Volunteers required for SOS Children's village in Lahore

From Lahore Metblogs:

Just a short info - I was working the whole day until now to help SOS with their big Earthquake Emergency Relief Programme - they are officially responsible for all children and unaccompanied woman that suffered from the earthquake ands started to prepare to take hundreds of people (maybe later also thousands). Thanks for the volunteer contact - I wrote him - I am also responsible right now to co-ordinate volunteers - so if you have more interested people please tell me (they should send short info about them, work experience and most important availability (from when and how long)). I will most probably stay here in Lahore the next week (and help co-ordinating from here)

If you are interested, please drop an email with required information to andreas.matt(at)uibk.ac.at

Asia Quake Update - IR

Latest update from Islamic Relief.

Points of note: Muzaffarabad has suffered complete infrastructural damage; Neelum Valley cut off; most IR-sponsored orphans unaccounted for.

Bad weather is hampering the aid effort and as winter approaches weather conditions will deteriorate.

Thunderstorms and rain are expected over the next few days, followed by a wave of cold weather.

Orphans

The fate of many of the 174 orphans that Islamic Relief supports in the areas affected by the quake is unclear.

In Bagh, 5 orphans are unaccounted for, while in Muzaffarabad, there are 45 orphans that IR staff have not been able to contact.

Of the 38 orphans in the badly-hit region of eastern Manshera, IR staff have only managed to contact two children.

In the town of Balakot, in the North Western Frontier Province, only two out of 32 IR-supported orphans are accounted for.

Of the orphans that are safe, most lost their homes.

Muzaffarabad

The city of Muzaffarabad lies in ruins. Roads, buildings, hospitals, schools and houses have been destroyed and power lines are down. There is no infrastructure left in the city. Nearly all of Muzaffarabad city's 72,000 residents are homeless.

Around 1 million people live in the district of Muzaffarabad and 35,000 deaths have been reported so far.

Aid is being distributed in Muzaffarabad, and IR staff are trying to reach people in villages around the city.

Neelum Valley

The roads to Neelum Valley are not yet open, and the whole area remains cut off from the outside world. The road between Muzaffarabad and Kuttan is damaged in 15 places and officials say it take several months before it is opened to traffic.

Around 500 deaths have been reported in Neelum Valley and around 80 percent of the people there are homeless. Food, fuel and medicines will run out soon.

Barian and Chalayana, two villages in the Neelum Valley home to about 7,000 people, have been completely destroyed.

Bagh

The death toll in Bagh is estimated at 15,000 and 90 percent of the houses in the district have either been completely destroyed or are uninhabitable.

IR staff are distributing aid in the city of Bagh, and towns and villages in the district.

READ foundation lose 140 schools, many teachers and pupils dead

140 schools belonging to the READ foundation, a pakistan-based educational charity, were destroyed in the earthquake. READ have now offered to help IR distribute aid.

The Lost Children

Nisar Ahmed stares at me from across the table with a look of desperation and confusion.

The fundraising manager for the Pakistan based READ foundation has just come to the realisation that all of their 140 schools in the region have been destroyed and that casualties amongst pupils and teachers are high.

It took the charity 11 years to build up a network of 323 schools all over Pakistan and in less that a minute on Saturday morning most of those in Pakistan-administered Kashmir were reduced to rubble.

It has become more and more apparent as each day passes that children are the main victims of this terrible disaster.

"We had 1,100 teachers and 120 are confirmed dead but this number will definitely increase. There were about 22,500 children in our schools and 1600 are confirmed dead, again this is sure to increase as we have not yet reached the remote areas," said the 32-year-old.

"We have been working for ten years and it has all gone – but we will not give up and until we can have buildings we will use tents, but at the moment our priority is to rescue and save people."

Nisar was in Bagh, one of the worst affected areas, when the earth quake struck early on Saturday.

"I saw these poor people suffering when houses collapsed. I saw a four-year-old boy lying on the floor who had been crushed and it was a horrific sight.

"We didn’t even have coffins to bury the dead or stretchers for the funerals. We didn’t even have digging tools to bury them."

