Disaster Management Program

HANDS is one of the largest not for profit organization of country and having strong roots and work in all districts of Sindh & Baluchistan. HANDS working in Karachi Rural, Thatta, Badin, Matiari, Hyderabad, Dadu, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Umerkot, Shikarpur, Shahdadkot, Ghotki, Larkana, Kashmore, Jaferabad and Quetta since many years and has its regional offices at all places. HANDS has more than 1000 staff and about 100,000 volunteers available.

HANDS has extensive experience of working for emergency response in many times in history like Badin Cyclone, Kashmeer earthquake, floods in many districts of Sindh etc. Like its previous extensive experience to work in emergency response and relief, HANDS also mobilized its all possible resources, HR, Financial resources, to help communities of these areas at this very hard time

Goal and Objectives:
The goal of HANDS response is to meet the immediate relief needs of women, men, boys and girls affected by any natural or human made disaster and to support target communities in recovering from the impact of the disaster over the short, medium and long term.

Key Interventions:

Key sector	Phase I Emergency Relief Activities
Evacuation from danger places	Coordinating MET, NDMA, PDMA & other govt & private organizations for latest updates Dissemination of disaster updates with communities through regional offices of HANDS Establishing Relief Camps at safer places Evacuation of danger places and shifting people to safe places in relief camps
Water supply, sanitation and hygiene	Distribution of clean water Restoration of water supply systems (immediate repair, fuel, cleaning, etc.) Construction of Pit latrines, hand pumps etc Distribution of water purification supplies Restoration of sanitation facilities (cleaning of latrines, etc.) and hygiene promotion Distribution of water storage containers and hygiene materials
Medical services	Arranging medical camps, necessary medicines, mobile clinics, referrals etc Establishment of Diarrhea Treatment Centers (DTCs), EMoNC centers, secondary care temporary hospitals etc Developing & dissemination of health education, hygiene promotion material and conducting sessions Establishing ORS corners in relief camps
Emergency family Shelter and household recovery	Distribution of temporary shelter materials (including plastic sheeting, tents) Support for mobilization of community base organizations (CBOs) in displaced persons centers to organize and improve shelter conditions Distribution of family household kits including basic items such as cooking utensils, soap, sanitary products for women, etc.
Recovery of food security	Distribution of food, ration etc Distribution of Food & Nutrition supplements Support for recovery of food production, seeds, tools, cleaning of land, etc. Alternative livelihood recovery
Cross-cutting issues	The response will pay particular attention to assessing and responding to the needs of women and children, particularly on protection issues arising from the disaster The response will also take a disaster risk reduction approach, considering in particular the environmental impacts of the disaster

Phase II and Phase III interventions to be developed based on further assessment and sound analysis of appropriate disaster relief and recovery measures and strategies.

Immediate Actions & Resource Mobilization

Immediately mobilizing all possible HANDS available resources which are more than 1000 paid field base employees including medical staff of more than 100 persons and 10,000 volunteers, 50 vehicles and finances to affected areas
SoS appeal to all NGOs, donor agencies, public sector for their immediate support
Mobilizing HANDS executive committee for generating philanthropy support from national & international business communities as usual
Coordinating with District, Provincial & Federal Governments, NDMA, PDMA & other small NGOs, CBOs,
Mobilizing all Regional offices of HANDS for collecting cloths, food items, medicines, cash & kind from all areas of county

Office Name	Responsibility	Person In-charge	Contact
HANDS Karachi Head Office	Central Disaster Control & Monitoring Office	Dr. Shaikh Tanveer Ahmed Chief Executive & Chief Coordinator Aslam Khan Chief Operating Executive Zafar Dehraj-GM Disaster Dr. Khalid Parvez- GM Medical Services D Irfan Ahmed- Incharge Food & Shelter services Dr Anjum Fatima- GM-MER Ms. Rahila Rahim- GM CPI & Incharge WASH Mr. Qalandar-GM Education Services Mr. Anwar Iqbal- GM Finance	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 0300-8200507 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0300-8200507 end_of_the_skype_highlighting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 0300-2010061 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0300-2010061 end_of_the_skype_highlighting This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 0302-8222650 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0302-8222650 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Thatta	Emergency Control Office for Thatta	Dr. Akash Abbasi Coordinator Thatta	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ph: 0321-3280209 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0321-3280209 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, 029-8772435 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 029-8772435 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Badin	Emergency Control Office for Badin	Mr. Hyder Panhwar-Coordinator Badin	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ph: 0333-2535580 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0333-2535580 end_of_the_skype_highlighting,
HANDS Regional Office Karachi	Emergency Control Office for Karachi	Mr. Khalil Wadhelo Coordinator Karachi	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ph: 0307-2688816 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0307-2688816 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Hyderabad	Emergency Relief Support Office Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan & Tando Allahyar	Mr. Abdul Razaq Umrani Coordinator Hyderabad ER Support Office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Ph: 0332-3809020 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0332-3809020 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, 022-2654478 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 022-2654478 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional office Hala	Emergency Relief Support Office for Hala & Matiari	Ms. Azra Shakeel Shah Coordinator Hala/Matyari ER Support office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Phone: 92-223-331110 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 92-223-331110 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Shikarpur	Emergency Relief Support Office for Shikarpur	Dr. Masood Akber Coordinator Shikarpur ER Support office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel: 92-72-6521688 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 92-72-6521688 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Sukkhar	Emergency Relief Support Office for Sukkur	Mr. Nizamuddin Bharchoond Coordinator Sukkur ER Support office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Tel:071-5633881 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 071-5633881 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Jacobabad	Emergency Relief Support Office for Jacobabad & Kashmore	Mr. Murtaza Noonari Coordinator Jacobabad/ Kashmore ER Support office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel : 072 2652101 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 072 2652101 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Quetta	Emergency Relief Support office Baluchistan	Mr. Ahmed Jan Coordinator Baluchistan ER Support office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Tel:081-2839258 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 081-2839258 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Regional Office Dadu	Emergency Relief Support office Dadu	Mr. Abdul Aziz Babar Coordinator ER Support Office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ; Tel # 0254022140
HANDS Regional office Umarkot	Emergency relief Support office Umarkot	Mr. Bansi Malhi Coordinator ER Support office	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it '; Tel: 92—238-571669
HANDS Regional Office Sanghar	Emergency Relief Support office Sanghar	Mr. Aijaz Memon Coordinator ER Sanghar	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Tel # 0235-541234 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0235-541234 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
HANDS Islamabad Liaison Office	Disaster Monitoring Office	Sarwat Mirza Chief Technical Executive	This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 0301-2193249 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 0301-2193249 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

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Diaster Management

Disaster Management Program

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