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ILO Training Program – graduation / closing ceremony, Balakot (Mansehra)

Producer: Riaz Karim

- Mehboob Hassan, Director, National Training Bureau, NWFP

- Khalid, Director of Lighthouse Association (Turkish NGO)

- Abid Hussain, Employment Officer ILO, Balakot

-Trainees appreciate three -month training coordinated by LHA, ILO and NTB

-The three organizations will continue the training

- LHA will start construction work on more training centres, schools and health units

Work of Tameer-e-Wattan, Balakot (Mansehra)

Producer: Ibrar Tanoli

- Shoukat Hayat Gojar, General Secretary, Tameer-e-Wattan

- Providing shelter and relief goods

Red Crescent's Paraplegic Centre, Peshawar

Producer: Sumeera Awan

- Syed Muhammad Ilyas, Physiotherapist and Project Manager, Helping Hands

- All paraplegic patients from affected areas

Interview with Senior Minister, NWFP

Producer: Inam Khattak

- Siraj-ul-Haq, Senior Minister, NWFP

-The provincial govt. is focusing on road improvement and health care, but the minister says the govt's capacity is limited because power and resources are still centralized

Seminar on education in affected areas (ERRA), Mansehra

Producer: Imran Ali

- Awais Manzoor, Director, ERRA

Action plan for education, OCHA, Islamabad

Producer: Jamal Swati

- Moris Robinson, Head of Education Cluster, UNICEF

5 point plan:

1) Schools must be re-opened

2) Emphasis on primary schools

3)Rebuild infrastructure (schools, education offices etc.)

4) Non-formal education & literacy

5) Support teachers

Documentary on the struggles and poetry of a paraplegic female affectee, Balakot

Producer: Sadia Younus

International Catholic Migration Commission's work in Muzaffarabad and Chattar

Producer: Shah Nawaz

- Shahid Mahmood Administration Manager, ICMC, Muzaffarabad and Chattar

- ICMC distributing relief goods e.g. blankets, hygiene kits

-Working on psycho-social support and trauma support

Cheque distribution ceremony, Dhamni, Rawalkot

Producer: Adnan Rashid and Trainees from Rawalkot

- Raja Shafiq Koyani, Deputy Commissioner, Rawalkot

- Shabir Ahmed, District Program Officer, National Rural Support Program (NRSP)

- Murad Shah, Field Coordinator, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF)

- Many affectees say they will invest compensation cheques in building earthquake-resistant homes.

“Money will only be given for building earthquake-safe houses.” DC Rawalkot

“The first installments were given by the govt, and PPAF will distribute the rest of the money.” Murad Shah

Interview on Human Right's Commission's (HRC) work in Mansehra

Producer: Ahmadullah

- Mohd. Raza Khan, District Coordinator, Human Right's Commission

- HRC working to support widows and orphans.

Follow-up documentary about Thai Aid worker

Producer: Jamal Swati

- Nao Poun, Action Against Hunger

- Jazba reporters conducted an interview with Nao Poun months ago. After returning to Thailand , she is back again working with Action Against Hunger in the quake zone.

Poun says she is trying to support Pakistani women

to play a more active role in society.

ILO cash for work -- phase 2, Balakot (Mansehra)

Producer: Riaz Karim

- Abid Hussain, Employment Officer, ILO, Balakot

- Muhammad Tahir, Supervisor, Pakistani Workers Federation

- Local people want the rubble removal project that provides employment to be extended.

- Project aims to increase employment in Balakot.

- They will extend the project if more funds become available

Problems facing business people, Balakot

Producer: Shah Nawaz

- Junaid Qasim, Tehsil Nazim, Balakot

- Many business people say they have not been given compensation for shops that were destroyed.

- The Nazim says he is discussing the issue with higher officials in order to solve the problem

Interview about WFP's programs and future planning.

Producer: Sadia Younus

- Aslam Khan, Program Officer, Muzaffarabad

- WFP provides food to children who attend schools. They are also encouraging girls to go to school, and supporting food for work programs and training programs.

Ceremony by Al-Khidmat Foundation, Balakot

Producer: Mohd. Ishfaq

- Mian Mohd. Ashraf, General Secretary, Al-Khidmat, Balakot

Restoration of water resources, Muzaffarabad

Producer: Inam Khattak

- Shafiq-ur-Rahman, Program Coordinator, Oxfam, Muzaffarabad

-Oxfam is working on restoring damaged water supplies in this area and recently launched a water project in Gari Duppata for 1000 people.

ILO and National Rural Support Programme – Certificate distribution ceremony, Muzaffarabad.

Producer: Riaz Karim

- Naeem Khalid, Employment Officer, ILO, Muzaffarabad

- Khwaja Tariq, Principal, Vocational Training Centre, Muz.

- Students pleased with one-month training, especially females, who were trained in fields such as electric engineering and others for the first time.

- NRSP has conducted training in four target areas. They aim to train 5000 people so will be able to participate in reconstruction

- ILO funds NRSP training courses.

