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T h e I n f e w s

The super-flood and rainfall of

tw o consecuti ve years 2010-

2011 pushed already-

backward Sindh decades backin terms of i nfrastructure de-

velopment, agriculture, and

means of livelihood. This gave

birth t o one of the horrib le

catastrop hes of t he present-day

wor ld .

A heads-up f or t he concerned

philanthropists around the

worl d, fl oods washed away

peoples meager m eans of liv e-

lih ood as well. The need of t he

hour, right after the heavy

rains of 20 11, was to create

incom e generation sour ces for

the comm unit i es of th e f l oodand rains-affected areas.

In th is vi ew, exploit ing wom-

ens ski l ls i n handicraft s in

various forms could be the

passcode to prosperity. Inherit-

ing one of the great legacies of

Indus Civilization, they possess

amazing ski l ls i n embroidery,

Rilliand Topi making, st i t ching

and, with a modern touch, mak-

ing fancy i t ems for i nteriordesigning.

Realizing the apt time for it,

JORDAN stepped into the field

and sensit ized t he Governm ent

of Sindh to m utually fu nd a

project where womens handi-

crafts ski lls coul d be harnessed

to achieve women empower-

ment and, ult im ately, f inancial

prosperit y for t heir famil i es.

JORDAN has established a

sti tching and embroid ery cen-

ter at Johi (Distr ict Dadu),

which is th e center-point for

Kachhos 1000s of vi llages, thearea which has large number of

ski l led w omen.

The scheme is envision ed to

make women work and pr oduce

handicraft s. The same would be

auctioned at major cit ies l ike

Karachi and Islamabad at th e

int ernational l evel. The generat-

ed revenues major portion

would be given to t he working

women.

Besides empowering wom en,

the scheme is also changing

lives of many families and

helping them adjust for th e

loss they faced in the floods

and rains.

JORDANs intervention in women

empowerment program, with the

support of Govt. of Sindh, is

envisioned to have a lasting impact.

Songwriter, author and speaker,Gloria Gaither said, We may r un,

walk, stumble, drive, or f ly, but l et

us never lose sight of t he reason

for the journ ey or mi ss a chance

to see a rai nbow on th e way

such has been the in spiration

which has been dr ivi ng me and

my t eam w ork harder and harder

to see the rainbow of w elfare

and prosperity of the common

people.

JORDANs journey to becoming a

now national l evel NGO is ful l ofcommitments and hard work i n

the form of teamwork. The Infews,

Message from Executive Director

Johi Organization for Rural Development and Natural Disasters (JORDAN)

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sue:May2012

Women em powerment 1

Message fr om ED 1

Pr imar y HealthcareProgram

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One-room SheltersProject

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Inside this issue:

Snippets: JORDAN is busy making efforts for

livelihood-cum-food security initiatives

for the flood-affected communities of

District Umerkot & Mirpurkhas.

JORDAN have successfully signed agree-

ment with EBR-Energy Pakistan for solar

energy project with assistance of BHPBil-

liton. The project would be implemented

in the Community Health Clinics of Johi

and Dadu, sponsored by BHPBilliton.

Around 1,600 patients were handled and

2 deliveries conducted by the healthcare

services providing staff deployed by

JORDAN at BHU Baledai, Taluka Mehar,

Dadu.

JORDAN successfully completed the 1-

year project being executed with the

support of CARE International in Paki-

stan. JORDAN achieved the set targets

in due time.

Around 900 patients were treated and

300 TT vaccination dosages were admin-

istrated to pregnant women in the

month of May through Primary

Healthcare Program sponsored by

BHPBillion.

a monthl y e-newslett er, is anini ti ative to keep you, our stake-

hold ers, abreast of JORDANs

acti vit ies. We will t ry t o accom-

modate summary of achieve-

ments and progress of t he pro-

j ect s and act i v i t ies i n t hi s d i s-

course.

How do you fi nd it ? Your f eed-

back will tell us.

Also, feel f ree to comment on

JORDANs proj ect and str ategies

we adopt to impl ement t hem.

Bakht Jamal Soomro (ED, JORDAN)

infews@jordan.org.pk

Women empowerment in focus...

This is the age of communication

communicating helps keep stay on the

same wavelength. We believe in keep-

ing our stakeholders posted!Thats

why, JORDAN adopted Social Media

for updating people about its activities

thr ough off icial Facebook Page at

Facebook.com/ JORDAN.Sin dh long

ago.

Now, here in your hands is the 1st

issue ofThe In fewsthe monthly e-newsletter ofJORDAN. Your com-

ments, suggestions, and feedback will

help us impr ove. Please dr op a word !

