Education and Flood Relief Initiatives in EmergencyBy ITA in Southern Punjab and Northern Sindh

9/27/2012ITA

Highlights:Monsoon started in the month of September, in this season of 2012 heavy rains hits the northern

Sindh and southern Punjab. According to

government authorities Districs: Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Kashmor, Ghotki, PanuAqil, Khairpur

Mirs, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, in Sindh whereas damages have been reported in schools of

Zahirpir-Punjab.

All union councils are strongly affected by heavy rains, this area is the part of interior Sindh its

economy is agriculture and live stock, above given district’s agriculture is completely destroyed

and 50% of live stock is died due to heavy rains, number of houses damaged and households

leaved their homes shift another safe places, during this natural disaster more than 40 people died

and many got injured.

Overview: Soon after this flood ITA District teams surveyed the partner schools in Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab

and Shikarpur, PanuAqil, Ghotki , One school in Ghotki and 5 in Shikarpur are completely

underwater and all closed.

Shikarpur city is flooded with rainwater and

most of the schools are closed due to the IDPs

including 14 of the partner schools which are

completely occupied by IDPs. In Zahirpir,

Punjab, 04 of the partner schools’ buildings

were damaged due to recent rainfalls.

Whereas, in Ghotki and PanuAqil, access to all

schools is very difficult there is an urgent need to pump out the water to prevent further damages

to structures and infrastructure.

A brief summary of the situation of partner schools are as under:

District, Province

Total Partner Schools

Damaged Partner Schools

Submerged Schools Occupied by IDP

Comments

Shikarpur, Sindh

105 03 01 14 -Some partner schools require repair maintenance.

Zahirpur, 70 04 - 0 -Boundary wall

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Punjab damaged in 03 schools-Roofs damaged in two class rooms in another school

Ghotki 01 0 01 0 Need to rebuild school

PanuAqil 5 - 3 - Renovation and dewatering is required

ITA’s Humanitarian ResponseSo far ITA have distributed 500 food hampers and First aid kits in Shikarpur among IDPs who sheltered in ITA partner schools/villages, before distribution ITA team survey to get registered IDPs and distributed cards in IDPs, one card for one family and after completion of registration food hampers and first aid kit distributed in them.

Tehsils Quantity of Food Hampers

Quantity of First Aid Kit

1 Shikarpur 220 220

2 Lakhi 101 101

3 Khanpur 100 100

4 Garhi Yasin 79 79

Education:Due to the flood academic activities are timely disturbed but there are 14 partners’ schools

occupied by IDPs in Shikarpur that are affected by the flood hit. Due to this the academic

activities have completely stopped. This may take months when IDPs will go back.

As a result, a large number of children are deprived of their schools and can’t continue their

studies anymore. In order to resolve the above mentioned issue, these IDPs need immediate

assistance and attention by draining the water that has flooded these villages.

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One of our schools in Ghotki has been completely submerged in water, and there is no access to

that school whatsoever.

Schools in PanuAqil are slightly damaged, however the community has been damaged and

disturbed due to flood hit and boats are becoming the means for local transportation and

mobilization of resources.

Need:Food, water, medical and hygiene kits and shelter are among the immediate requirements by

these IDPs. A TLC need to be setup in Ghotki as there are 130 students (50 girls and 80 boys)

studying in open air as well as in Panuaqil/Shikarpu/ Zahirpir and Sadiqabad.

Provision of education to children through TLCs in order to provide temporary shelter

and shift these IDPs to their homes so academics activities can be commence as soon as

possible.

Provision of education supplies (School kit, school tents and recreational kits) in all

affected areas.

Response: Preliminary information from ITA team indicates 5 schools in Shikarpur , 6 in

Ghotki and Panuaqil have been submerged/damaged . While 14 are used as shelter for IDPs, thus affecting the education of more than more than 5000 children.

ITA team is in process of assessing the scale of damages to school and plan to establish TLCs in Shikarpur, Ghotki,PanuAqil and Sadiqabdr in Punjab.

Challenges: Due to the flooded areas verification of the scale of damges of IDPs’ houses

and schools is big challenge.

