2. HAMZA FARRUKH IS THE FOUNDER
OF BONDH-E-SHAMS, A NONPROFIT
IMPLEMENTING EFFICIENT, COST-
EFFECTIVE, AND MAINTENANCE-FREE
ACCESS TO WATER FOR RURAL, OFF-
GRID PAKISTANI COMMUNITIES. BONDH-
E-SHAM’S INNOVATIVE SOLUTION USES
SOLAR ENERGY TO POWER WATER
PUMPS THAT LAST FOR DECADES .
HAMZA IS PASSIONATE ABOUT
PROVIDING ACCESS TO CLEAN AND
SAFE WATER WORLDWIDE AND IS
RAMPING UP WORK WITH ROHINGYA
REFUGEES IN BANGLADESH WITH PLANS
3. •BONDH-E-SHAMS, A CHARITY
FOUNDED BY A 24-YEAR-OLD
GOLDMAN SACHS ANALYST
HAMZA FARRUKH, WON A
$150,000 GRANT FROM THE
BANK.
•IT FOCUSES ON PROVIDING
CLEAN WATER TO POOR,
RURAL COMMUNITIES IN
PAKISTAN AND TO ROHINGYA
REFUGEES IN BANGLADESH.
•FOUNDER HAMZA FARRUKH
TOLD BUSINESS INSIDER THAT
HIS ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO
PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO
EVERYONE ON THE PLANET.
4. • IMAGINE WALKING FOUR HOURS A DAY, SIMPLY TO RETRIEVE
USABLE WATER. THAT'S THE REALITY FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN
UNDER-RESOURCED VILLAGES IN PAKISTAN, WHERE
NECESSITIES LIKE CLEAN WATER ARE OFTEN SCARCE. HAMZA
FARRUKH, THE FOUNDER OF BONDH E SHAMS (DROPLETS OF
THE SUN), WANTED TO CHANGE THAT. HIS SOLAR WATER
PROJECT AIMS TO TACKLE THE PROBLEM OF WATER SCARCITY IN
THE MOST POORLY CONNECTED AREAS OF PAKISTAN.
• THE PROJECT HAS SET UP TWO SOLAR-POWERED WELLS -- THE
FIRST EVER OF ITS KIND -- TO SUPPLY CLEAN WATER TO 1,500
RESIDENTS OF A SMALL VILLAGE IN PAKISTAN. ONE PUMP CAN
SUPPLY CLEAN WATER TO SOME 5,000 PEOPLE EVERY DAY. THE
24-YEAR-OLD IS A GRADUATE OF WILLIAMS COLLEGE AND THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. HE WORKS AS A PORTFOLIO SOLUTIONS
STRATEGIST WITH GOLDMAN SACHS IN LONDON.
5. THEY PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO INACCESSIBLE SOUTH ASIAN
VILLAGES, WHERE LOCALS WALK FOUR HOURS EVERY MORNING
FOR THEIR DAILY WATER SUPPLY. OUR SOLUTION USES SOLAR
ENERGY TO POWER CUSTOM-ENGINEERED WATER PUMPS THAT
PROVIDE 3 MILLION CUPS OF FILTERED GROUNDWATER EVERY
YEAR FOR 25 YEARS.
SOLAR WATER CAMPAIGN IN PAKISTAN
THEY HAVE TWO TEAMS IN PAKISTAN DIVIDED BETWEEN THE
NORTH TEAM AND THE SOUTH TEAM WITH OVER 50 VOLUNTEERS
ALTOGETHER. BONDH E SHAMS HAVE COMPLETED 8 PROJECTS
IN BELA AND PROVIDED WATER TO ROUGHLY 2,500 PEOPLE. THEY
ARE NOW EXPANDING TO NEW AREAS IN BALOCHISTAN WHERE
WE ARE ASSESSING THE NEED FOR NEW PROJECTS BY USING
OUR LOCATION SURVEY TOOL.
6. CONSERVATION CAMPAIGN IN PAKISTAN
BONDH E SHAMS HAVE ADDED TREE PLANTATION TO THERE
WORK. HOSTED FIRST TREE PLANTATION DRIVES WITH
KHATOON-E-PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT GIRLS SCHOOL IN
COLLABORATION WITH TOFIQ PASHA, AND THEY HAVE ALSO
PLANTED APPROXIMATELY 100 TREES IN TOTAL. NOW THEY ARE
CURRENTLY SCOPING OUT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND
THERE CONSERVATION WORK.
