Epic floods recently inundated vast expanses of Pakistan in the worst natural disaster in its recent history. This project will chronicle the domestic and global effort to help Pakistan recover.
Launched September 17, 2010
In August 2010, epic floods inundated vast expanses of Pakistan in the worst natural disaster in its recent history. The floods displaced 20 million individuals, damaged 5 million homes, submerged 5,000 miles of roads, and washed away 7,000 schools and 400 health facilities that will take years to rebuild. The initial shock of the floods has passed but the aftershocks may prove more calamitous still.
This project zeroes in on the impact of the floods on those most vulnerable, especially women and children. It looks at the systemic causes of the flooding, such as climate change and deforestation, and reflects on the politicization of aid and humanitarian relief in times of national disaster.
Grantee
Deena Guzder is a freelance journalist based in New York City who has reported on human rights issues across the world. Guzder is represented by the William Clark Associates literary agency and...
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World leaders are counting on volunteers to help attain the Millennium Development Goals. But why then is the volunteer contribution so grossly under-counted?
Following Pakistan's floods, U.S. policy of humanitarian aid accompanied by continuing drone attacks exacerbates rather than alleviates tensions.
Pakistan is still struggling to emerge from the August flooding that wreaked havoc in the country. While America is contributing to aid, its foreign policy is not helping to win the people's hearts...
As floodwaters in Pakistan recede, problems remain for the 1.4 million internally displaced people.
Unlike in southern regions where the floodwaters slowly and stealthily supersaturated entire villages, the waters in the north raged through mountain ravines with the ferocity of a runaway train. ...
In post-flood Pakistan, the psychological trauma of displacement ripples throughout the country, but mental health workers are few and far between.
Floods in Sukkur, Pakistan exacerbate poverty and social tensions as relief efforts create an uneasy collaboration between corporate and humanitarian interests.
Sukkur, Pakistan, now dotted with an estimated 200 camps for internally displaced people, was the frontline for flood damage caused by the overflowing Indus River.
Fashion designer Yousuf Bashir Qureshi is among many Pakistanis who, lacking faith in the government, took flood relief efforts into their own hands.
Relief camps provide temporary homes for many previously impoverished and now displaced by severe flooding in Pakistan.
World leaders are counting on volunteers to help attain the Millennium Development Goals. But why then is the volunteer contribution so grossly under-counted?
Following Pakistan's floods, U.S. policy of humanitarian aid accompanied by continuing drone attacks exacerbates rather than alleviates tensions.
Pakistan is still struggling to emerge from the August flooding that wreaked havoc in the country. While America is contributing to aid, its foreign policy is not helping to win the people's hearts...
Unlike in southern regions where the floodwaters slowly and stealthily supersaturated entire villages, the waters in the north raged through mountain ravines with the ferocity of a runaway train. ...
In post-flood Pakistan, the psychological trauma of displacement ripples throughout the country, but mental health workers are few and far between.
Floods in Sukkur, Pakistan exacerbate poverty and social tensions as relief efforts create an uneasy collaboration between corporate and humanitarian interests.
Sukkur, Pakistan, now dotted with an estimated 200 camps for internally displaced people, was the frontline for flood damage caused by the overflowing Indus River.
Fashion designer Yousuf Bashir Qureshi is among many Pakistanis who, lacking faith in the government, took flood relief efforts into their own hands.
Relief camps provide temporary homes for many previously impoverished and now displaced by severe flooding in Pakistan.
Pakistan's flooding has exacerbated pre-existing health challenges for thousands of displaced people, and relief teams are finding that the most effective aid often comes from locally-based...
As floodwaters in Pakistan recede, problems remain for the 1.4 million internally displaced people.