Over 24,000 Pakistan flood victims aided by Trust’s charity partners

Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust

Some 23,000 flood victims have received medical treatment from our charity partner Layton Rahmatulla Benevolent Trust (LRBT). Eight mobile medical teams are providing relief in flood-affected regions where LRBT eye hospitals are located.

LRBT is treating the following diseases:
• Diarrhea
• Gastroenteritis
• Cholera
• Malaria
• Skin infections
• Respiratory diseases
• Eye infections

The charity is also supplying tablets to purify drinking water and vaccinating flood victims to prevent Cholera.

LRBT’s expertise is in Ophthalmology so the charity is directing its flood relief efforts to health care and potable drinking water.

Medical teams consist of a doctor, two paramedics, a driver and a cleaner. They move from camp to camp examining patients, diagnosing and dispensing medicines.

The teams are at work in Swat, Nowshera, Mardan, Charsadda, Mianwali, Rajanpur, Muzaffargarh, Kot Mithan, Sukkur, Dadu, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Thatta and the Indus Delta.

Developments in Literacy

Developments in Literacy is working in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to assist families affected by the floods in Pakistan.

In Khairpur, Sindh, DIL is focusing to cover gaps and provide families with essentials that remain unavailable to them. As the floods came at night in the area, children were forced to leave their homes without any clothes, most lost their shoes. Given the hot sun and insects, clothes and shoes are basic protection needs especially for children. To date, DIL has assisted 1000 families and 610 individuals with Hygiene kits comprising of a variety of essential materials, clothes, and shoes.

DIL’s special focus has been on infants and new mothers, providing them with baby food and supplements- in the food distribution by other organizations, this group is not being catered for.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, DIL is providing support to 230 vulnerable families in Charsadda who are trying to reconstruct their homes with dry food rations for 1 month. In Lower and Upper Dir, DIL is supporting 3 medical camps in collaboration with People’s Primary Healthcare Initiative and government health department.

DIL has also deployed its staff members to Peshawar and Sindh to help its partner NGOs with food distribution.

DIL Schools: 4 DIL schools have been damaged due to heavy rains. 2 DIL schools - MM Katohar and SMS Muhammad Hasan Qureshi - are being used by families to take temporary shelter in. The local landlords are providing food etc to the families, while DIL is providing the shelter and basic related facilities. Unfortunately due to this the schools are temporarily closed.

Preeya Kalidas collects £20,020 Trust donation from Rubicon

Soap star turned singer Preeya Kalidas swapped song scripts for cricket kit when she received £20,020 for The British Asian Trust at the Friends Provident t20 Finals Day on 14th August at the Rose Bowl, courtesy of Rubicon - the UK’s favourite exotic juice drink brand.

Best known for her roles in East is East, Bend It Like Beckham and the soap opera EastEnders, Preeya Kalidas collected the donation on behalf of The British Asian Trust.

The donation was given by Rubicon, official partner of the Friends Provident t20, who throughout the competition encouraged players to aim flamboyantly for a brightly coloured 3′x3′6″ target at county grounds and pledged to donate the money when it’s hit. The Trust is Rubicon’s nominated charity.

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