Pakistan floods in video
One year after the devastating flooding, hundreds of thousands of Pakistani people remain in camps. Oxfam is on the ground providing food, clean water, sanitation kits and hygiene supplies. We plan to reach at least 1.7 million people in some of the hardest-hit areas.
Life in a Pakistan camp: Reshma's story
When devastating floods hit Pakistan in July and August 2010 large numbers of people were forced to flee their homes and seek shelter in temporary camps.
Here ten-year-old Reshma talks about life in Shahbaz camp, where Oxfam provided clean water and sanitation facilities, and ran a cash grant programme to help people get back on their feet.
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Here ten-year-old Reshma talks about life in Shahbaz camp. |
Spending a cheque time-lapse video
Oxfam ran special 'cash-for-work' schemes to help those whose livelihoods were washed away by last year's devastating floods get back on their feet. These provided people with a much-needed income by paying them to help clean up flood-affected areas and rehabilitate facilities. Ali Hassan was one participant in the scheme. In this time-lapse film he collects a cheque for some of the work he's done, and drives his motorbike to the local town to cash it.
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| Ali Hassan was one participant in the scheme. In this time-lapse film he collects a cheque for some of the work he's done, and drives his motorbike to the local town to cash it. |
Preventing the spread of disease
Oxfam Hygiene Promoter Julia Moore talks about her work with children from the village of Khawand Bax in Sindh which was badly affected by the devastating floods that hit Pakistan in July and August 2010.
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| Oxfam Hygiene Promoter Julia Moore talks about her work with children from the village of Khawand Bax in Sindh. |
Oxfam thanks supporters
In 2010 Pakistan was hit by its worst natural disaster. More than 1,750 people are thought to have died, with an estimated 18-20 million people affected by the floods.
In the six months since the floods hit Pakistan, with the help of generous public donations, Oxfam has:
- Helped almost 1.9 million people.
- Provided more than 1 million people with clean water.
- Built sanitation facilities for over 860,000 people.
- Provided hygiene kits for over 1.3 million people, and hygiene advice to over 900,000 people.
- Provided financial grants to more than 300,000 people to help them provide for their families.
- Organised cash-for-work programmes and provided 118,892 people with money for their immediate needs.
- Distributed 12,000 winter kits: blankets, jumpers, quilts.
- Provided emergency shelter to over 225,000 people.
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| In 2010 Pakistan was hit by its worst natural disaster. More than 1,750 people are thought to have died, with an estimated 18-20 million people affected by the floods. |
Pakistan floods: One year on
Millions of people are still trying to recover from last year's devastating floods in Pakistan. Oxfam is working with communities to help them be better prepared to face potential future disasters.
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| One year on from the devastating floods, people in Pakistan still have many challenges to face. |
You can help
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- Donate now to Oxfam's Disaster Response Fund
- or call on 0800 400 666
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