Monthly Report

May2009
Community Based
Disaster
preparedness
workshop In
Renala khurd
parish

SSSK

Community Based
Agriculture coordinator Survey for Christian Visit and Recovery for
Disaster preparedness
visit for Kitchen gardening students in Renala cooperative and small
workshop in Renala
program khurd Business in follow up
khurd

Visit agriculture-
Animation and Development coordinator for Kitchen
Gardening program in
program follow up area 20/2.L
Renala khurd

Animator Asher
Nazir

CARITAS PAKISTAN FAISALABAD

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Introduction summary

In May2009 I am working on these activities in follow up area

20/2.L and target area 15/1.L Renala khurd okara. In this month I
worked on these activities in different areas of Renala khurd
parish. So with it I worked with parish team.

1. Meeting with parish priest about monthly activities.

2. Visit agriculture coordinator for kitchen gardening program in

20/2.L

3. Community base disaster preparedness workshop in Renala

khurd.

4. House visit for kitchen gardening with LDC members.

5. House visit for Recovery with Recovery team for cooperative

society.

6. Shops visit for small business in follow up area.

7. Visit and meeting with children for Child labor program in follow
up area.

8. Christian students Survey for scholarship in Renala khurd

parish.

9. Meeting with community members in target area.

10. Cooperative Recovery Rs.10.000 deposit in Bank account

of Naya Rasta Cooperative society.

11. Meeting with agriculture coordinator about kitchen

gardening program.

12.Meeting with child labor coordinator about IGP program and

Recovery.

In may2009 we arrange training and visit by caritas Faisalabad

different department in target area and follow up area for community
leaders and different group which are working with caritas Pakistan
Faisalabad for integration development. Community Based Disaster
Preparedness training arranged by Disaster Management program
caritas Pakistan Faisalabad. In the month of May2009 I am working in
two areas one is a target area and other is a follow up area. Target
area name is 15/1.L this is a rural area and in this area Christian and
Muslims living together and Caritas is working for total human
development of all the communities in this village. More people and
children’s are uneducated and unskilled in this village and children’s
are working in factories and vegetable market. Women and girls work
in field and earn money because they have no skill and no education.
Christian community of this village is no united and they have no
group no LDC no cooperative no youth, children’s and women group.
This is my target area and I am completing CO process in this target
community. We are searching local leaders which has positive think
for development and social change. So with the help of these leaders
we shall organize different groups between children youth women and
male. We are searching local resources and for improvement. We are
motivating people for cooperative and collect saving in a society. We
shall promote to skill in young girls and boys with the help of Non-
Formal Education. We shall open a child working school in this village
for those children’s which are not going to school but are working in
different places . So Child Labor program will work for this area.
People have not business but they want to start his small business.
With it in follow up and target are we complete Christian students
survey for scholarship and in this survey we completed (60) survey
form of Christian students.

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In follow up area 20/2.L Renala khurd we have NRCS cooperative

society. In this society (30) members have his saving and they are
getting loan from cooperative society. Working children school is
working in follow up area and thirty children are getting education
from this school. Now their parents have his own business and they
are giving installments every month to cooperative society. Area
animator Asher is giving every month activities report to caritas
Pakistan Faisalabad in every animation meeting.

Objective

1. Community Grow vegetable in their small houses.

2. To get skill on disaster management on community level.
3. Social investigation in target area 15/1.L
4. Christian students survey for scholarship from government
institutions.
5. Monthly Report and plan shared with animation coordinator.
6. House visit in follow up area for kitchen gardening program.
7. Meeting with parish priest about monthly activities of target
area and follow up area.
8. Recovery collection cooperative members in follow area.
9. Monitoring visit by agriculture coordinator in follow area for
kitchen gardening program.
10. Recovery deposit in Bank account of cooperative society.
11. Visit for small Business with Cooperative (NRCS) in follow
up area.
 12. Promotion for growing vegetable in follow up area.

