PWS&D Responds in Pakistan
In response to the massive flooding
in Pakistan, PWS&D is reaching
out
Canadian Government
to Match Pakistan
Flood
Donations
In response to the
devastating destruction
caused by
Pakistan’s
floods, the Canadian
Government will be
matching donations made
by individual Canadians
to registered Canadian
charitable organizations
–
including PWS&D
– for
flood relief efforts from
August 2 until October 3,
2010.
“The
Government of Canada will
use the Pakistan Floods
Relief Fund to provide
assistance through
experienced Canadian and
international
humanitarian and
development organizations
with significant
in-country capacity, as
per established channels
and
proceduresâ€
(CIDA press release). As
such, your financial
support at this time will
make twice as many funds
available for the
affected families in
Pakistan.
Your donation to
PWS&D will support
the distribution of food,
shelter, emergency
supplies and medical care
for over 150,000 of the
most affected people in
the provinces of
Balochistan, Sindh and
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North
West Frontier Province
and Swat Valley).
Congregations can
send PWS&D one cheque
for the sum of all the
donations they have
collected for Pakistan
flood relief, along with
a letter identifying the
names and amounts of the
individual donations that
make up the total. This
will ensure these funds
are eligible for matching
in the Pakistan Floods
Relief Fund.
You Can Help
The people of
Pakistan need your
prayers and financial
support to recover and
rebuild from this
disaster. You can make a
donation to PWS&D by
calling 1-800-619-7301
ext. 291, donating
online, through your
church or mailing a
cheque to the office.
Please mark all donations
“Pakistan
Flood
Relief.â€
Visit
www.presbyterian.ca/pwsd/pakistan
for more
details.
Presbyterian World
Service & Development
is the development and
relief agency of The
Presbyterian Church in
Canada.
to those most affected through
the ACT Alliance and Canadian
Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). As
reports from our partners come in,
the
extent of the disaster is far
beyond what was originally thought.
According to the UN, an
estimated 14 million people have
been affected
by the floods, which is more
people than the Tsunami, the
Kashmir
earthquake and the Haiti
earthquake combined.
The ACT Alliance, with support
from PWS&D, is seeking to
provide over
130,000 people with basic
essential items such as food
packages,
shelter materials and household
items. PWS&D is also leading a
food
assistance program through CFGB
and the generous support of the
Canadian International
Development Agency (CIDA).
