One year past the earthquake, the reconstruction and rehabilitation process in the earthquake affected areas of northern Pakistan is far from over. According to some recent assessments, almost 1.8 million people (about 300,000 households) are still without permanent shelters and are living in tents and transitional shelters that offer limited protection against the characteristic harsh winters of this region. With winters around the corner, they have become vulnerable once again and are in need of our support to survive the winter.

Like last year, RSPN along with the NRSP and SRSP, its member organizations working in the affected districts of AJK and NWFP, respectively, has embarked upon an ambitious plan to support the vulnerable households in preparing for the winter season. Owing to the extensive outreach and presence of its member RSPs, RSPN is better able to identify and reach out to the most vulnerable households, especially those abiding in remote locations of the hostile, mountainous terrain of the affected region. Our field teams have identified that the most pressing needs of the vulnerable families include tarpaulin sheets, CGI sheets, warm clothes for all ages and groups, blankets, quilts, winter shawls, rain coats, warm caps, socks and shoes.

You can help them at this Eid by making cash or in-kind donations, which we will use to procure the needed items and distribute to the vulnerable households. RSPN will not charge any overhead expenses on your contributions and it pledges to ensure best possible use of funds.

You can directly deposit your cash donations or cheques at any branch of Union Bank in Pakistan, to RSPN Account.

For receipt and other donations, please contact Adil Mansoor, Ali Akbar, Hamid Ashraf or Nasir Ahmad at RSPN.

Our contact details are:

Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN)
7, Street 49, F-6/4, Islamabad
Tel: (+92-51) 2822476/ 2821736/ 2829141/ 2829556
Fax: (+92-51) 2829115
Email: info@rspn.org.pk