Their plight was further worsened by the onset of rain in the evening:

"It began raining in the evening and the children were crying because of the weather, my heart was bleeding for them.

"This has been a great tragedy for everyone but especially for the children – they have suffered the most."

Teaching is now put to the back of the minds of teachers as they focus on rescuing any survivors who may still be alive.

"We could hear the voices of children in the rubble, but we couldn't do anything to get them out. All of the teachers have lost family and children but they are starting rehabilitation activities that include help to find shelter.

Teachers to help IR distribute aid

"Our focus has now switched to saving lives and we are ready to work with anybody to do this."

Teachers from the READ foundation now offered to help Islamic Relief staff distribute food and other aid to survivors of the disaster.

"This is a great calamity and whoever can help then we need it. We need help and this means sacrifice – this is about humanity.

"In one village in Bagh, of a population of 800 people only sixteen survived. We know about one private school alone where 450 children died."

Yet despite the depressing statistics which seem to get worse day by day Nisar and others like him are rolling up their sleeves to rebuild their nation.

Talk is of a lost generation in this part of Kashmir but the people are hopeful that basic humanity will help foster a new one.

Source: Islamic Relief

JAC-Pakistan & Sungi Update # 4

Sungi sent us the following situational update for 14th October, 2005:

The JAC Secretariat in the SUNGI Islamabad office has to-date been working round the clock as a collection centre. Volunteers from all walks of life and all parts of the country have been coming in with consignments and the food items. All the items are sorted and sent out to the field in transportation, which is either sent by philanthropists and or hired by the JAC secretariat. A total of approximately 15 trucks, consisting of 10 large trucks and five small pick-ups. About half of the commodities have gone to Abbottabad and the other half to AJK. As a joint effort, Sungi and Plan International Mansehra, successfully organized a medical camp at Dhodial. Another team of doctors and para-medics from Islamabad was assisted in moving onto district Battagram.

The priority needs of the affected people are:
1) Shelter/Tents | 2) Blankets | 3) Food Items | 4) Medical aid

Read the entire report by JAC-Pakistan and Sungi as of October 14th, 2005
Read yesterday's situational report by Sungi

Bagh Situation Update from the TCF Medical Team

Following is an update from The Citizens' Foundation (TCF) medical team who just returned from Bagh City:

2 doctors from our medical team returned from 5 days in devastation yesterday. Based in the town of Bagh, the doctors treated upto 150 patients per day, some of whom had walked to their camp for 6 hours to get treatment. The doctors slept a few hours a night in a mosque - one of the only closed structures still standing that could provide them some protection from the increasingly cold weather. Continual tremors in Bagh made continual sleep impossible. The message they conveyed is that there is an urgent shift in medical requirements from general first aid to decisive medical aid - essentially surgery. A medical care unit has also been established at muzaffarabad.

You can read more updates like the one above from the TCF blog which is an on-going description of The Citizen's Foundation's earthquake relief efforts in the affected areas of northern Pakistan (Thanks Sarah!).


Source: TCF Earthquake Relief Blog

Abbotabad Medical Complex Needs Doctors & ActionAid Needs Volunteers

From Karachi Metblogs:

1) Urgently needed: neurosurgeons and orthopaedic specialists at the Abbotabad Medical Complex, please spread the word. Contact Tehsin Sharif at 0300 - 8295848

2) ActionAid desperately needs female volunteers willing to go to Muzzaffarabad, Rawalakot, and Mansera for 2 days to a week. Women with field experience are preferred, but anyone who will be able to cope with bad conditions is welcome. Volunteers will be helping the women and children affected by the earthquake -- providing care and moral support if nothing else. Contact: Shameen at (+92-333) 522 0832

ATTN: All Aid Agencies & Relief Tteams: The First Affected Population Map

Here's the first affected population map produced by MapAction this morning from data collected by the VAM Pakistan. The information mapped is of very high importance to the relief effort.





View Map in Medium-Res on the QuakeHelp Wiki
Map will soon be available in Hi-Res version on the wiki.

Additionally you may browse the list of disaster specific maps in Lo-Res & Hi-Res views from the wiki's map index.

