The British Red Cross mass sanitation Emergency Response Unit (ERU) is working with Pakistan Red Crescent volunteers and community members to build temporary latrines, clean up waste and share information on hygiene promotion. This translates into much needed relief for Saeeda, Sima and their families.
Throughout South Asia, an estimated 37 million people have been hit by terrible flooding. In Pakistan, more than 300 people died and over 88,000 homes were damaged or destroyed.
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Lessons learned from the Pakistan earthquake two years ago are being applied in the flood-stricken area. For example, in the quake-affected North-West Frontier Province, women hygiene promoters have been trained by the Red Crescent to teach other women about the importance of boiling water and regular bathing. The promotion of good hygiene habits is also now being carried out in Baluchistan and Sindh.
"Providing facilities isn’t enough, says Fortune. "By sharing knowledge on hygiene, we ensure that families become safer and healthier as well."
Jean Gilardi, Fortune’s teammate on the British ERU, is in charge of teaching communities about the importance of hygiene and notes the success she has witnessed.
"We’re already seeing changes… the children wash their hands after using the latrines and the women understand that if they practice good hygiene, eat well and drink milk, their babies will be healthier," Gilardi says.
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