Stories
Providing Disaster Relief in Pakistan
May 2011
The principle of gathering strength from adversity sums up a recent Pakistan experience for electrical engineer Dinesh Jayasuriya, deployed by RedR Australia with the United Nations in Sindh province, one of the most-seriously affected by the flood crisis which progressively worsened from late July 2009.
Pakistan Emergency's Hidden Players
February 2011
The 2010 floods in Pakistan directly affected over 18 million people across the country, devastating their property, infrastructure and livelihoods. Now, six months after the onset of the emergency, relief efforts are still underway.Muhammad Asghar, IT Manager for International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO), Save the Children, admits that whilst important, the IT and telecommunications element of emergency response operations is always less visible than other areas.
Pakistan Op In Full Swing
08 September 2010
Six weeks after arriving in flood-stricken Pakistan, the head of WFP’s emergency IT unit, Dane Novarlic, says telecoms are up and running smoothly. But damaged roads, security concerns and constantly changing conditions are keeping his team on their toes as the operation continues.
Putting his knowledge to the test
August 2010
Raja Saleem Abbas Khan, IT Manager for CARE International in Pakistan was introduced in the last issue of Wavelength newsletter as a fresh graduate of the IT Emergency Management Training. Now, less than three months after having completed the course, Raja is putting his knowledge to the test.
Training IT Emergency Responders in Pakistan
23 August 2010
Humanitarian IT officers are undergoing additional training this week in Islamabad to assist them in managing their organisations’ response to the ongoing flood disaster.
Pakistan flooding emergency update
17 August 2010
“We have to take action and we have to move fast,” said Nadia Kazmi from WFP FITTEST (World Food Programme Fast IT and Telecommunications Emergency and Support Team). “Humanitarian workers are coming in quickly and we need to have the telecommunications infrastructure to support them.”
IT Rapid Response: Pakistan
05 August 2010
Torrential rains in northwestern Pakistan have triggered what is said to be the worst flooding in the country in living memory. Tens of thousands of people have been rendered homeless and are stranded with no access to food or clean water.
Raja Khan - CARE Pakistan
June 2010
Once an employee of one if the world’s largest soft drink producers, Pakistani national Raja Saleem is now an employee of one of the world’s largest humanitarian development charities. As IT Manager for international charity, CARE in Pakistan Raja is responsible for all aspects of IT for the Pakistan offices.
It ain't perfect but hey, it works!
October 2009
On 5 October 2009 a suicide bomber attacked the WFP office in Islamabad, Pakistan. The blast left 5 people dead, many injured and the office in shambles. One of the casualties was our FITTEST team member, Botan Ali from Iraq. He was on mission in Pakistan to support the humanitarian emergency in Peshawar.
Radio Training in Pirpiai
05 July 2009
I arrived in Pakistan on the 10th June 2009 for a one month mission to provide radio training to WFP staff members employed in and around the Peshawar region. These WFP staff members are delivering much needed humanitarian assistance to the displaced population.
The Berlin Wall of Asia
03 June 2009
Unfortunately another conflict is gong on in Pakistan….we are full speed with the operation. Every two days Dane, deployed on the ground, is writing about his time in Pakistan and this gives us the opportunity to feel the atmosphere, understand the difficulties and live some of the experiences he and the other colleagues are having during the emergency operation.
