Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan
Focus Humanitarian Assistance Pakistan
PROFILE OF THE COMPANY
Vision: To become a seamless world-class community-based emergency humanitarian assistance organisation capable of delivering an increasing number of effective programs and projects that save and protect lives, alleviate suffering and deprivation, facilitate refugee resettlement and repatriation, and facilitate disaster risk reduction measures.
Mission: To save lives, reduce suffering and create resilience in communities prone to man-made or natural disasters.
Permissible Business Activities:
FOCUS Pakistan works to save lives, reduce sufferings and create resilience in the communities prone to man-made and natural disaster ranging from mountainous to coastal areas of Pakistan. It is the lead implementing agency for humanitarian assistance of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) in Pakistan, and draws upon its extensive experience in disaster management and response. With the mission to become a seamless world class community based emergency humanitarian assistance organization, FOCUS Pakistan started its services in mid 90s when Pakistan was challenged by the huge influx of Afghan refugees. Approximately 43,000 members of the Afghan community were facilitated by FOCUS in returning to their home country.
Since 1998, FOCUS has its Offices at Islamabad, Karachi, Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral. Each office is managed by professional staff and supported by volunteers.
Currently, FOCUS Pakistan works on two main programmes:
• Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)
• Emergency response, as and when required
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION (DDR) The aim of DRR programme is to protect lives and prevent loss of property of communities with the help of methods derived from four organizational goals, i.e. i) Disaster Preparedness ii) Disaster Response iii) IDPs and Refugees Assistance and iv) Institutional Strengthening.
FOCUS has five components under this programme which include:
MEDIA
National / International Awards, Recognition, if any:
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FOCUS team is helping community in GLOF at Badswat, Ishokman, Pakistan.
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- Hazard, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment
- Small Scale Mitigation
- Community Based Disaster Risk Management
- Search and Rescue Team
- Disaster Assessment Response Team
- Flood and Earthquake in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan 2015
- Chitral Flash Flood (2013)
- Building Collapse Lyari (2009 and 2011)
- Pakistan Flood Response (2010 and 2011)
- Attabad Landslide Response (2010)
- Baluchistan Earthquake (2008)
- Marriott Suicide Blast (2008)
- Sonoghar Mudflow and GLOF (2007)
- Parag/Garam Chashma Heavy Snowfall (2007)
- Kashmir Earthquake (2005)
- Astore Earthquake (2002)
Name | Khadija Jamal Shaban |
Qualification | Master of Science in Architecture Studies |
Profession | Service |
Name | Shams Badruddin Jeewa |
Qualification | Bachelors in Science |
Profession | Business |
Name | Dr. Nasim Zahid Shah |
Qualification | M.Phil. in Health Policy & Management |
Profession | Service |
Name | Laila Bhatia |
Qualification | Barrister |
Profession | Barrister |
Name | Nawroz Mohammed Ali |
Qualification | Fellow of Chartered Accountant (FCA) |
Profession | Service |
Name | Nusrat Jahan Mir Sawat Khan |
Qualification | Master in Urdu |
Profession | Service |
Name | Fahd Kamal Chinoy |
Qualification | MBA |
Profession | Business |
Name | Javed Iqbal Bulbul Jan Barcha |
Qualification | MSc. Entrepreneurship (UK) |
Profession | Service |
Name | Salim Sadruddin Hemani |
Qualification | Degree in Gemology |
Profession | Business |
Name | Anis Ali |
Qualification | Chartered Accountant |
Profession | Deputy General Manager |
Name | Abid Bashir Ali Gangji |
Qualification | MBA |
Profession | Manager, Human Resources |
- Sitara-e-Esaar – Presidential Award for Earthquake Response from the President of Islamabad Republic of Pakistan during 2006
- UN-SASAKAWA – Certificate of Merit in 2009 in Disaster Risk Reduction
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