In conjunction with DOSTI, a local partner,
CWS is helping train young men in and around Balakot City, which
was severely affected by the October 2005 earthquake.
Photo: Chris Herlinger/CWS
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Response to Pakistan Earthquake
Video on CWS work in Pakistan, by Paul Jeffrey/ACT
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Church World Service began immediately began providing emergency assistance to earthquake survivors in October 2005--tents, blankets, food, medical care, water and sanitation, etc.--and took responsibility for one of the tent villages, while also providing supplies to other camps.
Now, as survivors return to village areas, CWS will be assisting families and communities in the reconstruction of quake- resistant homes (partly by providing training in building trades), and in the restoration of livelihoods and livestock, and water and sanitation. CWS also continues to provide health assistance and psychosocial support activities.
4/14/06 South
Asia Earthquake Situation Report (PDF, 167 kb)
Bulletin Insert: South Asia Earthquake Response
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News Releases
2007
01/12 Assisting Survivors Through Winter and Toward Work: ACT member Continues Recovery Efforts After 2005 Quake
2006
12/28 Food, water, shelter
and health for residents of Kashtera Camp, Pakistan
10/10 One year after Pakistan earthquake, CWService
warns of new crisis this winter for 400,000 still homeless
10/06 Winter
threatens with another emergency
10/04 Approaching
winter is "ticking time bomb" for
Pakistan quake survivors
06/20 Pakistan
Earthquake Survivors: Three case studies
06/15 Pakistan
Quake Recovery: One Hero's Story
05/31 A
common lament: "Disasters are occurring in areas already
in conflict"
05/10 CWS
Delegation to Pakistan Sees Quake Recovery Focus on
Livelihood Training, Healthcare
05/10 On
the Horizon in Pakistan: Program Director Provides a
View
05/10 Visiting
with Displaced Families: "The World is Here"
05/10 Psychosocial
Support Team: "Talking Escapes the Tension"
05/09 Serious
Challenges Remain as Pakistan Response Enters Eighth
Month
05/03 CWS
Appeal Update: Southern Asia Earthquake
03/08 Pakistani
Women Quake Survivors Finding New Voice
03/07 CWS
Helping Pakistan Quake Survivors Learn New Trades, Rebuild,
Return to Villages
01/23 "Pakistan
Recovery Situation Getting Grim," Says Church World Service
01/07 Church
World Service Teams Helping Hundreds More Families
in Remote, Underserved Pakistan Quake Areas
Read more CWS news releases in our Pakistan Earthquake Response Archive
Stories/Vignettes
Fatima's Determination…
Diary
of an Aid Worker, by Sarah Crawford-Browne (PDF file, 218
Kb)
A five-year old girl in a helicopter,
by Johannes Dencker, volunteer, CWS Pakistan/Afghanistan