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January 2011

Hashoo
Foundation
Interventions

Flood

Link to flood interventions

Hashoo Foundation has been

actively involved in emergency
relief in Pakistan since 1988. In
response to the aftermath of
Pakistans worst natural disaster
read more.
Letter to President Clinton

Dear Hashoo Foundation USA Friends and Supporters,

I recently traveled to the flood affected-areas in Pakistan with
members of the Hashoo Foundation (HF) team. I was there for 20
days visiting the various flood relief camps, health units and
schools. Women, men, boys and girls of all ages struggle to
survive and live a dignified life. It is heart breaking to see the
eyes of the children who are sick and dehydrated from drinking
flood contaminated water, lack of nutritious meals, and loss of
their shelter. There is so much we take for granted, a smile, a
glass of water, even the soft touch of a teddy bearI feel very
privileged to have shared time with the affected families, who
even under these distressed living conditions, hope to move
forward and begin life anew.
I would like to share with you brief videos and pictures I captured
during my trip. The images reflect how Hashoo Foundation's
relief efforts are giving hope and improving the lives of the people
living in these flood-displaced communities.
On behalf of the Hashoo Foundation, I am very grateful to our
partners in the United States, Pakistan and the United Kingdom
for their generous response during these difficult economic times,
and for their support towards the Foundations work in
Pakistan. Their generosity and valuable contributions have
provided much needed humanitarian aid and have touched the
lives of thousands of people in Pakistan:

Thank you to our partners in the

United States, Pakistan and the

United Kingdom for their prayers

and valuable contribution to the
people of Pakistan during this
critical times:

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Treating over 16,000 patients;

Providing food to over 12,400 people for two weeks, 1,104
5-gallon buckets, and 250 water filter family units to purify water
of more than 1,600 people;
Distributing 15,000 liters of bottled water, 400 teddy bears, shoes
to more than 65 orphans, dresses to 50 girls, and
books to 200 children.
Please view the videos and pictures and read my journal to learn

Chapelwood United Methodist

Church

about the simplicity of global aid. Then, think of how you can
provide support could you forward this VideoNotes to your
email list with your own personal note for support, perhaps
provide your own donation with the donation button at the end of

Donated 170 LifeStraw Family unit

water filters.

the VideoNotes? Perhaps you can think of a way to be

supportive thats innovative. Let your creativity and passion for

Impact: 1,190 people.

making a difference be your guide.

I hope you will be inspired by the significant impact helping the
Pakistani people can have on the world .

HF's Flood Relief Interventions

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LifeStraw Family water filter
distribution and demonstration in
Nowshera, Pakistan.

Access to clean water is still a challenge. It is an essential and

vital need for the families displaced by the floods. Thanks to the
generous contribution of our partners in Houston Chapelwood
United Methodist Church and NetIP/The Artery we distributed
250 LifeStraw Family water filters in the Nowshera area

and Akora Khattak flood relief camp. The filters will improve the
water condition to make it safe to drink, cooking and other

& The Artery

Donated 80 LifeStraw Family unit
water filters.
Impact: 569 people.

necessities for more than 1,600 people. The filters will prevent
the threat of widespread disease outbreaks.

VideoReport

Water Filters Distribution in Akora Khattak Camp

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Click to see pictures

LifeStraw Family water filter
distribution and demonstration in
Akora Khattak flood relief camp,
Pakistan.

Click to see more pictures

VideoReport

Water Filters Distribution in Nowshera Kalan

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Angels in Cowboy Boots

Donated 1, 104 buckets filled with
approximately 36,000 lbs. of dry
food. Impact: Over 6, 600 people.

Click to see more pictures

Angels in Cowboy Boots and their wonderful team of

volunteers donated of 1,104 buckets filled with 32.5 lbs.
of dry food for the people displaced by the floods in
Pakistan. The Hashoo Foundation team distributed the
buckets to the families at the Flood Refugee Camp on

Click to see pictures of the

loading of the container in
Houston
Click to see video
Barbara Aksamit, a REALTOR
from Houston, Texas, member of
the Hashoo Foundation
USA's Board of Directors, her
clients and several organizations
made possible the shipment of the
container from the Port of Houston

Super Highway near Soharab Goth Karachi,

Sinhd. Each bucket will provide three (3) meals for
two (2) weeks for a family of six (6). Also, The buckets
are a great tool to purify water and prevent the threat of
disease outbreaks. Their generous donation provided
72,000 meals and blessed the lives of more than 6,600
people in Karachi, Pakistan.
We are very thankful to the Chapelwood community for
their assistance, contribution and dedication to make
this initiative possible.
PictureReport

Distribution of Buckets and Dry Food at the Flood Refugee

Camp on Super Highway near Karachi, Sindh

to the Port of Karachi.

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Good Bears of the World

Donated 400 teddy bears.
Impact: 400 girls & boys.

Click to see more pictures

Click to see pictures of the

distribution of the teddy bears to the
girls and boys in Akora Khattak
Camp.

