Status update of tent village
Setup
- The tent village is operational since 1st December, 2005
- Location: Neelay Pair, Abbotabad (situated on the main Abbotabad-Mansehra road)
- Total area available for the tent village is around 70 Kanals
Operations
- 12 staff members headed by an administrator are employed to run village affairs
- Representatives of UNHCR, MSF and OXFAM are in constant touch with village administration
Impact
- Tent village population: Jan 5, 2006 = 405 people (65 families); Feb 4, 2006 = 100 families
- Current capacity is for 100 families that can be extended to 200 families, if need arises
- Each family is provided with one family tent and an additional courtyard of 8 ft to 10 ft with Plastic sheet cover for privacy.
- Demographic distribution of families:
Allai = 59 families
Batgram = 19 families
Balakot = 11 families
Abbotabad = 6 families
Muzaffarabad = 5 families
Following is provided as per family requirements.
- Warm Clothes, Sweaters, Jackets, Shoes
- Complete Bedding, Blankets
- Gas Cylinder (One for each family)
- food items, soup and other daily commodities on weekly basis
- A school has been started in the village. Four female teachers are employed at the tent school.
- Books, stationary and toys were also distributed amongst the children.
- A dispensary is working in the tent village for medical care of the residents.
- Light is provided in each tent using a 15KVA generator
Facilities
Administration Office = two rooms
Residential area = 100 Tents
Dispensary = One Hospital Size Tent
Mosque = One Mosque Size Tent
School = Four Classroom Tents
Store = One Hall
Toilets = 12 (Made of Iron Sheets; OXFAM has committed to construct 20 more toilets).
- The tent village is operational since 1st December, 2005
- Location: Neelay Pair, Abbotabad (situated on the main Abbotabad-Mansehra road)
- Total area available for the tent village is around 70 Kanals
Operations
- 12 staff members headed by an administrator are employed to run village affairs
- Representatives of UNHCR, MSF and OXFAM are in constant touch with village administration
Impact
- Tent village population: Jan 5, 2006 = 405 people (65 families); Feb 4, 2006 = 100 families
- Current capacity is for 100 families that can be extended to 200 families, if need arises
- Each family is provided with one family tent and an additional courtyard of 8 ft to 10 ft with Plastic sheet cover for privacy.
- Demographic distribution of families:
Allai = 59 families
Batgram = 19 families
Balakot = 11 families
Abbotabad = 6 families
Muzaffarabad = 5 families
Following is provided as per family requirements.
- Warm Clothes, Sweaters, Jackets, Shoes
- Complete Bedding, Blankets
- Gas Cylinder (One for each family)
- food items, soup and other daily commodities on weekly basis
- A school has been started in the village. Four female teachers are employed at the tent school.
- Books, stationary and toys were also distributed amongst the children.
- A dispensary is working in the tent village for medical care of the residents.
- Light is provided in each tent using a 15KVA generator
Facilities
Administration Office = two rooms
Residential area = 100 Tents
Dispensary = One Hospital Size Tent
Mosque = One Mosque Size Tent
School = Four Classroom Tents
Store = One Hall
Toilets = 12 (Made of Iron Sheets; OXFAM has committed to construct 20 more toilets).