Category Archives: Focus Humanitarien

Aga Khan University, Pakistan: Focus on IDP women and children

Posted on September 17, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

AKU has established camps in Khairpur, Karachi, Matiari, Naushero Feroze, Osta Mohammad and Sukkur. Karachi, Pakistan; September 17, 2010: Health services for women and children displaced by the floods should be first priority as they are most vulnerable to infections … Continue reading →

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Update on FOCUS and AKDN response to Pakistan Floods

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan has been actively involved in response and relief efforts following continued rains and massive floods affecting various parts of the country. A report released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated that more than … Continue reading →

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FOCUS assists thousands of flood victims in Pakistan

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

Islamabad, Pakistan, 12 August 2010 – Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) Pakistan, an affiliate of the Aga Khan Development Network, has launched a relief effort to assist the thousands of people displaced by the recent floods in the Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral regions of northern … Continue reading →

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FOCUS prepares disaster management teams in North America for the inevitable

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

They strike suddenly — often with little or no warning — and are capable of overwhelming destruction. Natural disasters caused by landslides, earthquakes, hurricanes, wildfires, avalanches, floods, wind and ice storms can occur in any part of the world — … Continue reading →

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Update from Focus Humanitarian Assistance

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) would like to provide the Jamat with a brief follow-up update on its collaboration with Jamati institutions, Aga Khan Development Network agencies and Pakistan’s national agencies in response to the devastating landslide that occurred in the Attabad … Continue reading →

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FOCUS Humanitarian: Opening Of The New School In Savnob

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

On November 25 in Jamoat Savnob, deep in the valley of the Bartang river, a tributary to the Panj in GBAO, there was a very important event: the opening of the new school. The Savnob School has been rehabilitated as … Continue reading →

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Hunza’s water bomb: The Efforts of FOCUS Pakistan

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

THERE is no good time for disasters but this is a particularly bad time. Pakistan’s biggest-ever river-water blockage created by the Jan 4 landslide on the Hunza river — a tributary of the Indus which is the lifeline of the … Continue reading →

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Displaced people of Hunza struggle to move on

Posted on April 15, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

Lal Bano stares ahead — a blank expression on her face. On 4 January 2010, her life was forever changed when a landslide buried the entire village of Attabad in the Hunza valley. She lost six members of her family … Continue reading →

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FOCUS strengthens institutional relations at a humanitarian logistics conference in Georgia

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Ahmad Amirali

Representatives of various NGOs, the private sector, government, military, and academia came together for the 2010 Conference on Health and Humanitarian Logistics held between 4–5 March at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Experts from institutions such as the … Continue reading →

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FOCUS recognised for its disaster response and relief efforts in the wake of hurricanes

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Ahmad Amirali

At a Gala Dinner on 9 October, the South Asian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) of Houston, Texas honoured Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) with the 2009 Outstanding Community Organization Award for their disaster response and relief efforts in the wake of … Continue reading →

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FOCUS Hike4Life in Kyrgyzstan

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Ahmad Amirali

A summer adventure: FOCUS Hike4Life in Kyrgyzstan The Kyrgyz Republic is a landlocked country in Central Asia that shares borders with Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south and China to the east. It is … Continue reading →

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