HidayaTrust

www.hidayatrust.org

a social enterprise | estd. 1999

our introductionmeaning & story

Hidaya Trust Pakistan  is a non-profit sister organization of Hidaya Foundation

> Hidaya, or Guidance, is the gift of the Creator to His creation.

According to Imam Raghib Al-Isphani: It means both explanation and direction; and it also means helping and supporting a person to reach to his goal.

> Founded by Waseem Baloch in Santa Clara, California in 1999 simultaneously in America and Pakistan

Had conceived idea as early as 1972, when, as a teenager riding with his uncle on the streets of Karachi, he saw several people driven out of their homes due to monsoon rains.“

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our mission& prioritiesMISSION

To implement educational, environmental, social

welfare, and health care programs in Pakistan, with

focus on projects which promote self-employment

PRIORITIES

•To educate the masses and spread literacy;

particularly among women, in order to bring about a

sustainable change in the society.

•To focus toward future self-employment in the hope

of breaking the cycle of ongoing dependency, while

giving immediate assistance to families in the

current crisis.

our culture&

OUR CULTURE

We feel proud in promoting a culture that allows:¶ Open communication¶ Acquire knowledge¶ Work hard as a team¶ Focus and execute¶ Produce best results and in turn decrease the pain of the weak

OUR VALUES

We hold ourselves to the highest possible standards:¶ Honesty¶ Integrity¶ Respect¶ Trust¶ Humility¶ Excellence

Hidaya Trust closely works Hidaya Foundation, which is

registered in California, USA and Dhaka, Bangladesh.

It has no political affiliations

our affiliations

Our Head Quarter: Karachi

Central Operations location: Shikarpur Currently operating in: ¶ Shikarpur¶ Karachi¶ Hyderabad¶ Sukkur¶ Rahim Yar Khan ¶ Gujrat¶ Abbotabad

our locationour operations

Hidaya Trust is fully funded by its sister

organization, Hidaya Foundation,

registered in California, USA.Hidaya

Foundation collects funds through mass

mailing campaigns, magazine and newspaper

advertisements, emails and TV ads, mostly in

North America. Majority of the donors

belong to the technological field/industry;

in many cases their employers (for

example, Oracle, Microsoft, Cisco, Pepsi-

Cola) match their donations. While most

funds collected on Hidaya platform are of

Zakat in nature, other types of donations

such as Sadaqa, and in-kind donation are

also received.

our operationssolicitation of funds

Projects must have a well-thought off Project plan before

any funding is approved and released.

Upon completion, a project completion report is written

and verified

Hidaya maintains a zero-tolerance policy on adherence

against financial and process violations.

For long-term projects, funding is released in stages

our operationsproduct life cycle

our operationstypes of support

¶Distribution of Zakat in form of cash (given as checks for tracking), food ration, and clothes.

¶Sadaqah (charity) in the form of ration, cooked food, meat, clean drinking water (hand-pumps installation).

¶ Used articles and supplies such as computers, medical equipment, medical supplies, toys, books, clothes, pots & pans, and other household goods

> Ms. Johar Afroze Baloch

Karachi, Pakistan

> Ms. Lubna Azam Shaikh

Karachi, Pakistan

> Dr. Nausheen R. Baloch

Karachi, Pakistan

> Dr. Mohamed Saleem Motiwala

> Ghiasuddin Baloch, Chairperson

Karachi, Pakistan

governing bodyboard of trustees

Transparency in FinancialsSince its inception in March 1999, Hidaya Trust has completed third party finacial audit every year for transparency.

health care

environment

social welfare

education

self employment

information & technology

what wedo

education

highest priority

Hidaya Trust plans to spend at least 50% of the donated funds towards educational programs

Nanhi Kali Project education program

Hidaya’s Education Program includes the following projects:

¶ Spread Education

¶ No Orphan without Education

¶ Hidaya Institute of Farming & Agriculture 

¶ Support Hidaya Schools 

¶ Job Skills Training

¶ One Million Books

¶ Disaster Preparedness Team

education programspread education

The spread of basic general education among poor, rural

populations is one of Hidaya’s priorities.  This project is

divided among the following sub-projects: 

¶ Support Poor Students

¶ Female Education Drop-out Prevention

¶ Adult Education 

¶ Language Competency

¶ Sports & Fitness Training

education programNo Orphan without Education

Orphans in South Asia and Africa suffer the most hardship

because of the lack of governmental programs to address

their educational needs and economic welfare. 

