Urgent Help Appeal – Displaced People From Swat Need You

Millions of people from swat have been displaced (known as internally displaced people - IDP) due to unfortunate circumstances. Many of the displaced people have taken refuge in Mardan area. Over 900 hundred people have found shelter from heat and dust in HDF Mardan schools. They are being cared and helped by HDF Mardan office staff and HDF Mardan community, who have opened their hearts, homes, and resources to help these people in need.

In addition, HDF Mardan office performed a situation analysis in the two large camps established by the govt. In these large camps food and shelter is provided by the Govt., local people, and non-governmental agencies.

However, HDF staff rapidly determined that these displaced people have faced much hardship and mental trauma in the last 12 months, and now they have been forced to move away from their homes and livelihood.

After consultations, HDF staff decided to provide facilities that addresses their mental and psychological needs. HDF has setup two recreation centers in two camps.

The centers are fully operational, and staffed by HDF Mardan community volunteers. Displaced people have access to swings, board games, TV, newspapers, and magazines. But we need your donations to keep them in full operation.

In addition, HDF staff discovered that because of tradition and culture, women do not venture out of their tents and have to suffer through heat and their hygienic needs. HDF staff has distributed thousands of sanitation packages to the women who are under extreme distress and discomfort. But we need more financial resources to be able to serve many more women.

At the same time, no one was providing milk for infants who were nursed by their mothers. HDF has delivered many milk packages to infants and children in the two camps.

But we need you financial support to be able to continue the distribution of milk packages to the needy infants.

HDF Mardan office discovered a need to provide mobile clinic to treat displaced people. A family foundation (MFF) provided a generous donation to purchase the supplies and a van to start this clinic. But we need your help and support to continue to supply medication and treatment to children, women, infants, and old.

Since 1999, HDF has worked in Mardan to implement its Human Development Model. HDF Mardan partner communities have made great progress in achieving higher literacy through its education programs, better health through health clinic, economic uplift through micro-loans, and access to clean water through hand pumps.