About your donation

How can I donate cash?

To donate cash visit your local McDonalds-drop boxes have been installed for cash and cheques

How can I donate directly?

Account name: The Express Helpline Trust

Account Number: 0056 7900 2713 03

Swift Code: HABBPKKA

Habib Bank Limited, Clifton Branch, Karachi Pakistan

*Rs10 donations can also be made by texting ‘D’ to 2471

You can also pay through Credit Card and Paypal account.

How does the Express Helpline Trust work?

The trust collects goods and donations for survivors in the flood zones in southern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. Working cooperation with local agencies our bureaus guarantee that aid is delivered to those who need it.

Where can I donate goods?

Karachi:

McDonalds SeaView, Karachi

Lahore:

McDonalds Y-Block Defence, Lahore

McDonalds Main Boulevard, Gulberg Lahore

Islamabad:

McDonalds F9 Park,

Rawalpindi:

McDonalds Jinnah Park, Rawalpindi

Sialkot

McDonalds Clover Mall, Sialkot

Faisalabad

McDonalds Satyana Road, Faisalabad

Hyderabad

McDonalds Autobahn Road, Hyderabad

Who to get in touch with?

Relief coordinator North: (Islamabad- Rawalpindi) Anjum Rehman: 0300 8504580

Relief coordinator Mid (Lahore) Mian Jawed: 0301 849 7525

Relief Coordinator South: (Karachi) Faria Syed: 0333 210 9875

How I can get updates on your relief efforts?

We have setup a page where we are updating our relief efforts. Please visit our Relief Updates page.

Where your donation goes?

Every donation made to the Express Helpline Trust is spent on the relief and rehabilitation of flood survivors across the country.

The EHLT realizes that recovering from this disaster will take time. The board of trustees firmly believes in sustainable rehabilitation. This is why they have created an initial three-fold plan for relief and rehabilitation for the flood zones. All funds generated from within Pakistan and overseas have been channeled through this plan in order to help communities rebuild themselves. The trust will provide emergency assistance in UN approved priority areas, create safe cities and then offer resources to help revive the economic and educational infrastructures in the areas. All three phases will continue simultaneously in various areas of the country as and when required.

Phase One: Emergency Assistance

The first phase began on August 14,2010 when nine trucks of food, milk, bottled water, juice-boxes and medicines were delivered to Dera Ghazi Khan and Taunsa Sharif. Since then the trust has continued to collect and distribute aid throughout the flood zone. Seven collection points have been established in McDonalds restaurants in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Sialkot, Hyderabad and Faisalabad for donations in kind. All goods are then picked up from the points and transported to high priority areas. The Express Helpline Trust team and McDonalds teams accompany local NGOs in the distribution process to guarantee that the aid that is donated reaches survivors.

The trust has encouraged donors to donate ‘family packs’ which can be easily distributed. A National Disaster Management Authority family pack costs approximately Rs5,000. It includes food items (pulses, wheat, rice, salt) and non-food items (cooking utensils, hygiene products).

The highest priority in the flood zone is the need for clean drinking water. As bottled water will eventually run out the trust will provide over 5,000 survivors in Sindh with access to clean drinking water by distributing Lifestraws, an innovative mobile family water filtration system which allows families to purify 18,000 litres of water impure water in to drinking water.

Phase Two: Safe Cities

This September we initiated the second phase of the EHLT rehabilitation plan which involves establishing ‘safe cities’ for flood survivors. Working in cooperation with ShelterBox, the Trust will provide a safety network to over 10,000 flood survivors in Thatta. The trust will sponsor the creation of a secure area where flood survivors are provided shelter, food and medical care. The camps will be staffed with medical volunteers from the Pakistan Red Crescent Society and National Rural Support Programme in order to guarantee that survivors are cared for. The idea is to not provide them with a one-time hand out but the resources they need to rebuild their lives.

If you would like to sponsor one family in a safe city you may make a donation of Rs19,400 to the Express Helpline Trust.

Phase Three:Reconstruction and Rehabilitation

Economy: In order to inject cash into the flailing economy the trust is investing in cash for work programs whereby survivors will be provided monetary incentives to rebuild their villages. The programs will allow flood survivors to reenter the fold of their former lives. Survivors will also be provided resources and tools to restart their lives. Schools: The trust is also investing in the rebuilding of schools buildings which were damaged by the floods so that children can continue their education.