Looking Back
A quick reminder of how bad it really was;
Pakistan saw one of the worst flooding in over 80 years in that geographical pocket. More than 9 thousand villages were washed away entirely. The havoc caused was considerably worse and catastrophic than flash floods. Water stayed for about 45 days in quite a few locations completely destroying the crops, crippling their agriculture based economy. More than 2 million people were displaced and thousands died.
In Peru, the calamity was shocking but the scale was not as severe as Pakistan, Haiti, Japan. However, thousands of families were displaced and acres of cropland were destroyed in Ica and Cusco. Any comparisons would not be fair. They did not attract international media’s sympathy as much as they should have and the speed at which they got help was quite slow and it remains to be seen if they did get adequate help or not.
Haiti needs no introduction. The world rocked and wept with Haiti as the buildings collapsed changing their skyline and their lives- trapping and killing hundreds of thousands. Help poured in but got hampered in the face of damaged infrastructure; corruption and then Cholera epidemic broke out. 3 million people were affected. The final death toll is suspected to be much higher than the Haitian governments’ figures of 316, 000.
The question remains: What is the situation now after a year has passed?
March 2011;
My commitment to make this project happen = Check!
Contacts made in the aforementioned countries = Nada!
I set forth to correct this imbalance.
I had to quickly decide; how to go about achieving this arduous task. Do I go by myself and just rely on the availability of volunteers or contact the reliable organisations, already involved in philanthropic work on the ground?!
I chose the latter.
More to follow!
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A quick reminder of how bad it really was;
Pakistan saw one of the worst flooding in over 80 years in that geographical pocket. More than 9 thousand villages were washed away entirely. The havoc caused was considerably worse and catastrophic than flash floods. Water stayed for about 45 days in quite a few locations completely destroying the crops, crippling their agriculture based economy. More than 2 million people were displaced and thousands died.
In Peru, the calamity was shocking but the scale was not as severe as Pakistan, Haiti, Japan. However, thousands of families were displaced and acres of cropland were destroyed in Ica and Cusco. Any comparisons would not be fair. They did not attract international media’s sympathy as much as they should have and the speed at which they got help was quite slow and it remains to be seen if they did get adequate help or not.
Haiti needs no introduction. The world rocked and wept with Haiti as the buildings collapsed changing their skyline and their lives- trapping and killing hundreds of thousands. Help poured in but got hampered in the face of damaged infrastructure; corruption and then Cholera epidemic broke out. 3 million people were affected. The final death toll is suspected to be much higher than the Haitian governments’ figures of 316, 000.
The question remains: What is the situation now after a year has passed?
March 2011;
My commitment to make this project happen = Check!
Contacts made in the aforementioned countries = Nada!
I set forth to correct this imbalance.
I had to quickly decide; how to go about achieving this arduous task. Do I go by myself and just rely on the availability of volunteers or contact the reliable organisations, already involved in philanthropic work on the ground?!
I chose the latter.
More to follow!
www.beakayani.co.uk
https://www.facebook.com/bea.kayani#!/pages/Bea-Kayani-Art-Photography/137557889644774
http://twitter.com/#!/BeaKayani
Please "Follow" the blog and "subscribe" to stay updated. Join hands to make a difference!
I am interested in sharing ideas so feel free to write to me and get involved in this project for humanity.
Pictures source; Reuters
