Abdul Sattar Edhi International Foundation

What's happening in Pakistan right now:

1/3 of the country is underwater

1300 deaths (a third of them are children)

33 million people displaced

1 million houses destroyed

750,000 livestock deaths

Pakistan produces 1% of global emissions but is in the top 10 countries affected by climate change.

We, Hamza Ahmad and Usama Lali, are graduate students at the University of Washington. As Pakistanis in the United States, the one and perhaps only thought that’s brought some comfort in the last few weeks has been that Pakistanis are a resilient people. We’ve survived much and we will survive this too. We write this post from a comfortable place. Our immediate families and friends back home are safe, if one can use the word anymore, but we amongst many others have realized how the safety we think we have is at best precarious if not illusory entirely. We are making this post to offer an organization like Edhi Foundation that works on the local level and has distinguished itself by almost a century of public service within Pakistan. We know many amongst us want to support Pakistanis in this time of need but are understandably skeptical of a lecherous NGO economy, which is why we are creating this page. This is an organization with impeccable credibility, the largest free ambulance service in Asia and most importantly boots on the ground and longstanding engagement with the community.

There's a LOT that needs to be done both in the short-run and the long-run. The international community has to acknowledge and address climate racism and how those least responsible for climate change stand to lose the most. The government's long-standing priorities have to be interrogated and redistributed but at the moment millions displaced are left without services and are vulnerable to waterborne diseases, hunger, and a lack of basic survival supplies. A Dollar is 220 Pakistani Rupees (you can buy four cokes in Pakistan for the price of one in the States) and donations made by the international community can make a world of difference. Please donate as much as possible and spread the word. We would be grateful!

You can find more information on Edhi Foundation here: https://edhina.org/about-us/
Abdul Sattar Edhi International Foundation Inc: Provide Shelter,Clothing,Food To Poor And The Needy People Around The World. 

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit Abdul Sattar Edhi International Foundation and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.