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Organization/ Officials Interviewed |
Public Feedback |
Relief Orgs & Officials Feedback |
Prog # 120
Monday
13 – Mar – 06 |
Report on reconstruction phase in Battagram, NWFP.
Producer: Sher Ghazi |
Khanzada Zafar Khan, Nazim of Battagram. |
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-Free transport to be arranged for returnees.
- Currently discussing plans for providing cheques with FRC. |
Feature on return and “return packages” provided by WFP for people of Maira Camp, Shangla, NWFP.
Producer: Sadia Younus |
Salim Akhtar, Program Officer, WFP, Battagram.
Brigadier Khalid, responsible for Camps in Kohistan & Shangla District. |
- People are not happy to return as they will miss facilities provided in camps.
- Many say they have only one month's rations and require 2-3 months' rations to rebuild homes.
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UNICEF Child Protection Program in Maidan tent village, Battagram, NWFP.
Producer: Nisar Aziz |
Aleena Khan,UNICEF Child Protection Officer, Battagram. |
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- Program focus is building schools.
- Psychologists encouraging children to attend school. |
Report about hotels in Mansehra (NWFP) providing food for aid workers.
Producer: Ahmadullah |
Azam Shah, Ishaq Khan, Hotel Managers
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Children's Workshop, Jalalabad Tent Village , Muzaffarabad, AJK.
Children look at photos and draw their own pictures.
Producer: Nighat Hunzai. |
Voices of children. |
- Children eagerly awaiting reconstruction of schools. |
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Report covering public forum regarding cheques organized by Nazim Council, Attar Sheesha, NWFP.
Producer: Tazeem Yasin |
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- People not receiving cheques due to problems with assessment. |
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| Prog # 121 Tuesday
14 – Mar – 06 |
USAID - In-depth interview regarding challenges faced in relief phase and policies for reconstruction.
Producer: Jamal Swati
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Alex Mahoney, Team Leader for Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART).
Rebecca Gustafson,
Press Officer for USAID |
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-USAID will focus on rebuilding infrastructure (e.g. hospitals, schools) in the reconstruction phase.
-Cash for work projects.
-USAID plans to remain in Pakistan past the reconstruction phase.
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Handover ceremony of new houses by MOL Oil and Gas Company , Havellian, NWFP.
Producer: Riaz Karim Khan |
Bela Fazekas, Hungarian Ambassador.
Amanullah Jadoon, Federal Minister of Oil and Gas.
Aneeq Zafar, Media Advisor for MOL. |
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- Constructed a ‘mini-model city'.
- Announced 15 more shelters to be provided.
- Will construct a school in Havellian. |
Recent relief activities carried out by Sungi Development Foundation in coordination with UN agencies.
Producer Nisar Aziz |
Saleem Ahmed, Zonal Coordinator for Sungi, Battagram. |
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“Loss of infrastructure is not allowing people to return.” Saleem Ahmed. |
Return of people from Banda Sahib Khan Tent Village , Havellian, NWFP
Producer Sumeera Awan |
Aurangzaib Abbasi, DCO in charge. |
People want to use govt cheques to stay and start a new life in Havellian.
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Geological Changes in Earth's Crust.
Producer Naveed Alam |
Asif Khan, Director of National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar . |
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“Our areas lie on fault lines, we must prepare ourselves to face natural disasters in terms of buildings and awareness.” Asif Khan |
Distribution of return packages by Jamat-ud-Dawah, Balakot, NWFP.
Producer: Ahmadullah |
Abu Zargham, Jamat-ud-Dawah in charge, Balakot. |
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Neonatal diseases , Al- Shifa Hospital , Balakot, NWFP.
Producer: Tazeem Yasin |
Dr. M Sadiq, paediatrician.
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- Expecting an increase in water-bourne diseases due to the coming hot weather |
| Prog # 122
Wednesday
15 - March- 06 |
Save the Children and Livelehood activities. Maintaining water supply in Allai and Battagram, NWFP.
Producer Jamal Swati |
Collin Rasmussen,
Livelehood Coordinator. |
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- People are not returning to their homes alone. Save the Children and other orgs will support them there
- Community mobilization is imperative. |
UNICEF 's Child Protection Project, Bagh, AJK.
Producer: Adnan Rashid |
Eveline Vonmonen, Field Officer, UNICEF, Bagh. |
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- Schools to be established in original / home areas of returning people. |
Shelter distribution in Boghar Mang , NWFP.
Producer: Sumeera Awan |
Haq Nawaz, Field Officer,
Education and Health Development Foundation (EHD).
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- People of Boghar Mang feel isolated from the aid community.
- They have no school or health facilities. |
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Hand Over of Mobile Health Unit from Spanish Red Cross to Pakistani Red Cross , Balakot, NWFP.
Producer: Riaz Karim |
Hawier Parize
In charge of Mobile Health Unit, Spanish RC.
Ted Itani
Head of Operations, IFRC.
Syed Ali Hassan
Head of Relief Operations, NWFP Branch Pak. RC |
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- More health units and sanitation projects to be handed over by the IFRC to the Pakistani RC to build local capacity. |
Sarhad Rural Support Programme's (SRSP) activities in Boghar Mang, NWFP.
Producer: Nighat Hunzai |
Ahmad Amin
SRSP Camp Leader |
-Health Centre in Boghar Mang desperately needed. |
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Return Packages provided by UNICEF , Battagram, NWFP.
Producer: Sher Ghazi |
Asad Ali Protection Officer, UNICEF,
Battagram. |
- People grateful to UNICEF, but only vacating the tent village because the local govt. has ordered it. Many say impossible to rebuild homes. |
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Report on overall activities of EHD in affected areas.
