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RNA (IDPs of NWA) conducted by “The Awakening” A Society for Social & Cultural Development

Erfaan Hussein Babak Executive Director - "The Awakening" sharing moments

of happiness with children IDPs of NWA

Rapid Need Assessment

Report on NWA IDPs Needs in Bannu

Conducted by “The Awakening” & Khwendo Jirga

Address: Near Royal Campus, KhonaChum, SaiduSharif, District Swat, Khyber

PukhtoonKhwa, Pakistan

Contact Person: Erfaan Hussein Babak

Phone: 0092 946 722072 / 0331915195

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.awkpk.org

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.awkpk.org/


Situation Overview

The Pakistan military forces have conducted airstrikes much

earlier than the launch of full-fledged military operation. The

early surgical strikes in February had resulted in displacement of

people in the nearby districts of Bannu, DI Khan, Tank, Lakki

Marwat and Kohat but in between calm prevailed and most of

the families returned back. On 15 June, the Pakistan government

announced a full-fledged operation, however initial curfew was

relaxed. On 18 June 2014, again the curfew was relaxed and

people were allowed to leave North Waziristan (NWA). As of

26 June, more than 0.4 million people have been displaced, 74 %

of them are children and women.

In order to track the fleeing population, FDMA has established an IDP registration point at SAIDGAI check

post on Bannu- Miranshah road and as of 8 July, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Disaster

Management Authority (FDMA) reported the registration of

some 833,000 individuals. The verification process expects to

remove any registration errors, such as duplications, and provide

a more accurate number of those now in displacement.

“The Awakening” has organized a donation/relief camp in

district Swat for the war effected IDPs of NWA. Beside this the

dedicated and committed team of “The Awakening” visited

Bannu from Swat to get a clear picture of the situation on ground

and met with the IDPs, District Administration, Civil Society

Organizations. From 7th

July to 9th

July “The Awakening

conducted focused group discussions and Key informant

interviews in Bannu city and the adjacent areas where the IDPs

are living within the host communities.

Findings

A huge majority of the respondents complained about non

availability of transport, traffic congestion due to checking on check

points, and waiting for long hours in hot weather for registration at

Bakakhel in FR Bannu. The harsh hot weather has severely affected

women and children, thus causing serious ailments in children and

women. Some of the IDPs travelled from Miranshah to Khost

(Afghanistan) and then from there to Kurram Agency and then to

Bannu. The respondents reported that the lack of transportation has

affected specifically children and elderly and persons with

disabilities.

The average household size was found to be 13; importantly, children

constitute 72 percent of the household size, and 90 percent of

households are male-headed. Eighty percent of households are

registered as IDPs; for the 20 percent who are not registered, the

main reasons cited were that there were issues related to women (i.e. families would not bring or send women to

registration points), they missed the registration date, or they do not have a Computerized National Identity Card

(CNIC).

The IDPs left their homes in great hurry as they were given short time to leave the area due to military operation

in NWA. They travelled on foot for 24-26 hours to reach Bannu city. Some of them went to Afghanistan. After

their registration at Saidgai check post they were given tokens for which they were provided with food rations

FGDs with men IDPs


by WFP and non food items by UNHCR. A camp for the IDPs was

installed outside the Banny city but due to hot weather, lack of

facilities the IDPs preferred to live with the host communities and

schools in Bannu district. During the FGDs and interviews we came to

know about the hardships and sufferings of the IDPs. Below are some

of the urgent humanitarian needs that are needed on immediate basis

to the IDPs.

Area of Origin of IDPs

Most of the IDPs interviewed belong to different crisis-hit areas of North Waziristan, primarily Miranshah, Mir

Ali, Sohail Kaley.

Urgent Humanitarian Needs

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:

Water and sanitation facilities are immediately needed in and off camps, particularly in schools and

hosting communities where IDPs have taken refuge. Health Hygiene kits, Hygiene awareness

sessions Need to be conducted on critical WASH related

information.

Hand Pumps installation, water storage tanks at host

communities required

IDPs face problems accessing wash facilities in schools.

The women and girls have demanded for separate toilets

and washrooms. As the men and women are using the

same toilets

Minor repairs for water and sanitation facilities in schools

in Bannu is required. This includes replacement of pipes,

removal of latrine blockage, tap replacement and repair,

and cleaning of water storage tanks

Insecticides and pesticides should be sprayed in the

schools as the IDPs sleep on floor and they are bitten by

the insects all night.

Communication Needs:

To know about current situation of war at their homes, registration updates and the process of relief the

IDPs must have some source of medium to know and many of them have demanded for RADIOS to

know about the current situation of war and the relief activities.

Community Restoration Needs:

As the IDPs influx is very high in Bannu city so it has caused strained public

services.

The current public services are over burdened and need immediate support to meet

the needs of the IDPs as well as the host communities.

Nutrition Needs:

Energy biscuits for children are needed

Multi- micronutrient sachets and infant feedings are needed

Acute malnutrition in children under 5 should be taken care of and also nutritional

needs of pregnant and lactating women is needed.

Poor drinking water conditions in schools for IDPs

Khwendo Jirga meeting women and children to know about the problems they are facing as IDPs


The women demanded for fresh milk to be provided as they are not used to artificial/powder milk

Food Security/Livestock Needs:

Food Rations are being distributed by WFP along with its implementing partners.

