Despite poor weather conditions and difficult terrain, Islamic Relief aid workers continue to work in 300 villages in four of the worst-affected districts of Kashmir.
Around 260,000 earthquake survivors have benefited from IR's projects in shelter, food security, health, water, education and livelihood.
IR has raised funds in excess of £10,600,000 for the Pakistan earthquake. In addition to this, organisations and individuals have donated several tonnes of aid goods worth millions of pounds to IR for distribution in Pakistan.
Opening Roads
Islamic Relief has hired 65 large earthmoving vehicles for two months to clear landslides and open roads linking the remote Neelum Valley.
The earthmovers, working round the clock, have opened roads to light transport vehicles.
IR engineers have cleared 29 routes in the affected area, providing access to over 1.7 million people.
Shelter
IR engineers have designed a form of temporary shelter which will be used in two shelter projects. Funding has been secured for the construction of 1,500 shelters.
Water
Many survivors have been forced to resort to drinking unsafe water after water supply systems were destroyed in the earthquake.
The quake also interrupted IR's development of a water supply network in Bagh while IR aid workers were diverted by the disaster. Construction work is due to resume soon on the supply network which is fed with water from local springs.
IR staff have constructed 1,383 latrines and installed 46 water tanks in 50 camps in Muzaffarabad and Bagh district. Around 23,000 people benefit from this project.
Distributions
So far, IR has distributed 15,121 tents benefiting around 100,000 people. Around 200,000 quilts and blankets and 30,000 mattresses and sleeping mats have been distributed to survivors in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot and Neelum Valley.
In agreement with the World Food Programme, IR is distributing food to 180,000 people in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot, and Neelum valley. The project is planned to last for six months.
Islamic relief has distributed medicine donated by Americares in three major medical camps in Muzaffarabad.
Islamic Relief is supporting International Health Partners (IHP) deliver medical aid worth £2,000,000 in Kashmir.
Preparations are underway to provide temporary winterised shelters to 20,000 families.
IR has initiated a project to supply 10,000 families with winter tents and non-food items in 45 days.
Warm clothing is being provided to 25,000 survivors of the quake in four districts of Kashmir.
Health
In partnership with HMD Response International, IR is to set up four clinics in the worst affected areas of Bagh, two of which will be mobile.
The project, financed by IR and implemented by Response International, will provide healthcare services to around 40,000 people.
Education
287 large tents have arrived in Muzaffarabad and Bagh and will be used as schools until permanent structures are built.
Donations
14 tonnes of aid worth €123,570 was dispatched from IR's France office and arrived in Islamabad on 17 December.
Ten out of the 20 containers of aid donated to IR by the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints have arrived in Karachi. The consignment includes 188,000 blankets and 6,000 winterised tents.
A 40 foot container containing blankets and clothes donated by an Islamic Relief supporter in Panama has arrived in Karachi.
IR's USA office is sending a 747 cargo plane to Pakistan with aid worth over $2.6 million.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has delivered blankets, pillows and mattresses to IR staff in Kashmir for distribution. The aid will be distributed in Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Dhirkot and Rawalakot.
IR Belgium has shipped a 40 foot container of aid worth €25,000 to Pakistan.
The Rotary Club has made a donation to IR Pakistan of 100 pallets of winterised tents and 90 pallets of sleeping bags.