URGENT: Plea by Mercy Malaysia in Bagh City for Medicines, Blankets and Transport

Following is an urgent request from Dr. Jemilah Mahmood of Mercy Malaysia, which was sent in to us by a relief volunteer:

Urgent request from Bagh City where MERCY Malaysia and PIMA are working out of Pearl International School. Makeshift field hospital with up to 30 surgeries per day and numerous injuries seen in outpatient unit. Need for painkillers and sedatives especially TRAMAL, MIDAZOLAM, AUTOCASTS, POP SETS. Sufficient IVs and antibiotics. Patients are sleeping in cold tents and outdoors. Need urgently shelters and warm blankets, sleeping bags. Will appreciate helicopter airlift for surgeons and supplies. Contact in Bagy City is Dr. Heng or Ms. Aishah Tel: +92 5872043144 (fixed line and good connection).

Free Transport Services for Carriage of Relief Goods to Affected Areas

Pakistan Railways has offered free transport services for carriage of relief goods to earthquake-affected areas. Contact numbers are Quetta: (081) 9201976, Sukkur: (071) 9310046, Multan: (061) 9200619 and Lahore: (042) 9201941. These are for inland delivery.

Similarly a train, Karwan-e-Muhabbat train, would be staying in all major cities from karachi to rawalpindi to collect relief free of cost. Pleae contact PTV's Life line for information i.e. (051) 111- 788- 788.

Through PTV's Life Line [051- 111-788-788], you can volunteer yourself for any aid you can give. You can get information on children and families lost or cut off from their families, or if you have any such information you can give it here. This Life line would be wrking in cooperation with Army's control room, thus helping largely in many ways in all quake-affected araes.

In Islamabad's make-shift Aabpara community center medical center, 200 beds and bedding is urgently needed. Please contact for aid on this number: 051-9267596


Source: Lahore Metblogs

USA - Seattle - Charter flights to Pakistan

Pakistan Association of Greater Seattle (www.pakistanseattle.com) has managed to charter some flights which will be carrying the following supplies to Pakistan:

• Blankets
• Heavy duty tents
• Sleeping bags
• First aid items
• Bandages and crutches
• Wheelchairs

More details at: http://www.pakistanseattle.com/

Forgotten village trapped behind a wall of rock

Emergency relief is finally flooding into quake-stricken Pakistan. But nothing has reached Keri, a highland hamlet of crushed houses that feels forgotten to the world.

Giant landslides block the winding road to Mansehra, 45 miles away. Not a single aid worker or soldier has broken through the wall of rock. So the villagers drink river water, sleep outdoors and pray that help will arrive.

True, a helicopter landed two days ago. It stayed on the ground for 30 minutes, long enough to evacuate the most seriously wounded. But even that was too late for Ghulsham Bibi.

Read the Full Story at Guardian

Two aftershocks rattle Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct. 14 (PTI): Two moderate tremors measuring 5.2 and 5.4 on the Richter scale rattled Jammu and Kashmir within a span of seven hours today triggering panic among survivors of the weekend quake that left thousands dead.

There were no reports of loss of life or property, sources said.

While the first temblor, occurred at 2:19 am and its epicentre lay in Pakistan, the second came at 9.23 am, around the same time as last Saturday's quake, the meteorological department said.

The aftershocks forced the survivors, specially in worst-hit Uri and Tangdhar areas of North Kashmir, out of their makeshift shelters fearing a repeat of the monster quake.

Read the Full Story at The Hindu

More on Donating for Quake victims

A couple of wiki sites:


Earthquake 10-05 Donating - India

Earthquake 10-05 Donating - Pakistan

If You Are In India, Here's One Simple Way to Help Kashmir Quake Victims

This from an e-mail i received today from yogi sikand from islaminterfaith.org:

If you live anywhere in India here is one way that you can help, in your own small way, the suffering victims of the recent earthquake in Kashmir:


You can collect or buy warm clothes, blankets, sleeping bags, sheets etc [in good condition please] from friends and relatives and then arrange to send them by truck/road transport to Kashmir [which will be cheaper, although less fast, than courier]. Please note that all this material should be in GOOD condition, and not torn or unusable. Please do NOT send dirty, torn or very old and fraying material.



