As many Soroptimists know, SI partnered with Oxfam on Project Punjab (SI President's Appeal 2006), working to improve girls' education. Part of this work was the rehabilitation of several schools in Punjab. SI has been in touch with Oxfam to find out how these schools have been affected by the floods.
Although the schools were built to be sturdy and were built on higher ground where possible, the unprecedented floods currently affecting Pakistan have caused a huge amount of damage and it is not yet clear how the 30 or so schools built through this partnership with Oxfam have been affected.
The most recent report from the Oxfam programme team in Rajanpur where 4 of the schools are, is that all four schools are submerged in 6ft of water. However, unlike the Government schools in the area, the schools have not collapsed and so the team is hopeful that it will be a case of waiting for the schools to dry out and then carrying out repairs rather than having to rebuild.
The team reports that the flood waters across Punjab seem to be subsiding.
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