The main objectives of this project are to:

¶ Meet the basic survival needs of orphan children

¶ Provide financial support for basic and continuing

education

¶ Monitor their progress in their educational goals

¶ Remove obstacles that hinder their progressDepending on the region, the cost of this program can reach as high as PKR4250 per month

no orphan without education

education programhidaya institute of farming & agriculture

Hidaya Institute of Farming & Agriculture Project includes

the following sub projects:

¶ Animal Farm Training

¶ Timber Farm Training

¶ Fruit & Vegetable Training

¶ Saline Agriculture Training

¶ Hands-on Agriculture Training

education programsupport a school

To promote literacy in under-developed countries, Hidaya Trust operates its own schools as well as financially supports other schools in rural and economically depressed areas.

A few examples of support to schools include:

¶ Constructing additional classroom facilities¶ Providing classroom furniture¶ Establishing libraries¶ Providing salaries for the teachers and staff¶ Donating computers for IT training¶ Installing drinking water systems

Hidaya in 2007 launched a project to adopt and operate government schools under the “Adopt a School” initiative

Hidaya's goal is to adopt twenty (20) public schools.

environment

highest priority

Hidaya Trust plans to spend at least 50% of the donated funds towards educational programs

PROPHET (PBUH) SAID:

"If the Hour is about to be established and one of you was holding a palm shoot, let him take advantage of even one second before the Hour is established to plant it."

Nanhi Kali Project environment program

Hidaya Foundation Environmental Program conducts

projects that address some challenges that need to be met to

ensure a safer, cleaner, and healthier environment.

Hidaya’s Environment Program includes the following

projects:

  

¶ Green Energy

¶ One Million Trees

¶ Clean Drinking Water

environmental programgreen energy

Hidaya Foundation is working on two fronts in their active

drive towards promoting alternate energy sources:

 

¶ Implement and showcase ways to reduce energy

consumption by using a variety of alternative energy

options in its own facilities in USA, as well as in offices

around the world. These options would include, but not

limited to, solar and wind power.

¶ To help create awareness about the technology, practical

devices, methods and benefits of conservation in the

usage of current energy sources.

environmental programgreen energy

Hidaya office in Hyderabad/Jamshoro (Sind) is already self-

sufficient in production and usage of electricity produced

using a wind mill, installed in 2007.

Four additional wind mills acquired for other Hidaya

facilities

Also exploring various options for the use of solar energy

for lighting and cooking in the larger community

environmental programone million trees

The goals of this project are to: 

¶ Plant and successfully grow one million tees in ten years

(2008 to 2017) worldwide.

¶ Help the new generation understand the importance and

impact of trees in their lives and in the ecosystem. This

will in turn give a better life to our future generations.

¶ Teach poor farmers how to plant appropriate trees so

they may more productively utilize low quality farm lands

impacted by issues such as salinity and lack of water.

environmental programone million trees

Provide seedlings at no or minimal cost to students,

farmers and communities to encourage tree planting

Brochures explaining the ecological benefits of trees

activity

Vegetables for Healthy Living: In Pakistan, Hidaya is

also distributing seeds of vegetables to students at no cost,

including:

 

¶ Opo/Kadoo/Lauki (Gourd)

¶ Zucchini/Toori/Turai

¶ Cucumber/Kheera/Kaakri

environmental programwater is LIFE

Water-borne diseases are rampant in economically

depressed rural areas

SOLUTION: Installation of Water hand pumps or

Deep(Drilled) well depending upon the depth of water table

¶ Hand pumps are normally installed for obtaining water at

the maximum depth of 130 feet (~ 40 meters). 

