Sindh Floods Appeal September 2011

During last 27 days, intense and scattered heavy rainfall has caused flooding in seven districts and almost 155 union councils in Sindh according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The current situation in Sindh is as follows:

·       Flooding has killed about 200 people

·       destroyed or damaged nearly one million houses and flooded 4.2 million acres of land since late August

·       4 million people are homeless

·       1 million houses have been destroyed

Our Initiatives

Free Medical Camp

Al-Mustafa Welfare Trust organized Free Medical Camp at the rainstorm affected area of Badin. Dr. Atif, Dr. Zeenat and Dr. Ayesha did around 250 OPDs. Ahmed Raza Tayyab, Asif Iqbal and other staff and volunteers of Al-Mustafa were present there on 26th August, 2011

Relief Activities

Also we have managed to help 10,000 people to reach to safe areas.

We have distributed the food items and other items such as blankets and shelter tents to 30,000 people in various areas of Sindh.

Our packages to help the flood victims

Al-Mustafa Welfare Trust are looking for urgent donations to help provide the following to a further 100,000 flood victims:

·  £55 for food for one family for one month which includes rice, flavour, sugar, Tea, cooking oil

·  £150 for shelter tent and  blankets and other household items for one family to stay in camps

·  £1000 for one free medical camp which will serve 1,000 patients

AMWT fund raising drive for East Africa drought victims

LAHORE – Al Mustafa Welfare Trust (AMWT) has started fund raising campaign for the help of drought victims of East Africa, says a press release. The organisation will collect funds to providing the food items, shelters, medicines, milk and cloths for the affected people. Chairman AMWT Abdul Razzaq Sajid said that a major food crisis triggered by severe drought and high prices threatens the livelihoods of over 12 million people in East Africa. The most drought-hit countries were including Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Uganda. He said according to the United Nation reports the region is suffering from worst in 60 years with severe food crisis and high malnutrition rates. Some experts have expressed concern that current drought is heading toward swear famine in the region, Sajid added.

AMWT relief operation for flood victims in Pakistan

One Pakistan News 17 September 2011 Saturday | 14:23:00

LAHORE: Al Mustafa Welfare Trust (AMWT) relief operation was in progress for the flood victims of Sindh. The organization set up free medical camps and Wwas distributing cooked food among the affected families.

Chairman AMWT Abdul Razzaq Sajid said that relief operation was going on under the supervision of Haji Hanif Tayyeb. He said AMWT is distributing cooked food among 2500 persons on daily basis, while a mechanical tandoor (oven) with the capacity of preparing 1000 roti (bread) will also start functioning in Nawabshah soon. Abdul Razzaq Sajid said that a medical team consists on doctors and six ambulances were also providing medical treatment to the flood affected families in Badin, the most affected district in Sindh. AMWT chairman further said that nine relief teams were providing cooked food in Badin, Sanghar, Nawab Shah, Mirpur and other affected areas. He said a large number of people have also been shifted in Karachi and they were taking shelter in school buildings with the support of Al Mustafa.