During our visit to Nowshera, we participated in the re-opening

ceremony of the newly renovated Hashoo Foundation Schools in
Click to see pictures of the
distribution of teddy bears

Nowshera Kalan. The Schools were severely damaged during

the floods. The renovation and re-equipping, including the
uniforms and books distributed in the two schools in Nowshera

to the girls and boys in Nowshera

Kalan.

were funded entirely by the Al Mahmood Foundation

(AMF) based in the UK.
The children loved the teddy
bears donated by Good Bears of the World as part of Bear Hugs
for Pakistan. Immediately, almost like magic, the new furry friends
provided comfort and smiles to the girls and boys lessening some

of the psychological trauma caused by the disaster. Additionally,

we distributed dresses donated by Dress a Girl Around the

Click to see pictures of the

distribution of teddy bears to the

World Houston. The dresses were a great a hit!! The young

Pakistani girls loved their new and much needed dresses. The
families are very thankful to the young girls and women in

girls and boys in Gilgit.

Houston who with lots of love and good wishes stitched these
beautiful dresses for their friends in Pakistan.

Dress a Girl Around the World

VideoReport

Distribution of Books, Shoes, Teddy Bears & Dresses to 200

Children and 65 Orphans at the Newly Renovated Hashoo
Foundation School in Nowshera Kalan

Click to see video

Donated 50 dresses &
t-shirts. Impact: 50 girls.

Click to see pictures of the

distribution of the dresses to the
girls in Houston in Nowshera and
Akora Khattak.

Click to see pictures of the re-opening ceremony of the

Hashoo Foundation School
Click to see pictures of the distribution of teddy bears in
Akora Khattak and Nowshera
Click to see pictures of the distribution of teddy bears in
Gilgit

Al Mahmood Foundation (AMF)

Renovates and Equipps the
Hashoo Foundation Schools in
Nowshera Kalan

Click to see pictures of the distribution of dresses in Akota

Khattak and Nowshera
To date, Hashoo Foundation has established a Maternal and
Child Health (MCH) Center in the District of Charsadda, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa in collaboration with Shine Humanity. The center
has 20 beds and offers free consultation, in-patient care and free
medical supplies 24 hours to 250 patients a day. To date more

Click to see pictures of the newly

renovated school and the
presentation of the new books,
shoes, dresses and teddy bears
to the students and orphans

than 7,000 patients have been treated. A second Childrens

Health Unit was established in partnership with the Pakistan
Pediatrics Association (PPA) in Nowshera DHQ, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa. More than 6,500 patients have been diagnosed
and treated.

Hashoo Foundation would like to acknowledge the financial

support provided by Al Mahmood Foundation (AMF). This

AMF Donates Equipment for

the Maternal and Children's
Health Center in Charsadda

support has been instrumental in helping us fund our medical

facilities in Nowshera, Charsadda, Kot Adu and Karachi.

VideoReport

Children's Health Unit Nowshera

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Click to see more pictures

Children's Health
Unit DQH Hospital

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Click to see pictures of the
young patients in the children's
health unit.

To connect with the many affected villages in need of medical

care, Hashoo Foundation and the Network for Human and Social
Development (NHDS) have coordinated a mobile medical clinic
to service affected Pakistani families from 36 villages in Kot Addu
and Muzaffargarh, Punjab, treating more than 2,500 patients. The
medical team, operating from the Foundations Hassan Ali
Hashwani dispensary is treating over 200 patients a day in four
camps in Karachi, Sindh.
T h e Youth Network, based in the UK, provided needed food

items for 128 families - more than 768 women, men, girls and
boys- in the District Layyah in South Punjab. The distribution was
facilitated by Integrated Development Support Program (IDSP.)

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The food packages were transported by boat and animals to the

Next VideoNotes
I will follow up with a VideoNotes
on the status of Hashoo
Foundation's BBC World Challenge

the small islands of River Indus where no other donor or support

had reached to these communities.

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More than 15,000 liters of drinking water has been distributed to

flood victims, mostly children in Charsadda and Nowshera. A
food package containing essential food items was distributed to
730 families -more than 4,380 women, men, girls and boysin Akora Khattak, Muzzafargarh and Nowshera.

Iftari for 650 flood victims was arranged during the holy month of
Ramadan in the Akora Khattak camp.

Refer to the Hashoo Foundation Flood Relief Interventions

Report for more infomation.
This is a crucial time for not only the Pakistani nation, but the
entire world. Why? Because the gradual loss of global support
and recovery aid in Pakistan can lead to extremist groups
stepping in and providing the needed assistance and winning

loyalty and approval of the millions who are embarking on a very

difficult and daunting road to recovery. Some believe there is a
risk that this disaster may further destabilize Pakistans already
fragile democracy to a point that jeopardizes the security of the
rest of the world.
We must continue to do our part to help the people of Pakistan
who are suffering in a catastrophe of this magnitude. Hashoo
Foundation plans to be actively involved in the continuous
recovery, rehabilitation and rebuilding process of the affected
areas.
I urge you to continue supporting the Hashoo Foundations efforts
to provide hope and humanitarian relief to the women, men and
children displaced by the floods in Pakistan.
Sincerely,
Cristal
Cristal Montaz Baylor
Executive Director
Hashoo Foundation USA
+ 1 713 483 4990

Together we make a difference!

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Sarah Hashwani, Chairperson Hashoo Foundation

Ali Akbar, Country Director Hashoo Foundation Pakistan
Cristal Montaz Baylor, Executive Director Hashoo Foundation USA
Contact Information: cristalmontanez@hashoofoundationusa.org

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