Friday, October 15, 2010

Housewives and working women association opens a welfare clinic for poor patients.

The Defence ,Karachi Housewives and Working Women organization (HAWWA) is an organization that has a mandate to help poor women and children. It has adopted an orphanage, a school, a crises centre and has now opened a clinic for poor people and workers in the DHA areas and adjacent slums.This is located in the Darakhshan Market in phase VI, shops number 60 &62.There are highly experienced general practitioners, specialists giving their time to rthis clinic. the medicines are collected in donations and given to the patients. There is only a small token charge for clinic for its upkeep and non-doctor staff salaries, electricity bills. no fee is charged by doctors and medicines are free. Ultrasound facilities at very nominal rates will be provided. Basic testing such as blood sugar will also be available. referral to cost-effective tertiary care centers in Karachi will be arranged for patients requiring such services. All donors please contact President, Hawwa @hwwassociation@gmail.com for medicines donation and other cash and kind donations.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Gender Based Violence, Help in Pakistan Floods :Recognize Issues then plan for action.


The GBV Sub-cluster aims to address both immediate humanitarian service delivery needs and action to prevent and respond to GBV, as well as longer-term development of services, systems, and structures to protect the affected population from GBV, with an emphasis on addressing the needs of women and girls. The Sub-cluster hopes to institutionalize existing GBV mechanisms, enhance them with global good practice, and help take them to scale.

In line with the global mission of the Protection Cluster, the Pakistan GBV Sub-cluster will facilitate a more predictable, accountable and effective protection response to GBV in the Pakistan Floods disaster response.

Gender-based violence is understood to encompass a range of harmful acts which are based on socially-ascribed gender differences. The different forms of GBV that may arise in the current context in Pakistan may include, but are not limited to: 
       Physical violence: an act of physical violence that is not sexual in nature.  Examples include battering by husbands, mothers-in-law, etc., hitting, slapping, choking, cutting, shoving, burning, shooting or use of any weapons, acid attacks or any other act that results in pain, discomfort or injury.
       Sexual violence: any form of non-consensual sexual contact.  Examples include rape (including in the context of marriage), sexual exploitation, forced prostitution and inappropriate touching.
       Denial of resources, opportunities or services: denial of rightful access to economic resources/assets or livelihood opportunities, education, health or other social services. Examples include actors denying a woman humanitarian aid due to her gender, a widow prevented from receiving an inheritance or inheriting her husband’s land, earnings forcibly taken by a husband or other family member, a woman prevented from using contraceptives, a girl prevented from attending school, etc.  
       Psychological/emotional abuse: infliction of mental or emotional pain or injury. Examples include: threats of physical or sexual violence, intimidation, humiliation, forced isolation, stalking, harassment, unwanted attention, remarks, gestures or written words of a sexual and/or menacing nature, destruction of cherished things, etc.
       Forced and early marriage
       Trafficking and abduction of women and girls
       Harmful traditional practices such as honour killings

Monday, September 27, 2010

U Shahidi : Mapping hospitals in Honduras. Pakistan needs.

http://blog.ushahidi.com/index.php/2010/09/27/honduras-hospitals/

Pakistan needs mapping activity like this urgent.

A Medical Camp at New Jatoi Basic Medical Unit by Offroaders, Pakistan.

An adventure club known as the offroaders organised a medical camp at new Jatoi, Moro where a number of persons are in severe need of medical help as the flood affectees are sitting on bunds nearby. This saw a 1000 patients  in a day and shows how a dedicated , sincere and committed team can help in relief  in a crises situation. Dr Awab's team that is known as the offroader's club which is an adventure club and has a wonderful membership of people with various backgrounds has been doing relief effort with distribution of food and goods at various places to flood affectees, recently. You can access all info here and organise your own team and work based on their experience. Pakistan needs massive health and crises infrastructure. It has limited resources and human , trained resource. Sindh especially needs massive mother and child support in health, social welfare and crises situation. Please form groups and teams and help.
http://teeth.com.pk/blog/2010/09/28/relief-mission-medical-to-moro-dadu

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Crises Health And Support Group.

crises-health-and-support-group@googlegroups.com

The act of forgiving oneself creates an awareness that ultimately leads to self healing. If you learn to forgive, you can move on with your life. As most of us may find ourselves in situations and relationships that may remain unresolved and we are not able to enjoy life.
I am availalble at the above mentioned group for consultation and help you with a personal healing program.Please write in confidence.

Saturday, December 5, 2009