Mavericks who punch well above their weight.
The AAI shelter team continues to build and distribute shelters in the Bagh District of Kashmir at a rapid rate. Two days ago a further 200 shelters were moved from Islamabad to Bagh and immediately distributed to various surrounding villages. Dave Wegman and Marc Preston, with assistance of the soldiers from the 21 st Battalion, The Sind Regiment constructed an IRAS shelter in 4 hours to demonstrate the efficacy of the IRAS emergency shelter system.
In addition to building these shelters the team has been monitoring and supporting villages where shelter kits have already distributed. The team have been more than pleased at the manner in which the IRAS system has been used either in itself or modified by the resourceful villagers.
AAI has also arranged for the delivery of a further 600 shelter kits within the next 2 weeks and will continue
In addition to shelter tasks the team also arranged for the transportation and distribution of 1000 hygiene kits to villagers in the Kahuta region where the medical team is continuing to implement its community initiatives program to train and support 12 Basic Health Units in the District. In addition, Dr Neena Rohs is developing further programs to augment this project including water sanitation and small camp hygiene assessments.
The 4 volunteer nurses from Dynacare in the US have found their feet in an environment far different from their native Chicago and have provided indispensable expertise to our medical capabilities. Medical stalwarts Sasha Poll and Anna Dyer continue to provide the backbone of the team and are at home in one of the more remoter parts of Kashmir close to the Line of Control.
The team have continued to receive accolades and have been described as "Mavericks who punch well above their weight"