Think of the thousands of people suffering in Kashmir with severe winter now approaching.



You could send them to my friend Arjimand Hussain, who heads Action Aid in Kashmir, who will arrange to distribute them in affected villages in Kupwara and Baramulla. The parcel [s] should be addressed to:



Arjimand Hussain

Action Aid

H-12 Cooperative Colony

Peerbagh

Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir



cell no: (0)9419004521

(res): 0191-2476367

Helicopters Available for Airlifting Relief Supplies

Those organizations with relief supplies needing airlift encouraged to contact UNHAS located at House 1, Street 2, F-8/3 Islamabad (email: islamabad.unhas@wfp.org). Aga Khan Foundation has made available two helicopters for airlifting relief supplies and two more would be arriving tomorrow from Central Asia. Please contact Mr. Karim Nayani from FOCUS Humanitarian at 0333-5289968 or 051-2201018.


Source: UNDMT Minutes of 11/10/05 Meeting at UNICEF - Islamabad

Muzaffarabad Coordination Information for Doctors Wanting to Assit

Thanks to Shahla Raza (on our wiki team) for the following medical coordination information:

Contact for doctors in Muzaffarabad is Ansar Burney 0092300824346. Doctors will be coming from Dubai but Ansar will be coordinating their stay there. You may get in touch with him about where the doctors and medical staff are needed.

Only those who are medically certified/med students please call that number, we don't want unecessary traffic jamming their line. Thanks!

More aftershocks in J&K

More aftershocks in J&K today says the PTI

...Two moderate tremors measuring 5.2 and 5.4 on the Richter scale rattled Jammu and Kashmir within a span of seven hours today triggering panic among survivors ... The aftershocks forced the survivors, especially in worst hit Uri and Tangdhar areas of North Kashmir, out of their makeshift shelters fearing a repeat of the monster quake...

Earthquake Victims - Majority Women and Children

A report by David Fox states that more women and children were victims of the earthquake because of cultural factors.

...Officials say the majority of the estimated 40,000 victims of the 7.6 magnitude quake were women and children...Caught unawares, and probably in casual clothing, many women would never have fled into the relative safety of open streets despite the violent shaking of the buildings...

New Zealand Aid for Pakistan

Xinghua has news that New Zealand is doubling its aid contribution for Pakistan Earthquake Relief.

...A further 750,000 NZ dollars (560,000 US dollars) to international relief efforts will take the total contribution to 1.5 million NZ dollars (1.1 million US dollars). The money is likely to be spent on essential supplies such as tents, blankets and medicines, which Pakistan President Musharraf has requested the aid effort focus on...

A Firsthand report from North Western Frontier Province and Punjab

I just came back from a tour of the worst hit areas in Kashmir, North Western Frontier Province and Punjab. Distribution of aid has not been effectively managed, meaning there are huge swaths of areas that have recieved nothing while others are glutted with goods that are now unneeded.

Dead and alive are still trapped within the rubble. I spoke with distraught Kashmiris there and they say they need help pulling out their loved ones from the rubble. They need the equipment and expertise to pull the crushing weight off those who still survive. They're losing hope if help does not arrive soon.

I'm wondering about the deathcount. Officially, it keeps being pushed up, but knowing as I do that the recovery of dead bodies has not yet even begun on a large scale in even the capital city of Kashmir, these numbers cannot be trusted. Levelled neighbourhoods of Muzaffarabad smell so strongly of decay it is a wonder if anyone in those areas survived.

Doctors tell me they need surgical supplies and the transport facilities to get the most needy to the operation theatres in other cities. They need more helicopters and C130s to airlift victims and more field hospitals. At this stage, they say there is little they can do but bandage flesh wounds and give basic medicines.

The real need for Pakistan has not even barely been met. Do not stop your efforts to help these people. Just change your focus - give your money to medical relief groups like the Red Crescent, Medicines Sans Frontiers, Edhi and others. If you want to buy something, there is a huge need for tents, tarpaulines and waterproof coverings.

