HANDS Welfare Foundation
HANDS Institute of Development Studies
HANDS Endowment Trust
Physical Infrastructure and Technology Services
Housing- A ray of hope for flood affected population
Housing & Affiliated Facilities (HAF) services are committed to strengthening the infrastructure of underserved regions. Many communities in Pakistan lack access to even the most basic utilities.
HANDS provides low-cost shelter projects, community physical infrastructure projects, communication schemes, and alternate energy schemes.
In 2022-23, HANDS carried out 09 projects in 33 districts and 12,363 villages and urban settlements with 1.07 million beneficiaries
Services Models
Low Cost Housing
Low-cost shelters are a game-changer in disaster relief efforts. Families that cannot afford to rebuild their houses can easily be protected through these shelters. So far, we have spent PKR 3.7 billion on constructed 122,953 shelters to date of which 34,522 shelters were constructed in 2022-23.
Physical infrastructure Scheme
HANDS realizes the importance of infrastructure for the basic functioning of communities. Our CPI schemes provide street pavements, link roads, hand pumps, gravity water supply, sewerage treatment and energy. HANDS has engaged in the construction and renovation of schools and building flood protection walls and culverts. So far last year 423 CPI schemes have been constructed.
Alternate Energy Schemes
HANDS believes strongly in the rights of communities’ access to clean and cost-efficient energy. Most parts of Pakistan experience severe shutdowns and power outages due to a fragile network and low production. To overcome this, alternate energy solutions like solar and micro-hydel can be beneficial. Our Head Office in Karachi gets its electricity from a 120 KW solar plant. Most of the HANDS offices around Pakistan do not rely on the grid. They are completely solar-powered. In addition, most health and education facilities are also solarized. Currently, we are in the process of solarizing villages as well. In this connection last year 6,288 solar lights were distributed and 878 solar units were installed in villages or urban settlements.
Highlights of post flood 2022 Housing & Affiliated Facility (HAF) services
| Description | No.of Families | No. of Beneficiaries |
|---|---|---|
| Housing schemes (Roofing kits, shelter construction, smokeless stoves, kitchen construction) | 183,895 | 1,281,679 |
| Community physical infrastructure (Street pavement, culverts, protection wall) | 609 | 4,648 |
| Rehabilitation of community / MARVI Center | 1,831 | 12,817 |
| Non-food Items (NFIs) (mosquito nets, winterization kits, kitchen kits / solar Energy kits) | 48,215 | 197,674 |