Weekly widows segment-

Interview with Chair of Khubaib Foundation, Islamabad

Producer: Sumeera Awan

- Nadeem Ahmed, Chairman, Khubaib Foundation

- Khubaib Foundation has ashiana centres for widows throughout the affected areas. Widows should contact them for information and help

Interview about the Citizen Foundation, Batal (Mansehra)

Producer: Jamil Khan (trainee)

- Project Manager

- Focus on providing shelter and have built 277 schools.

Health problems caused by hot weather, Nanal Tent Village , Muzaffarabad

Producer: Mohammad Ishfaq

- Dr. Salim Afzal, Associate Professor of Medicine, Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad

- People have lack of clean water, fans, etc. Children contracting diseases

- Diseases such as scabies, hepatitis and others will increase in this weather

Installation of hydro-electric power supply by Oxfam, Shumlai, Battagram

Producer: Inam Khattak

- Mohd. Baela Khan, Installation engineer, Oxfam

- Local people were in dire need of electricity and they are grateful it has been provided.

- Water is a great natural resource in the area.

-A small inexpensive pump will power a 25KW generator supplying 200 families with electricity.

Load shedding (cutting of power due to over-consumption), Gari Habibullah, Balakot (Mansehra)

Producer: Imran Ali

- Nasim Khan, Vice Superintendent, Grade Station, Balakot

- Syed Ameen, Sub-Station Operator, Grade Station, Balakot

- Local people complain about load shedding

-Load shedding is due to landslides and old electric cables for which there are no funds to replace.

- Authorities say they will inform the public when the power is to be cut.

Tensions between tenants and landlords, Balakot

Producer: Ibrar Tanoli

- Mufti Kifayatullah, Acting District Nazim, Balakot

- Tenants claim that they have been living on the land for the past 100 years. They have held protests about not receiving the full compensation promised by govt.

- The Nazim says that ERRA has ordered the division of compensation between the two parties. District govt is trying to reassure the tenants and quell the disturbance

Cash for work projects by Save the Children – USA , Kushgram and Bateela, Allai (Battagram)

Producer: Jamal Swati

- Muhammad Sadiq, Senior Livelihood Officer, Save the Children - US

- Waseem Jadoon, Assistant Communications Officer

Local people say they are benefiting from the cash for work programs.

- STC – US implementing agriculture projects in 5 - 7 UCs in Allai

- Cash for work programs solve immediate cash problems and aids long term rehabilitation by redeveloping agricultural land

Required registration of all NGOs with ERRA

Producer: Adnan Rashid

- Gen. Nadeem Ahmed, Deputy Chairman, ERRA

- Mr. Anwar-ul-Haq UNDP Program Officer

- Ihsanullah Khan, District Nazim, Battagram

- NGOs must register with ERRA to prevent duplication in reconstruction and to ensure that all orgs work together for maximum benefit.

Teacher training in Allai (Battagram)

Producer: Shah Nawaz

- Malik Akhtar Ali, Training Coordinator, Save the Children - US

- Children in Allai are too poor to attend school. They do not have books or uniforms, etc.

- Training for teachers aimed to help them overcome personal trauma and get back to teaching.

Epidemic diseases in Ghazikot Middle School , Mansehra

Producer: Imran Ali

- Mohd. Nazir Alam, Headmaster

- Dr Abdullah, Jamat-ud-Dawa

-The school and students are short of medical supplies to treat the diseases

Documentary about the only university student from Bateela, Allai (Battagram)

Producer: Jamal Swati

- Sher Khan, student

- Education infrastructure in Allai is very poor. There are no colleges.

- Local people are beginning to enjoy good relations with the NGOs working in the area and that take education seriously.

Re-opening of a school in Tehsil Allai (Battagram)

Producer: Shah Nawaz

- Najeeb Khan, Assistant Manager of Education, Save the Children - US

- Two months after the earthquake, STC – US provided the students with tent schools.

- 68 schools have been restored in Allai

- Main focus has been on UC Pashtoo, that is very remote and was the most affected. 48 schools have been re-opened here.

Interview with Action Aid about human rights issues in affected areas

Producer: Mohammad Ishfaq (journalism trainee)

- Bushra Gohar, Project Director, Action Aid

- No parliament member is involved in ERRA's policy-making, and the govt is failing to protect the rights of affectees.

-Action Aid trying to protect affected people's rights.

UNHCR's policy and programs for return process.

Producer: Inam Khattak

- Babar Baloch, Public Information Officer, UNHCR

-1 lakh returned

- 55, 000 people remain in 99 camps

Comprehensive interview with spokesperson, WFP, Islamabad

Producer: Sadia Younus

- Amjad Jamal, Public Information Officer, WFP

- All food programs are designed to match specific communities' needs

Panel discussion about the basic problems of UC Tanda, District Mansehra

Producer: Riaz Karim

- Liaqat Ali Khan, Naib Nazim, UC Tanda

- Zulfiqar Khan, Social Worker and Local Politician

- Nisar Khan, Coordinator, Islamic Help , UK

- Nisar Khan, TDH

- Local people feel that relief is not reaching them

- Problems with water supply

- No health facilities

- Second cheques have not been received due to problems with the survey

IFRC & Pak Red Crescrent - Data Collection

Ibn Sina Afghanistan - Health and Hygiene

IMC - Immunization

ILO & NRSP - Vocational Training Schemes

Junaid Qasim, Tehsil Nazim, Balakot