Target

1. To meet parish priest for sharing plan and activities Report.

2. To meet working children school teacher and children in target
area.
3. Meeting with LDC about recovery of cooperative and small
business.
4. Networking with other NGOs for community training and project.
5. Survey in follow up and target area for the scholarship of
Christian students.
6. Recovery deposit in Bank of cooperative society.
7. Meeting with Cooperative about recovery collection and new
loan for next members.
8. Monthly Report and Plan shearing with animation coordinator.
9. Fill up foam of internal Evaluation of animation program.
10.Awareness of drinking water with AAGAE organization in follow
up area.
11.Meeting with LDC about scholarship survey and Disaster
training.

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Activities
1. Monthly meeting in Caritas office Faisalabad.

2. Meeting with parish priest for plan and Report sharing.

3. House visit in target area for Christian students survey for

scholarship.

4. Meeting with cooperative society in follow up area Recovery

and record.

5. Visit for small business in follow up area 202.L Renala khurd.

6. Meeting with working children school in follow up and target

area.

7. Meeting with parish priest about survey of Christian students

for scholarship.
 8. Meeting with E-body of Cooperative (NRCS) Recovery detail
foam in 20/2.L.

9. Visit for children’s working school in target area.

10. Recovery deposit in Bank account of cooperative society.

11. House visit for kitchen gardening in follow up area.

12. Monitoring visit for kitchen gardening program in follow up

area.

13. Community Based Disaster preparedness workshop in Renala

khurd.

14. Meeting with LDC and cooperative about internal evaluation of

animation program

Integration (Program and Project)

1. Animation and Development.
2. Non-Formal Education Department
3. Child Labor program.
4. Agriculture.
5. Disaster management program.
6. Cooperative
Networking.
1. PRSP.
2. Kashaff
3. Social Welfare Okara.
4. Abadat.
5. National Commission for Justice and Peace.
6. Noor ministry.
7. Lamp fellows

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Outcomes (Results)
1. Survey of Christian students for scholarship from government
institutions.
2. Community Based Disaster preparedness workshop in Renala
khurd parish.
3. Fill up foam of internal evaluation of animation program.
4. Fill up Recovery detail foam of Naya Rasta Cooperative Society.
5. Twenty seven families are growing vegetable in their houses.
6. Better relation with parish priest and parish team.
7. Shared monthly report and plan in caritas office Faisalabad.
8. Agriculture coordinator did monitoring visit for kitchen
gardening in follow up area.
9. Written information about survey of target area.
 10. Cooperative (NRCS) Recovery deposit in Bank account of
society.
11. Visit complete in follow up area for small Business with
cooperative members.
12. Meeting and visit for working children school in target
area.
13. Meeting with NRCS cooperative society in follow up about
Recovery and loan.
14. (50) Posters of Lenten campaign 2009 sold to community.
15. (96000) Recovery of cooperative is present in Bank.
16.Bank statement of NRCS cooperative society 20/2.L Renala
khurd.

Meeting with LDC in follow up area

In follow up area we have LDC which is working for animation and
development with caritas Faisalabad. Members in this LDC are (8) and
they are from different group with are working with different
department of caritas Faisalabad. So we put a meeting with these
members for different points as

1. Christian students survey for scholarship from government

institutions.

2. Community Based Disaster preparedness workshop for target

and follow up areas.

3. Internal evaluation of animation program in target and follow up

areas.

4. Monitoring visit by agriculture coordinator for kitchen gardening

program in follow up area.

5. Recovery collocation detail and Bank statement shared with LDC

members.

6. Cooperative and small business which are working in follow up

area.

So for these points we shared with LDC members and informed all
these things and took suggestions from them. So in this meeting we
decided that community based disaster preparedness workshop we
shall arrange in teshil hall Renala khurd because this is hall is very
comfortable and sitting arrange are better for community. Survey for
Christian students LDC decided that this survey we shall do in Renala
khurd parish and in this survey we shall involve convent school and
parish team. With it LDC members talked on internal evaluation of
animation program and they fill up this foam.

