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Revision as of 04:52, 12 August 2010
Pakistan Crisis Wiki This article is part of the
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- Please feel free to add information, related to this calamity that has completely devastated the lives of millions of people in Pakistan.
- DISCLAIMER: Listing/mention on this site of an organization, person or government does not in any way mean that WikiPakistan, Wikia Inc., or contributors endorse, support, or agree with the ideology, statements, or activities of the same. This page, like the rest of this database, is provided as a public service to help monitor, inform, and, hopefully, expedite and improve the work of disaster relief.
- For further discussion on the content present on this page and the rest of the Floods 2010 pages, enter the discussion tab by clicking discussion on top of this page.
News & Information
General Information
As always, the first places to look for live information about events and updates in Pakistan include:
- Twitter tags: #pkflood OR #pkfloods or #helppakistan
Bloggers.pk, the main blog aggregator for Pakistan:
The Metroblogs:
Governmental
Crisis Commons
- SA Relief
- Floods 2010 resources on this wiki
- Twitter hashtags
Dedicated Information Collection
- One Response Pakistan (Has excellent maps)
- Pakistan Flood Incident Reporting System based on uShahidi
- CitizensofPakistan.org's Pakistan Floods 2010 Information and Relief Wiki (nice clean list of resources and ways to donate and help
- Wikipedia article on 2010 Pakistan Floods
Blog Posts
- Analysis of Relief & Donations related to Pakistan Floods 2010 by Anas Abbas (Note: Strong POV)
Resources
- The main article is housed at: Floods 2010 Resources and reproduced in this section below
Floods 2010-Related Page Part of the Pakistan Crisis Wiki
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- See also Earthquake 10-05 Resources for other useful resources. There's also major overlap with Floods 2010 Info and we should move all information resources to that section/article and leave only "real" resources and information on resources here.
Maps
- Note: This section overlaps with Floods 2010 Info
- One Response Pakistan - Map Center
- Pakistan Flood Incident Reporting (Facebook page)
- Basic technical information overlaps with and should probably be moved to a section Floods 2010 Info or Floods 2010 Technical Information once we have more details.
People Finders
- Note: This section overlaps with Floods 2010 Info
- Sahana: http://pakistan.sahanafoundation.org
- Local Pakistani database: Awaited
- Does the uShahidi install(s) coming online do this?
- Red Cross Website for tracking missing people:
- [Old links below; please confirm/update]
- Direct link: http://www.familylinks.icrc.org/epi
- Main site: http://www.icrc.org/home.nsf/home/webfamilylinks
Children at Risk
- Anyone coming up?
Special Financial Facilities (Free Transfers, etc.)
- Western Union: http://www.westernunion.com/WUCOMWEB/staticMid.do?method=load&countryCode=US&languageCode=en&pagename=promoPakistan&pid=alphaPakpromo
- Paypal is waiving processing fees for donations <>
Travel Services for Volunteers and Donations
Air Freight/Shipping (International)
The US Consulate in Los Angeles has stated that PIA will provide free air freight for relief material. The details about PIA's free of cost shipment of donations can be grabbed at:
Send relief goods to flood affectees - free of cost
PIA has developed a Life Box which will provide high energy food & liquids to sustain a four member family / group for 2-3 days each:
http://www.piac.com.pk/Flood_Relief/index.htm and
and is working with Fakhr-e-Alam, the entertainer.
Shipping Documents
Please post details as you find them.
Overland Shipping (in Pakistan)
Please post details as you find them.
Visas
Please post details as you find them.
Flights
Please post details as you find them.
Procurement
Tents
Rebuilding/Reconstruction
WebSites and Organizations
- Nayee Dharti on the Dharti wiki:
- http://dharti.wikispaces.com/Nayee+Dharti+--+Rehabilitation
- Facebook page at:
- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nayee-Dharti-Sustainable-Flood-Rehabilitation/140560719315096
- Flood Rehabilitation Through Design
- Association for the Development of Pakistan (ADP)'s Flood Redevelopment Fund:
Articles, Op-Eds, Papers
- Pakistan floods: Preparing an early recovery plan, Raza Rumi in Pak Tea House, AUGUST 22, 2010, 7:29 PM:
- Mohsin Hamid article <>
Background: Development, etc.
Legal, Tax, etc.
In Pakistan
- The National Disaster Management Authority has issued a blanket "Interim Permission to Humanitarian Organizations to Undertake Relief Work", with a couple of "conditions". The document laying this out can be seen at: http://ndma.gov.pk/Documents/flood_2010/misc/permission.pdf
In the US
- From the organizing around Earthquate Relief in 2005, there is this report:
- "Guidance to Promote & Protect Charitable Giving: Earthquake & Hurricane Relief Efforts: Guidance to Promote & Protect Charitable Giving" is a document prepared by Muslim Advocates (http://www.muslimadvocates.org/), a charitable initiative of the National Association of Muslim Lawyers (NAML) (http://www.namlnet.org/):
- http://www.muslimadvocates.org/docs/Quake-relief-guide.pdf
- Corporate-Focused Efforts, see: Corporate Response to Floods 2010
Canada Info
- According to Foreign Affairs Canada, "You can find out if a Canadian organization is a registered charity by checking the Canada Revenue Agency web site at http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/charities/menu-e.html."
- Canadians can make donations to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies for South Asia Earthquake relief by going to the Red Cross donations website. Islamic Relief Canada is also a registered Canadian charity and is collecting relief fund. See Islamic Relief Canada website. Canadian donors can also receive tax receipts for their online donations.
- The Edhi foundation has a Canadian presence. See Edhi Foundation
Technical
Tips, Guidelines, etc.
- Tips on setting up an effective online fundraising campaign:
Wiki Help
Needs
- See main article at: Floods 2010 Requests
Donating
- See main article at: Floods 2010 Donating
Volunteering
- See main article at: Floods 2010 Volunteering
(includes Fundraising Events)
Floods 2010 Volunteering