WASHINGTON, Nov 13: The CARE will spend $11.2 million to carry out a two-year plan to meet immediate and long term needs of the earthquake-affected people in Pakistan and India, said Theresa Rhodes, Executive Director, South Asia region of the noted NGO.

She told journalists that the CARE was providing immediate relief to over 100,000 people in the affected zone. She said that the CARE was helping affected people to form relief committees. “These committees help ensure that aid reaches the most vulnerable people. They (committee members) learn distribution process and serve as agents for involvement in improved service.”

By forming the committees, Ms Rhodes said, the CARE was helping the affected communities to own the recovery process.

She said that the CARE wanted to help those affected by the October 8 earthquake ‘remain in their communities’ rather than relocate to large camps in other parts of the country.

She said that the CARE recognized the importance of re-establishing day-to-day relief team tasks which helped to address and alleviate the psycho-social trauma associated with the disaster.—APP