Calling off the search for survivors

The Independent (UK) has a report on Pakistan calls off search for earthquake survivors

Pakistan today called off its search for survivors of Saturday's earthquake to concentrate on recovering bodies and rebuilding stricken areas...

Donation through SMS - possible in India?

Just saw this post on textually. "Ufone and Mobilink mobile users can donate 3 rupees to earthquake victims by sending an SMS with DONATE to number 346. You can repeat the process for whatever amount you want to donate. The money will be deducted from your mobile balance and goes directly to people suffering from disaster," says a posting from the Pakistan relief site. Does any mobile operator in India have such a service? Would be good to mention it here.

Pakistan - Muzaffarabad - report from the scene

From Zarina Khan, journalist, via email.


My newspaper sent me to report on the earthquake on Sunday, or was it Monday, I can't remember. I've been stuck in a time warp since I got here, the hours only marked by the stories I manage to file.

For all those of you who are wondering, YES it is as bad if not worse than the reports reveal. This is a living nightmare.

I got back from Muzaffarabad yesterday. It looks like photos of bombed out Dresden. Whole buildings are collapsed. Parts of the Himalayas are strewn across the roads. Cars are crushed under the rubble. Walking into that city was like walking into a post-Apocolyptic tragedy.

The air is beginning to smell of rotting flesh and few rescuers have reached the remote area to pull survivors from the rubble. What with the rain and freezing hail, those trapped inside don't have much of a chance if help does not get here soon. Those who escaped unhurt, are facing hunger and thirst, as there is no water and little food to be had in most areas. I'm leaving again for Kashmir in the morning. I doubt things will be much better.

More is needed here, and faster. Get on the horn and spread the word. People's lives are at stake.

Poor thinking hinders relief work

Aid agencies have been asking people to not rush into the affected areas on their own - please go through the agencies instead. Otherwise, people end up adding to the problem. While everyone wants to help, just going on your own to the earthquake affected areas can end up adding to the problem. The BBC has more.

The road to hell, it is said, is paved with good intentions. That is exactly what the Kashmiri victims of Saturday's earthquake seem to be experiencing after five days.

The massive relief effort coordinated in Pakistan - especially in the private sector - has choked the road network across Kashmir.

Pakistani federal ministers are also adding to the problem, as they hold up releif convoys, and and restrict movement in the areas they are visiting. This is not a time to garner political points.

Vital Maps for Disaster Relief Agencies & Aid Workers - Available

Thanks to the MapAction team in Islamabad who have produced the first set of maps to assist USAR teams and other agencies operating in affected areas. We have made available these maps as hi-res/lo-res formats for viewing as well as the ability to preview maps before downloading in the Maps section of the QuakeHelp wiki. These maps are updated frequently by the QuakeHelp team (We're setting up the mirror page at Wikipedia Commons) with live data being developed and issued by MapAction who are working closely with the UN/UNDAC in Pakistan.

13th October, 2005:

• Overview Map with USAR locations and number: Revised for Urban Search And Rescue
• Overview Map centered on the earthquake epicenter: Line of Control
• Situation Overview Map: Daily overview map showing known road status and selected towns and localities in affected areas

12th October, 2005:

• Overview map of the earthquake region: Includes information on roads and possible impassable routes.

Urgent Plea from Brig.(Retd) Abdus Salam Akhtar in Balakot & Muzaffarabad

Tabraiz Feham emailed us the following letter from Brig.(Retd) Abdus Salam Akhtar (the principal at College of Digital Sciences (CDS) Karachi-Rawalpindi) who is actively conducting the relief & rehabilitation operations in Balakot & Muzaffarabad region and needs generous contributions for relief efforts:

BALAKOT has been worst hit by the earthquake. Thousands have died and everyone is homeless. Below is a letter of Brig.(Retd) Abdus Salam Akhtar explaining rehabilitation project of earthquake victims by Al-Khawarizmi Society and contribution details. Please HELP and CONTRIBUTE generously.

