South Waziristan -UNS : Floods in 2022 have badly affected many districts in Pakistan. Dera Ismail Khan is one of the most affected districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In this regards, Tameer e Khalaq Foundation with support of International Organization for Migration (IOM – UN Migration) and in guidance of District Administration and PDMA implemented various activities under a project “Provision of basic WASH support to village Kohawar, D.I.Khan”.
The project activities included the Social Mobilization efforts in terms of Health and Hygiene sessions, distribution of Health & Hygiene Kits among the male communities and Dignity kits among the female communities of Village Kohawar, Tehsil Daraban, Dera Ismail Khan. The ultimate objective of the intervention was to make a resilient community because the village is vulnerable to floods in the future and raise the community awareness regarding the health, clean drinking water, and sanitation in emergencies.
In line with the project objectives, 1752 Hygiene kits and 1752 Dignity kits for females were distributed among the flood affected families of Kohawar village. Looking into the hot weather in area and less facilities in the village, TKF provided the distributed points with cold and clean drinking water, proper cooling system by installing the pedestal fans and canopy inside the distribution points. A separate distribution point was established for female beneficiaries keeping in view the cultural aspects. To facilitate the community and to make the distribution more manageable, the duration of the distribution was set for four days, inviting the flood affected beneficiaries from each sub-village (Mohalla) on a separate day.
Prior to the Hygiene Kits distribution, Tameer e Khalaq Foundation staff went for door to door assessment to identify eligible households, and looking the number of Hygiene and dignity kits, TKF and International Organization for Migration (IOM) agreed to distribute the Hygiene and dignity kits among all the families of the village Kohawar. So, all the families of the Kohawar village were enlisted, and the beneficiaries list was approved from the IOM (donor) and later on endorsed from the district administration.
People with disabilities and widows were given priority in getting the support, and additional kits were distributed among them. During the four days distribution, TKF made special counters for people with disabilities and senior citizens, and GRM dest was established to and the beneficiaries were told to record their feedback via feedback form if they wanted. In addition to that, on-site orientation regarding personal, domestic, and environmental hygiene and hand washing tips and steps were explained by the TKF experienced staff during the distribution.
