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BACKGROUND – EDHI FOUNDATION

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EDHI Foundation is the largest non-profit organization in Pakistan, founded in 1951 by Dr. Abdul Sattar EDHI. The foundation has 335 centers in Pakistan, providing health care and emergency assistance wherever it is required. The main focus of this NGO is to serve humanity without any discrimination. EDHI refrains from the financial support by the foreign aid giving agencies and believe in the principle of self-help. EDHI says, “My religion is humanitarianism... which is the basis of every religion in the world." The establishment runs 8 healing facilities giving free therapeutic consideration in Karachi alone, 1800 ambulances encouraging 24-hour crisis administrations crosswise over Pakistan and abroad, blood and medication bank, malignancy doctor's facilities, diabetic focuses, home for the dejected kids, air ambulances administrations to give fast support of the country territories and so forth. Apart from its services in Pakistan, the NGO helps the refugees and has branches in Japan, Bangladesh, USA, UK and Canada. EDHI is setting an example of its services to humanity in all over the world without any discrimination of color, race, language or religion.

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MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT

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MISSION STATEMENT:“Provide shelter, clothing, food to poor and

the needy people of the world on a self-help basis”.

VISION STATEMENT:“To create an institution that will carry on life’s work and survive for a long time to

come.”

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ORIGIN OF EDHI FOUNDATION

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Mr. Abdul Sattar started his first ever medical center in the year 1951, which was at that time called as EDHI trust.

He had only spent Rs.5000 in order to commence the EDHI trust.

At this moment of time the EDHI foundation has more than 300 centers that are spread all over Pakistan.

Whether it is large cities, small cities or the rural areas of Pakistan, one will find a center of the EDHI foundation out there.

It is through EDHI that many people across Pakistan are having medical aid as well family planning and emergency assistance.

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ORIGIN OF EDHI FOUNDATION

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The overall important contributions by the EDHI foundation are as follows:

“ Saving more than twenty thousand abandoned babies Training of forty thousand qualified nursesHousing of over fifty thousand orphans in EDHI homes across Pakistan.

If we take Karachi, the city where the foundation was formed, in particular, we would see the extraordinary services by EDHI. Here, the EDHI foundation runs 8 hospitals. These hospitals provide free medical care, surgical units, diabetic centers, 4-bed cancer hospitals, mobile dispensaries and eye hospitals”.

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ESTABLISHMENT OF EDHI FOUNDATION

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It was from a young age that Abdul Sattar EDHI was always taught to be very kind towards people and help those who are poor.

It was the same mother who became paralyzed when EDHI was only eleven, later as a result of falling ill she died, EDHI was just a nineteen years old boy at that time.

The death of his mother made him extremely sad, but also created a new sense in his heart, the sense of loving humanity, the sense of helping others.

He started involving in social work and doing work with the social organizations. In the initial times, he could only manage to buy a small van, which was his ambulance.

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It was through this ambulance that h used to travel across the city of Karachi.

He helped in giving medical aid and burying the dead bodies that were unclaimed.

Soon, EDHI became famous for his efforts to help the poor.

Due to this many people started trusting him a lot and started donating to EDHI, which helped him in expanding the operations of EDHI trust.

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He employed staff and nurses for his work, one of the nurses employed there included Bilquis, who later on married Abdul Sattar EDHI in the year 1966, today she also is the co chairperson of the EDHI Foundation.

The EDHI Foundation created as people saw its altruistic focuses. In 1973 when an old loft building given way in Karachi, EDHI's ambulances and volunteers were the first to achieve the scene and begin salvage operations.

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From that point, on, through the inconveniences in Karachi and everywhere throughout the nation, EDHI's ambulances have been saving and taking the harmed to doctor's facilities and covering unclaimed bodies.

They go to spots where even government offices waver to wander. At whatever point there is any terrorist assault or disaster in the nation EDHI establishment is the first to give help.

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FOUNDER’S PROFILE – ABDUL SATTAR EDHI

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Abdul Sattar EDHI was born on January 1, 1928 in Bantva, Gujarat, India.

His mother died when he was 19, after suffering from physical and mental illnesses.

That incident instills in him the long lasting sense of humanity and services for mankind.

In 1947, he migrated with his family to Pakistan and settled in Karachi.

He soon started working with the welfare organizations.

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He brought his first ambulance, which he called “poor man’s van”.

He used to drive his ambulance around the city providing help wherever it was needed.

The first tiny step that he took was later assisted by his wife, Bilquees EDHI, an active philanthropist and a nurse, and became the largest social welfare program in Pakistan.

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FOUNDER’S WIFE - BILQUIS BANO EDHI

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Bilquis Bano EDHI spouse of Abdul Sattar EDHI, is an expert medical caretaker and a standout amongst the most dynamic altruists in Pakistan.

She has been nicknamed, The Mother of Pakistan.

She heads the Bilquis EDHI Foundation, and with her better half got the 1986 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service.

Her philanthropy runs numerous administrations in Pakistan including a healing center and emergency service in Karachi.



