Karachi Relief Trust

ABOUT US

In 2007, KRT started by providing relief to those impacted by Cyclone Yemyin in Baluchistan and Sindh. Since then, we have extended support to sustain and rehabilitate victims of various natural disasters. Our Rural Rehabilitation Program made possible through the generous support of donors and partners, has helped us rebuild houses, develop village infrastructure, and restore normalcy to the lives of those affected by natural disasters. During the COVID-19 pandemic, KRT led relief efforts for day-wagers in Karachi by digitizing the ration distribution process and brought 41 NGOs onto one digital platform to make distribution more effective. Our volunteers regularly prepare and distribute emergency rations, transport relief goods, and actively participate in rebuilding homes in the affected areas. Since the 2022 megafloods, we aim to build 25,000 houses in Sindh, Baluchistan, and Punjab.

Major initiatives:

2007 floods and Cyclone Yemyin
2008 Quetta earthquake
2009 Relief to Swabi Internally Displace People
2010 Floods in Sindh and Baluchistan relief and rehabilitation
2011 Sindh massive floods relief and rehabilitation
2015 and 2016 Heatwave Relief
2020 COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Flood Relief
2022 Build Back Better (Flood Rehabilitation Program)

Mission

To provide emergency relief and medical intervention to sustain families displaced by calamities, leveraging technology and through partnerships & collaboration to resettle them. We intend to bring about sustainable, holistic change in their lives through effective implementation of the SDGs, focusing on poverty alleviation, malnutrition and hunger eradication, health, hygiene education, and clean water & sanitation. We believe in open-sourcing our successful interventions, helping others replicate them to achieve scale and bring about paradigm-shifting positive change in Pakistan.

Vision

To support communities affected by natural or manmade calamities through reaching, rescuing, sustaining, and rehabilitating them. We view calamities as opportunities to improve the lives of affectees, stemming rural-to-urban migration by providing: sustainable housing, vocational training, and continued engagement to lift communities out of poverty, empower them, and build a brighter future in their ancestral areas of residence.