Monday, 6 August 2012

Edhi Foundation Rehabilitation Centre




Edhi Foundation's main office is where each person brought into the facility; babies, people suffering from mental disabilities, drug addicts and the deceased.  They provide burial services, medical treatment, rehabilitation alongside shelter and food.  The second image show a man cooking bread, up to ten thousand nans can be cooked each day to provide basic supplies for the centre and others areas in the city.

Anonymous Cradles







 





The Edhi Foundation place cradles all around Karachi.  Unwanted babies can be anonymously left to ensure they are looked after by the Edhi Foundation to counter the rise in deaths of 'unwanted' babies in the city.

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Edhi Ambulance Call Centre




















Edhi's ambulance call centre in the Old City of Karachi uses google maps to track hundreds of ambulances across Karachi.  Response time is between 3 to 5 minutes, ambulance drivers are not medical professionals but trained in emergency aid and work 12 hour shifts on the front line offering a completely free service to anyone in the city.

Edhi Morgue Coffin Workshop








Edhi Ambulance HQ


Ambulance Drivers on Call




Rizvia Martyrs




This local stands in front of a banner which remembers the people of Rizvia who lost their lives due to sectarian violence.  Rizvia is a Shia community which has experienced many years of violence, the closed community rely on each other and guards to maintain peace.

Untitled, Rizvia