First batch of SOS food parcels delivered in Pakistan

Food parcels delivered

The first batch of SOS food packages were dispatched at the weekend.

Two trucks containing 500 food Packages, or 80,000 meals, have been sent to Mardan in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the other to Dera Ghazi Khan in south of the Punjab. The next 500 packages will be sent tomorrow.

In the meantime, we have given 1,000 tents to the Pakistan Army who will deliver them to areas of acute need in the provinces of Sindh and Balochistan.

Help for orphaned, abandoned or lost children

SOS Children Pakistan has offered assistance to the government, and are ready and able to welcome any unaccompanied children in any of our eight unaffected Villages.Mrs Souriya Anwar, President of Pakistan said: "Fortunately none of the SOS projects anywhere in the country are affected, nor are they are likely to be in the future, as they are in safe areas. However, as you are aware large areas of the country and millions of people are affected. We have offered to the concerned authorities in all regions that we will take responsibility for any orphaned, abandoned or lost child."

Contents of food parcels

Out of interest, here is the content list for the £13 food parcels for Pakistan flood victims which we are requesting funds:

Weight What Cost in local currency (Pak Rupees) 1 10kg Wheat Flour 210 2 2kg Lentils 112 3 2kg Rice 126 4 2.5kg Cooking oil 335 5 2kg Sugar 110 6 400g Tea 174 7 1kg Milk powder 445 8 800g Salt 12 9 200g Chilli powder 49 10 2 bars Washing soap 32 11 2 bars Toilet soap 47 12  pack Candle & matches 26

With 22 Rs spent on packaging this comes to 1700 Rs per family box which is around £13.