National Flood Response Initiative

National Flood Response Initiative by Network for Human and Social Development

Introduction of NHSD

Network for Human and Social Development is a non-government non-profit charity registered with Islamabad Charity Commission, Pakistan Center of Philanthropy, and Economic Affairs Division. It is a collaboration partner of Air University, GlobalGiving, Myriad USA, and Akhuwat Foundation as well as being an implementation partner for more than 60 international and national level organizations.
 Since 2012 NHSD has worked in the fields Disaster Management, Disaster Risk Response, Fire and Safety, Safety and Security, Public Health Education, Education, Health, Water and Sanitation, Youth Empowerment, Women Empowerment, Maternal Neonatal and Child Health, Advocacy, and Reconstruction and Relief Work.

NHSD has been appreciated for their endeavors at a national level.

Background

The National Floods of 2025 have indicated a significant need for empowering local communities as well as emphasizing the focus towards sustainable climate change protection practices. Whilst the government of Pakistan has been a signatory of various climate change endeavors and has also been a victim of the climate change policies that have been implemented in countries which have exploited developing countries, this exploitation is causing devastating impact in countries like Pakistan which do not have the resources, the manpower, or the capacity to establish safety mechanisms. Whilst bureaucratic failure and a systemic failure of governance has also played a long-term role towards the inevitable occurrence of this flood situation. The impact of the 2022 floods are still deeply felt in the country, and furthermore, that these floods only emphasize the need for grass-root community-led initiatives which must be supported to ensure long-term feasible planning to contain such occurrences in the future.

Request

Primary Response

Network for Human and Social Development request you, benevolent donors, for your generous support in this cause. Through your support the victims of these floods will receive the following key items:

• Food Packs which contain
• Rice
• Lentils
• Sugar
• Tea
• Cooking Oil
• Torch
• Tent
• Blankets
• Storage Containers
• Basic Medication and Sanitizers

our endeavor is focused towards supporting the most vulnerable in the population and providing them these food packs directly - NHSD uses a door-to-door approach in terms of essentials pack distribution.

Secondary Response

The secondary response is focused towards collaborating with our national partners in developing flood early warning systems as well as developing agricultural system analysis that will utilize AI as well as local resources towards ensuring that the communities have a protection mechanism in place and are saved from the devastating impact of floods. Based on literature reviews of the previous floods and the government response it is clear that the need of the hour is community-based grass-root empowerment and sustainable technology implementation projects. 

This project is focused towards ensuring that the people of Pakistan are safe and so they can respond better as compared to the present situation.

Buner Flood Response by Network for Human and Social Development

FOr further information about NHSD and our response, we are sharing the Youtube video for your reference:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cHc3nNR2AxA