SRSP's Humanitarian Programmes supporting IDP's from North Waziristan Agency

1. SRSP’s Humanitarian Programmes supporting
IDPs from North Waziristan Agency
“The question
shouldn’t be what
we ought to do, but
what we can do.”

2. Acknowledgments
This photo gallery pays tribute to the courage and resilience of displaced and
host communities of North Waziristan Agency and District Bannu, respectively.
We also thank our stakeholders, partners and donors for their continued support
and generous contribution towards humanitarian work carried out by SRSP.
We are also grateful to our colleagues and staff who have gone out of their way
to work in such isolated environments to deliver results on the ground
About This Photo Gallery
This report provides an insight in to SRSP’s relief and humanitarian work carried
Out in response to human displacement from North Waziristan Agency.
Data published here reflects progress from July to Dec, 2014.
Produced By Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP)
Technical Review By Masood Ul Mulk (CEO), Syed Aftab Ahmad
(PM Operations/DHP), Ms. Nadia Shah (PM SPSSG)
Art Direction and Graphic Design By Tauseef Ahmad (PO Audio
Visual)
Supported by Farman Ullah (PO DHP) and Zarqa Khan (PO
Operations)
Photographs SRSP Photo Gallery
Printed at PanGraphics (Pvt) Ltd., Islamabad

3. Background
Pakistan is once again witnessing a wave of
internally displaced persons from its crisis-
affected Federally Administered Tribal
Areas. Very recently, the Government of
Pakistan launched military action to uproot
miscreants in the North Waziristan Agency,
which is leading to displacement of people
in large numbers to the nearest settled
districts as well as other parts of Pakistan.
Updates on displaced populations by the
Provincial Disaster Management Authority
(PDMA) show that as many as 103,183
families (1,016,559 individuals) have been
displaced from NWA mainly to District
Bannu and FR Bannu.
Internal Contingency Planning
Foreseeing the upcoming NWA situation, SRSP held internal meetings whereas Contingency Planning was started in
mid April 2014. Site location, teaming, resource and security planning, regular field observations and coordination
with Government Agencies were integral parts of this process.
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IDPs from North Waziristan Agency 1

4. Focusing Citizen-State Relationship
Years of regional instability and economic deprivation have led to a general increase
in marginalization and unequal development in Pakistan and, in particular, the Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). In addition,
religious extremism has also made serious in roads into the region, which has further set
back progress. Service delivery gaps have also been compounded by recurrent natural
disasters in recent years. These factors have contributed to increased disappointment
amongst the population, which in turn has become a cause of resentment against the
State.
In the recent NWA IDP crisis, SRSP is pursuing the attainment of two important
objectives; 1) ensuring the IDPs, especially the poor, women, girls, disable and youth,
have access to adequate humanitarian support; and 2) facilitating the re-engagement
of the State with the Citizens and rebuilding trust of the citizens in state institutions. In
the first case, SRSP is partnering with UNHCR, UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF to deliver relief
and recovery initiatives for both IDP and local host communities in District Bannu. In
the second case, SRSP has extended technical assistance to the government- Provincial
and FATA Disaster Management Authorities (PDMA and FDMA).
SRSP seconded 130 staff members to FDMA for the pre-registration of 43,007 IDP
families, which was completed in 13 days. (Funded by UNHCR)
Similarly, FDMA was supported in Registration Data Up-gradation process of 63,698 IDP
families in five districts, i.e., Peshawar, DI Khan, Bannu, Kohat and Karak. (Funded by
UNHCR)
Child Protection and Welfare Commission was provided 3 women staff for 3 months.
This support enabled the commission to have a direct interface with women and girls
and address their most pressing needs.
Furthermore, SRSP is also extending support to Humanitarian Clusters i.e. Water,
Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH), Shelter/NFIs, Community Restoration (CoR) and Food
by facilitating cluster meetings at its office in District Bannu.
PM Operations and Humanitarian staff conduct Contingency Planning Meeting for NWA
IDPs, District Bannu (April 2014)
Mr. Aurangzeb, Assistant Commissioner Bannu, PDMA representative and SRSP Staff
attend Coordination Meeting at SRSP Office, District Bannu (Sep 2014)
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5. Extending Outreach to Philanthropists
SRSP has launched an appeal for funds on its website for the IDPs of North Waziristan Agency. This helped in organizing support from philanthropists from both within and
outside Pakistan. The cash and in-kind assistance received for IDPs was utilized to address most pressing needs of the displaced communities. 2,500 Blankets and 500 Food
Packages were also distributed amongst IDP families. Humanitarian accountability was ensured through facilitating visits of philanthropists to distribution sites.
Aziz Ullah, Assistant
Commissioner
Revenue, guides a
woman IDP during his
visit to CRI Distribution
Point at the Sports
Complex, District
Bannu (Jul 2014)
Bakka Khel Camp FR
Bannu (Nov,2014)
Anjum Anwar, President
of Pakistan Society of
North Texas, attends
Distribution of Blankets
amongst IDP families
at Bakka Khel Camp, FR
Bannu (Oct 2014)
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6. A displaced woman from NWA collects CRI Kit at Sports
Complex Distribution Point, District Bannu (July 2014)
Displaced Minority Groups from NWA receive CRI Kits at
Pennell High School & College, District Bannu (July 2014)
IDPs at the CRI Distribution Point at the Sports Complex,
District Bannu (July 2014)
Core Relief Items (CRIs) and Winterized Kits Distribution
l 41,196 IDP families received CRIs, including 112 minorities at Distribution Points
l 62,601 winterized kits were distributed at 5 distribution points in District Bannu
Activities funded by:
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7. Pre-Registration and DATA Up-gradation (RDU)
l 43,007 families Pre-registered at 5 registration points in District Bannu
l Registration Data Up-gradation of 63,698 IDP families in 5 Districts Peshawar,
DI khan, Bannu, Kohat and Karak
IDPs gathered for receiving blankets on the on-set of
winters at Bakka Khel Camp, FR Bannu (Nov 2014)
IDP Men employed as labour at Distribution Points,
District Bannu (July 2014)
Registration Data Up-gradation of the
Head of Household in process (Aug 2014)
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IDPs from North Waziristan Agency 5

