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Food Packs for Pakistan Project : PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) Glasgow is offering free delivery of food packs to Pakistan. You can make your pack and deliver it to Stirling Islamic Centre. We wish to engage the community and organisations to make up food packs.

We would urge each of the cities to set up there own food parcel project and send consignments to the local PIA depot.

Click here > Flood Leaflet

 Disaster Area Photos and Videos http://www.islamic-relief.org.uk/CurrentAppeals.aspx

FAMILY PACK

CONTENTS 2 x Bottles water (1.5 Litres) 2 x Six pack of juices (250 ml) 3 x High energy packets biscuits. 1 x Milk Pack (1 Litre) 1 x Packet of dates 2 x Anti Septic Soap Bars 1 x Pack of paper cups 6 x Sachets of ORS (Oral Rehydration Salts) 1 x Box of chocolates. 1 x Bedsheet

 

 

 

Cooking Pack

Cooking packs would accompany a food pack. They Comprise of

Campers Stove. 

2 pots. 2 table Spoons

Cooking Oil.

Water

Broth / Lentils Mix.

 Rice. Plastic/Paper Plates

 

Tents

All tents are welcome. If you have one you havent used then pop it along family size ones are a plus!

 

Number of reporting disease cases is increasing. Until 18 August, 204 040 of acute diarrhoea, 263 356 cases of skin diseases and 204 647 of acute respiratory have been reported in flood-affected provinces.  For more information, see the Pakistan Health Cluster Bulletin.

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE SITUATION UPDATE FLOOD AFFECTEd DISTRICTS, PAKISTAN (18 AUG, 2010)

This report by the the WHO and the Ministry of Health provides an overview of the situation related to communicable diseases based on data from 53 districts (out of 73 flood affected districts) in all four provinces of Pakistan.

PAKISTAN FLOODS 2010 – A CLOSER LOOK ANALYSIS BY CASSIM INVESTMENTS (PVT) LTD (18 Aug 2010)

Identified Areas of Damage as of 17 August 2010:

Crops

Cotton: This is the worst hit crop, as according to initial estimates we have lost as much as 2 million bales. This may lead to more imports of cotton by the value added sector, adding further pressure to the Current Account Deficit and thereby causing further devaluation in the exchange parity.

Wheat: Wheat plantations were also damaged by flooding. At this point, we do not have any estimate of the damage. Given that we had a small surplus last year, we expect that the surplus will be lost for this year.

Rice: Pakistan may not be able to meet its target of rice export this year, as we expect losses on this front as well. We will lose the opportunity to earn foreign exchange therefore causing a widening current account deficit.

Sugar: We have estimated a loss of 500,000 tons of sugar cane, approximately 2 – 3% of the sugar cane demand. We believe this will have a minimal impact on the availability of refined sugar.

Public Infrastructure

Many Schools, hospitals, bridges, roads, highways, electricity and gas networks have been affected or destroyed mainly in KP, and some areas of Punjab. All these will have to be rebuilt to facilitate economic activity. According to the government’s initial plans, 50% of the current year’s planned PSDP will be reallocated towards reconstruction. However, these projects will take place over a long term horizon.

Government’s relief effort needs to be carried out on an urgent and top priority basis.

Private Infrastructure

According to initial estimates, around 800,000 – 1 million houses have been destroyed. Small scale businesses have suffered large losses due to loss of infrastructure and inventories (damage to the crop and livestock included). Rehabilitation will need to involve monetizing affected persons through subsidies for rebuilding of houses, businesses and working capital in the near term. Government has not announced such a plan as yet, and although this will be difficult to implement logistically and transparently, immediate resolution is required as any delays will compound the problem.

On a positive note, some field experts are of the opinion that agriculture will benefit in the long run as the flooding, will make the soil more fertile due to renewal of soil, and natural removal of salts thus decreasing its salinity.

Overall Economy

The expected import of goods for relief purposes will widen the Current Account Deficit. However, Foreign Aid will help reduce the deficit ifreceived in time. Foreign Aid in the form of debt will help in the short term, but will constrict the amount of PSDP available with the financial cost burden in the future. A Current Account Deficit will cause devaluation of the currency, which is beneficial for sectors withexports.