Another major need is for the livestock vaccination and fodder as it was reported that many people

have lost their livestock while coming to Bannu. (The livestock either died on way, in war, left in

home villages)

Shelter & NFIs Needs:

Displaced families are requesting additional NFIs, such as clothes, bangles, mehndi for children,

elders, women for upcoming EID festival, tents, electric fans, hand fans, solar electric bulbs,

emergency lights pillows and beds, Kitchen, gas cylinders, cooking stoves (tandoors – for

cooking bread/roti) sets. And the most important feeders for the infants so that their mother could

feed their infants/small children

Women sanitary kits should also be provided

Heat powders to save from hot weather are needed

Mosquito repellent are needed

Education Needs:

“The Awakening” aims to reach some 8,000 children, which is 10 per cent of the total displaced

children.

Educational supplies are needed such as school tents, school

bags, books, stationery- school-in- box, recreational kits, tents,

seating mats, tarpaulin, and teaching and learning material to

schools in the camp and in the IDP hosting areas.

Also there is a need to build the capacity of Government

teachers, Parent-Teacher Committees and School Management

Committees on various topics including teaching in an

emergency, psychosocial support and life-skills-based education.

Cash grant for school going children should be arranged so that

their parents could afford their children school expenses

Child Friendly Spaces should be established where children

could play and get tuition to read and learn

Recreational facilities are none at the host communities so there

is a need for sports kits for children to play

The schools are currently used as shelters by the IDPs and it has affected the school infrastructure,

facilities, furniture, teaching and learning material.

Health Needs:

Psycho social support for mothers and children is required

Random sampling for water quality testing from various water sources

Chlorination of water is needed to avoid water borne diseases

Bed nets and mosquito repellents are urgently needed.

Baby Foods are required (Cerelac, Lactogens etc)

Life-saving medicines and medical supplies are needed in the IDP hosting districts

including Mother and Child Health (MnCH) and Reproductive Health (RH) services.

The health facilities (Infrastructure, Human Resource) are not sufficient for providing

relief to the IDPs

Health promotion: health and hygiene awareness, water quality monitoring and control.

Vaccination for vaccine-preventable diseases and health education sessions in displacement areas.


Lack of appropriate healthcare for pregnant and lactating mothers;

Emergency Health Kits

Prickly Heat powders to save from hot weather is needed

Delivery Kits

Diarrhoeal Disease Kits

MnCH and RH stocks

Manual chlorination of drinking water sources

Mobile clinics and hospitals are needed

Protection Needs: (General Protection)

IDPs have also demanded for an increase in the registration, verification by NADRA and distribution

points for swift relief actions.

Grievance Desks and Social Services Desks should be increased

Many have lost their basic identity documents (CNIC, Form B) property papers, education documents.

The IDPs living in host communities are not aware of any grievance desk or complaint center. The one

center which is established by the government is irrigation department office is in Cantt. Area and is

very much far away from the IDPs. Also when we visited that complaint office on 11:30 am it was

closed and no staff member was present there. The people gathered outside were waiting from 7:00 am

to get their voice heard. They claimed that two children have died of hot weather and the electricity

transformer is out of order for the past 4 days.

The main concerns for elderly include lack of general assistance,

Persons with disabilities, major concerns include no specialized services lack of psychosocial support,

lack of general assistance and lack of assistive devices

IDP lack the information on government and humanitarian assistance remains a concern.

IDPs without CNICs are facing problems in obtaining new CNICs due to NADRA's lack of additional

capacity at the registration centres.

The IDPs also shared that NADRA mobile vans should be increased for rapid results

The quality of the registration slip should be improved as it is very hot weather and the slip in the

pockets sometimes tear away with sweats and the pen writings fade away.

The IDPs also said that the ration is provided on fake CNICs.

(Child Protection)

There is a need to establish child-friendly spaces for

monitoring, identification, response and referral, mine risk

education

The registration of orphans should be done on priority basis

During the FGDs with the children they shared that their

dreams and wishes are shattered with this war. A child shared

that he has lost his pet dog and miss it alot (named Mazley).

Another child shared that he misses his parrot, another kid

was weeping for his grapes garden where he and his friends

used to play. That garden is destroyed by the war.

(GBV)

There is a need to establish a women-friendly spaces for

Gender Based Violence identification, response, monitoring

and referral,

Widows/Women headed households are facing problems in

registration and are not allowed by men of their community

to come to the registration or distribution point to get relief.

There should be separate distribution and registration point

for women.

FGDs with children IDPs

Meetings with women and girl IDPs


There are many women girls with disabilities who require urgent support.

Support people with disabilities and elderly including provision of basic assistive devices and basic

advices on independent living and access to information

The women and girls shared that their PARDAH has been broken when they came out of their homes.

Ms. Tabssum Adnan Leader of Da Khwendo Jirga (The first ever women jirga in the history of Pakistan and Pashtun Culture meeting with IDPs women and girls

"The Awakening" dedicated and committed staff members working day and night to meet with the IDPs and helping them

IDPs at the government complaint cell in irrigation department office protesting - there was no one to listen to their grievences

Visited AC Bannu office for updates and data collection

Meetings with IDPs


Notice pasted by the elders of the NWA IDPs Warning women not to come to the distribution points

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