six workers' organizations and their networks. Itwas able to construct 100 houses in one targeted area, brought relief items fromfood to medicine to over 60,000 people in two selected areas Paniola in Kashmirand Balakot in NWFP.

Over 23 trucks of relief items were sent to these areas. These trucks includeditems that were collected in our relief camps set up in Lahore, Karachi ndelsewhere and also in our networks.

The earthquake was also seen as manmade. The state was absolute not ready todeal with such a disaster. It reached many areas very late and many causalitiesoccurred because of that. One of the main themes of the LRC was to highlightthe issue of disaster management and the role of the state.

To highlight the problems being faced by the people living in the earthquakeeffected areas and to create awareness in the general public and especially in thevarious organizations involved in the relief and reconstruction activities, amedia campaign was launched. Another objective of this exercise was tocompel the government to give attention to pressing problems being faced bythe people.

Daily press releases were issued in Kashmir highlighting the main problems.After initial hesitation, the national media started taking our views seriously andwere given a respectable coverage to our ideas.

Through this campaign, the unbearable conditions in which these earthquakevictims were living, were brought to the attention of the media that helpedimprove relief activities.

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Medical CampsMedical camps were organized at various locations. In thesecamps, 7 doctors and 2 female nurses worked voluntarily. Thedetail of the services provided is given below.

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28/10/0529/10/0529/10/0530/10/05

31/10/0527/11/0527/11/0528/11/0528/11/05

30/10/05

NakkerSarmilaJhola NaraAir GaliChirootPaniolaNakkerSarmilaChirootJhola Nara

23,502.0019,900.0024,000.0017,000.0013,680.0016,450.0014,750.0017,000.0011,800.0022,600.00

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Total 1,80,782.00 100210

The transportation and logistic cost is notincluded the above mentioned figures.

Relief and ReconstructionActivities

1. Relief

2. Re-construction

The relief activities were started on the 11of 2005 with distribution of tents, blanketsand food items. In fact, it was the first reliefactivity in the area.These activities can be divided into: 1-Relief 2- Re-construction

Following is the detail of the distributeditems. It is difficult to have the exact cost ofthe items and also the exact numbers ofbeneficiaries.

For homeless and deserving families 50houses and 50 shelters were constructedwith the help of Action Aid Pakistan andShirkat Ghah mainly.

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13/10/05

18/10/05

23/10/05

27/10/05

28/11/05

11/12/05

17/12/05

22/12/05

28/12/05

15/01/06

Food, Blankets, Tents,Clothes

Tents

Tents

CGI Sheets

Food, Blankets,Matrices, Pillows

Food, Clothes, Jackets,Sweaters

Food, Clothes, Jackets,Sweaters

Jackets, Cloths, Food

CGI Sheets

Jackets, Cloths, Food

Paniola,Kashmir

Balakot,NWFP

Balakot,NWFP

3 17/10/05 Food, Blankets,Clothes

Paniola,Kashmir

Food, Blankets, Tents,Clothes

Paniola,Kashmir

Paniola,KashmirPaniola,Kashmir

Paniola,Kashmir

Paniola,Kashmir

Paniola,Kashmir

Paniola,Kashmir

Paniola,Kashmir

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Detail of HousesS.No. Villages Number

1 NakkerJandalaChirootiKumroota

Total

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Detail of SheltersS.No. Villages Number

1 DatoteAir GaliBhagianaPak GaliJandala

8234

449

10AndrootBhinakhaSarmila

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311

50

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The LRC concluded its campaign by end-2007.ActivityReport2005-07

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The direct damage caused by the October 8, 2006 earthquake in Pakistan and Azad Kashmirstands at about US$ 1.8 billion (Rs.106 billion), indirect losses at about US$ 514 million andreconstruction cost more than $ 5.00 billion, as formally assessed by the World Bank andAsian Development Bank. More than 80,000 persons were reported to have been killed andabove 100,000 were injured by the earthquake. This earthquake badly damage the educationfacilities in the area.

In collaboration with STS International Solidarity, Denmark, the LEF have established twocommunity schools in villages Paniola and Dhaki Bangioon with the active involvement oflocal communities organised in Education Committees (ECs) a village-level (consisting ofparents and community members). These Ecs are responsible to manage and run the schools.The ECs meet fortnightly to review the progress and address various problems/ issues.

First school was established in Paniola in June 2007, in first class 20 students registered.Students from poor and marginalized families are registered. Many more studentswanted to enroll but this was not manageable The academic session is March to March(matching with local session). During mid-term examinations, at the Paniola school,students have shown encouraging results. Another school was established in DhakiBangioon in November 2007 and 35 students registered.

