AID FOR PAKISTAN
It’s August and some commentators have suggestions that there is a compassion-fatigue over the land. Nevertheless, it is not possible to ignore the suffering of 14 million people whose homes are now under lakes of water. At least 1200 people have died and many more are at extreme risk from disease and death in the months ahead without food, water, shelter.
Two important relief drives we call to your attention:
American Jewish World Service and Joint Distribution Committee:
AJWS has been working in Pakistan since the 2005 earthquake. With five trusted grantee partners on the ground they are well-positioned to respond to this latest crisis.
AJWS grantee partners in Pakistan are saving lives by mobilizing emergency support for victims of the flooding and helping to prevent the spread of disease. They are erecting temporary shelters for those whose homes have been destroyed, facilitating access to clean drinking water in government relief camps and working with local and national government authorities to expedite the relief process. As a result of the 2005 earthquake, these organizations already have extensive experience in responding to disasters.
With your support today, AJWS will be able to fund the immediate distribution of Aid-Bags to affected families in the worst hit areas. These Aid-Bags contain essentials: food, water, pots, pans, clothing and other necessities that will sustain these families for a week to ten days. In the longer term they anticipate working with these groups to enable them to play a part in rebuilding their country.
To ensure their safety and wellbeing, AJWS does not list its Pakistan grantees on their website or publicize them by name.
AJWS website to read more and donate
Joint Distribution Committee:
The American section of the Joint Distribution Committee has been an arm of the Jewish community responding to international disasters for many years. The JDC has been on the ground in Pakistan since the hurricane of 2005.
Joint Distribution Committee history in Pakistan
