MEGA EVENT- KARACHI’S GIFT TO THE WORLD!

Dear FRIENDS,

Gul Bahao is planning a mega event at the Karachi Press Club in the month of November which will be showcasing the various innovations developed by us. These are briefly:

Chandi Technology – modular blocks which are inter convertible into a two storied house, light weight furniture (tables, chairs, beds etc ), water pond, reservoirs etc.
Fuel packs for producing cheap electricity
Safai/Kamai bank (a futuristic bank)
Instant Compost…….. and many more

These innovations have received international recognition from the following:

Italian, French , Indian and South Korean publications
CNN,Voice of America,BBC, Zee t.v etc
Clinton foundation, Ashoka Foundation
UNDP, ILO,WSCC, Supreme court of India
German nationals (including their consul general)
Representative of United Nations ( Mr. Kingsley )
Saarc conference held at Kathmandu in 2013
Energy Globe Award……….and many more

Why are the innovations a “Gift from Karachi to the World”?. It may be remembered that Karachi is:

One of the largest metropolises of the world
It has a peculiar geography (desert like conditions with a relatively moderate climate)
It is highly urbanized and modernized. These very conditions gave rise to the unique discoveries mentioned above
Hundreds of educated Karachites (lecturers, professors, professionals like architects, engineers, business men, philanthropists etc) have donated in cash or kind (recyclable material which fetch a good price in the market ). Research demands money and this is where the finances came from. Secondly Karachi’s youth, especially its uneducated youth were responsible for: The physical development of the products including collection of the raw materials. The educated youth on the other hand may be credited for arranging seminars, writing theses, reports and media coverage. In short it has been a big movement spread over a period of 21 years and costing more than 8 crore rupees.

On the occasion we also plan to launch a book “Karachis Gift to the World”. The purpose of the book is manifold. To work on:

Waste management and conserving the environment in order to prevent extreme climatic conditions of temperatures as well as rainfall, flooding etc.
Disaster management
To provide our youth and entrepreneurs with “Opportunities Unlimited” to make profits from minimum investment.

We would like you to consider sponsoring KARACHI’S GIFT TO THE WORLD an extremely valuable book according to the following rates:

Full page – Rs.50,000 (fifty thousand)
Half page – Rs.30,000(thirty thousand)
Your organisations/institution’s name in the list of sponsors- Rs. 7,000 (seven thousand)

Your banners will also be displayed on the occasion. The event is expected to be attended by a large cross section of Karachi’s civil society including students, professionals, businessmen etc.

Waiting for an early reply,

I am
Yours Sincerely
Nargis Latif (managing trustee)

Gul Bahao puts up Chandi Ghar at Mithi Hospital Tharparkar

Unveiling of Chandi Technology on 25th April 2015

Dear Friends,

Gul Bahao is planning to put up a pavilion “Karachi’s gift to the world” at a one day conference cum exhibition called SME Senate and Expo, being organised and supported by the commissioner Karachi office, Karachi Stock Exchange, KWCCI and MASS HRS on Saturday, 25th April 2015 at Hotel Movenpick (formerly Sheraton Hotel). Entry to the event will be through passes. Registration for businessmen and faculty members will be Rs Three Thousand (3,000) while for students it will be Rs Fifteen hundred (1500).

In the pavilion, Gul Bahao will be showcasing some of its world famous innovations viz. Chandi Technology which is as revolutionary as the ubiquitous mobile telephone. Gul Bahao’s innovations have been widely acclaimed by international organisations as well as both print and electronic media. These include Clinton Foundation, UNDP, ILO, United Nations, WSSCC, CNN, Voice of America, Indian Media, Media in Italy and France, South Korean publications and many more.

The aim of the pavilion is part of Gul Bahao’s campaign of “Rozgar La Mehdood” or “Opportunities Unlimited”. The one day program will

Acquaint businessmen, policy makers and faculty members with this unique technology which has been developed at a cost of more than 80 million rupees and taken more than 20 years to develop
Enable entrepreneurs to take up the business of producing and marketing the Chandi technology which can bring substantial profits with minimum investment
Will enable interested participants to enroll themselves as paid internees of this innovation

Now, I would request you to support the campaign “Karachi’s gift to the world” and “Rozgar La Mehdood” by purchasing as many passes as possible, by contacting us on our contact numbers or alternately sending your contribution (there is no minimum amount ) to any of the following accounts: Allied Bank Nargis Latif 00100-3275039-0011 (0159 branch code) or Gul Bahao First Women’s Bank 0007 (branch code) 001*85781*0001

Waiting for an early reply,

I am
Yours Sincerely
Nargis Latif, Managing trustee, Gul Bahao

Chandi Technology launched on 14th August

While Pakistan’s Punjab was witnessing the launch of the “Azadi March” on the 14th of August, Karachi’s Expo Center was witness to a rare spectacle. At one of its ends Gul Bahao’s 20′ x 24′ Chandi Ghar with its stunning looks was shining brilliantly in the sun, while thousands of middle class Karachites were “marching up and down” to view the international exhibition organised by the Association of Builders and Developers ABAD at the Expo Center. Inside the Chandi Ghar, the workers of Gul Bahao including the organisation’s CEO were alternately holding up photographs and pointing to the items lying inside the prefabricated structure.

