Emergency Health and Livelihoods Assistance in Pakistan - CARE Canada 2013

March 2013 - Approximately 750 000 people are currently displaced from their homes due to conflict and insecurity in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. While some of the displaced people are living in formal displacement camps the vast majority of the displaced population are living in impoverished host communities in neighbouring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. With Canada's support CARE Canada is addressing the basic needs of approximately 48 570 conflict-affected internally displaced people and their host communities in Nowshera and Peshawar districts Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. Project activities include the deployment of two mobile health units and support to three existing Basic Health Units in areas where there are large numbers of displaced people. In addition the project will help selected beneficiaries address their immediate livelihood needs through the provision of conditional cash grants and cash-for-work opportunities. With the cash grants or income earned through cash-for-work beneficiaries will be able to purchase fresh food clothing and essential household items.

Expected outputs include: two mobile health units are staffed equipped and able to provide immediate primary healthcare; three basic health units are strengthened and able to provide healthcare to the internally displaced people and host communities in the target districts; cash-for-work opportunities are provided to 1 000 people (45% women) in order to provide income to purchase essential goods; and training and cash grants provided to 250 women to support their income generating activities. The expected intermediate outcome is the reduced vulnerability of crisis-affected people especially women and children.