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Pakistan 6 months after floods: Dulshan’s story

27/01/2011 Asia, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, North America, Pakistan, United States by Caritas Communications

By Jessica Howell, Programme and Advocacy Officer, Catholic Relief Services Dulshan Bajkani looks to be about 23 years old, but she says she doesn’t know for sure. Regardless of her age, she’s endured more in the last six months than any woman in her twenties should have to bear. Her nightmare began in early August, when record ...

Pakistan 6 months after floods: Soomri’s story

27/01/2011 Aid Success Story, Asia, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, North America, Pakistan, United States by Caritas Communications

By Jessica Howell, Programme and Advocacy Officer, Catholic Relief Services “Ours was a love marriage,” said Soomri, a frail woman with almond-shaped eyes that seem to dance when thinks about her youth. “He was the only literate man in town,” she said of her husband, “And we were both favored by our parents.” The 75-year-old mother of ...

Pakistan 6 months after floods: Ariz’s story

27/01/2011 Aid Success Story, Asia, Blog, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, North America, Pakistan, United States by Caritas Communications

By Jessica Howell, Programme and Advocacy Officer, Catholic Relief Services A wizened man whose mirthful eyes suggest more mischief than age, Ariz smirks when asked how old he is. “More than 50,” he said, to the chuckles of his friends and family standing nearby. There hasn’t been a lot to smile about lately though. The floods that ...

Caritas Pakistan President says more help is needed after floods

27/01/2011 Advocacy, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

Bishop Joseph Coutts, President of Caritas Pakistan, talks about the challenges Caritas faces in Pakistan six months after the country was devastated by extensive floods. How would you describe the situation six months after the floods? Bishop Coutts: There is still a lot to be done. In the areas we are working in, we are now ...

Caritas response for Pakistan’s flood victims six months on

27/01/2011 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

Pakistan is still struggling to cope six months after devastating floods that affected 20 million people. “There is still a lot to be done,” said Bishop Joseph Coutts, President of Caritas Pakistan. “We are now moving from the early relief stage to reconstruction. In some regions however, especially in the south, people are still lacking ...

Hope for a home after Pakistan floods

27/01/2011 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

By Kamran Chaudhry, Communications Officer Caritas Pakistan Caritas Pakistan will support the construction of 2500 shelters for people displaced by super floods that swept away homes and crops in the Sindh province last year. “Restoration of basic infrastructure is crucial in returning life back to normal. Months of standing water has exposed the wooden skeleton ...

Six months after Pakistan floods

27/01/2011 Aid Success Story, Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Pakistan, Pakistan by Caritas Communications

More than 20 million people were affected by the floods that devastated Pakistan six months ago. The water covered roughly a fifth of the country and washed away or damaged two million homes.

Cambodia’s floating villages show how to rise above climate change

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Asia, Cambodia, Climate Change, Food by Caritas Communications

By Christine Campeau, Climate and Food Security Advisor, Caritas Internationalis Working on climate justice issues over the past few years, I spend a lot time learning how people around the world are adapting to climate change. I was recently fortunate to experience a unique example of adaptability in Southeast Asia, where I took a trip ...

The sun also rises in Mongolia

24/01/2011 Advocacy, Agriculture, Asia, Food, Mongolia by Caritas Communications

Growing grains and vegetables is not the main profession of Mongolians and not even a priority for them. The nomadic people prefer keeping herds and love to eat meat. The number of animals is much higher than the number of humans.

Soaring food costs hitting poor from Algeria to India

19/01/2011 Advocacy, Agriculture, Algeria, Asia, Development, Food, India, Malnutrition, Middle East & North Africa, Poverty Elimination, SDG by Caritas Communications

Millions of people around the world are struggling to cope with rising food prices say Caritas staff. “The price rises in India usually affect the poorest people, but they are now so steep that the middle class is hit hard as well,” said Sunil Simon, in charge of natural resource management at Caritas India. The ...