A Bradford aid worker has returned home after spending six weeks setting up a tent village for survivors of the South Asian earthquake.

Yousaf Razaq is a project co-ordinator for the charity Human Relief Foundation which is based in Great Horton.

In six weeks Mr Razaq was able to set up a camp for 2,116 people on the bank of the Neelam River in Thuri Park near Muzaffarabad.

Although this has been Mr Razaq's first mercy mission, he has not been fazed by the task and he is already making plans to go back in the new year to monitor the progress.

"I'm just doing my job. I plan to go back every three months. By June/July time we can start looking at something more long term."

The camp is providing woodwork lessons for the men so that they can gain skills which will be useful when the time comes to rebuild their own homes.

Mr Razaq said that two months after the earthquake struck, people are now getting on with their lives even though many of the towns and cities are hidden under piles of rubble.

"People have plodded on with their lives. The shops are open and things are getting back to normal," he said.

The main focus of the charity is to see the villagers through the next six months by providing food and shelter.

The cost of supporting one tent is estimated at £35 a month.

"These people are dependant on us and we are trying to make a difference. But it is just a drop in the ocean."

The camp is made up of widows, orphans and families who have been left with nothing. It has been a co-ordinated project between the government of Azad Jammu Kashmir, Human Relief Foundation and the Al-Mustafa Welfare Society Trust.

There has been additional support from the World Health Organisation, the World Food Programme, Oxfam, UNICEF, Save the Children, Islamic Relief, Caritas, the Red Crescent Society of the UAE, the UN and the US Army. A Pakistani mobile phone company has also provided a land line for the village.

"I have been very, very surprised by the amount of help that has come in from other agencies and I am very, very grateful to all of them."

HRF is now organising a campaign for Qurbani in January. During this celebration an animal sacrifice is made and parts of the animal are shared with the needy in the community. The charity is hoping that through donations it will be possible to help the villagers mark this important religious festival.

Anyone who wants to donate should make cheques payable to the Human Relief Foundation and send them to: HRF, Freepost BD3125, PO Box 194, Bradford, BD7 1BR, UK or visit www.hrf.co.uk. You can donate to the Human Relief Foundation at Barclays Bank A/C: 70 55 40 22 - Sort Code: 20-11-81.