From raising funds to distributing life-saving shelters, Rotary clubs worldwide are assisting flood victims in Pakistan. The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, one of the largest humanitarian service organizations in the world, is accepting member contributions to its Pakistan Flooding Recovery Fund to support long-term recovery in the affected areas, which have sustained billions of [ Read More ]
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Donations have been sluggish to the Pakistan floods appeals, as they were back in 2005 when the part of Kashmir the country administers was torn apart by an earthquake. The BBC News website asked some experts to comment on possible reasons why. Donor fatigue Dr Marie Lall, Pakistan expert at the Royal Institute of International [ Read More ]
Allah Rakhi was sitting quietly on a rush mat under a tree, getting what shade she could from the blistering sun in the Pakistani city of Sukkur. She was surrounded by noise and pressing people and just a few feet from passing traffic. She was a young woman and gazed at me distantly as we [ Read More ]