If the above devastation is not addressed fast enough, we expect an elongated slowdown of economic growth because agriculture, which is the hardest hit sector, accounts for as much as 20% of the GDP.

 

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Stirling Aid - Expresses is condolences to the lost lives of the International Flotilla and welcomes home the Heroes of the IHH Convoy!Welcome Home Kevin, Laura, Hassan and the Entire team of Viva Palestina

Kevin Ovenden, a representative of Viva Palestina , was on the main ship of the Freedom Flotilla when Israeli soldiers descended onto the deck – he spoke from Turkey to Siân Ruddick. Read his account here. A real Account of the flotilla Attack 

Congratulations to the Shufat Initiative for Stirling . Lets support this little known camp in the west bank.

Overflowing rubbish. Horrendous Checkpoints. The Shu’fat Refugee Camp was established in 1965-1966, the last of all the large Palestinian refugee camps established in the West Bank it was created to give shelter to Palestinian refugees who were living in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions in the Old City, near the Western Wall.  It originally housed around 1500 refugees, today it is home to more than 23,000 people.

 

http://shuafat-stirlingpartnership.blogspot.com/

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International Flotilla to Bring aid to Gaza

 

http://joti2gaza.org/2010/04/30/flotilla-to-break-the-gaza-siege-donate-now/

 

On 23 May, an international flotilla of cargo and passenger ships will depart from various European ports and set sail for Gaza. Three cargo ships will carry over 5,000 tonnes of medical and building supplies, and five passenger boats will carry over 600 people.

• This flotilla is being led by the IHH charity from Turkey, and is supported by many groups worldwide, including the Free Gaza Movement, Free Palestine Movement, European Campaign to End the Siege of Gaza and the Greek and Swedish Boat to Gaza groups, amongst others.

  In January of this year, IHH  was an integral partner with Viva Palestina on the convoy to Gaza, where 500 people in over 200 vehicles successfully broke the siege on Gaza and delivered essential humanitarian aid. Viva Palestina are therefore very proud to announce their involvement with IHH again on this flotilla, and in addition to sending medical and building supplies, a Viva Palestina Coalition team will be on board this historic journey. http://www.gazaboatconvoy.co.uk

• 3rd Convoy arrives safe in Gaza
  

• GAZA -new Viva PalestinaDecember 4th 2009 Click Here

• Board helping in purchase of vehicles for convoy members. Thanks again to all those helping source vehicles for the convoy
• Interested helpers and volunteers for fund raising next year  can please contact us.

• Fully Supporting the efforts of reaching aid to Gaza

• Previous Campaign Effective Dates 25th January 2009 -Leaving on 13th February

• Watch us  on GMTV Friday Morning - 13 February Morning Time-

• Team delivers aid and arrives back -16th March 2009

• Thanks to everyone who took part, donated and participated.

 

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More than 1,300 dead – more than 400 of them children – and still they are dragging bodies from the ruins.

The death toll in Gaza is rising, while the world’s leaders and media look away in search of a new story.

We will not look away. The Palestinians in Gaza need our help now, just as they did when Israel’s bombs and illegal weapons were dropping.

Thousands of people have contacted me to say that they have marched, cried at the television pictures and feel helpless in the face of the suffering.

That’s why I have launched a major initiative in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. I will be leading an aid convoy from London to Gaza leaving on 14 February and travelling through France, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and through Rafah and into Gaza. It will bring material aid and raise the banner of Palestine in all the countries that we visit.

The convoy will be led by a British fire engine, ambulances, and many trucks full of practical aid given by the various communities in Britain.

for more info http://www.vivapalestina.org

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Cant Thank Dundee Enough!!!!

Firefighters in Dundee have donated some of their used and unneeded protective gear to help the emergency services in Gaza. The fireproof overclothes will form part of a convoy of practical aid bound for the Middle East next week. Pictured at Blackness Road fire station.

From left-Blue Watch firefighters Keith MacFarlane, Brian Leonard, lan MacDonald, Ryan Boyd, Tommy Reilly, Steve Maich, Gary Burrel and watch manager Steve Low look on as Fire Brigades Union branch secretary Jim Malone presents the gear to Zahir Haider of Stirling Aid.