The 2010 Pakistan floods began in late July 2010, resulting from heavy monsoon rains in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Punjab and Balochistan regions of Pakistan and affected the Indus Riverbasin. Approximately one-fifth of Pakistan's total land area was underwater, approximately 796,095　square kilometres. According to the Pakistani government the floods directly affected about 20 million people, mostly by destruction of property, livelihood and infrastructure, with a death toll of close to 2,000. The region of Khyber Paktunkhwa (KPK) was also greatly affected by the devastating floods.

Sungi with the support of the The Norwegian Church Aid (NCA) promptly came to the aid of the KPK flood effectees and launched projects in selected union councils of Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat.

Project goal: To contribute to saving lives and protecting the health and integrity of flood-affected people.

Objectives: Assistance to 17,640 flood effected people in districts Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat with non-food items, safe drinking water and shelter during the acute emergency phase.

Target Group/Beneficiaries: The beneficiaries for the project were flood affected households in districts Upper Dir, Lower Dir and Swat. 2,520 families were provided non-food items comprising of five blankets for each family, while 2,500 families were to be aided through WASH related interventions i.e. safe drinking water supply through water treatment unit.260 households were provided with winterized tents.

The field assessment team assessed the level of vulnerability, poverty and damage inflicted on the effectees with gender segregation to aid identification of the project beneficiary according to the basic criterion.

Sungi planned the following activities for the project:

• Provision of non-food items (five blankets per family) to 110 families (770 individuals) in Upper Dir while 150 families (1,050 individuals) in Lower Dir districts of KPK.
• Distribution of non-food items (five blankets per family) to 2,260 families in Swat after conducting detailed assessment.
• Provision of shelter (Winterized tents one per family) to 110 families (770 individuals) in Upper Dir while 150 families (1,050 individuals) in Lower Dir districts of KPK.
• Installation of Water Treatment Unit in Madyan union council of Swat to benefit 2,500 families (17,500 individuals).

Project Implementation Strategy

Considering gender as key priority, women and children were focused throughout the project implementation and this aspect is evident from the fact that the percentage of women and girls project beneficiaries benefited through provision of non-food items is more than 50%.

Sungi Development Foundation is one of the few organizations that are HAP signatory in Pakistan, so keeping in view the HAP Principles and Sphere Standards a participatory strategy was adopted to implement the project. Seasoned professionals were blended with young professionals to compose damage assessment teams for transparent and systematic achievement of assessment results. Relevant government line agencies and local organizations were also thoroughly engaged during the assessment process and even after the completion of damage assessment; they were fully involved during the disbursement of assets.

At the first step a meeting was conducted with district administration to seek information about the affected areas and affectees.

In the second phase the Sungi team including men and women social organizers (i.e. distribution assistants) andvolunteers belonging from various affected areas, carried out a rapid assessment of the affected area. Simultaneously, the team shared the project objectives with the affected people. HQMCs (Humanitarian Quality Management Committees) were formed by explaining the purpose and role of HQMC members. It was ensured that each HQMC include members who were affectees or the local residents/host families. HQMC members were oriented on their roles & objectives throughout project cycle.

In the third phase door-to-door visits were made to reach out to the affectees for conducting assessments and their verification. Door-to-door visits helped Sungi’s field team to control disturbances that usually occurred in large community meetings, where non-deserving families and individuals created problems to hamper the project’s progress. During door-to-door visits, after the identification of the deserving flood affected household; it was registered on the triplicate-form. One copy of the registration token was issued to the identified household with all the relevant details i.e. date, time, relief items etc. The same household was guided to bring the registration token to Sungi’s distribution point for the collection of relief items. All relief items were distributed from the distribution points against the registration tokens. All beneficiaries’ details gathered from the registration tokens are recorded in proper MIS for proper record keeping and for future reference. The same process was followed during the distribution of non-food items and shelters. DIG Police (Malakand Division) consistently supported Sungi’s relief interventions and consequently all relevant District Police Officers ensured proper safety and security for the relief operations to run smoothly. o. Local organizations like, Fatima Welfare Foundation (Upper Dir) and Social Awareness and Development Organization (Lower Dir) played an unprecedented role in assisting Sungi’s interventions right from the damage assessment till the disbursement of the relief goods. They deserve acknowledgement for their efforts.

However, with regards to ensure availability of safe and clean drinking water, the existing infrastructure at Madyan (district Swat) was adversely damaged by the floods. Their sole source of water was destroyed. However local management authorities managed to draw water from the nearby water stream, but unfortunately that water was not safe to consume. Sungi identified Madyan as the prioritized point for the installation of water treatment unit (WTU), which was installed and linked with the existing infrastructure of the water supply pipeline. The villages Kozkillay, Barkillay and Kharikillay were the main beneficiaries of this water treatment unit. A camp nearby was also facilitated with clean drinking water through the same water treatment unit. Six taps were fixed on the road side to facilitate pedestrians and local transport vehicles with clean drinking water. Local committees were formed to manage the uninterrupted supply of clean drinking water and also to take care of WTU’s operation and maintenance. More than 1275 families benefited the WTU directly. Around 78 families were facilitated in the nearby relief camp ( by the water taps affixed on the side of the road. In addition, water purification/chlorination and health and hygiene trainings were also imparted to these committees. Two trainings were organized at the local venue in this regard and more than 60 community members were benefited through these training events.

Sungi’s monitoring & evaluation staff consistently monitored the ongoing process in the light of the agreed interventions and international humanitarian standards. Sungi’s management and project coordinator also regularly visited and supported the field staff during its project implementation.

Local peace & flood affectees committees and representatives of Sarhad Awami Forestry Ithehad (SAFI) in the project area also assisted Sungi in carrying out smooth operations of the project.