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MEGA EVENT- KARACHI’S GIFT TO THE WORLD!


Gul Bahao Letter Head

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:

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

These innovations have received international recognition from the following:

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

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

  1. One of the largest metropolises of the world
  2. It has a peculiar geography (desert like conditions with a relatively moderate climate)
  3. It is highly urbanized and modernized. These very conditions gave rise to the unique discoveries mentioned above
  4. 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:

  1. Waste management and conserving the environment in order to prevent extreme climatic conditions of temperatures as well as rainfall, flooding etc.
  2. Disaster management
  3. 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:

  1. Full page – Rs.50,000 (fifty thousand)
  2. Half page – Rs.30,000(thirty thousand)
  3. 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)

Press Clippings

Chandi Technology presented at the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Yesterday, the 13th of June was another milestone in Gul Bahao’s history when a meeting was held at the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss the Chandi technology developed by Gul Bahao during the last 15 years or so. The meeting was attended by Gul Bahao’s Nargis Latif in addition to Mr. Kalusha Kingsley of the United Nations office for south cooperation and Mr. Idrees of the ICCI . The meeting was in fact the culmination of several weeks interaction on the internet. First of all a brief report was presented by Mr. Kingsley which along with photographs described salient features of the new technology:

  1. He said, “Being plastic it is hygienic it is mud houses that are the sources of infection”. “Where there is no illness there is no poverty”, remarked the CEO of Gul Bahao.
  2. It is low cost. A 10×12 room costs as little as 15,000 and easy to put up.
  3. It is strong against the elements viz. wind storms, rains, termites etc.
  4. It is cool in summer and warm in winter. Here Nargis Latif interjected that it is this very quality that has adhered itself to the people of Thar where hundreds of people are anxiously waiting for it.

The CEO of Gul Bahao described the discovery of the Chandi Ghar as phenomenal and totally in sync with 21st century requirements. Addressing the U.N representative Nargis said that by supporting the Chandi technology the United Nations will be coming closer to its  cherished Millennium development goals of making life easier for the common man.

Comparing the Chandi technology with the mobile technology, Nargis said that just as the mobile technology has changed the course of human life so too the Chandi block because of its prefabricated and modular nature will bring about another technological revolution. A two story Chandi Ghar can easily be converted into a water reservoir, furniture (including sofas, beds etc ) and vice versa. According to the Gul Bahao head, a significant aspect of the development of this technology has been crores of rupees invested in its research and extension. Looking back into the years 2000-2007, the aftermath of the 9,11 event has been a blot on mankind. At the same time, a lot of money poured into Karachi which became a huge laboratory for Gul Bahao’ s experiments, she remarked. Both the representatives of the ICCI and UNSCC offered to get investment from various sources for developing the Chandi Technology. In addition they agreed to promote it on various international fora in the middle east as well as in the U.S.A. They said videos and large sized photographs would be used in foreign exhibitions. In addition small real life replicas would also be put up in the exhibitions, they declared.