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SPO Appeal for Donation
Appeal for Donation
Pakistan has not yet recovered from the disastrous earthquake that has stuck Northern Pakistan on 8th October 2005, another devastating disaster hit the country.
On June 23rd and 24th, 2007, costal areas of Pakistan were hit by tropical cyclone Yemyin, packing winds of up to 80 miles per hour (130 kmph) roared over the Arabian Sea to the south of Karachi and hit the coast of the southwestern province of Baluchistan, dumping torrential rain over Balochistan and Sindh provinces. The torrential rains and flash floods have played havoc in these areas and numbers of casualties is rising day after day. Besides that flash floods and torrential rains in parts of NWFP had a devastating affect on the local population as well.
The weather phenomena developed due to this cyclone resulted in major loss of life, livelihood and property. So far, an estimated of more than one million people across the three provinces, Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP, are homeless and have been badly affected. Most parts of these provinces are still inaccessible and road communications are totally destroyed that has disrupted large-scale rescue operations and relief work, which is being undertaken.Â
There is a sever shortage of food, clean drinking water and medicines. SPO is continuing its relief operations in the areas where water has receded and facilitating the rescue operations in other areas with the government.
In order to respond quickly and effectively to disaster situation, SPO established a permanent Emergency Relief Fund in year 2004. You are requested to donate generously to this fund so that timely and much needed aid could be provided to the affected areas.
Cheques or Bank Drafts can be made in the name of Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) and sent to House No.429, Street No.11, F-10/2, Islamabad.
Your donations can also be transferred directly to our bank account:
SPO-Emergency Relief Fund
PKR Account: 101-5999-0
United Bank Limited
Jinnah Avenue Branch, Blue Area
Islamabad, Pakistan
Donations of food, clothing, water and other essential items can be made directly to our Quetta, Turbat, Sibi and Naseerabad offices in Balochistan, Peshawar office in NWFP, and Karachi and Hyderabad offices in Sindh.
For further information please contact:
Zafar Zeeshan
SPO-Islamabad
House # 429, Street # 11
F-10/2, Islamabad
Phone Office: 0092-051-2104677, 0092-051-2104679-80
Mobile: (0092) 0300-9387983
Email: zafar@spopk.org
July 2nd, 2007 at 4:44 pm
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