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Relief & Rehabilitation

Interloop has always been steadfast
in providing relief and rehabilitation
to people affected during natural
disasters and has spent around US$
0.56 million for providing food, low
cost housing and financial assistance
to distressed persons.

Earthquake 2005
In 2005, a massive earthquake
affected Azad Kashmir, its capital
Muzaffarabad and areas of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province on a massive
scale, killing lots of people and
rendering many homeless. Interloop
immediately came into action
and established a Tent Village in
Muzaffarabad, accommodating 1500
people. It also provided dry food to
Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
and collaborated with a French
organization ‘Caritis’ to install state
of the art water supply system in the
village. shelter to 90 families in a village in poor people got displaced and
Miran Mullan, Khangarh District, ended up becoming homeless.
Internally Displaced Persons of Muzaffargarh. We also distributed As part of its social responsibility,
dry ration among afflicted families in Interloop collaborated with the City
Swat & Gojra Layyah, constructed 50 houses in District Government, Faisalabad and
Thatta, Goth Abdul Khaliq Rind, Deh constructed 229 low cost twin-
Swat Crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Babri and Tehsil Mirpur Bataro for bedroom houses & 27 shops in
Province was termed as the largest homeless flood victims. Shahbaz Nagar, Faisalabad for the
humanitarian and displacement crisis deprived people.
in recent times. More than 3 million Many districts in Punjab province were
people were displaced from their affected by Chenab river flood water
residences. Interloop immediately in 2014. Interloop distributed dry food SOS Children Village
sent food items for IDPs of District bags to 3500 affected families of Interloop has been supporting SOS
Nowshera. Moreover, food rations Jhang, Multan and Muzaffargarh.
were also distributed amongst IDPs Children Village, Faisalabad for over 7
of Gojra with the support of local years and has constructed a cottage
Government Administration. Internally Displaced Persons of for 10 orphans and engaged Dobotex,
Netherlands to build a community
Shahbaz Nagar, Faisalabad centre and a youth home.
Floods 2010 & 2014
In 2011, Government Administration
Working for rehabilitation of IDPs Authority, Faisalabad removed
during floods in 2010, Interloop encroachments in the city to improve
constructed 90 houses for providing
Interloop Limited
civic facilities. Consequently, many

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