Post on 03-Jul-2020
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Erfaan Hussein Babak Executive Director - "The Awakening" sharing moments
of happiness with children IDPs of NWA
Rapid Need Assessment
Report on NWA IDPs Needs in Bannu
Conducted by “The Awakening” & Khwendo Jirga
Address: Near Royal Campus, KhonaChum, SaiduSharif, District Swat, Khyber
PukhtoonKhwa, Pakistan
Contact Person: Erfaan Hussein Babak
Phone: 0092 946 722072 / 0331915195
Email: Info.awkpk@gmail.com
Website: www.awkpk.org
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Situation Overview
The Pakistan military forces have conducted airstrikes much
earlier than the launch of full-fledged military operation. The
early surgical strikes in February had resulted in displacement of
people in the nearby districts of Bannu, DI Khan, Tank, Lakki
Marwat and Kohat but in between calm prevailed and most of
the families returned back. On 15 June, the Pakistan government
announced a full-fledged operation, however initial curfew was
relaxed. On 18 June 2014, again the curfew was relaxed and
people were allowed to leave North Waziristan (NWA). As of
26 June, more than 0.4 million people have been displaced, 74 %
of them are children and women.
In order to track the fleeing population, FDMA has established an IDP registration point at SAIDGAI check
post on Bannu- Miranshah road and as of 8 July, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Disaster
Management Authority (FDMA) reported the registration of
some 833,000 individuals. The verification process expects to
remove any registration errors, such as duplications, and provide
a more accurate number of those now in displacement.
“The Awakening” has organized a donation/relief camp in
district Swat for the war effected IDPs of NWA. Beside this the
dedicated and committed team of “The Awakening” visited
Bannu from Swat to get a clear picture of the situation on ground
and met with the IDPs, District Administration, Civil Society
Organizations. From 7th
July to 9th
July “The Awakening
conducted focused group discussions and Key informant
interviews in Bannu city and the adjacent areas where the IDPs
are living within the host communities.
Findings
A huge majority of the respondents complained about non
availability of transport, traffic congestion due to checking on check
points, and waiting for long hours in hot weather for registration at
Bakakhel in FR Bannu. The harsh hot weather has severely affected
women and children, thus causing serious ailments in children and
women. Some of the IDPs travelled from Miranshah to Khost
(Afghanistan) and then from there to Kurram Agency and then to
Bannu. The respondents reported that the lack of transportation has
affected specifically children and elderly and persons with
disabilities.
The average household size was found to be 13; importantly, children
constitute 72 percent of the household size, and 90 percent of
households are male-headed. Eighty percent of households are
registered as IDPs; for the 20 percent who are not registered, the
main reasons cited were that there were issues related to women (i.e. families would not bring or send women to
registration points), they missed the registration date, or they do not have a Computerized National Identity Card
(CNIC).
The IDPs left their homes in great hurry as they were given short time to leave the area due to military operation
in NWA. They travelled on foot for 24-26 hours to reach Bannu city. Some of them went to Afghanistan. After
their registration at Saidgai check post they were given tokens for which they were provided with food rations
FGDs with men IDPs
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by WFP and non food items by UNHCR. A camp for the IDPs was
installed outside the Banny city but due to hot weather, lack of
facilities the IDPs preferred to live with the host communities and
schools in Bannu district. During the FGDs and interviews we came to
know about the hardships and sufferings of the IDPs. Below are some
of the urgent humanitarian needs that are needed on immediate basis
to the IDPs.
Area of Origin of IDPs
Most of the IDPs interviewed belong to different crisis-hit areas of North Waziristan, primarily Miranshah, Mir
Ali, Sohail Kaley.
Urgent Humanitarian Needs
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Needs:
Water and sanitation facilities are immediately needed in and off camps, particularly in schools and
hosting communities where IDPs have taken refuge. Health Hygiene kits, Hygiene awareness
sessions Need to be conducted on critical WASH related
information.
Hand Pumps installation, water storage tanks at host
communities required
IDPs face problems accessing wash facilities in schools.
The women and girls have demanded for separate toilets
and washrooms. As the men and women are using the
same toilets
Minor repairs for water and sanitation facilities in schools
in Bannu is required. This includes replacement of pipes,
removal of latrine blockage, tap replacement and repair,
and cleaning of water storage tanks
Insecticides and pesticides should be sprayed in the
schools as the IDPs sleep on floor and they are bitten by
the insects all night.
Communication Needs:
To know about current situation of war at their homes, registration updates and the process of relief the
IDPs must have some source of medium to know and many of them have demanded for RADIOS to
know about the current situation of war and the relief activities.
Community Restoration Needs:
As the IDPs influx is very high in Bannu city so it has caused strained public
services.
The current public services are over burdened and need immediate support to meet
the needs of the IDPs as well as the host communities.
Nutrition Needs:
Energy biscuits for children are needed
Multi- micronutrient sachets and infant feedings are needed
Acute malnutrition in children under 5 should be taken care of and also nutritional
needs of pregnant and lactating women is needed.
Poor drinking water conditions in schools for IDPs
Khwendo Jirga meeting women and children to know about the problems they are facing as IDPs
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The women demanded for fresh milk to be provided as they are not used to artificial/powder milk
Food Security/Livestock Needs:
Food Rations are being distributed by WFP along with its implementing partners.
