When it comes to fighting the pandemic, the rural communities of Pakistan are rising up to the challenge. Ms. Saeeda Shah of Local Support Organisation (LSO) Tameer-e-Nau, UC Derwish Haripur shared the progress of their LSO showcasing their hard work to combat COVID-19. She shared that:
Awareness/sensitisation campaigns were held by CRPs in all the villages along with the adjacent area of the UC, the target of each CRP was to conduct at least 4-5 sessions in their areas and complete the 80% households in the village. About 900 households were covered under this campaign
The LSO distributed 450 packages of (Masks, Gloves, and Sanitisers) – donated by local philanthropists
The LSO assisted the deserving families in data uploading in Prime Minister’s Ehsaas Programme
50 Women received PKR 600,000/- under PM’s Ehssas Programme @ PKR 12000/- each
The LSO distributed 50 Medical Kits among deserving families – donated by Qarshi Industries Hattar
The LSO distributed 250 ration packages among the deserving families – donated by different local philanthropists in the UCs
They distributed cash of PKR 150,000/- among 25 families – local philanthropists
