18 October 2005
Kiwis get stuck in, in Mansehra
Two Kiwi aid workers are working side by side in Mansehra, in the mountainous region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, and a
third is due to join them on Saturday [October 22].
Judy Moore, relief manager for World Vision, has procured an old flour mill for a warehouse and has overseen the
offloading of 20 truckloads of relief goods, with another ten waiting. Stephen Hooper, Capacity Development Manager, is
flying in by helicopter from Islamabad in a few hours, where he has been conducting assessments and locating sites for
Child Friendly Spaces. Stephen has been working in the Middle East as a conflict mediator for World Vision since July
2004.
"On Thursday, when I have some staff in place to manage the warehouse, I'll be heading up into the mountains to do
assessments," says Judy on the phone just minutes ago. "We're not sure how we'll be travelling yet – we've got some
4WDs, but it may be horse or walking."
Heather MacLeod, international child protection expert, and a former NZ nurse, is due to arrive in Mansehra on Saturday
October 22. Heather first started working for World Vision in the early 1990s, starting in Romania. Other assignments
include Rwanda after the genocide, Sudan, Chad, Iraq and post-tsunami Asia.
ENDS