Smash hit song helps quench water woes of Thar women on May 27, 2024Until last month, Savita had to trudge through burning dunes of sand under midday broiling sun to fetch drinking water. It would take her and hundreds of her other women from remote Meghwar village at least two hours to cover a five- kilometer gruelling distance on a teetering sandy path every day with temperatures soaring […]
Alleviating Poverty through Targeted Interventions on November 8, 2023Slouching against a neatly painted wall in a carpeted room, Mohammad Younas narrated his struggle to become an entrepreneur from a mere jobless person like many others in this remote village of Balochistan’s Pishin district. His story is one of good things happening in an otherwise violent and poverty-stricken mineral-rich province. Younas, in his late […]
Making Out Of ‘Waste’ on August 13, 2023At first glance, the palatial complex looks like a conventional farmhouse. But there is something very special. Everything here – tables, chairs, sofas, swings, manhole covers and even the frames for the precious paintings and pictures – are made from recycled plastic and wood waste. “Everything you find here is green. We let almost nothing […]
Rainwater harvesting helps Soon Valley communities cope with water needs on June 28, 2023Dotted with scenic lakes, and overlooked by mighty mountains, the eye-catching Soon valley attracts thousands of tourists from across the country every year. The glistening waters of serene Uchali, Khabeji, and Jahalar, lakes, surrounded by lush green farmlands, prompt tourists in troves to visit this far-flung destination despite an ordinary tourism infrastructure. But the purpose […]