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Al-Khawarizmi Society registered with Government of Punjab has initiated a program for the Permanent Rehabilitation of Earthquake Affectees especially in the worst affected areas in Balakot, Muzaffarabad etc.

The president of society Brig (Retd) Abdus Salam Akhtar himself is the resident of Balakot and would therefore be able to contribute in this permanent rehabilitation project very effectively.

The plans are being worked out and will be intimated to all the donatees. The advance information is being provided in order to indicate to the donors the necessity of neither permanent solution of the people who neither have homes nor any source of subsistence left. The present relief operation in the form of Tents, Clothing’s, and Food etc. are going to certainly help them but it is not a long-term solution.

In view to the above we appeal to all to contribute in this project. All donates will automatically become friends of the society and the major contributors will be requested to also be involved in the functioning and operation of the project.

The donation may be sent in the name of Al-Khawarizmi Society in cash or cheque in the
Account Number 20311-714 -107770,
Habib Bank AG Zurich, and 9, Haider Road, Rawalpindi

With regards
Yours Sincerely

Brig.(Retd) Abdus Salam Akhtar
President Al-Khawarizmi Society
55/1, Bank Road, Rawalpindi Pakistan.
Tele. # 0092-051-5581133, 5563276
Fax # 0092-051- 5518357

Pakistan: Tent cities for quake survivors

Pakistan is to set up tent cities to shelter hundreds of thousands of people made homeless by last week's earthquake that killed at least 25,000 people.

Five sites with food, electricity and heating will open near Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Information Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed has told the BBC.

Aid has now reached most of the remote areas hit by Saturday's quake in Pakistani-run Kashmir, he says. But the army still cannot reach the Neelum valley which is totally cut off.

Read the Full Story at BBC News

USA - New York City - PIA offer to fly supplies out to Pakistan

From "W" in the comments

If you're in the NYC area you may donate blankets, sweater and meds per this announcement:

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has offered to fly supplies out to Pakistan from New York City. We will be collecting winter clothing and blankets to send to those in need.
DIL and YOUR DIL have been designated by the Pakistani Consulate to certify the contents of packages sent and will deliver the items to PIA.

We will collect items at various locations around the city (see below for details) until Friday October 14 at 8pm.

We encourage everyone to pass this around to your co-workers and friends. If you are able to, collect from other people on your own and drop items off at one of the official collection points.

This is so important. Without these supplies, there is a great danger the death toll in the region will continue to rise. Please take the time out to contribute to this effort.

Thank-you so much,

The YOUR DIL Team
www.yourdil.org

Instructions for Drop-Off

1. Choose closest collection point from those below.
2. Drop items off no later than 8pm on Friday October 14.
2. Bring clothing/blankets either in a bag or cardboard box with your contact info attached.
3. We have provided phone numbers/emails for each collection point. Please use email when necessary, phone only if unavoidable.
4. Please leave items with doorman if no one is home.

Items We Need

Blankets (Used or New)
Sweaters (Used or New)
Sweatshirts (Used or New)
Jackets/Coats (Used or New)
NEW Socks
NEW Thermals
UNOPENED Over-the-counter Painkillers and Stomach Medicines (Tylenol, Advil, Immodium, etc)

*Please note that we will not accept items outside of the above list*

The Citizen's Foundation

More from Lilith's [thank you, Lilith] comments here and here.

The Citizens Foundation (TCF) is a not-for-profit organization working to provide quality education to the less-privileged children of Pakistan. The suffering from this earthquake is of such a magnitude and scale that TCF was prompted to plan a two-phased strategy to provide systematic relief to the victims of this national calamity in the Northern Areas and Azad Kashmir.

Immediate Relief: Starting today, we will provide basic care packages including tents, blankets and food rations to 20,000 affectees for the next seven days, for which we need Pak Rupees 30 Million.

Permanent Housing: In the second phase, in association with other partners, we plan to construct 5,000 seismically designed homes over the next two years, each costing Pak Rupees 400,000. Our engineers and experts are already in the area and are monitoring the requirements on site, both short term and long term.
Online Donations through your Credit Card

Donate to Friends of TCF (FTCF) in UK
www.justgiving.com/TCFearthquakerelieffund

All donations are tax deductible for UK basic and higher rate taxpayers under the Gift Aid Scheme.