Requirement of Partners schools is given below:

Districts Shelters TLCs Food hampers

Water coolers

Educational Kits/ECD kits

Dewatering

Shikarpur 500 families

5 500 (families who will be

500 20 schools 5 Schools and 1 ECD Center

Appendix 1&2

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shift from schools to camps)

Ghotki - 3 - - 3 Need to reconstruct school at new place

PanuAqil 600 families

5 600 monthly or weekly basses

600 5 Schools Surroundings of 5 schools

Appendix3

Zahirpir - 4 Boundary wall damaged in 03 schools-Roofs damaged in two class rooms in another school

Sadiqabad 40 to 50 8 40 to 50 families

40 to 50 08 rain water in standing in school

Appendix 4

Appendix 1

List of occupied and submerged partners Schools in Shikarpur

SCHOOL NAME UC Male Female Children Total No. Of Families

GGPS Pinyo Uner Rahimabad 10 12 36 58 11

GGPS Raheemabad Rahimabad 11 14 40 65 9

GBPS Bashirabad Bashirabad 8 8 29 45 6

GBPS Mugrio Wahi Mian Sahab Underwater

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GBPS Meer Kehar Mian Sahab

GBPS Bilawal Khuwaro Mian Sahab 13 15 48 76 12

GBPS Kundo Uner Wazirabad 6 6 23 35 6

GGPS Wazirabad Wazirabad 135 144 164 443 72

GGPS Garhi Yaseen III Urdu Ghari Yasin 51 59 94 204 27

GBPS Baqar Shah Damaged and underwater

GBPS Garhi Yaseen Urdu Ghari Yasin 31 35 102 168 28

GGPS Mureed Sethar Lodra Underwater

GGPS Sanjrani Mohallah 5 37 37 55 129 37

GGPS Railway Colony 5 25 30 118 173 25

GGPS Saddar 5 32 41 166 239 32

GGPS Kiri Attta Muhammad 2 27 28 135 190 27

GGPS Sultankot Sultankot 20 20 95 135 20

GGPS Hamayoon Hamayoon

GBPS Sindhi Saddar 5 26 26 152 204 26

GBPS Mureed Sethar Lodra

432 475 1257 2164 338

Appendix 2

List of affected ECD centers in Shikarpur

S.NO ECD CENTER NAME VILLAGE UC

Effects of rainfall and flood water in surroundings

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1 Pahanjo Vehro Maka Maka Lakhi

Houses are damaged , rain water still in

houses , school are effected in this area ,

livestock also effected

2 Pahanjo Vehro Nosher Abro Nosher AbroNosher Abro

Estimate of required work is not yet done

3 Pahanjo Vehro Jeyand JhullanJeyand Jhullan Zarkhail

Houses are totally damaged , water still

surrounding the villages, need of

treatment for children and parents , livestock also effected , schools

are also effected

4 Pahanjo Vehro Fatehpur Fathpur Humayon

houses are damaged and due to surrounding water diseases are fall

on parents and children , livestock

also effected , schools are effected also

Appendix 3

Effected Ucs Demages Nida Pur: villages 35 Damaged 100,

wals, roofs, full homesSaduja: 150, homes damage

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Tehsil Pano AqilUC:

Dodlo: 70 homes, animals, agriculture

Sultan Pur: 50 homes, animalsSangi: 150-200 homes damagedHangoro: 70 homes damages,

injured peopleMubarakpur: 70 kacha ghar, pani

mojodNoaraja: 42 homes damaged

Taluka Pano AqilUc: Sadhuja

Sadha 15Lal Kalwar 22Purani Budh 30Nai Budh 12Sangi Village 05Shib Khan Village 09Samo Village 16Tahir Village 12Kheraj 08

Appendix 4

List of Schools in Ghotki and PanuAqil

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School Girls Boys TotalGPS Miyan Beg Chachar 45 19 64

GPS Tahir Chachar 43 34 77

GPS Sadhoja 32 62 94

GPS Gindho Chachar 26 36 62

GPS Kheraj 51 31 82

GPS Miyan Beg Chachar 41 38 79

Appendix 5

List of affected partners schools in Sadiqabad

Schools’ name Status1. Govt.Girls P/S Mohib Shah          rain water in standing in

school2. Govt.Girls P/S Basti Botay Khan  Class rooms floor is collapse

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3. Govt.Girls P/S Matara Chang       Class rooms and veranda floor is collapse

4. Govt.Girls P/S Ismail Chachar      Class rooms and floor is collapse and some creeks in boundary wall

5. Govt.Girls P/S Moza Khomb        Class rooms floor is collapse and rain water in standing in school

6. Aagahi School System Chak No.230/P School boundary wall and bathroom is totally collapse

7. Govt.Girls P/S Matan Shah           School boundary wall and class rooms roof is totally collapse

8. Govt.Girls P/S Sindhal Guri           rain water in standing in school

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