National Rural Support Program. August 13, 2011

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1 NRSP National Rural Support Program Rapid Assessment of Flood Disaster Caused By 2011 Monsoon Rains in District Badin & khas August 13, 2011 National Rural Support Programme Regional Office: Near United Hotel, Hyderabad Road, Badin Tel: , Fax:

2 Introduction: Rain that continued intermittently for about three days has caused havoc and created a flood like situation in lower parts of Sindh. District Badin & khas are among the severely hit areas resulting in thousands of people stranded in flooded villages. Various breaches in canals and drains connected with giant Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) have left number of villages inundated. A large number of people, including women & Children, have been displaced who have taken shelter on road side and other nearby government buildings. Huge losses to the crops, livestock, infrastructure, houses have been done. Communication systems have severely been disturbed hence restricting movement resulting in further fatalities. Disruption to communication networks has led to inaccurate reporting of the full scale of the disaster and the long-term implications for food security resulting from the losses in crops yet to be determined. Proactive Role of NRSP Rapid Assessment of the Disaster NRSP is present in almost all flood affected area of the Districts of Badin and khas. As such, NRSP has been able to conduct a rapid assessment of flood damages. To complete this assessment, the organisation has capitalised its network of Local Support Organization, Community Organisations update and activists to facilitate information collection providing a full and up to date overview of the scale of the disaster, and the location of those affected. In the 42 UCs surveyed, 114,337 households were found to be severely affected by the floods. The total estimated population of Badin and khas is 1.4 million &1.2 million respectively. Following is demographic information of the two districts. S.No District Tehsils Union councils Estimated Households Estimated Population Badin ,424,304 khas ,186,083 Total ,495 2,610,387 Scope & Extent of Damage According to the survey made by NRSP through its net work of grass roots level instituations immediately after the floods, it has been found that in District Badin; 8 UCs of Taluka Badin, 2 UCs of Taluka Shaheed FazilRahu and 6 UCs of Taluka have been worst affected. While, 5 UCs of Taluka Digri, 5 UCs of Taluka Jhudo, 6 UCs of, 3 UCs of Taluka khas, 3 UCs of Taluka Hussain Bux Mari and 3 UCs of Taluka Sindhri have been worst affected. It is evident from the tables below that 68% of the population of worst affected union councils of District Badin and 33% population of worst affected union councils District khas has been affected (see Annex-1 for detailed summary). District Badin Taluka Total Population Affected Population Affected Population (%) Badin 231, ,352 73% ShaheedFazilRahu 104,643 50,608 48%

3 198, ,353 72% Grand Total 534, ,313 68% District khas Taluka Total Population Affected Population Affected Population (%) Digri 162,415 51,283 32% HussainBux Mari 104,111 18,507 18% Jhudo 162,191 71,362 44% 178,888 70,800 40% khas 103,014 37,288 36% Sindhri 98,359 18,234 19% Grand Total 808, ,474 33% Detailed Summary at UC level is enclosed as annex-ii Rain Floods have caused damage to the houses, Livestock, Crops and Businesses in the above said affected areas. According to the mat department s forecast more rains are expected in these areas from 14 th August for three days. A detailed survey is required to know the extent of damages. Need Assessment Based on the rapid assessment following immediate needs were identified by the affected communities as immediate relief Immediate Relief: Figures are Number of HHs District Food Supplies Shelter WASH Intervention Health Others (NFI) Badin 17,504 11,681 65,552 17,074 20,922 khas 11,334 6,800 43,068 9,067 13,600 Grand Total 28,838 18, ,620 26,141 34,522

4 Snap Shots of the Flooded Areas

5 Annex-I Rapid Assessment of the Damages caused by the Rains and Floods August 2011 S. No. UC Name Taluka District Nature of Damage/Loss Total Affected L/ Stock Houses Crops HHs Population HHs Population 1 Abdullah Shah Badin Badin Bhugra Memon Badin Badin Kadhan Badin Badin Kadi Kazia Badin Badin Luari Sharif Badin Badin Mithi Badin Badin Nindo Shehar Badin Badin Seerani Badin Badin Ahmed Rajo 10 Gharo 11 Tarai 12 Dadah 13 Dai Jurkes 14 Kairpur 15 Khalifo Qasim 16 khoski 17 Pangrio Shaheed Fazil Rahu Shaheed Fazil Rahu Shaheed Fazil Rahu Badin Badin Badin Badin Badin Badin Badin Badin Badin Sub.Total (Badin) Kangoro Digri 2 Mir Khuda Bux Digri 3 Paban Digri 4 Soofan Shah Digri