Cheques or bank drafts

TCF Pakistan
Cheques or bank drafts must be made in favour of 'TCF Relief Fund' and mailed to: The Citizens Foundation,
Relief Fund Camp Office,
9th Floor, NIC Building,
Abbasi Shaheed Rd,
Karachi-75530.
Tel: 0301-2910344-2910353 (10 lines)
Fax: (9221) 5682772.

Donations to TCF Pakistan are approved for tax deduction U/S 2(36)(c) of the income tax ordinance, 2001, valid upto 30-06-2007.

TCF Canada
Cheques or bank drafts must be made in favour of ‘I.D.R.F.’, with a note indicating the purpose as "TCF- Permanent Housing" and mailed to: The Citizens’ Foundation, Canada, 55-3176 Ridgeway Drive, Mississauga, ON, L5L 5S6, Canada.

IDRF (International Development and Relief Foundation) is a Canadian Charity with whom TCF Canada has an arrangement for collection of donations.

All donations made to IDRF are tax exempt.

Deposits or direct bank transfers
Deposits or direct bank transfers can be made into the following account in:

Pakistan:

Title of Account TCF Relief Fund
Bank Askari Commercial Bank Ltd.
Account no. (PKR) 015-010104331-7
Swift Code. ASC-MPKKA
Branch Clifton Branch & all online Askari Commercial Bank branches across Pakistan

Note: Please fax/mail us your address & donation details so that an official receipt can be mailed to you.

TCF website: http://thecitizensfoundation.org/relief_fund/

Lilith adds:

If you want to work as a volunteer in Pakistan, please fo not go as an individual, please go with one of the NGOs or orginisation working in the area so that your efforts are not wasted. One place to enroll for going is by contacting a local office of President Relief Fund.

If you do not want to go to teh affected area, please join hands with the NGOs working for colelction and raising funds. There is Hope & KCCI which is collecting blood, there is TCF Relief Fund which is working towards development of the area, EDhi Trust is doing a lot of work both in terms of collection of material and goods and working in affected area, you can go to any Edhi Centre and offer your services.

If you are living abroad, please collect and donate as many funds as you can as there as a dire need for money.

I will post addresses and account details for other NGOs collecting money

Donate to Pakistan President Relief Fund

Via a reader, Lilith, in the comments on this post.

Donate to Pakistan President Relief Fund

How You Can Help

You can donate money through:
- credit card payment
- donation in a special relief account

You can send the following types of relief goods:
- food
- medicines:
- Antibiotics
- Anti-Typhoid Medicines
- Fracture Treatment Kits
- Surgical Equipment
- tents
- blankets

These can be sent to any of our embassies in your country of residence. If you are resident in Pakistan you may send the relief goods to your closest "President's Relief Fund" Camp.

If you are a Government representative, your government may wish to assist Pakistan by donating/loaning cargo helicopters and engineering plant equipment other than the relief goods identified above.

Citizens, Community Based organizations and NGOs wishing to contribute towards "President''s Relief Fund for Earthquake Victims" are requested to send / deposit their donations in the above fund opened with the following:

- All branches of The State Bank of Pakistan
- All Treasuries
- All branches of National Bank of Pakistan
- All branches of Habib Bank of Pakistan
- All branches of United Bank of Pakistan
- All branches of Muslim Commercial Bank of Pakistan
- All Branches of Allied Bank of Pakistan

Donations, both from domestic and international donors can be deposited in the above branches of the banks. Donations from abroad can be deposited at all the branches of above banks in foreign countries where such branches exist. In other foreign countries where these branches do not exist donations will be received by the Pakistan Missions and remitted to the State Bank of Pakistan.

All proceeds received in the name of the fund will be credited to the Public account of the Federal Government under following Head of Account:
G-12 Special deposit fund
G 121 - Relief Funds
G 12130 ''President''s Relief Fund for Ear