Another major need is for the livestock vaccination and fodder as it was reported that many people
have lost their livestock while coming to Bannu. (The livestock either died on way, in war, left in
home villages)
Shelter & NFIs Needs:
Displaced families are requesting additional NFIs, such as clothes, bangles, mehndi for children,
elders, women for upcoming EID festival, tents, electric fans, hand fans, solar electric bulbs,
emergency lights pillows and beds, Kitchen, gas cylinders, cooking stoves (tandoors – for
cooking bread/roti) sets. And the most important feeders for the infants so that their mother could
feed their infants/small children
Women sanitary kits should also be provided
Heat powders to save from hot weather are needed
Mosquito repellent are needed
Education Needs:
“The Awakening” aims to reach some 8,000 children, which is 10 per cent of the total displaced
children.
Educational supplies are needed such as school tents, school
bags, books, stationery- school-in- box, recreational kits, tents,
seating mats, tarpaulin, and teaching and learning material to
schools in the camp and in the IDP hosting areas.
Also there is a need to build the capacity of Government
teachers, Parent-Teacher Committees and School Management
Committees on various topics including teaching in an
emergency, psychosocial support and life-skills-based education.
Cash grant for school going children should be arranged so that
their parents could afford their children school expenses
Child Friendly Spaces should be established where children
could play and get tuition to read and learn
Recreational facilities are none at the host communities so there
is a need for sports kits for children to play
The schools are currently used as shelters by the IDPs and it has affected the school infrastructure,
facilities, furniture, teaching and learning material.
Health Needs:
Psycho social support for mothers and children is required
Random sampling for water quality testing from various water sources
Chlorination of water is needed to avoid water borne diseases
Bed nets and mosquito repellents are urgently needed.
Baby Foods are required (Cerelac, Lactogens etc)
Life-saving medicines and medical supplies are needed in the IDP hosting districts
including Mother and Child Health (MnCH) and Reproductive Health (RH) services.
The health facilities (Infrastructure, Human Resource) are not sufficient for providing
relief to the IDPs
Health promotion: health and hygiene awareness, water quality monitoring and control.
Vaccination for vaccine-preventable diseases and health education sessions in displacement areas.
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Lack of appropriate healthcare for pregnant and lactating mothers;
Emergency Health Kits
Prickly Heat powders to save from hot weather is needed
Delivery Kits
Diarrhoeal Disease Kits
MnCH and RH stocks
Manual chlorination of drinking water sources
Mobile clinics and hospitals are needed
Protection Needs: (General Protection)
IDPs have also demanded for an increase in the registration, verification by NADRA and distribution
points for swift relief actions.
Grievance Desks and Social Services Desks should be increased
Many have lost their basic identity documents (CNIC, Form B) property papers, education documents.
The IDPs living in host communities are not aware of any grievance desk or complaint center. The one
center which is established by the government is irrigation department office is in Cantt. Area and is
very much far away from the IDPs. Also when we visited that complaint office on 11:30 am it was
closed and no staff member was present there. The people gathered outside were waiting from 7:00 am
to get their voice heard. They claimed that two children have died of hot weather and the electricity
transformer is out of order for the past 4 days.
The main concerns for elderly include lack of general assistance,
Persons with disabilities, major concerns include no specialized services lack of psychosocial support,
lack of general assistance and lack of assistive devices
IDP lack the information on government and humanitarian assistance remains a concern.
IDPs without CNICs are facing problems in obtaining new CNICs due to NADRA's lack of additional
capacity at the registration centres.
The IDPs also shared that NADRA mobile vans should be increased for rapid results
The quality of the registration slip should be improved as it is very hot weather and the slip in the
pockets sometimes tear away with sweats and the pen writings fade away.
The IDPs also said that the ration is provided on fake CNICs.
(Child Protection)
There is a need to establish child-friendly spaces for
monitoring, identification, response and referral, mine risk
education
The registration of orphans should be done on priority basis
During the FGDs with the children they shared that their
dreams and wishes are shattered with this war. A child shared
that he has lost his pet dog and miss it alot (named Mazley).
Another child shared that he misses his parrot, another kid
was weeping for his grapes garden where he and his friends
used to play. That garden is destroyed by the war.
(GBV)
There is a need to establish a women-friendly spaces for
Gender Based Violence identification, response, monitoring
and referral,
Widows/Women headed households are facing problems in
registration and are not allowed by men of their community
to come to the registration or distribution point to get relief.
There should be separate distribution and registration point
for women.
FGDs with children IDPs
Meetings with women and girl IDPs
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There are many women girls with disabilities who require urgent support.
Support people with disabilities and elderly including provision of basic assistive devices and basic
advices on independent living and access to information
The women and girls shared that their PARDAH has been broken when they came out of their homes.
Ms. Tabssum Adnan Leader of Da Khwendo Jirga (The first ever women jirga in the history of Pakistan and Pashtun Culture meeting with IDPs women and girls
"The Awakening" dedicated and committed staff members working day and night to meet with the IDPs and helping them
IDPs at the government complaint cell in irrigation department office protesting - there was no one to listen to their grievences
Visited AC Bannu office for updates and data collection
Meetings with IDPs
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Notice pasted by the elders of the NWA IDPs Warning women not to come to the distribution points