6 5 Jan Digri Dilawar Hussain Jhudo 7 Fazal Bhanbhiro Jhudo 8 Roshanabad Jhudo 9 Naukot Jhudo 10 Aahori Jhudo Bhurgri Dengan Jawaryasar Khudadad Mir Ghulam Hussain Mir Imam Bux Makhan Samo khas 18 Doulatpur khas 19 Jhaloori khas Khann Hussain Bux Mari Old Hussain Bux Mari Turik Ali Mari Hussain Bux Mari Kheerao Sindhri 24 Ismail Jo Goath Sindhri 25 Hingorino Sindhri Sub.Total (khas) Total (Badin+khas)

7 Annex II About NRSP Established in 1991, NRSP is the largest Rural Support Programme in the country in terms of outreach, staff and development activities. It is a not for profit organization registered under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance NRSP's mandate is to alleviate poverty by harnessing people's potential and undertake development activities in Pakistan. The NRSP s core strength is in its outreach. It is the largest civil society organization in Pakistan. Operating in 56 districts, in all four provinces and AJK, the company covers more than 1.5 million households through 115,000 COs.This structure is overseen by 5,087 staff working from 167 field offices across Pakistan. Almost all staff is primarily field-based, each holding an extensive local knowledge base and network of local contacts, comprising community members, and local government and NGO workers. NRSP works for the people through the community organizations which are essentially the organizations of people. As such it has developed an extensive network of more than 115,000 COs working for their own needs throughout the country. This model consists of four key stages: a) mobilization through CO formation; b) needs identification by the community; c) preparing development plans; d) implementation and assessment. The community therefore moulds its own development agenda taking ownership of the project and contributing to its implementation. Whereas the COs are the foundation of institutional structure of communities, the VOs and LSOs are the federations of COs at village and union council level respectively. NRSP is currently working with more than 1.5 million poor households organized into a network of Community Organizations. With sustained incremental growth, it is emerging as Pakistan's leading engine for poverty reduction and rural development. NRSP believes and works to link the communities with government, private agencies and service providers to build the capacity of communities, enable efficient delivery of services and diversify development portfolios at the grassroots. Above all through the linkages, NRSP builds a cadre of human capital who take on the developmental agenda forward. Being a support organization, NRSP attempts to complement the work of government by nurturing a network of Community Organizations as vehicles for delivery of projects to the poor people. NRSP is presently working in the following sectors: 1. Social Mobilization (cross cutting) 2. Human Resource Development (HRD) 3. Community Physical Infrastructure (CPIs) 4. Natural Resource Management (NRM) 5. Social Sector Services (Health and Education and Literacy) 6. Microfinance & Enterprise Development Programme (savings, credit and insurance) 7. Emergency relief, recovery, rehabilitation, reconstruction and disaster preparedness and management 8. Social and Human Protection

8 Table 1: NRSP Sindh Programme Update As of June, 2011 Community Organizations (COs) Formed 9,633 Men 6,081 Women 2,130 Mixed 1,422 CO Membership 164,938 Men 115,871 Women 49,067 CO Savings (Rs.) 64,838,567 Men 43,077,409 Women 21,761,160 Credit Disbursed (Rs.) 2,060,459,673 Disbursed to Men (Rs.) 922,361,904 Disbursed to Women (Rs.) 1,138,097,769 No. of Loans 159,426 Loans to Men 77,393 Loans to Women 82,033 Portfolio (Rs.) 281,470,589 Active Loans 22,172 Men 7,075 Women 15,097 Micro Insurance (No. of Insurance Cases) 255,335 Premium Collected (Rs.) 13,855,250 Community Members Trained Men Women Staff Members Trained 212 Men 157 Women 55 Physical Infrastructure Schemes Completed 1998 Total Cost 779,716,636 Community Schools Established 82 Current No. of Active Schools 10 Students Enrolled 1027 Boys 686 Girls 341 Adult Literacy Movement No. of Graduates 2068 Men 907 Women 1161.

Update As of 13 th November, 2011

1 Update As of 13 th November, 2011 Introduction Cause of the Disaster While the memories of devastating 2010 floods are still fresh, another deluge has hit the province of Sindh. Year 2011 monsoon rains