The Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare organization based in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 1951 by Abdul Sattar Edhi, an internationally-acclaimed philanthropist, and humanitarian.

The Foundation provides 24-hour emergency assistance across the entirety of Pakistan and internationally. They provide, among many other services, a shelter for the destitute, free hospitals and medical care, drug rehabilitation services, and national and international relief efforts. The organization’s main focuses are emergency services,  services for people with disabilities, women’s shelters, education, healthcare, international community centers, refugees, missing people, blood donation & drug rehabilitation banks, air ambulance services, and marine and coastal services. The Edhi Foundation takes pride in helping people regardless of race, religion, and social status, and runs entirely on donations and volunteer efforts.

To help combat the pandemic, they are importing coronavirus testing kits, which will be distributed to the government and charity hospitals in the country’s remote areas, in addition to distributing rations among impoverished families.

Find out more about their work at https://edhi.org/. You can also help the organization by donating at https://edhi.org/donate-us/