New Edhi

By:
Adnan Gul
Presentation Outline
• Who was Edhi

• Significance
• Major areas covered
• Major source of study
Presentation Sequence
Edhi Foundation Illness & Death

Introduction
● Who was Edhi ● About Foundation ● Cause
● Early Life ● Services ● Burial
● Motivation ● Facilities ● Unfolded Lessons
● Vision
● Startup
● Life style
● Threats & Fears
Humanitarian Social Worker
EDHI
Ascetic Philanthropist
HUMANITARIAN
Love for Humanity Religion as ‘Humanity’
Whoever kills a person (unjustly),

it is as he killed the whole mankind
Al-Quran 5:32
SOCIAL WORKER
• Provided aid at national

and international level
• Relief operations in Africa,

USA, Middle east
• Campaigns against Polio
• Campaign for women rights

and arranged marriages
PHILANTHROPIST
Care taking
Abandoned children
Mentally unhealthy children
Elder Citizens
EARLY LIFE
• Born in 1928 at Bantawa,

Gujrat, India
• Migrated to Pakistan after
partition
• He belonged to Memon family
• He proposed to a nurse at
his own foundation named
Balquis Edhi in April 1966
• He had two daughters and
two children
BALQUIS BANO EDHI
• Born in 1947 Karachi
• Professional Nurse
• Philanthropist, Social
• Worker
Head of Bilquis Edhi
Foundation with her husband
• Holds Hilal-e-Imtiaz
• Received Ramon Magsaysay
Award for public service,
1986
• Handles ladies section and
adoption centre
MOTIVATION
Everyday before school my

mother used to give me 2
paisa and say ‘ Spend
one on your self and give
the other away’.
It was her way of
creating awareness in me
of the need for social
welfare
(Edhi)
MOTIVATION (CONT.)
Edhi’s mother had a stroke when he was

11. She was not able to move
He provided nursing to her mother day

and night.
His mother died when he was 19
He was not able to complete his

education
VISION
To start chain of welfare foundation across the country

• More than 375 units exist in Pakistan
• To eliminate poverty
• His last words were that he never
succeeded to eliminate poverty
• To help the needy without any

discrimination i.e. sect,
cast
START-UP
Started working as Peddler

Afterwards started clothes whole sale Business
in market of Karachi
Joined ‘Bnatva Memon Khidmat Committee’
Sooner left and started welfare on his own for all

Sects, creed and race.
He started with 5000 rupees in hand and an ambulance
He created a free dispensary

LIFE STYLE
Very simple living in a house
having two rooms at Edhi Centre.
Edhi was famous for having

only two pair of clothes
THREATS & FEARS
Every single step he took involved hardships and

sufferings.
Humanitarian had threats for his life from
politicians, when Edhi was forced to leave
country by his companions
Threats of abduction from Talibans
Jealousy of other welfare and religious organizations
Had to face abduction in his own centre
Refused to have security even when asked by
Government of Pakistan
More than 1800
ambulances 1 helicopter
More than 375 child ambulance
care Centres.
Edhi Homes for 2 Airplane

homeles ambulance
Hospitals
Animal hostel
Burial
Schools
24 hour
service Food
Shrouding
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
More than
250 awards
Honorary doctorate from Bedford Shire Nishan-e-Imtiaz by Gov. of Pakistan
Honorary degree from IBA Karachi Several Peace Awards

ILLNESS
• On 5 th June, 2013, Edhi suffered from Kidney Failure

• He had to survive on Dialysis
• But he soon found a donor

DEATH
• Edhi left this world on 8 th July, 2016 due to
kidney failure
• He is laid to rest in Edhi Village, Karachi

BURIAL
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said "We have lost
a great servant of humanity. He was the real
manifestation of love for those who were socially
vulnerable, impoverished, helpless and poor.”
Prime Minister announced state funeral for Edhi
He became third Pakistani to have state funeral
State funeral has only been given to following

persons
• Quaid-e-Azam
• Gen. Zia-ul-Haq
• Abdus Sattar Edhi
LESSONS TO LEARN
• Least judgemental man
- Never judge anyone from his colour, cast, religion and creed
• Humanity above religion

- Once asked ‘Why must you pick up Christians and Hindus in your
ambulance?’ Edhi replied ‘Because the ambulance is more Muslim
than you
• Accolades don’t matter
-Misery, hardships, suffering and awards never matter
• Head down and focus on work

-Money, fame and popularity never matter
• Don’t wait for others to change the world

-Had Edhi not taken the plunge to start, we may not have Edhi
foundation
SOURCES
• www.edhi.org
• Different blogs and news articles

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• Who was Edhi

Edhi Foundation Illness & Death

Love for Humanity Religion as ‘Humanity’

Whoever kills a person (unjustly),

• Provided aid at national

• Relief operations in Africa,

• Campaigns against Polio

• Campaign for women rights

Mentally unhealthy children

• Born in 1928 at Bantawa,

Everyday before school my

Edhi’s mother had a stroke when he was

He provided nursing to her mother day

His mother died when he was 19

He was not able to complete his

To start chain of welfare foundation across the country

• To help the needy without any

Started working as Peddler

Joined ‘Bnatva Memon Khidmat Committee’

Sooner left and started welfare on his own for all

He created a free dispensary

Edhi was famous for having

Every single step he took involved hardships and

Edhi Homes for 2 Airplane

Honorary doctorate from Bedford Shire Nishan-e-Imtiaz by Gov. of Pakistan

Honorary degree from IBA Karachi Several Peace Awards

• On 5 th June, 2013, Edhi suffered from Kidney Failure

• But he soon found a donor

• He is laid to rest in Edhi Village, Karachi

He became third Pakistani to have state funeral

State funeral has only been given to following

• Humanity above religion

• Head down and focus on work

• Don’t wait for others to change the world

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