Repatriation of earthquake refugees beginns    ” Communities in Bagh and Balakot as well as Education Department officials in these areas appreciated AED’s efforts in reaching remote schools and distributing school supplies among students. AED plans to hold workshops in Bagh and Balakot at the selected schools for teachers in trauma counselling, use of low and no cost material, multi-grade teaching and literature therapy through joyful reading and storytelling to bring the traumatised children back into the mainstream. -  Academy for Educational Development (AED)

See also: Vocational Center  &  New schools  efforts

Shelter an die Bevölkerung von Bagh area in Pakistan

Fotoberichterstattung, dazu Textberichterstattung Bagh_revisited 
22.2.06, von Gottfried Strasser

Seit Anfang Februar arbeitet Herr Strasser als Projektexperte für Projekte von Hilfswerk Austria vor Ort. Wir schätzen uns glücklich auf diese Weise über eine so hervorragende Verbindung zum weiteren Projektverlauf zu verfügen, die allen Seiten zu Gute kommt. Fotoberichterstattung

Er berichtet mit Hilfe einer UN Strassenkarte, damit man sehen kann wo gearbeitet wird. Die gewöhnliche Reiseroute führt von Islamabad über Murree (Fremdenverkehrsort aus Kolonialzeiten – das waren noch Zeiten - wie alte alte Fotos zeigen) zur Seilbrücke bei Kohala, Dhikot, Arja, Bagh nach Dhulli. Die Strecke ueber Rawalakor Rehara wäre kürzer, ist aber militaerisches Sperrgebiet. >>  ausführliche Textberichterstattung Bagh_revisited

Bagh’s «Model School» Unterricht nach dem Ende der Welt
Girls Education: A Quiet Revolution in Kashmir after Quake
Now hundreds of girls are attending school for the first time, learning math and science, Urdu and English in tents at the Maira Camp, a relief center where some 20,000 people live. Many parents, when presented with the option, eagerly agreed to send their daughters. – Now a total of 6,984 children attending classes in 51 camp schools. Recently: Rotary Clubs for girl school

FALLEN SCHOOL: A Kashmiri woman and her son search for belongings in the debris of a school, which collapsed and killed 53 pupils and one teacher.At least 17,000 children died in school collapses.

In the Pakistan earthquake thousands of schools collapsed

Maiday Khan’s eight children were having breakfast when the ground suddenly started shaking on October 8, 2005. They ran outside as their home collapsed behind them. All family members survived without any major injuries, though they lost the cow that Mr. Khan considered a major asset. …….

In early January, Maiday Khan’s family received 14 corrugated galvanized iron (CGI) sheets from Save the Children. They used this to construct a simple shelter, placing their tent inside for added insulation. Mr. Khan says that he will use CGI sheets and the shelter kit to construct a permanent home when the snow melts.

>>> more The Pakistan earthquake: One family’s story of survival

Familie in Gugrian vor ihrem Iglu

Der Fotograf Gottfried Strasser bereiste Anfang Januar 2006
als Projektberichterstatter die Gegend um Bagh und berichtet mit
eindrucksvollen Fotos.

26.Jan, by Sharmeen Obaid-Chin

” It’s been raining here for several days now. Rain, hail, lightening and thunder; and the only thing separating nature from me is a big white tent laden with plastic sheets (to prevent water from seeping through).”
“The current rain and hail reminds them of the earthquake”

Nachrichten aus der Umgebung von Bagh in Pakistan:

- In the Pakistan quake thousands of schools collapsed
- Quake survivors shiver in flimsy tents in northern Pakistan

Bagh.website

(GS) Jetzt stehen auch einige schwarzweiss Fotos von Bagh zur Verfügung.

(WN, 14.1.06) Artikel in der Tiroler Tageszeitung vom Montag 16.1. 2006
140.000 Euro: Spendenflut überrascht Reuttener und Füssener Rotarier

Schon 400 Familieniglus konnten mit Rotary-Spendengeldern im Erdbebengebiet von Pakistan aufgestellt werden. Iglus im Schnellbauverfahren helfen Erdbebenopfern über den Winter. mehr unter Presse Echo >>