Poor Response to Pakistan
GCHope is responding to the flood Pakistan. The scale of the disaster and the number of people this is affecting there is no hesitation on our part to prepare disaster relief to send.
But something is different this time.
Earlier this year, we responded to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. About 250,000 people were killed and about one million were displaced. Most are still living in unstable living conditions, where sanitation and spread of disease is a concern. Hundreds of NGOs responded and continue their work there (GCHope is no exception) and many Americans gave millions of dollars to help with these efforts. It’s been communicated that it will take a long time to not only rebuild Haiti, but to develop an infrastructure that is more sustainable and successful than before the quake.
Now back to Pakistan. The massive disaster is the greatest flooding in Pakistan in over a century, with a fifth of the country under water. About 20 million people have been affected by the monsoon rains, whether it’s through displacement or the elimination of their crops and clean water. More than 1,400 people have died, two million people are homeless, and 3.5 million children are in risk of cholera. Pakistani livelihood has not been threatened; it has already been taken away. Yet the response to this humanitarian crisis has been minimal. The size of this disaster is greater than the one in Haiti (if you compare how many people have been affected each of the disasters). UN officials have even reported that the Pakistan crisis is greater than the Haiti earthquake, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Combined.
Although I cannot come up with a good reason why this is happening, I know that it’s our organization’s responsibility to respond to a major disaster despite the public response or media coverage. We depend on the generosity of the public to help us send out these relief containers full of supplies, but we know that even if this disaster never receives the coverage that Haiti did, God will provide a way to help us send relief.
I encourage you to read more about this devastating flood and move into action as you see fit. One way to respond is by giving to Giving Children Hope’s Pakistan Relief Efforts.
The monsoon rainy season is only half way over. There will only be more devastation.
Poor Response to Pakistan
GCHope is responding to the flood Pakistan. The scale of the disaster and the number of people this is affecting there is no hesitation on our part to prepare disaster relief to send.
But something is different this time.
Earlier this year, we responded to the devastating earthquake in Haiti. About 250,000 people were killed and about one million were displaced. Most are still living in unstable living conditions, where sanitation and spread of disease is a concern. Hundreds of NGOs responded and continue their work there (GCHope is no exception) and many Americans gave millions of dollars to help with these efforts. It’s been communicated that it will take a long time to not only rebuild Haiti, but to develop an infrastructure that is more sustainable and successful than before the quake.
Now back to Pakistan. The massive disaster is the greatest flooding in Pakistan in over a century, with a fifth of the country under water. About 20 million people have been affected by the monsoon rains, whether it’s through displacement or the elimination of their crops and clean water. More than 1,400 people have died, two million people are homeless, and 3.5 million children are in risk of cholera. Pakistani livelihood has not been threatened; it has already been taken away. Yet the response to this humanitarian crisis has been minimal. The size of this disaster is greater than the one in Haiti (if you compare how many people have been affected each of the disasters). UN officials have even reported that the Pakistan crisis is greater than the Haiti earthquake, the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake. Combined.
Although I cannot come up with a good reason why this is happening, I know that it’s our organization’s responsibility to respond to a major disaster despite the public response or media coverage. We depend on the generosity of the public to help us send out these relief containers full of supplies, but we know that even if this disaster never receives the coverage that Haiti did, God will provide a way to help us send relief.
I encourage you to read more about this devastating flood and move into action as you see fit. One way to respond is by giving to Giving Children Hope’s Pakistan Relief Efforts.
The monsoon rainy season is only half way over. There will only be more devastation.