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 Cooperative (NRCS)
In Follow up area 20/2.L Renala khurd Naya Rasta Cooperative
Society is working against poverty and before one year they have no
saving and no loan for small business and no cooperative members in
this village. After animation (co) process we organize cooperative in
this community and more members are women and they are giving
saving and they are taking loan from this cooperative society in
20/2.L. we had been given (1.50000) loan to this cooperative society
before one year and we are taking installments every month from
cooperative members regularly. So now we have been completed for
cooperative members (12) installments and now we are planning for
new loan in follow up area 20/2.L.so some recovery is in balance so
now we are taking recovery from these members and we are
preparing record and recovery detail of all members which has taken
loan from cooperative society. In first phase we were fifteen (15)
members and loan limit of every members was Rs.10.000 and this was
decide that they shall return these amount in (12) installments and
every installment will be Rs.940 for every member of Naya Rasta
cooperative society . So phase first we have finished but some
recovery still in balance. In this month of May2009 we are working on
Recovery because account department of caritas Pakistan Faisalabad
is checking record of recovery, saving of members with all necessary
record. So this month we complete Recovery detail foam and from the
help of this foam we can understand present situation of recovery and
cooperative.

Meeting with account department about

Recovery of cooperative
In the month of May2009 account department of caritas Faisalabad
sat with us and they check the all Recovery detail of Naya Rasta
Cooperative Society with the help of Bank statement and original
receipts. So in this meeting area animator Asher Nazir, child labor
coordinator Razia Shoukat and accountant Adrees were present.
Caritas Faisalabad accountant gave some suggestion for the
improvement of recovery record and cooperative society of follow up
area 20/2.L Renala khurd. Area animator Asher Nazir gave all detail
and record of recovery which was necessary for the accountant.

Survey for Christian students

In Renala khurd parish I am working in two areas one is target area
15/1.L and other is follow up area is 20/2.L so this survey we
completed in these area and also other areas of parishes. This survey
we completed with LDC, and convent school and parish team of
Renala khurd parish. So in Renala khurd parish we complete (60) foam
of scholarships. Before we complete this foam first we did a meeting
with parish team and gave detail of this process. For this survey we
met school principal and union councilors and community leaders for
signature of these members which is the part of this survey which we
are completing.

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Monitoring visit by agriculture coordinator and extensional

worker for kitchen gardening

Agriculture coordinator and extensional worker visited for

kitchen gardening program with area animator Asher Nazir and
cooperative and LDC members house to house in follow up are
20/2.L Renala khurd. First they put a meeting with LDC and
kitchen gardening program members which are working with
Agriculture department caritas Pakistan Faisalabad.

In this meeting they talked on monitoring visit by national office

of caritas Pakistan Faisalabad and in this visit national
coordinator of agriculture will come in follow up are 20/2.L
Renala khurd. So in this visit he will meet to LDC and
cooperative members and he will look our kitchen gardening
program house to house for the promotion of vegetable in house
level. Now today we talk on weakness and success indicators
which we have and how we can better our work and how we can
grow more vegetable in their

houses. Agriculture coordinator said that growing vegetables

are very useful and benefit activity for kitchen gardening
program so we should better and more work on this program in
office level and community level. LDC and cooperative members
said that
Water and land of this village is not good for vegetable and for
kitchen gardening program and growing vegetable in house level is
more difficult for our members so we need technical skill and training
and we need for exposures. Cooperative president said that with
kitchen gardening program we should start more program which be
favorable for our community and village so agriculture department of
caritas Pakistan Faisalabad should work on these task because
community need more activities. After this meeting agriculture
coordinator and extensional worker did a visit with LDC and
cooperative members house to house for kitchen gardening program.
In the last cooperative president said thanks to all caritas Faisalabad
staff for this visit.

Community Based Disaster preparedness

workshop

Community Based Disaster preparedness workshop will arrange by Disaster

management department of caritas Pakistan Faisalabad on 27th May2009 in
Renala khurd for follow up and target area. In this workshop Disaster
management coordinator Mr. Babar Amin and animation Coordinator Mr.
Sadaqat sardar are the resource persons of this workshop. All participants said
welcome to caritas Faisalabad staff. Area animator Mr. Asher Nazir gave
introduction of caritas staff which were come from caritas Pakistan Faisalabad
and after this introduction Mr. Babar and Mr. Sadaqat talked on community
Based Disaster Preparedness Workshop with detail on thes What is a
Hazard?A hazard is a physical (Natural) or human-made event
that can potentially trigger a disaster. Examples include earthquakes, mud-
slides, floods, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, drought, economic collapse, and
war. A hazard, on the other hand, refers to the potential occurrence, in a
specific time period and geographic area, of a natural phenomenon that may
adversely affect human life, property or activity to the extent of causing a
disaster. A hazard occurrence (the earthquake, the flood, or the cyclone, for
example) becomes a disaster when it results in injuries, loss of life and
livelihoods, displacement and homelessness and/or destruction and damage to
infrastructure and property. A cyclone that surges over an uninhabited island
does not result in a disaster; however, it would be a disaster if it hit the
populated coast of What is a Risk The probability/likelihood of a disaster
happening. For example, a wood frame house with large headed, roofing nails,
rafter tie-downs, anchor bolts and a solid foundation is less vulnerable
structurally to severe cyclone winds than a similar-looking house which does
not have these structural details.

