Nadi Filter, Locally Innovated, Internationally Rewarded Safe Drinking water Solution

Pakistan is one of the developing countries with its population 235 million about 60% live in rural areas and the rural population affected by severe floods 2010, 2016 and now the floods 2022 submerged one third of the country, affecting 33 million people, half of whom were children. the floods damaged most of the water systems in affected areas, forcing more than 5.4 million people solely rely on contaminated water from ponds, wells and water channels and Cholera outbreak in Sindh and Baluchistan in almost affected by Cholera and water borne diseases some 12 districts in Baluchistan and 10 districts in Sindh affected by floods. These 22 districts are facing crises over health and food and shelter.

AHD working in Sindh and Baluchistan and helping rural people with safe drinking water and smoke free cooking stove and kitchen gardening activities, but rural people demand of Nadi filter solution & AHD working to help these flood affected families with Nadi filter solution that they can have access to safe and clean drinking water.    

AHD Nadi filter helps to save rural people from Cholera and other water borne diseases.

Nadi filter preparation method: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBvclfeW_NA

Water, water & water everywhere, nut not a drop to drink, Pakistan is under developing country with high inflation and food crises now days after the price hike in fuel prices and inflation. safe drinking water is not available ta anywhere in the Country of Pakistan and rural facing 80% people don’t have access to safe and clean drinking water.

AHD Pakistan introduced Nadi filter water technology, which is key to help rural and vulnerable communities and help them with LIFETIMNE skills and idea to get safe and clean drinking water for long term. The design of the Nadi filter unit is very innovative, easy, simple, replicable, and adaptable. It’s material available at the local level or among villages and is being used to store water and Mutka is widely used all over Pakistan to store drinking water. It means the Nadi filter technology is 100% local-based technology which can be promoted at anywhere in Pakistan on large scale. Nadi filter water is lab tested water that defines the Lab tests on local canal water show 320 Thermo-tolerant Faecal Coli form (T.F.C) per 100ml and Tests on the same water after passing through a Nadi Filter show typically only 1 T.F.C per 100ml.  The AHD's aim is to give high-quality "hands-on" motivational training at village level about germs and how to make affordable filters that contain good microbes that help us live healthily. Studies have shown that the filter can reduce diarrheal illnesses by up to 80%, including skin diseases, which has a tremendous impact on the overall health and productivity of a family and entire communities. The community said that "the canal water is very contaminated," they confirm, that their families used to be plagued by diarrhea, dysentery, and skin problems. "They said we had to spend a lot of money on medicines."

The filter is simply an optimized residence for the "good microbes" that eat up the microbes that cause diseases. The filter is designed to protect the good microbes in the sand, which would be destroyed if the sand was allowed to be churned up or drained of water. They require a stable surface to live on and a constant supply of dirty water and oxygen to feed on. Nadi filter units have been an innovative model for making a sustainable solution for the poor to lift themselves out of poverty. It is a solution that helps people gets safe and clean drinking water easily from anywhere. Yes, it could change the market through a reduction in diseases. Apart from this, it also increases poor people’s access to safe drinking water, resulting in major economic and social benefits. Most people use very expensive filters to get clean water for drinking purposes. That contain highly toxic chemicals to purify the water, but it is harmful for human health; it also bad in taste. 

Poor flood affected families enjoy Nadi Filter drinking water video:  https://youtu.be/bdLjSxo8k-0

AHD Nadi filter serve the poor rural communities, disadvantaged groups, indigenous people & vulnerable communities who drinking contaminated water and affected by Cholera, Nadi filter provides safe and clean drinking water and people who trained and skilled with Nadi filter training use it long term and it impacts healthy living on their lives, since 2006 AHD started with one 01 Nadi filter now about 355,000 running and helping rural poor communities' to get safe and clean drinking water at their households level on daily basis.

Pakistan is poor country where 80% rural population suffering with lack of safe drinking water and sanitation and there is urgent needs to promote such activities work long term and help for lifetime to end the crises of drinking contamination water in rural areas.

IN flood 2022 affected 33 million people and needs urgent basis to help million people with such Nadi filter that they can have opportunity to get safe and clean drinking water.

AHD Pakistan doing it and helping every year 4,000 to 5,000 but needs to reach millions to help them with safe and clean drinking water and bring hope for the people to live sustainable life. 

During the year 2005, AHD witnessed death of 500 children due to gastro/diarrhea in Civil Hospital Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan. AHD being present in Hyderabad, felt liability to support local people to prevent from waterborne disease. This was the time AHD kept on learning and exploration for sustainable solution for safe drinking water for the people in Pakistan. The organization came through a solution for safe drinking water in the year 2006. 

