KARACHI: In order to ensure smooth and effective relief and rehabilitation process post floods 2022, Save The Children has committed $ 50 million for floods response 2022, out of which 70 percent is dedicated towards relief and rehabilitation activities in Sindh which includes establishing Temporary Learning Centres and children friendly spaces and provision of food/non-food items, dignity kits and other necessary relief items. 

As a part of their engagement with provincial government to strengthen public private partnership, Save The Children officials met with Faryal Talpur, member Sindh Assembly and ensured their commitment towards relief and rehabilitation by responding to education needs during current flood emergency besides scaling up relief and rehabilitation operation.  Save The Children, represented by Gabriella Waaijman Global Humanitarian Director, M. Khurram Gondal Country Director and Usman Aslam Director Policy, Advocacy, Communications and Government Liaison discussed planning and implementation strategy during meeting at Chief Secretary Office, chaired by Chairman Planning and Development Syed Hassan Naqvi. They discussed way forward to coordinate and collaborate for an effective flood response in province. Representatives from provincial health ministry, education ministry, DG PDMA as well as political representatives from Dadu, Sanghar, Shikarpur and Khairpur also attended meeting.  “We are ensuring resumption of students’ education despite damage caused to schools due to the recent flood,” Khurram Gondal said. Gabriella Waaijman offered her condolences over losses and expressed solidarity with people of Pakistan. She said that Save The Children is putting in all resources and efforts so that students’ education activities are resumed to recover education loss as much as we can. Sindh government has already declared Save The Children as its strategic partner for Pakistan Flood Response 2022, following permission by federal interior ministry to carry out humanitarian activities in all floods-affected districts of Pakistan, in coordination with NFRCC, NDMA and respective PDMAs. Sindh government has initiated multiple initiatives under public private partnership and it has assured International humanitarian organisation, Save The Children will support. 

Published in The Daily National Courier, October, 12 2022

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