The catastrophic earthquake of 8th October 2005 killed more than 80,000 people, left around one hundred thousand physically disabled and three million people home less. In this hour of grief and sorrow TF was one of the first agencies that arrived just after the quake.
Immediately after the crisis a team of 28 doctors from Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) along with 48 volunteers from Taraqee Foundation were sent to the disaster affected area to participate in rescue and relief activities. Free surgeries and other medical support were provided through a private clinic named KBDO at Mansehra. Medicine, food, clothes, blankets, mattresses and tents worth PKR 4.8 millions were distributed among the earthquake affectees immediately after the disasters. TF also established a blood bank in collaboration with KBDO.
Considering the urgent nature of the need for adequate shelter, medical and education facilities TF established 2000 shelters , established 100 tent schools, managed Kastra and Jaba camp where it took the responsibility of water supply, sanitation, water disposal, health and hygiene orientation and trainings.
Keeping in view the component of health and hygiene, 88 trainings were conducted and 3000 hygiene kits were distributed among the earthquake affectees. In collaboration with UNDP 2016 temporary shelters were constructed for the needy and deserving people in Ugi, Derband, Kaladhka, Batagram and Allahi.

Current activities in Mansehra and Muzafferabad under Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness:

Education
Currently Taraqee is working on inclusive education in 264 schools of district Mansehra in partnership with UNICEF. This program focuses on mainstreaming physically challenged children into the education system. The activities involve building teachers capacity through training, activating and training Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) for their improved role, mobilizing community for enhanced enrollment and decreased drop out.
Watsan
Currently the E&I section is looking after the water and sanitation requirements in schools where toilet construction for male and female students and teachers, supplying drinking water and installing refuse bins are the planned activities. In addition to this health and hygiene training sessions will be conducted for the school children that will be taken over by the hygiene promotion team which has been delivering service at Kashtra camp. By now TF has been able to cater for more than 300 schools in district Mansehra.
Recently TF with the support of Norwegian Church Aid NCA has started a project focusing water supply restoration through rehabilitation of water supply schemes and promotion of health and hygiene in two Union Councils of Mansehra. Taraqee is targeting 189 schools through its schools’ WES project in eight Union Councils of district Muzafferabad. The intervention would cater for drinking water supply, toilet construction, installing water storage tanks and refuse bins. It also involves hygiene education and promotion among children and teachers. The intervention mainly focuses on girls’ schools.