-Editor

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Women (PLWs) in t he 58 v il lag-

es of UC Baledai. At pr esent ,

457 pregnant women have been

given supplement of Zinc, Folic

Acid and Ferrous Sulphate.

Among the project activities are

rehabilitation of BHU Bali Shah

and BHU Baledai and ou tr each

fo r p rovis ion o f p r im ary

health care servi ces to th e re-

mote areas, from where, access

to t he BHU is a dif f icult job.

Providing primary healthcare

services and paying follow-up

visits is pr oving to be very

appreciated o ground. In the

month of May, 508 patients

were checked up at th eir door-

steps in 9 vi llages of Mehar.

serv ices there. In the mont h of

May, mo re than 1,500 patients

were checked and 2 d eliveri es

conducted successfully.

As part of th e project, nutri t ion

sprinkle distr ibution has also

been start ed for t he registered

children (6-24 months) int o 58

vil lages of th e Union Council

Baledai. Teams m ove int o di f-

ferent villages systematically to

distribute the sprinkles, suc-

ceeded by the follow-up visits;

so far, around 120,000 sprin-

kles have been distr ibut ed.

Also, nutri t ional support is also

being provided to the regis-

tered Pregnant & Lactating

Part of the Disaster Response

Program, the m edical and par-

amedical staff has been de-

ploy ed at BHU Baledai (Tehsil

Mehar, Dadu), w ho have been

providi ng prim ary h ealthcare

servi ces to the communit y for

12 months now.

Due to th e availabi l i ty of t he

trained medical practi t ioner,

deliveri es are also being con-

ducted at the unit whi ch has

defin ite ly m ade l ives of t he

community l iving n earby easi-

er. For cov erage of pop ulati on

of about 16,000 individ uals,

staff comprising of a medical

off icer, LHV, dispenser and

vaccinator are offering their

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operationsacrossSindh:

Primary Healthcare Program

Disaster Response Program

www.jordan.org.pk

contact@jordan.org.pk

JORDAN Primary Healthcare Program

has been functi oning in the remote areas

of District Dadu. The purpose of this

program is to provide primary healthcare

servi ces in the selected areas where

government facili t ies are not available.

Besides taking care of their primary

healthcare services since last 10 years,

through this program JORDAN has espe-

cially been focusing on maternal, neona-

tal, and child health.

The essential EPI and Family Planning

services have been provided to the mar-

ginalized communities through this

initiatives. The success and popularity of

this program is, therefore, evident in thefigureswhich also show that we have

earned the communitys trust by earnest

service.

Figures show us that, at an estimate,

15,000 patients are provided medical

assistance per year.

The prominent segments of the program

are:

1. Health Education

2. Hygiene Prom otion

3. EPI Progr am

4. Famil y Planning Program

5. TBAs Train in g Program

6 . C o m m u n i t y H e al t h W o r k e r s

(CHWs) Training Program

This program is sponsored fully by

BHPBilliton , an Australia-based oil ex-

ploring company, which has its opera-tions in the same area.

Super-flood of the year 2010 was one of

the most destructive disasters of Pakistans

history. Sindh was the worst victim of the

brutal f loodwaters District Dadu being

one of the most affected areas of the

province needed strong response from

philanthropists, governmental and non-governmental organization and to recover.

Sindh had hardly adju sted for the damages

caused to the houses, houses, infrastruc-

ture, crops and livestock, the rains played

havoc in the f lowing year of 2011. The

already devastated District Dadu needed

more attention in terms of recovery and

relief.

According to a report, the number

of fully damaged households in

District Dadu (4 Talukas) was

12422 (74%). Th e percentage of

fully damaged household in the 4

Talukas vary as the disaster

caused by the f lood also varied.

The worst affected Taluka was

Mehar with 79.8% percent ful ly

damaged household in its effect-

ed villages, followed by K N Shah

(76%), Johi (71 %) and Dadu (55%).

Teams move to the remote

ar eas and pr ovide healthcar eservices to people at t heir

doorsteps. The practice is

being acclaimed by the

commun ity . 508 patients of 9

villages have benefitted so

fa r .

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Besides health care services, people needed

shelter for themselves as much.

JORDAN with the support of Unit ed Nations

Off ice f or Project Services (UNOPS) started

a project to construct shelters for the

famili es who need it most.

A total of 52 3 one-room shelters are to be

constructed in 14 UCs of the d istrict und er

this project. JORDAN is following all ap-

proved and acceptable construction

measures and standards. So far, 348

shelters have been constructed, sparing

enough t ime for the remaining ones to be

completed by or i n June this year .

One-room Shelters Project