Producer: Tazeem Yasin |
Raja Fazil,
Executive Director of EHD. |
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- Providing tools and replacement animals for affected farmers.
- Building vocational centre for widows.
- Will construct irrigation channels to in Neelum Valley , Muz. |
Prog # 123
Thursday
16 - March- 06 |
Women's Committee meeting UN Compound ,
UNHCR, Muzaffarabad.
Producer: Nighat Hunzai |
Chairperson of Women's Committee, UNHCR .
Various women working in various camps |
- Women in some Muzfbd camps not receiving appropriate health care (catered to women).
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-UNHCR directed women to organizations that would solve each of their health problems. |
Gabion Project - structures to prevent landslides, IOM, Muzaffarabad.
Producer: Sumeera Awan. |
Faisal Malik, Head of Project, IOM |
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“We are employing both men and women to build these structures.” Faisal Malik. |
Analysis of reconstruction phase and the response of the people of AJK by Bureau Chief, Daily Jang
Producer: Jamal Swati |
Raja Iftikhar, Bureau Chief,
Daily Jang. |
-People are willing to go back to their villages.
-People need govt. loans earlier than promised. |
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Plan for return of people from tent villages in Havellian, NWFP.
Producer: Sher Ghazi |
Nisar Safdar, MPA, provincial government, NWFP. |
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“We lack facilities for affected people, but we hope NGOs will help us to send people back to their homes” Nisar Safdar. |
Institute for Development Studies Program (IDSP) organized event for affected school children across Balakot, NWFP.
Producer: Ahmadullah |
Hussain Ali, IDSP Supervisor.
Abid Hussein, Event Organizer. |
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In-depth interview with UNDP on future strategy.
Producer: Naveed Alam |
Anwar ul Haq, Program Manager for NWFP,
UNDP. |
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- UNDP will improve their monitoring cells to check policy implementation by partners in reconstruction phase.
- Launched rubble removal project in Battagram, Balakot and Garhi Habbibullah. |
Interview with chairman of Rural Education and Development (READ) Foundation
Producer: Tazeem Yasin |
Mahmood Ahmed, Chairman. READ. |
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- Provided tents for 100 schools |
| Prog # 124
Friday
17 - March- 06 |
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Project for Orphans , Al Islah Centre, Mansehra, NWFP.
Producer: Naveed Alam |
Shah Waliullah, General Secretary, Al Islah Centre, Mansehra |
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- Long term program for 100 children to be educated up to 10 th standard. |
Price hike in reconstruction materials, Balakot, NWFP.
Producer: Nisar Aziz |
Masons, shopkeepers, municipal administration. |
People demand that the administration look into price rises. |
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Training of female journalists by Internews - encouraging participation in the female-only program.
Producer: Ahmadullah |
Nighat Hunzai, Sadia Younus, Sumeera Awan, Jazba Reporters |
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Feature on return of affected people to their villages.
Producer: Jamal Swati |
Dr. Ulfat, National Commission for Human Development (NHCD).
Sohail Waraich, Human Resource Development Society (HRDS) Ghazikot Camp. |
- People from areas like Kaghan valley, where there were landslides are not happy to return. |
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Closing of tent villages, Battagram, NWFP.
Producer Adnan Rashid |
Ihsanullah Khan, Nazim Battagram. |
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- Personally donated Rs. 10 million to affected people. |
Vaccination programs in Allai, UNICEF, NWFP.
Producer: Riaz Karim |
Dr. Wali Muhammad, Assistant Project Health Manager, UNICEF. |
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-1500 motorcycles donated for the program in Allai |
| Prog # 125
Saturday
18 - March- 06 |
Incidences of acute respiratory infection in affected areas.
Producer: Sher Ghazi |
Dr. Bilal, Assistant Project Officer. UNICEF, Mansehra. |
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- Children below 5 most susceptible due to cold weather and poor nutrition.
-Encourage breast feeding. |
Distribution of corrugated iron sheet in Shinkiari (NWFP) by Al-Khidmat Foundation
Producer: Adnan Rashid |
Bakhtiar Hussein, Al-Khidmat Coordinator. |
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- Short-term policy to replace tents damaged by bad weather.
-Permanent reconstruction planned. |
UNFPA 's pre-fabricated structures, Garhi Dupatta
Producer: Sadia Younus |
Rashid Awan, Relief Assistant, UNFPA, Muzaffarabad.
Dr. Nasira in charge of Mother Children Health centre, Garhi Duppata. |
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- Need to expand our mother's health centre. People come from far-flung areas and we can't provide them with operating facilities. The ambulance ride to the next hospital takes too long. |
Interview on agricultural situation in AJK
Producer: Sumeera Awan |
Haq Nawaz Khan, AJK, Agricultural Director. |
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“We are providing fertilizers and seeds to the farmers. We run a lot of centres in all these areas from which the people can get these goods. We will also provide manpower for the sewing of seeds.” |
People leaving Madan Tent Village, Battagram, NWFP.
Producer: Ahmadullah |
Ghafar, Head of Madan tent village. |
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Construction of Rural Health Centre by Juenatier (German Org. ) in Chattar Plane, NWFP.
Producer: Tazeem Yasin |
Sayad Wakil Shah, Nazim Chattar Plane.
Shah Jahan (MNA)
Doctors and Engineers. |
- Local people thankful and looking forward to the provision of health facilities.
- Shah Jahan looking to expand the centre into a big hospital. |
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