Human vulnerability Human vulnerability is the relative lack of capacity of

a person or community to anticipate, cope with resist and recover from the
impact of a hazard. Factors that increase human vulnerability to disasters
include rapid urbanization, population growth, and lack of knowledge about
how to effectively resist the effects of disasters and poverty. Of all the factors,
poverty is perhaps at the root of what makes most people vulnerable to the
impact of most hazards.Human capacities Human capacities are the
qualities and resources an individual or community can use and develop to
anticipate, cope with, resist and recover from the impact of a hazard. Human
capacities include material resources (i.e. food, animals, cash, tools); social
and organizational capacities (i.e. leadership, previous organizing experience,
community based organizations and networks); and attitudinal capacities (i.e.
beliefs, motivations, work values, ideas, creativity, efficacy) All people and all
communities have resources and capacities and therefore a foundation for
preparedness and risk reduction.

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Preparedness Planning The concept of preparedness planning is very

important for those involved in disaster management. During an actual
emergency, quick and effective action is required. This action often depends on
having made and implemented preparedness s plans. If appropriate action is
not taken or if the response is delayed, lives may be needlessly lost.

In a preliminary plan, even though the details of a disaster remain uncertain,

you can identify emergency shelter sites, plan and publicize evacuation routes,
identify emergency water sources, determine chains of command and
communication procedures, train response personnel and educate people
about what to do in case of an emergency. All of these measures will go a long
way to improving the quality, timing and effectiveness of the response to a
disaster.

Coordination Effective disaster response requires mutual trust and

coordination of efforts and resources among the many agencies and people
involved in emergency response—including the affected local population and
local community based organizations, Civil Defense and government
emergency structures, fire brigades, health departments and clinics, Red
Crescent/Red Cross Societies, international agencies, NGOs and others.
Memoranda of understanding, institutional policies, and joint preparedness
planning can serve as the basis for coordination.

Information management Disaster preparedness and response depend

on gathering, analyzing and acting on timely and accurate information before
(hazard and early warning information), during (disaster needs assessment)
and after disasters (progress of post-disaster recovery).
 This requires that Caritas pre-determine what information they need, how it
will be collected, who will collect it, who will analyse it and how it will be
integrated into a timely decision making process. If Caritas is to respond to
disasters in a timely fashion, they will need to develop procedures and
mechanisms for obtaining, analyzing and responding to early warning
information related to hazard detection, forecasting and alerts.

Early warning system the purpose of early warning systems is to detect,

forecast, and when necessary, issue alerts related to impending hazard events.
In order to fulfill a risk reduction function, however, early warning needs to be
supported by information about the actual and potential risks that a hazard
poses, as well as the measures people can take to prepare for and mitigate its
a diverse impacts. Early warning information needs to be communicated in
such a way that facilitates decision making and timely action of response
organizations and vulnerable groups. Early warning information comes from a
number of sources: e.g. meteorological offices; Ministries of Health (for
example, disease outbreaks) and Agriculture (for example, crop forecasts);
local and indigenous sources; media sources,

Resource Mobilization It includes developing strategies, agreements and

procedures for mobilizing Public education, training and rehearsal
Disaster preparedness must be supported by public education campaigns,
training of response teams and rehearsals of emergency response scenarios.
The aim of public awareness and education programs is to promote an
informed, alert and self-reliant community, capable of playing its full part in
support of and in co-operation with government officials and others responsible
for disaster management activities. An essential part of a disaster
preparedness plan is the education of those who may be

Threatened by a disaster.