8. Children collect clean drinking water from community-managed Hand Pump, District Bannu (Nov,2014)
Clean drinking water provided to IDP and Host
communities at their door step through Water
Trucking, District Bannu (Sep 2014)
Solid waste disposal improves after Waste
Bins are installed in villages, District Bannu
(Aug 2014)
Awareness Raising Session on Health and Hygiene practices in local schools, District Bannu
(Aug,2014)
WASH Emergency Response
Over 100,000 IDP and Host population was
facilitated through different WASH interventions
in 7 Union Councils of District Bannu
Activities funded by:
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9. Latrine installation for displaced families, District Bannu (Sep 2014) Disposal of solid waste during Cleanliness Campaign, District Bannu (Aug 2014)
IDP and Host Communities inaugurate latrine installation in their village, District Bannu
(Aug,2014)
l 210,809 people participated in Sanitation Drive and Awareness Raising Sessions on
Health and Hygiene practices
l 111,071 people benefit from rehabilitation of 7 Drinking Water Supply Schemes
l 80,000 people gained access to clean drinking water through installation of 45 Hand
Pumps and Water Trucking
l 17,071 people benefit from the installation of 400 latrines and 100 bathrooms
l 100 waste bins installed to benefit 14,476 people
l 5,238 families received Hygiene Kits
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10. Activities funded by:
Women attend Awareness Raising Session on Women Protection and
Empowerment in host community, District Bannu (Sep 2014)
Women Empowerment and Protection
l About 4,998 men and women attend Awareness Raising Sessions on
Women Protection and Empowerment
l 3 Women Friendly Health Spaces (WFHS) established to provide
medical, psycho social and referral services to vulnerable women,
girls and children
l About 6,545 women receive Dignity Kits to address reproductive
health issues
l Nearly 750 women receive free of cost medical health services at
WFHS
l 900 women receive psycho social support including 130 through
attending skills enhancement training course
IDP women receive Dignity Kits in Women Friendly Health Spaces, District Bannu (Oct 2014)
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11. IDP and local men participate in Awareness Raising Session on
Women Protection and Empowerment, District Bannu (Sep 2014)
Pscyho Social Support for women through Skills Enhancement Course,
District Bannu (Nov 2014)
Certificate and Psycho
Social Kit Distribution
Ceremony for women
after completion of Skill
Enhancement Course,
District Bannu (Nov
2014)
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IDPs from North Waziristan Agency 9

12. Activities funded by:
Community elder participates in Community Dialogue, District Bannu (Sep 2014)
Formation of Women Community Network, District Bannu (Oct 2014)
Community Network members attend Community Management Skill Training (CMST), District Bannu (Nov 2014)
Community Resilience
l 25 community networks organised, including 10 women networks,
representing 350 men and women from both IDP and host communities
l 25 men and women attend Leadership Management Skills Training (LMST)
l 75 men and women attend Community Management Skills Training
l 150 men and women attend Livelihood Skills Enhancement Training
l Over 365 Community members benefit from Cash For Work (CFW) activity
l 10 Community Physical Infrastructure Schemes are completed
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13. SRSP Head Office Staff visits CMST event with communities, District
Bannu (Nov 2014)
Participants prepare Crisis
Management Plan during
CMST event, District Bannu
(Nov 2014)
Men from IDP and Host communities gather to organize an inclusive
Community Network, District Bannu (Sep 2014)
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IDPs from North Waziristan Agency 11

14. Women are making Straw rope during Cash for work Programme in Union Council Mira Khel,
District Bannu (Dec 2014)
Youth from IDP and host communities receive orientation on Heavy Machinery operation in
District Bannu (Dec,2014)
Women attend Skill
Training at Union
Council Mira Khel,
District Bannu
(Dec 2014)
Community physical
infrastructure work in
progress in UC Kala
Khel, District Bannu
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16. We acknowledge the contributions of all our Partners, many other
philanthropists and staff who contributed in supporting IDPs from NWA
Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP)
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Defence Officer Colony, Khyber Road, Peshawar, KPK
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