¶ Over 130 feet deep wells (drilled wells) are

installed with pumps which can reach 3,000

feet (910 m) or more.

¶ Hidaya is working to provide a deep well in

the Shahdad Kot district in Pakistan

social welfare

Nanhi Kali Project social welfare program

Programs implemented:

¶ Zakat (Obligatory Charity)

¶ Disaster Relief

¶ One Million Meals

¶ Marriage Support

¶ Widow/Orphan Support

¶ Container Shipment for In-Kind

Donations

¶ Sadaqa (Charity)

¶ Qurbani

¶ Fidya

¶ Sadaqat ul Fitr

¶ Aqiqah

¶ Kaffara

Hidaya Foundation serves

the poorest of poor in the

economically depressed

areas of such countries.

social welfare programzakat (obligatory charity)

¶ Hidaya Foundation collects and distributes Zakat

donations per Shariah (Islamic Law)

¶ Zakat funds are almost always distributed directly by the

Foundation

¶ OBJECTIVE: Assisting orphans, widows, poor elderly and

families in extreme poverty

social welfare programdisaster relief

¶ Hidaya Foundation supports families displaced by

emergencies or catastrophes, such as earthquakes,

droughts, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes.

¶ First phase of relief: support in the form of basic needs

provisions

¶ Second phase of disaster relief: the re-settlement of

affected families

¶ Self-Employment Projects are encouraged as well

social welfare programsadaqah charity

Sadaqah in the form of Sacrifice

¶ Is performed by Hidaya year round in economically

depressed areas of the world.

¶ Sacrifice is usually performed within 72 hours of receipt

of donation.

¶ Sadaqah meat is distributed to the needy. 

Sadaqah in the form of Cash

¶ Distributed among people in extreme poverty. 

¶ It is distributed in the form of cash or based on other needs of the people such as dry ration, cooked food, clothing/fabric, medical assistance, etc.

social welfare programfidya | aqiqah | kaffara

¶ Ensures distribution of Fidya among the deserving.

¶ Parents who are unable to perform Aqiqah themselves,

can send money to Hidaya Foundation to sacrifice an

animal on their behalf and distribute the meat to the poor.

¶ Hidaya arranges the distribution of Kaffara by feeding the poor on their behalf.

health care

When basic needs

Such as food are not even met, a health care need for their families is not even on their minds.

Nanhi Kali Projecthealth care assistance program

Hidaya Foundation has health care support programs in place

to assist the poor who otherwise would go untreated causing

loss of family income, what little they have, and even death.

Hidaya’s health care assistance programs include:

Medical Assistance

Medical Camps

Preventive Health Care Education

health care assistance programmedical camps &preventive education

¶ Sponsoring of health camps in remote locations and

arranges for medical teams, medical supplies and

medicines to benefit the poor.

¶ simple and easy-to-understand informational brochures in

local languages on diseases such as Hepatitis,

Tuberculosis, Scabies, Ringworm, Diabetes etc.

¶ Information in these brochures answers questions such

as:

¶ What are the symptoms of these diseases?

¶ What are the causes for these diseases?

¶ What steps can be taken to prevent and cure these

diseases?

self employment

strong belief:

In helping people become financially independent and self sufficient, instead of providing them perpetual assistance.

Nanhi Kali Project self employment program

Self employment through economic and social change is a

long-term solution, which is why Hidaya focuses on projects

that promote self-employment.

Hidaya’s Self Employment Program includes the following

projects:

Animal Farming

Farmer Assistance

Small Businesses for the Poor

self employment programanimal farming

Poultry Farming: Five chickens and one rooster, or a flock

of 25 chicks are given to a family (all come with feeding

supplies). 

Goat Farming: Goats are given to the poor in rural areas

for milk and goat farming. 

self employment programfarmer assistance

Hidaya Trust helps farmers in economically depressed areas

by providing one or more of the following:

Seeds

Fertilizers

Pesticides

Technical know-how

self employment programfarmer assistance

Sewing Machines to Women: Widows and poor women

are provided sewing machines for in-home tailoring

businesses.

