Tuesday, November 22, 2005

KEF has provided over 600 shelters - 400 more in next week

Kashmir Education Foundation has provided over 600 shelters, mostly in Rawalakot area for the earthquake affectees, while another 400 will be dispatched during the current week.The Foundation plans to set up upto 2000 shelters by mid December subject to availability of funds. It has a capacity to fabricate as many as 200 shelters daily and has developed an efficient logistic set up to deliver these to the affected areas. The project is fully supported by the Army personnel deployed in the area.

It may be added that Kashmir Education Foundation is a charity NGO dedicated to provision of high quality education to the rural children and training of female teachers for English medium school. However, considering the enormity of devastation caused by earthquake, the Foundation launched a relief operation immediately after the earthquake and dispatched hundreds of truck loads of food, blankets, tents and medicines to Rawalakot, Muzaffarabad and Balakot areas.

A sample of shelter developed by the Foundation has been displayed in Chaklala Scheme I, and can be replicated by other NGOs.

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