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AHD Nadi filter innovated locally, rewarded internationally, safe drinking water solution for rural poor communties of Asia and Africa

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What it is

Alarming Situation of Safe Drinking Water in Pakistan 2025
Globally, a significant number of people lack access to safe drinking water, with an estimated 2 billion individuals lacking access to safely managed drinking water services. Many more drink water from sources that are not adequately protected against contamination. The lack of access to clean water disproportionately affects populations in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, as well as in parts of Oceania and Southeast Asia Pakistan is the country where 80% rural population drinks contaminated water, while the situation in urban cities also not good, nearly 16 million individuals do not have access to safe drinking water and in 2016, Dawn published that about 84% to 89% of water sources in Pakistan do not meet water quality standards for human consumption. Correspondingly, in 2017 the Daily Times reported that nearly 39,000 children under 5 die annually due to diarrheal ailments. Because of these kinds of high numbers, the poor quality of drinking water has forced a large cross-section of citizens to buy bottled water. However, many of the mineral water companies were found selling contaminated water. To monitor and improve the quality of bottled water, the Government of Pakistan through the Ministry of Science and Technology has designated the task for quarterly monitoring of bottled/mineral water brands to PCRWR. According to the monitoring report PCRWR for the quarter January-March 2022 following the brief overview of the findings however, many of the mineral water companies were found selling contaminated.

According to Sindh Bureau of Statistics, unsanitary condition, polluted water, illiteracy among rural mothers, high fertility, small budgetary allocation and inadequate administrative structures have been identified as the main hurdles in the progress of health conditions. There are also clear differentials in health conditions by rural and urban areas and socio-economic groups. Majority of the diseases in the rural areas are caused by malnutrition and the use of unsafe water. 

Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) has been striving for bringing Peace, Unity, Justice and Harmony uplift poor rural communities towards sustainable development. AHD is looking to help poor rural people with skills of safe drinking Nadi filters and help them to get safe and clean drinking water via their door steps. AHD has strong skills to help poor rural families with access to safe and clean drinking water with very low cost and local based technology. AHD looking to replicate this technology in to help poor people and make SDG # 6 happen to access safe and clean drinking water for all
 
AHD started searching sustainable solutions in 2005-2006 and comes up with number of solutions to uplift rural poor communities and introduced Nadir filter in just ONE village and then 10 Nadi filters, in 2007 AHD started work in 100 families with ADP USA and during 2008 AHD won APFED showcase award for 1,000 families in Jati area and then 2008-2021 AHD supported by Oxfam Pakistan, Help Alliance Germany, Lufthansa Airline, WHO Pakistan, GSK UK, Misereor Germany, Care International, SDPI Islamabad, UNEP-APFED and ADP & Oxfam GB. AHD successfully reached 365,000 in Pakistan rural people, NGOs, INGOs and private organizations doing this and helping poor rural people with access to safe and clean drinking water in 3 million people.  

How it Works

Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti working as president / CEO for Association for Humanitarian Development, having 28 years of humanitarian work experiences & working on sustainable solution to end CRISIS (Cholera Outbreak, Gastro, Diarrhea, Plastic in drinking water, Chlorine and other chemicals in drinking water) AHD introduced rough model Nadi filter in 2005 and during 2006 installed 10 Nadi filter unit in Jati coastal area and find useful, during 2007 AHD implemented 100 Nadi filter with help of ADP USA and then in 2008 won first ever APFED-UNEP award and now in 2024 AHD won 08 international awards including Energy globe Austria, GSK UK, HIEX UN and World Health Assembly – UN has bring Nadi filter to upward and many countries adopted Nadi filter. Vision of Mr. Khurshid to help 1 million families in Pakistan and now join hands with Blue Community Switzerland, Nature Based Solution Netherlands, Thrive Project Australia and IUNC to help Nadi filters to end crisis of rural poor communities of Pakistan and international. AHD Nadi Filter successfully reached 365,000 families during 2024.
 
AHD Nadi filter:
AHD Nadi Filters is local & Nature Based Solution, A mud pot technology an adaptation of the centuries old slow sand filtration process. Simple solution with local material, 1. Nadi, 2. Mattaka, 3. Pipe, 4. Sand and other local material, within 5 to 6 hours Nadi filter ready and material available from local areas of Pakistan and African and Asian countries, local mud pot makers or artisans prepare this Nadi and Mattaka and then material purchased from local market, no import and export, Nadi filter is self-explanatory with vision we trained local communities and we do not fix this Nadi filter through our own hands. The average cost of a Nadi filter, which normally serves a household of 8-20 people is only Rs 8,500-10,000/=. That includes the cost of material, installation, transportation, the cost of training on the filter operation/maintenance and important health and hygiene education. Nadi Filters remove 95.0 to 99.0% of organic contaminants, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, worms, and particles. Safe water produced by the filters is free of discoloration, odor, and unpleasant taste. Nadi filters can produce 50 to 60 liters of water per hour.
 
AHD Nadi filter Video process to prepare at local level 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBvclfeW_NA

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Created by

  • Abdul Khurshid Bhatti
  • Karsten Gjefle
  • Wasim Anwar
  • Anita Ishaq
  • Mazhar Khurshid