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Community-based disaster preparedness Therefore, as stated

earlier, Community-based disaster preparedness (CBDP) is a process that
seeks to develop and implement a locally appropriate and locally "owned"
strategy for disaster preparedness and risk reduction.

Local populations in disaster-stricken areas are the first to respond to a

disaster. They are usually involved in search and rescue activities as well as in
providing emergency treatment and relief to their families, friends and
neighbors. While you can play an important role in improving the skills and
knowledge of these “spontaneous” disaster responders by providing them with
education and training in preparedness measures, basic rescue techniques,
and first aid and emergency treatment.

Who is at Risk? Children and Disable People

A smaller number of children and disable people can be at risk for more
enduring psychological distress as a function of three major risk factors:
.Direct exposure to the disaster, such as being evacuated, observing injuries or
death of others, or experiencing injury along with fearing one’s life is in danger.

.Loss/grief: This relates to the death or serious injury of family or friends.On-

going stress from the secondary effects of disaster, such as temporarily living
elsewhere, loss of friends and social networks, loss of personal property,
parental unemployment, and costs incurred during recovery to return the
family to pre-disaster life and living conditions

Easing Disaster-Related Stress

• Talk with someone about your feelings - anger, sorrow, and other
emotions - even though it may be difficult.
• Seek help from professional counselors who deal with post-disaster
stress.
• Do not hold yourself responsible for the disastrous event or be frustrated
because you feel you cannot help directly in the rescue work.
• Take steps to promote your own physical and emotional healing by
healthy eating, rest, exercise, relaxation, and meditation.
• Maintain a normal family and daily routine, limiting demanding
responsibilities on yourself and your family.
• Spend time with family and friends.
• Participate in memorials.
• Use existing support groups of family, friends, and religious institutions.
• Ensure you are ready for future events by restocking your disaster
supplies kits and updating your family disaster plan. Doing these
positive actions can be comforting.
Recognize Signs of Disaster Related Stress

• Difficulty communicating thoughts.

• Difficulty sleeping.
• Difficulty maintaining balance in their lives.
• Low threshold of frustration.
• Increased use of drugs/alcohol.
• Limited attention span.
• Poor work performance.
• Headaches/stomach problems.
• Disorientation or confusion.
• Difficulty concentrating.
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• Reluctance to leave home.
• Depression, sadness.
• Feelings of hopelessness.
• Mood-swings
• Overwhelming guilt and self-doubt.
• Fear of crowds, strangers, or being alone
The Disaster Management Cycle

• It consists of a number of phases, each requiring a different range of

response activities. The different phases, however, are often grouped
together under three main categories: the pre-emergency phase, the
emergency phase and the post-emergency phase.
Pre-Emergency Phase

• The emphasis in the pre-emergency phase is on reducing the

vulnerability of communities to suffer from the impact of natural
phenomena. Measures to achieve this objective include risk-mapping,
 application of building codes, land zoning as well as structural measures
such as the construction of dams against flooding. They are grouped
under the heading risk reduction, comprising prevention, mitigation and
preparedness.

Pre-Emergency Phase

• Prevention
• Includes all measures aimed at avoiding that natural phenomena turn
into disasters for settlements, economies and the infrastructures of
communities.
• Mitigation
• Involves measures taken to limit the adverse impact of natural hazards.

Pre-Emergency Phase

• Preparedness
• Involves measures taken to ensure effective response to the impact of
disasters. Preparedness measures include, for example, evacuation
plans, early warning systems, pre-stocking of relief items - all being part
of a national disaster relief plan.

In the last of this training area animator Mr. Asher Nazir said thanks to the
guest which were came from caritas Pakistan Faisalabad for this community
based disaster preparedness workshop. With it animator said thanks to all the
participants which were came for this training and they got skill and knowledge
from this training.

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Future plan
1. Monthly meeting for animation and development staff.

2. Meeting with parish priest about monthly animation activities.

3. Internal evaluation of animation and development program.

4. Recovery collection in follow up area for cooperative society.

5. Follow up visit for kitchen gardening program in follow up area.

6. Meeting with child labor coordinator about IGP.

7. Meeting with agriculture coordinator about kitchen gardening program in

follow up area.

Report prepared by

ASHER NAZIR

Ashernazir007@yahoo.com