Sustainable

Environment

HDF through its development programs is working to preserve the ecosystem and create a healthy environment by providing clean drinking water, better sanitation facilities, waste disposal, suitable adaptation to climate change and increase in forest cover. Our purpose is to raise the quality of life by providing communities with a clean environment and make them vibrant and self-sustaining.

Under this program, communities are encouraged to highlight pertinent environmental issues and then suggest possible solutions. The Community Physical Infrastructure (CPI) projects are completed through partnerships with donors, and include installation of hand pumps, tube wells, safe drinking water plants, water schemes, construction of link roads, water channels lining, street pavements, latrines, sewerage system, flood bunds, reservoirs and construction of delay action/ check dams.

27.2 million Pakistanis do not have access to safe water and 52.7 million do not have access to adequate sanitation facilities.
According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, Pakistan is ranked fifth in the list of countries most vulnerable to climate change.
Between 1999 to 2018, the country witnessed 152 extreme weather events and suffered huge losses equaling USD 3.8 billion.
Pakistan is facing increases in average temperatures significantly above the global average with a potential rise of 1.3°C-4.9°C by the 2090’s.

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Conserving Nature

Plantation Drive at Clifton Beach

Human Development Foundation joined hands with Khushhali Microfinance Bank and Clifton Urban Forest to plant hundreds of trees at Clifton Karachi. Clifton Urban Forest, a game-changing green lung in the center of Karachi, is being developed with the aim to create evergreen, sustainable forests to restore Karachi’s degraded environment. HDF is proud to participate in this great initiative to improve the environment in Karachi. Plant Khushhali Campaign 2021 continues with great zeal, renewing HDF’s pledge to improve the environment and to offset the impacts of climate change.

Basti Rahim De Wahi –
A Story of Clean Drinking Water

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Basti Rahim De Wahi is a small village, 7-8km away from Rahim Yar Khan city, with the population of approximately 2,751. This Basti started facing the challenge of clean drinking water after establishment of a sewage treatment plant for Rahim Yar Khan city, nearby Basti Rahim De Wahi. People started feeling odor and change of color in ground water. When problem escalated and it became unbearable, Village Development Organization (VDO) – Kehkashan – approached HDF team for water interventions.

HDF team along with VDO and community decided to install water filtration plant for clean drinking water, after survey. A water filtration plant of 5000 gallon capacity was installed, relieving the residents. March 31st, 2018 proved a day when people of community gathered around filtration plant, kids danced jubilantly.

To encourage women participation, Farzana Shabbir was trained for operating filtration plant on voluntarily basis. Today, community is managing the filtration plant and enjoying clean drinking water.

Our children were exposed to harmful environment but now we are happy that not only our kids but kids from neighbor village are getting benefit from filtration plant.

Farzana Shabbir
President Kehkashan (VDO)
Basti Rahim De Wahi, RYK, Punjab