Nevertheless, AHD team found a solution for drinking water, but scale of the need, year by year was touching alarming numbers, the drinking water contamination, water infrastructure, water preservation was already a challenge to public sector; the repeated flood emergencies added more woe in the voices of people. According to the health department data, a total of 891,915 cases of diarrhea were recorded in the province in the year 2022.[1]And this remind unchanged, research published by National Library of Medicine in the year 2023 writes; ‘in Pakistan, a country of over 225 million, 60% of infant and child deaths are caused by diarrhea. Children under 5 comprise of only 15% of the population, yet make up 50% of the mortality rate. However, Pakistan has the highest ratio in Asia for infant mortality from diarrhea. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Pakistan 23 in terms of childhood mortality caused by diarrheal illness, with almost 6.4 million cases of pediatric diarrhea annually.’[2]

Mr. Abdul Khurshid Bhatti working as president / CEO for Association for Humanitarian Development and helping rural poor communities in Pakistan and African countries, Mr. Khurshid want to help 1 million people with access to safe and clean drinking water to save young children and women in rural areas.

Mr. Khurshid want to say to the international community that: Do not forget the indigenous people & poor rural communities of the world living in rural far and scattered areas, facing poverty, illiteracy, and health problems. There is lot of solutions around the world, local and adoptable we should all together promote in vulnerable communities by targeting developing countries. I hope and confident if we all join hands together and support such local initiatives the day will come when we reach most of the vulnerable communities on this world with provision of access to safe and clean drinking water.

AHD has 55 trained skilled trainer of Nadi filter, who involved its design and implementation at large scale and now looking to help rural poor communities of Pakistan, Asia and Africa 

AHD (www.ahdpak.org) has won five awards for its innovation in providing safe drinking water to people in developing countries, the list of these awards in given below:  

1. APFED Showcase Award 2008 by UNEP Thailand (https://www.iges.or.jp/en/publication_documents/pub/commissioned/en/3123/apfed_150.pdf) for 1000 AHD Nadi filters promotion in Sindh, Pakistan

2. Energy Globe Award by Energy Globe Foundation Austria (https://www.energyglobe.info/ ) for the year 2014 to Pakistan for AHD for proving access to safe and clean drinking water through Nadi filter

3. AHD Won Healthcare Innovation Award by GSK UK – Save the Children UK for 8,000 families Nadi filter solution. https://youtu.be/9Tcukhbxzm0 to contribute in achieving UN SDG # 6

4. World Energy Globe Award by Energy Globe Foundation Austria (https://www.energyglobe.info/ ) for 2019 3rd Nomination to AHD Nadi filter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qowhIBuSBuk

5. WHO Pakistan awarded for 600 Nadi filters in Mansehra slum area in KPK province of Pakistan

During the year 2005, AHD witnessed death of 500 children due to gastro/diarrhea in Civil Hospital Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan. AHD being present in Hyderabad, felt liability to support local people to prevent them from waterborne diseases. This was the time AHD kept on learning and exploration for sustainable solution for safe drinking water for the people in Pakistan. The organization came through a solution for safe drinking water in the year 2006. 

Nevertheless, AHD found a solution for drinking water, but scale of the need, year by year was touching alarming numbers, the drinking water contamination, water infrastructure, water preservation was already a challenge to public sector; the repeated flood emergencies added more woe in the voices of people. AHD objectively planned to contribute to safe drinking water limit waterborne diseases in Pakistan through its sustainable solution for drinking water.

AHD started to scale up the safe drinking water solution in 2007 initially on self-help basis and installed Nadi (clay pitcher) filter to rural communities and introduced Nadir filter in just ONE village in district Sujawal, Sindh and then promoted it to 100 families in the same areas with ADP USA and during 2008 AHD won APFED showcase award for 1,000 families. From 2008 AHD has been supported by national & international NGOs, AHD by 2023 has successfully implemented 60 projects. AHD has supported 355000 Nadi filters to households in Pakistan, around 03 million people are accessing safe drinking water through Nadi Filter in Pakistan by 2024.

AHD Nadi filter has been supported by ADP USA, WHO-Pakistan, Misereor Germany, Hope for Children UK, Help Alliance Germany, Lufthansa Airline, German Consulate General Karachi, Oxfam GB, Care International, ACTED Pakistan, CDP Govt of Sindh, GSK – save the children UK, PAK CDP Peshawar, Concern, Global Giving USA, UNICEF Pakistan, WHH-FCTZ Zimbabwe, Norges Vel Mozambique, Global water Works USA and private and individual donors. Some 2447 donors have supported Nadi filter at local, national, reginal and internationally. 

