Organization
Health Nutrition and Development Society (HANDS)
Mission
HANDS mission is for improving health, promoting , education, alleviation poverty and development social institution for community empowerment.
Organizational Expertise
Livelihoods
Technologies & Fuels
Biogas
Clean Cooking Activities
The HANDS under the project “DFID adapted to climate change” is providing technical and material support to those poor house hold to increase their capabilities to adopt new techniques to deal with their vulnerabilities with regards to climate changes and adoption of cultural practices that help improves the environment. The universe of this activity is about a Fuel Efficient Stove (FES) project started by HANDS with the aims to reduce deforestation and women health in Pakista. In the course of project implementation, the organization has introduced FES (Fuel Efficient Stove) in the project area to reduce cutting of natural forest.
An open fire ecosystem was common practices in the Pakistan specially rural areas are still in vogue in some of the villages or communities of the area.Fuel Efficient Stove can be used for cooking, space heating and to get multiple uses with the same amount of fire wood at a time. The FES emits less smoke and therefore, equally good for health. The FES was initially designed to reduced consumption of fuel wood, therefore,therefore, it was tested that it consume less fuel wood as compare to traditional open ended stoves.
Partnership
We are working on biogas and we required funds regarding implemented the projects in Pakistan.
Regions Operating In
South Asia
Country Based In
Pakistan
Address
140-C, Block II, Pechs
Karachi, Sindh 75400
Website
Primary Point of Contact
Name: Ms. Rahila Rahim
Title: Sr. General Manager
Email: rahila.rahim@uands.org.pk
Phone: (021) 34532804, 34527698
Secondary Point of Contact
Name: Mr. Guhram Ali
Title: Manager
Email: guhram.ali@hands.org.pk
Phone: (021) 34532804, 34527698
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