Massive monsoon flooding had affected a large part of Pakistan in 2010. More than 1,600 people died in floods tha swept away over 400,000 houses throughout the country. Around 5,000 villages were inundated and thousands of people were stranded and received little to no relief from the authorities. The floods had left thousands of women and children separated from their families and in need of special support. Many factors had increased the vulnerability of women and children in this disaster; lack of access to aid, lack of knowledge about relief, depression, separation from family and restriction of movement, insecurity in the camps and temporary shelters, pressure to marry off young girls to offset family economic pressures, lack of access to health etc.

This project engages the youth in a training program and creates a forum in which youth from both Shia and Sunni sects can interact and discuss the implications of violence in their communities. The project forum will provide a platform for the youth to share their views on sectarian violence. Furthermore, the forum will help in diffusing tension and curtailing the possibilities of youth recruitment by extremist groups. 

• Providing up to 4,000 women and their families with direct services including medical services, family reunification, legal aid and counseling as well as connections to other available aid and support, and information about rights and protection.


• Organizing 500 women so they can identify their specific concerns in the recovery process and their suggestions for addressing these concerns. Bedari is helping the women in sharing that information with local authorities and officials, and local, national, and international aid organizations through women assemblies.


• Organizing medical camps in selected villages of Muzaffargarh and Rajanpur to provide free checkup and medicines to women and children who are not taken to hospitals for lack of resources.


• Organizing theater performances in the selected villages to raise awareness among flood survivors regarding their issues, and encouraging them to speak for their rights.