Edhi Autobiography

Read the sensational work by Tehmina Durrani.
Abdul Sattar Edhi has spent his entire life in the service of humankind, without personal benefit or gain.

Awards

National &International Awards.
Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service from Philippines, 1986. Nishan-e-Imtiaz from Government of Pakistan, 1989.

Edhi Donations

Voluntary donations from individuals ranging from Rs. five to many hundreds of thousands of rupees, support the Foundation's activities.

BRIEF HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR ABDUL SATTAR EDHI

Mr. Abdul Sattar Edhi was born in 1928 in Bantva a small town of Indian Province of Gujrat. Edhi and his family migrated to Pakistan in 1947. In order to earn his living Abdul Sattar Edhi initially started as a peddler, later became commission agent selling cloths in the wholesale market in Karachi. After a couple of years, he left his occupation and with the support of some members of his community decided to establish a free dispensary. He became involved in this charity work. However, soon his personal vision of a growing and developing system of multifarious services made him decide to establish a Walfare trust of his own and named as “ABDUL SATTAR EDHI FOUNDATION” an appeal was made to the public for funds, the response was good and Rs.20,000/= were raised. The range and scope of the man behind it. A maternity home was established and emergency ambulance service was started in the sprawling metropolis of Karachi with a population of over 10million.