Amidst the sound and fury of the hundreds of people who kept coming in and out of the Chandi Ghar, the workers took pains to explain what the Chandi Technology is all about. Calling it “Karachi’s gift to the World” they compared it with the mobile telephone. The workers were telling the visitors “Just as the mobile phone has changed the lives of people (the world over)with its multifaceted tasks, so too the Chandi block is inter convertible into a water reservoir, a two story house and furniture. “You can see all this yourselves”, they said, pointing to the light weight blocks in the roof of the Chandi Ghar and then to the tinseled sofas which consisted of exactly the same kind of blocks as in the ceiling. Again they pointed to photographs of swimming pools consisting of exactly the same kind of blocks as in the walls. Other large sized pictures showed Chandi Ghars built in Thar, on the Super highway, Mansehra, right in the middle of Karachi, in Gulshan-e-Iqbal etc. It was claimed that 150 structures including large sized halls have been built all over the country.

While the visitors kept visiting the Chandi Ghar all day, strong winds were blowing. It even rained for a short time, yet the Chandi Ghar remained unaffected by it all. The steady stream of visitors kept encouraging the dedicated workers of Gul Bahao by enlisting their names for helping to promote the new technology as buyers and as participants of Gul Bahaos Rozgar La Mehdood (Opportunities unlimited) wherein the organisation plans to to train educated youth in its innovations.As night approached, the Chandi Ghar under the influence of the artificial lights began to take on a fairy tale look, drawing crowds of visitors, including a delegation of senior members of the Association of Builders and Developers. The delegation assured the Gul Bahao team of their full support.

Gul Bahao’s seminar at Avari Hotel advocates innovations in the field of environment

Yesterday, Gul Bahao held a meeting at the hotel Avari to bring together people from various organizations to help strengthen its campaign of “Karachi’s Gift to the world” which is in fact advocating Gul Bahao’s research work consisting of environment related innovations. Prominent among those who attended were Rezwana Khan from NGORC

Ali Chaudry a businessman, Mr. Shamsul Haq Memon , a senior Bureaucrat and former Director General EPA Sindh, Sabiha Shah and Abdul Rahim Moosavi from Lyari Community Development and Nuzhat Siddiqui, environmentalist from WWF, Rana Asif Habib from Initiator Human Development Foundation and Mohammad Khalid from the SDSSP, government of Sindh.

The meeting started with the reading of the Urdu translation of the holy Quran, copies of which had been distributed before hand among the participants. Someone remarked that this is how the Christians used to read from the bible. To this another participant remarked that this could be the reason behind the European renaissance i.e. reading their holy scriptures in their own languages.

Explaining the purpose of holding the meeting, Gul Bahao’s Nargis Latif said that a think tank or discussion forum is necessary to discuss the crucial link between environment and the economy. Some of the stance of the participants however was that there were already several forums working in the city.

Mr. Shamsul Haq Memon said that he has been following Nargis Latif’s work for the last 10 years or so. “I have seen her working tirelessly, often with her hair all disheveled.” Now it is up to us to carry her mission forward … There is a big gap in research oriented activities. Nargis has tried to fill that gap.

Ali Chaudry dwelt at length on his proposal for raising funds for Gul Bahao through marketing of its prefabricated structures. According to him such philanthropists should be sought who could buy Gul Bahao’s prefabricated houses for as little as Rs. 10,000 (ten thousand) and donate them to the poor. However he said that our poor people are very conservative in their habits and special efforts would have to be made for them to adapt themselves to this new technology.

Nargis Latif said that there is a yawning gap between the formal and informal sectors of the economy just as there is a huge gap between the rich and the poor. Citing examples of Godhra in new Karachi and Machar Colony (near Sohrab Goth) she said that these reflect the innovation and dynamism of the informal economy. (However scavenging of waste material from the garbage dumps is not the answer to our solid waste management) On the other we have the formal sector with its educated people, local bodies, government and NGOs who are literate have modern equipment etc. have resources and more important have a system to follow. Unfortunately there is a wide gap between the two sectors that could otherwise benefit one another immensely and the society in general. It was decided by all that the forum would meet once a month.