Contaminated water and poor sanitation are linked to transmission of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, hepatitis A, typhoid and polio. Absent, inadequate, or inappropriately managed water and sanitation services expose individuals to preventable health risks. Some 1 million people are estimated to die each year from diarrhea as a result of unsafe drinking-water, sanitation and hand hygiene. Yet diarrhea is largely preventable, and the deaths of 395 000 children aged under 5 years could be avoided each year if these risk factors were addressed.[1]As per our world in data.org, in the year 2019, Pakistan had 4.8 percent share of deaths due to unsafe drinking water, which is more than countries in Africa: Kenya - 4.7%, Mauritania- 4.7% Cameroon -4.6% Tanzania – 04.1%, Congo 04% Zambia -3.8%, Zimbabwe -03%, Mozambique -2.6% [2]

Nadi filter is cheap, locally made, internationally rewarded and helping rural poor communities in just 20-25 US dollars new startup for poor and ingenious communities, and AHD want to help these poor rural communities and help them for lifetime, this video from Kisumu Kenya how women happy and enjoy this Nadi filter  

https://youtu.be/iNc-3E2LB6g

the reason of helping Nadi filter is to help access to safe and clean drinking water for long term and equip them with skills to enjoy lifetime solution.

1. Mr. Abdul Khurshid, CEO, AHD 

2. Ms. Tomsina Zahid, Vice President, AHD 

3. Mr. Habibullah Khaskheli, Executive Director AHD 

4. Ms. Anita Ishaq, Finance Manager, AHD 

5. Ms. Sheza Kanwal, HR Manager, AHD 

55 Trained skilled field staff, helping rural poor communities 

Nadi filter solution find innovative when confirmed helping -5 children saved from Gastero, Diheria and Cholera.  

During the year 2005, AHD witnessed death of 500 children due to gastro/diarrhea in Civil Hospital Hyderabad in Sindh, Pakistan. AHD being present in Hyderabad, felt liability to support local people to prevent from waterborne disease. This was the time AHD kept on learning and exploration for sustainable solution for safe drinking water for the people in Pakistan. The organization came through a solution for safe drinking water in the year 2006. 

Nevertheless, AHD found a solution for drinking water, but scale of the need, year by year was touching alarming numbers, the drinking water contamination, water infrastructure, water preservation was already a challenge to public sector; the repeated flood emergencies added more woe in the voices of people. According to the health department data, a total of 891,915 cases of diarrhea were recorded in the province in the year 2022.[1]And this remind unchanged, research published by National Library of Medicine in the year 2023 writes; ‘in Pakistan, a country of over 225 million, 60% of infant and child deaths are caused by diarrhea. Children under 5 comprise of only 15% of the population, yet make up 50% of the mortality rate. However, Pakistan has the highest ratio in Asia for infant mortality from diarrhea. The World Health Organization (WHO) has ranked Pakistan 23 in terms of childhood mortality caused by diarrheal illness, with almost 6.4 million cases of pediatric diarrhea annually.’[2] AHD objectively planned to contribute to safe drinking water limit waterborne diseases in Pakistan through its sustainable solution for drinking water. The organization has been witnessing massive funding on WASH sector, but as per reports 85% of Pakistani people do not have access to safe water, and the data reports that we are still behind many African countries. There are challenges to manage WASH sector, probably funding is not only issue, we could see in the year 2021–22, WASH sector financing from international donors totaled PKR 37.5 billion (USD170 million).[3]

[1] DAWN Newspaper - https://www.dawn.com/news/1712930

[2]National Center for Biotechnology Information – National Library of Medicine-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811062/

[3] Water for Women Fund - https://www.waterforwomenfund.org/en/learning-and-resources/resources/KL/Publications/Climate-Financing-for-WASH-Pakistan-Web.pdf 

Since 2006 AHD started with one Nadi filter and then 10 and 100, the results and impact forced to replicate at large scale and see below how AHD reached millstone of 355,000 and still progressing towards 1 Million poor families to reach. 

Association for Humanitarian Development (AHD) working to bring Peace, Unity, Justice and Harmony to uplift poor rural communities towards sustainable development. AHD started searching sustainable solutions and innovated Nadi filter solution for safe drinking water from 1 unit to 1,000 during 2006 and now in 2022 about 355,000 Nadi filters in the rural communities across Pakistan and Africa and still going on to help poor rural people and make UN SDG # 6 happen to access safe and clean drinking water for all.

