About The Emergency
By the Numbers
1/5 of Pakistan’s land mass was under water
20 million people were affected by the floods
Estimates suggest that the economic impact may have been as much as $43 million
In 2010, floods swept through Pakistan, decimating entire communities; spreading water-borne diseases and leaving many without a place to go.
How Islamic Relief Helped
IR was on the ground to help provide vital resources to flood survivors:
- Food packs
- Kitchen supplies
- Hygiene kits
- Water filtration plants were installed
- Latrines were constructed to improve sanitation
- Built temporary shelters and health care centers for survivors
Emergency health services the IR provided helped more than 60,000 people. Read more about these efforts in “Journey Through Pakistan: Eight Months After the Floods, How is the Country Faring?” a first-hand account from IRUSA’s Anwar Khan, who was on the ground in Pakistan to assess progress some 8-months after the flood. Islamic Relief has responded to a number of emergency situations affecting regions in the Pakistan:
- IR teams were among the first responders after a 2008 earthquake to bring food and emergency aid kits to survivors—the quake and its aftershocks left 70,000 people homeless according to UNICEF.
- IR set up “mercy centers” to provide food, shelter, basic medical care, psychosocial counseling and other vital services to families that were living as refugees in other communities after violence erupted in 2009.
- IR teams were among the first to provide vital supplies to survivors of a 2005 earthquake.
Islamic Relief has been working in Pakistan since 1992, partnering with local organizers to get vital assistance to residents as quickly as possible. IR opened a field office in Islamabad in 1994.
How You Can Help
Here are three ways you can help us help the people of Pakistan.
