PAKISTAN
As part of support operations for the victims of a major earthquake occurred in October 2005, PWJ ran a camp in cooperation with Japanese NGO, Japan Agency for Development and Emergency (JADE) and other agencies in Tandali area near the city of Muzaffarabad in Azad Jam Kasimir (AJK). PWJ was committed to carrying out the operation carefully, forming an autonomous organization of victims, collecting requests concerning their lives in the camp, and by dispatching social workers to help elderly people and women who were faced with numerous difficulties. PWJ also held workshop training regarding protection of human rights and earthquake-resistant construction, targeted at the earthquake victims and those who were involved in support operations. The number of victims that PWJ supported totaled approximately 1,600 people in 250 households.
A victim receiving an interview
by local staff.
(C)Peace Winds Japan
From April 2006, in accordance with the local government's policy to promote the return of the victims to their homes and to close some and merge other camps, PWJ provided buses to assist the victims' return. PWJ also helped those who were not wishing to return to move to other camps. The Tandali camp was closed in May, and this terminated PWJ's support operations in Pakistan.