AHD working to empower rural poor communities and the next target to reach one million 1,000,000 families in Pakistan and to access safe and clean drinking water for 10 million people and to help UN SDG # 6 to access safe and clean drinking water for all.

AHD trying to help Africa and internationally to help rural people, in Pakistan now NGOs, INGOs and private organizations are doing this and helping poor rural people with access to safe and clean drinking water for 3.5 million people.

 Short videos of different communities Asia and Africa how enjoy and happy and living happy life, specially for rural women and children.

• AHD Won GSK- UK Award https://youtu.be/9Tcukhbxzm0
• Nadi Filter video:  https://youtu.be/bdLjSxo8k-0
• Video of Kisumu Africa https://youtu.be/iNc-3E2LB6g
• AHD won Energy Globe Award of AUSTRIA 2019   https://www.energyglobe.info/pakistan2019?cl=en&id=331184

During the year 2006, AHD started one Nadi Filter in Jati, district Sujawal, Sindh; the result for safe drinking water was quite encouraging; and we decided to install 10 more Nadi Filter units in 2007. Repeatedly, AHD installed 100 Nadi filter units in the same area.

Mr. Tarim Waseem, CEO ADP - USA along with his team visited Jati and saw AHD installed Nadi Filters providing safe drinking water to the rural people. He approved 100 additional Nadi Filters. AHD morale went high, and we started promoting Nadi Filter as sole source for safe drinking water and prepared this video message to promote it further:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuNu_xOWUE0&t=10s

After watching this video, the Oxfam GB team visited AHD and selected Nadi Filter for its research project. Oxfam GB conducted research on 100 Nadi Filter units and after six months research results informed that 80% to 98% biological contamination is removed from Nadi Filter water and it is fit for drinking purposes, that research is available at AHD website.

Now, after a span of 20 years, Nadi Filter has emerged as an AHD brand, and it is introduced in different parts of the world. AHD has its own laboratory as well, but other laborite’s tests have also proved that AHD Nadi Filter 100% fit for drinking purposes. The recent lab test result of the year 2022 by PCSIR could be referred to at AHD website.

Now the time is to replicate the AHD Nadi Filter on a mass scale and end the crisis of drinking contaminated water by rural and peri-urban communities in the developing countries. We assure, AHD Nadi Filter water is better than drinking bottled water.

Dear Humanitarian organizations this is time to give relief to rural poor communities of Pakistan and in Asia and Africa and we are very happy to share that Nadi Filter we installed in the year 2006, those families are still using at the time, I have written this note.

I Hope you all go through this Scoping Study and promote it in rural and semi-urban vulnerable and indigenous groups and help them to equip with skills for installation of Nadi Filter technology; so that they can use this filter for longer term to keep their families safe. 

Clay supports life on Earth. It provides physical support to plants and holds water, which in turn retains nutrients to support growth. Clay itself can also retain nutrients that can be retrieved as needed by plants and microorganisms. Legends around the world claim that life itself emerged from clay. These include the Jewish tradition of the Golem, an anthropomorphic being made of clay or mud; the Greek god Prometheus, believed to have created humans from clay; and the Sumerian god Enki.[1] Respectively the Qur'an describes how Allah created Adam: "We created man from sounding clay, from mud molded into shape..." (15:26). and, "He began the creation of man from clay, and made his progeny from a quintessence of fluid" (32:7-8). Thus, human beings have a fundamental attachment to the earth[2].

Clay pot making or pottery is an ancient art form that is as old as mankind. Prevalent in various civilizations, clay pots were invented when early humans transitioned from a nomadic to an agrarian culture. Pottery in the Indus Valley Civilization which dates back approximately between 3300 BC to 1500 BC. Also, known as Harappan Civilization, it was a popular trading center located close to the Indus River. To store and carry everyday commodities, various kinds of pots and utensils were manufactured and sold. Egyptians who were excellent artisans were one of the earliest to create high-quality pottery, (around 1500 BC).[3] And in these challenging times, it's perhaps no surprise that pottery is booming.[4]People have learnt benefits by using clay for water, food and environment, because clay pots:

[1] Clay Ground Collective - http://www.claygroundcollective.org/clay-in-common/

[2]Northern Arizona University - https://www2.nau.edu/~gaud/bio301/content/iscrst.htm

[3]Kulture Street – Blogs - https://kulturestreet.com/blogs/blog/the-historic-significance-of-clay-pot-usage

[4]BBC - https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20210428-why-the-slow-mindful-craft-of-pottery-is-booming-worldwide

Filter out Impurities in Drinking Water The surface with microscopic pores on the clay pot is not only used for air circulation. Several types of clay pots are used as clay-based water filters. The surface covered with microscopic pores is intended to filter drinking water from various dissolved substances that are harmful to the body. Water will seep through the pores in the clay filter, which is then accommodated in a container for daily consumption.

