| CWS/NCA in collaboration with UNICEF has also established a tent school for children within the CWS/NCA Tent Village. The children presently residing in the tent village have shown a keen interest in the school. Books, bags and pens are provided to the children there. UNICEF is discussing with the authorities whether they can provide the children with high energy biscuits during school timings. This would help reduce the chances of malnutrition among them.
CWS/NCA with its partner UNICEF is also setting up a child friendly area in the tent village for games and recreation. This would be utilized only under the supervision of a parent, to prevent the occurrence of any hazards.
CWS/NCA has also initiated a psychosocial care program with the women of the tent village. This program will help women cope with the trauma that they have faced and also help their children to get through this difficult time. As a part of the psychosocial care program CWS/NCA has also aired radio adverts. They inform the listeners about what earthquakes are and what to do when they occur, how to support children through the trauma of witnessing such a disaster, and how to find courage oneself to get through such a difficult time. These adverts have being aired in Islamabad and Abbottbad and are still on-air in Muzzaffarabad and Bagh. |