P a n i o l a C o m m u n i t ySchool is running at ar e n t e d b u i l d i n g o ntemporary basis because ofnon availability of buildingf o r s c h o o l . E v e n abuilding-on-rent is notavailable on more durablebasis. The Dhaki BangioonCommunity School isrunning at a house providedby the loal community.Fivequalified, trained ande x p e r i e n c e d w o m e nteachers are running thesetwo schools.

Community Schools(Paniola & Dhaki Bangioon)

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Ittehad Labour Union Carpet Industries Pakistan

Ittehad Labour Union Carpet Industries Pakistan

Bushra Khaliq1Yousuf BaloachRana LatafatNiaz KhanAzra ShadMunira BibiMoeen Nawaz PunnoZiaullah NiaziMoeen AzharAbdul MajeedDaud KhanRiffat MaqsoodAsghar AliMaqsood HussainMahmood ButtAnwar HussainHamida SikandarNoor BachaHaji Maqbool AwanGhani Zaman AwanAzizullah JatoiHaji Bashir AhmedNasir AzizBehram ShahEjaz ShahAbdul HannanLiaqat AliNawab AliShahida NaeemMuhammad Rafiq SulemanAbdul GhaniRana Muhammad TahirMian Abdul QayumAbdul SattarNoor NabiMahboob Ahmed AnjumMussawar NaqviRana Tahir PervaizRazia Bibi Choori Gar Labour, Hyderabad

Worker Union Chishtian Sugur MillsPujab Agriculture Engineering Labour FederationPower Looms General Workers UnionAnjuman e Muzaireen PunjabAnjuman e Muzaireen PunjabLabour Qomi Movement , FaisalabadLabour Qomi Movement , FaisalabadPakistan Mahigir TehrikPakistan Mahigir TehrikHuman Voice FoundationMovement for Labour RightsPakistan Steel Progressive UnionLandhi Workers Coordination CommitteeSanghar Sugur MillsClerks Association District SangharNational Trade Union FederationIttehad Welfare CommitteeKarachi Ship Yard Labour UnionKarachi Ship Yard Labour UnionIttehad Welfare CommitteeKarachi Ship Yard Labour UnionWomen Welfare & Development OrganizationPower Looms General Workers UnionBrick Kiln Workers UnionRailway Workers UnionWorkers Union Rustam Sohrab Cycle FactoryWomen Workers Help Line

Railway Workers UnionLahore Press ClubLahore Press ClubWorkers Union Rustam Sohrab Cycle FactoryBrick Kiln Workers UnionWomen Workers Help Line

All Pakistan PASCO Workers UnionNational Trade Union FederationWomen Workers Help Line1

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Khalid Mahmood,Zehra Akbar Khan,Jalvat Ali,Shahid Iqbal,Abdul Salam,Zia-u-Rehman,Ulfat Tanvir Bukhari,Sherbaz Khan,Nasir Iqbal,Nazli Javed,Azra Perveen,Saira Feroz,Shehla Rizwan,Najma Khanam,Rehana,Irfana Jabbar,Shakeela,Talat Rubab,Shazma Karim Chandio,Shehbaz Bajwa,Muhammad Tahir Khan,Muhammad Hanif,

20 Teachers in Karachi, Hyderabad and Hub30 Study Circle Leaders in Lahore

DirectorProject Coordinator, CFPP, EHBWW, Karachi

Project Coordinator, DDP, DPWR, LahoreProject Coordinator, CFPP, LahoreProject Coordinator, DDP, DPWR, Karachi

Project Coordinator, CFPP, KarachiProject Coordinator, ALDP, Lahore

Project Coordinator, ALP, LahoreProject Coordinator, ALDP, LahoreAssistant Project Coordinator, Lahore

Social Mobilizer, EHBWW, KarachiSocial Mobilizer, EHBWW, Karachi

Social Mobilizer, EHBWW, KarachiSocial Mobilizer, EHBWW, Karachi

Social Mobilizer, EHBWW, KarachiSocial Mobilizer, EHBWW, Hyderabad

Social Mobilizer, EHBWW, HyderabadManagement and Finance Assistant, Lahore

Management and Finance Assistant, KarachiWebmaster

Support Staff, LahoreSupport Staff, Karachi

Board MembersMaqsood HussainBushra Khaliq

Niaz Khan

Moeen Nawaz Punno

Muhammad Yousuf BaloachAzra ShadNoor BachaHamida Sikandar

Nasir AzizShahida NaeemAbdul Sattar

PresidentGeneralSecretaryVicePresidentTreasurer

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Railway Workers UnionWomen Workers Help Line

Ittehad labour UnionCarpet Industries PakistanWorkers Union Rustam SohrabCycle FactoryNational Trade Union FederationWomen Workers Help LineKarachi Ship Yard Labour UnionWomen Welfare andDevelopment OrganizationNational Trade Union FederationHuman Voice FoundationAnjuman e Muzaireen Punjab

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