Pakistan & Africa

Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Bangladesh and Nepal 

General Body:

1. Mr. A. Khurshid Bhatti              President/ CEO
2. Miss. Tomsina Zahid                 Vice-President
3. Mr. Nadeem John                      General Secretary
4. Mrs. Shazia Saleem                  Treasurer
5. Parveen Akhtar                         Executive Member
6. Dr. Shehzad Sadaqat                 Executive Member
7. Mrs. Saiqa Kaleem                    Executive Member

Staff Members of AHD:

• Ms. Anita Ishaq                         Finance Manager                                
• Ms. Sheza Kanwal                     HR Manager                                          
• Mr. Danish Khan                       Admin Officer                                      
• Mr. Eli Nelson                            Program Officer                                
• Mr. Niaz                                     Program Officer                                  
• Mr. Ghulam Qadir                      Supporting Staff
• Mrs. Rahibana                            Supporting Staff
• Mrs. Shamshad                           Supporting Staff

17 Years 

AHD Team from Pakistan, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique 

Asia and African with vision to reach vulnerable communities around the developing countries 

https://ahdpak.org/our-team/ 

Safe Drinking water Nadi filter innovation technology to access safe and clean drinking water for rural poor communities and to eradicate Cholera outbreak at large scale and end crisis of contaminated drinking water issue. 

Business model for poor to One Nadi filter in Pakistan provides 12 to 18 family members & total 355,000 poor families getting safe and clean drinking water and save daily 213,000,000 PKR and years billion PKR. Nadi filter is really life change solution brings hope for long term and nature based,   

The innovation was made with the major objective of using limited available resources, particularly commonly used mud pots for water storage (such as; Nadi) in rural household for filtration that could sustained itself, without any external interventions. In support of this initiative, project by following participatory approach, focuses on mobilization of communities, formation of community groups, construction, installation & maintenance of filter and follow-up trainings in use of the filter, safe water practices & hygiene and sanitation.

AHD has installed more than 355,000 Nadi filters during the past 15 years 2007-2022, providing life-sustaining water to more than 3,550,000 people, who are living in rural communities now drinking clean and safe water at their household level.

AHD Nadi Filter

AHD Nadi Filters adaptation of the centuries old slow sand filtration process. It is not a newly developed technology; several commercial and community-scale implementations exist in different countries. The largest use of BSF technology has been in the humanitarian arena. But in coastal areas of Sindh, it is first time to take such initiative at household level by AHD.  Technology and methods exist to bring improved water and sanitation practices to even the most remote areas. It’s an affordable, sustainable household technology, proven to be very effective in improving the quality of water to make it safe for drinking, cooking, bathing, and cleaning.

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 filter can produce 50 to 60 liters of water per hour.

05 International Awards won by AHD Nadi filter:

1. APFED Showcase award 2008 by UNEP Thailand for AHD Nadi filter 1,000 promotion in Jati area district Thatta Sindh Pakistan

2. Energy Globe Award by Energy Globe Foundation Austria for 2014 Pakistan to AHD for Access to safe and clean drinking water Nadi filter

3. AHD WON Healthcare Innovation Award by GSK UK – Save the Children UK for 8,000 families Nadi filter solution. https://youtu.be/9Tcukhbxzm0 Nadi filter helping in achieving UN SDG # 6

4. Energy Globe Award by Energy Globe Foundation Austria for 2019 Pakistan to AHD Nadi filter: https://www.energyglobe.info/pakistan2019?cl=en&id=331184

5. World Energy Globe Award by Energy Globe Foundation Austria for 2019 3rd Nomination to: AHD Nadi filter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qowhIBuSBuk

AHD working to empower rural poor communities and the next target to reach one million 1,000,000 families in Pakistan and to access safe and clean drinking water for 10 million people and to help UN SDG # 6 to access safe and clean drinking water for all. AHD trying to help Africa and internationally to help rural people, in Pakistan now NGOs, INGOs and private organizations are doing this and helping poor rural people with access to safe and clean drinking water for 3.5 million people. 

One Nadi filter in Pakistan provides 12 to 18 family members safe and clean drinking water and save daily 600 to 1200 Rs and monthly 18,000 to 36,000 Rs and years 216,000 to 432,000 Rs. and lifetime solution