 Tools for Various

Professions: People are

provided assistance in the form

of push-carts and supplies for

selling vegetables or other

items as street vendors, or

cash is given for setting up

retail shops. 

Also, tools and equipment are

given for various professions

for starting businesses.

information &communication technology

Bridging

The digital gap for those who can't afford it on their own!

Nanhi Kali Projectinformation & communication technology program

Separate division: Hidaya Institute of Science & Technology

(HIST) www.histpk.org

Unique Information & Communication Technology Program

where graduates with limited financial resources giving the

training which enables them to compete for high

paying positions in today's world-wide competitive IT job

market

Hidaya’s Information & Communication Technology Program

includes the following projects:

Basic Computer Skills

Software Development Training

System Administration Training

Network Administration Training

info. & communication tech. programbasic computer skills

Under Basic Computer Skills students from 6th grade and

upward are given basic understanding of hardware and

application software with keeping in mind to

prepare students for A plus Certification.

info. & communication tech. programsoftware development programTeaching of advance concepts of cutting edge web

development technologies and work on Hidaya's internal

development projects using Open Source and Microsoft

technologies.

In Open Source technology: PHP, MySQL, CMS (Joomla),

CSS, Java Script, HTML and AJAX etc. 

In Microsoft: Dot.Net module including core C#.Net,

ASP.Net 3.5/4.0, Basic & Advanced ASP.Net, ASP. Net

Security, IIS Configuration & Hosting, Web Services, MySQL

Server 2005,

RIA Development including AJAX, LINQ, Silver Light, XML.

info. & communication tech. programsystem administration training

Advanced concepts of:

Installing,

Supporting,

Maintaining servers or other computer systems

Planning for and responding to service outages

Scripting or light programming

Project management for systems related projects

Equipping them for becoming: Consultants/Supervisor

/Trainer

info. & communication tech. programnetwork administration training

Network administration: Progressive concepts of

maintenance of computer hardware and software that

comprises a computer network. This normally includes

deploying, configuring, maintaining and monitoring active

network equipment. 

Taught how to:

Trouble shoot and debug network related problems

Maintenance of network authorization structure

Create Network backup systems

donation details

online donation using credit cardPerson can donate using their Credit Card through our sister organization, Hidaya Foundation's secure online donation system.

donating by mailMail checks payable to

Hidaya Trust, Jamshoro/Hyderabad District Operations,

A-17, Phase – I, S.U.E.C.H.S, Jamshoro, Sindh Pakistan

Make your checks in the name of Hidaya Trust.

donate by wire transfer

Beneficiary

Hidaya Foundation

Address P.O. Box 5481Santa Clara, CA 95056-5481

Bank Bank Of AmericaSan Tomas Industrial Park Branch #10982925 Scott BoulevardSanta Clara, CA 95054U.S.A. (408) 983-0588

Routing Number

121000358

Account Number

Please call us for this information

Further information that will be needed to be outlaid:

•Donor's Name•Address with email and telephone number•Name of Hidaya Project or Program you wish to contribute to

Send the above information by e-mail to mail@hidaya.org or mail to:

Hidaya FoundationP.O. Box 5481Santa Clara, CA 95056-5481

donate by phone

Person can donate to Hidaya Foundation by providing checking account or credit card information over phone. The donation will be used for projects as instructed. 

Call us at (408) 244-3282 or toll-free (866) 2-HIDAYA (1-866-244-3292). 

If donation is being made using checking account, following information from check will be required:

•Name of your bank•Routing number of your bank•Checking Account number

If person is donating using credit card, following information will be required:

• Credit card number• Expiration date• Name and Complete

Address• Email address• Amount of Donation*• Country (select from Section

I below)• Programs (select from

Section II below) *Also state whether your donation should count as Zakat or not.

monthly auto withdrawal

Person can donate each month by authorizing Hidaya to

withdraw certain amount for projects of their choice from your

bank checking account or credit card.

 

in kind donations

 Hidaya Foundation collects in-kind (new and gently used)

items to help the poor and needy in South Asian countries, as

well as in other parts of the world, when need arises.