JDC Foundation
Pakistani non-governmental organisation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jafriya Disaster Management Cell Welfare Organization (JDC), commonly known as JDC Foundation Pakistan, is a welfare and non-governmental organization (NGO) mainly operating in Pakistan.[1][2]
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جے ڈی سی فاؤنڈیشن | |
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| Formation | 2009 |
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| Founder | Sibt-e-Jaafar Zaidi and Association of Students |
| Type | NGO |
| Legal status | Foundation |
| Focus | Emergency Services, Martyred Shelters, Education, Healthcare, Ambulance Services |
| Headquarters | B-24, Federal-B Area, Ancholi Block 20, Gulberg Town, Karachi |
| Coordinates | 24.94610689575712°N 67.08079042137416°E |
| Method | Donations and Grants |
Key people | Syed Zafar Abbas Jafri |
| Website | www |
It was established in 2009 by Sibt-e-Jaffaar Zaidi and some like-minded youths in Karachi. Syed Zafar Abbas Jafri was also one of its founding members.[3][4]
It operates an ambulance set-up all over Pakistan and helps in emergencies and efforts after disasters.[5] In a year, besides its volunteers, departmental heads[6][7] and president, at least two JDC-Ambulance drivers[8][9][10] have lost their lives in targeted killing. In 2014 JDC provided medical aid by organizing a medical camp in collaboration with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society[11]
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After the Lahore church bombings, they held a vigil during March 2015.[12]
Heatwave in Karachi
Dead bodies that cannot be spaced in other hospitals/cold-storage houses for hygienic storage due to the 2015 Pakistani heat wave emergency situation, JDC established a temporary cold storage at Numaish Chowrangi until arrangements for burial were made. The increase in sudden deaths the metropolitan Karachi faced led to the scarcity of gravesites for the burial of the dead, causing an abnormal hike in price. Thus JDC Foundation decided to help with cash for burial arrangements to overcome the huge burden of booking a grave in Karachi’s graveyards and funeral on time.[13][14]
Wall of Kindness
The idea of charity work went viral through social media and people from different countries e.g. India, China, Turkey etc. followed the method of helping needy people in different places. In Pakistan, JDC 2016 introduced the concept of “Diwar-e-Mehrbani” (Wall of Kindness) and “Bazaar-e-Mehrbani” (Market of Kindness), which was conducted at Expo Centre Karachi. Under the Wall of Kindness initiative, new and usable cloths are hung on the wall at a selected place to carry away and use of needy people.[15][16]
It has donated 20 metal detectors and jammers to Karachi University and provided free of cost four walk-through gates for six months for safety of students, teaching and non-teaching staff and other visitors[17][18]
Flood relief
JDC took part in the flood relief campaign across Pakistan when the rural areas of Sindh, Baluchistan, and KPK were affected by floods in September 2022.[19] A large amount of donations were contributed by individuals and organizations like banking Institutions.[20] The two months campaign was run under the supervision of the co-founder, Zafar Abbas.[21][22]
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