Bilquis Bano EDHI, wife of Abdul Sattar EDHI, is a humanitarian, a social worker and one of the most active philanthropists in Pakistan.

She holds the honor of being awarded the prestigious ‘Hilal-e-Imtiaz’.

She is also the recipient of the ‘Lenin Peace Prize’. Her charity runs many services in Pakistan including a hospital and emergency service in Karachi.

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AWARDS – EDHI FOUNDATION

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Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service (1986) Lenin Peace Prize (1988) Paul Harris Fellow from Rotary International Foundation, (1993) Peace Prize from (USSR former) for services in the American earthquake disaster, (1998) Largest Voluntary Ambulance Organization of the World - Guinness Book of World Records (2000) Hamdan Award for volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services (2000) UAE International Balzan Prize (2000) for Humanity, Peace and Brotherhood, Italy Peace and Harmony Award (Delhi), 2001 Peace Award (Mumbai), 2004 Peace Award (Hyderabad Deccan), 2005 Wolf of Bhogio Peace Award (Italy), 2005 Gandhi Peace Award (Delhi), 2007 UNESCO Madan jeet sing Peace Award (Paris), 2007 Peace Award Seoul (South Korea), 2008 Honorary Doctorate degree from the Institute of Business Administration Karachi, (2006) UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize (2009) Ahmadiyya Muslim Peace Prize (2010) Peace Award (London), 2011

INTERNATIONAL AWARDS

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AWARDS – EDHI FOUNDATION

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Nishan-e-imtiaz

Human rights award

Khidmat Award

Silver Jubilee Shield

The social worker

Pakistan civic award

Peace award

Shield of honor

Recognition of meritorious

DOMESTIC AWARDS

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SERVICES

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SERVICES

Baby Cradles(Jholaas) Child adoption and child care services EDHI Homes & Orphanage Centers Blood and Drug Banks Field Ambulance Services Air ambulance Marine and coastal services Mobile Mortuary Cancer and Eye Hospital Shelter for animals


SERVICES

Graveyard Services Prisoners Aid Missing person service Edhi Rickshaw “Rozgar” Scheme Education Refugees Assistance Coffin and Burial centre Langar free kitchen Charitable shop


ORGANIZATIONAL-STRUCTURE

“A set of activities including task allocation, coordination and supervision, which are linked and directed towards the aims of the organization”

Overall there are 8 zonal heads, one in each city, the cities where the Zonal heads are include:1. Karachi2. Hyderabad 3. Sukkur 4. Mirpurkhas5. Multan6. Faisalabad7. Islamabad 8. Quetta


ORGANIZATIONAL-STRUCTURE

Volunteer Base

As indicated by EDHI, this "Volunteer System" results in profound duty on part of the specialists and at the same time minimizes managerial and over-head costs.


SOURCES OF FUND

According to Mr. Abdus Sattar EDHI, main source of funds is “awaam” i.e. the masses. In the words of Mr. Abdus Sattar EDHI,

“We have collection points from Lahore to Siachin and from Murree to Thar Parker.”

In addition to a huge number of collection points spread all around the country, EDHI foundation also has its collection points in New York, London, Kandahar, Toronto, Kabul, Tokyo, Sydney, Dhaka etc.


SOURCES OF FUND

Mr. EDHI said,

“There is no shortage of funds, people from all over the country trust him and donate selflessly and even if there was any shortage, I would just go outside the tomb of Quaid e Azam and ask people for funds, and in a mere two hours, I will collect more than 5,000,000 PKR.”

People of different religions such as, Hindus, Quadianis, Christians etc, all donate in the same manner without any reservations.


FUNDS ALLOCATION

When asked if there was a possibility of misuse of funds, Mr.EDHI replied,

“There is a very strict system of accountability and reporting in place and with Mr. EDHI himself and his son, a graduate from UK, personally checking all the reports, there is no chance of the funds being misused.”


FUTURE EXPENSION PLANS OF EDHI

Rehabilitation Centers for Heroin addicts Ambulance Centers and Associated Ambulances Homes for Destitute EDHI Community Centers Establishment of Specialized Centers for Treatment Establishment of Reserve Funds Ambulance Aircraft Construction of Hospitals EDHI Public Kitchen


EDHI’s DEATH

Abdul Sattar Edhi passed away at 88 years old in the late hours of Friday 8, July 2016.

Edhi had been experiencing kidney disappointment since 2013 and was on dialysis.

As indicated by his son, he couldn't experience kidney transplantation because of his propelling years.


EDHI’s DEATH

The country’s top civilian and military leadership including President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain, Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif, the political leadership as well as thousands of mourners attended the funeral prayers of the country’s charity king, Abdul Sattar Edhi at the National Stadium Karachi, after which the great philanthropist was laid to rest at the Edhi Village followed by 19-gun salute and military guard of honour.


A state funeral had been arranged for Edhi’s final journey as his body, wrapped in the green national flag, was given a 19-gun salute, military guard of honour, carried on a state carriage to his final resting place from the national stadium where the country’s top civilian and military leadership laid floral wreaths on his grave while a final guard of honour was presented besides prayers and other religious rituals.

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