SOCIAL MEDIA
EVERY WEEK THEY HAVE “CONSERVATION FRIDAYS,” WHERE
THEY POST WATER CONSERVATION TIPS AND “MOTIVATION
MONDAYS,” ALSO POST A MOTIVATIONAL CLIP OR QUOTE FOR
CONSERVATION OF WATER.
7. • HUMARY LOG WRITES...
"COULD YOU WALK 3 KILOMETERS EVERY MORNING JUST TO GET
A CUP OF WATER?” HAMZA FARRUKH AND HIS TEAM ARE LEADING
THE WAY SO THAT THE POOR IN PAKISTAN DON'T HAVE TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
• HAMZA BEGAN BONDH E SHAMS - THE SOLAR WATER PROJECT
AS A THIRD YEAR STUDENT AT WILLIAMS COLLEGE, USA IN A
FIGHT TO BRING SUSTAINABLE & CLEAN WATER TO PAKISTANI
VILLAGES.
• BY ENABLING A MAINTENANCE-FREE AND GREEN SOURCE OF
WATER SUPPLY, HIS TEAM HAS EASED THE DAILY PRESSURE FOR
WATER, REDUCED WATER-BORNE DISEASES LIKE TYPHOID,
IMPROVED THE LITERACY RATE (SINCE CHILDREN SPEND THE
DAY ATTENDING SCHOOL INSTEAD OF GATHERING WATER AND
POSITIVELY IMPACTED GENDER NORMS IN THE VILLAGE BY
CHALLENGING REGRESSIVE VIEWS (WOMEN
8. • THEIR WORK WON THE INTERNATIONAL DAVIS PROJECTS FOR
PEACE PRIZE IN 2014, AND WAS PUBLISHED BY THE CORNELL
POLICY REVIEW, INTERVIEWED BY THE PAKISTAN TELEVISION
CORPORATION AND FM 101 CHANNEL PAKISTAN. THE TEAM
MADE PAKISTAN PROUD THIS WEEK WHEN THEY WON THE 7TH
PRIZE AT AN INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL IMPACT & NON-PROFIT
COMPETITION IN LONDON!
• AT A TIME WHEN PAKISTAN HAS BEEN GETTING NEGATIVE
PRESS, THE BONDH-E-SHAMS TEAM IS BUSY MAKING
PAKISTANIS PROUD AROUND THE WORLD, AND SHOWING TRUE
YOUTH LEADERSHIP.
• BONDH-E-SHAMS CURRENTLY SERVES ~5,000 PEOPLE ACROSS
TWO VILLAGES IN PUNJAB, AND WANT TO EXPAND TO DRIER
REGION IN BALUCHISTAN AND SINDH NEXT. SUPPORT THEIR
MISSION BY CHECKING OUT THEIR WORK ON THEIR PAGE OR
DONATE AT THEIR GO FUND ME.
9. JURR VILLAGE,PROJECT PAKISTAN
BY
BONDH-E-SHAMS 2017
1. GUARANTEED SAFE WATER:
BES ENABLED FILTERED, SAFE WATER FOR ~ 2,000 VILLAGERS
OR 500 FAMILIES EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT 25 YEARS: 85
MILLION SERVINGS OF CLEAN WATER EVERY YEAR!
THERE HAS BEEN A 97% IMMEDIATE REDUCTION IN TIME SPENT
GATHERING WATER: FROM 3 HOURS TO ONLY 10 MINS AS THE
PUMP IS INSTALLED IN VILLAGE CENTER. THIS UNLOCKS
HOURS OF PRODUCTIVITY FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN WHO
WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE TO WALK TO DISTANT WELLS
2. REDUCED DISEASES:
THE REPORTED INSTANCES OF WATER-BORNE DISEASES IN
JURR DECREASED BY 17% SINCE INSTALLATION IN 2014
10. 3. IMPROVED LITERACY RATES:
MIDDLE SCHOOL ENROLLMENT FOR YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS HAS
RISEN BY OVER 12% SINCE 2014; MOST OF THE WATER
GATHERING IN JURR USED TO BE DONE BY CHILDREN AS
FATHERS TENDED TO LIVESTOCK AND FARMS AND MOTHERS
TOOK CARE OF HOUSEHOLD CHORES. CHILDREN IN JURR NO
LONGER HAVE TO WALK LONG DISTANCES TO A WATER WELL.
4. INCREASED INCOME:
PLENTIFUL HYDRATION DURING THE HOT SUMMER MONTHS (AND
AT THE PEAK OF THE HARVEST SEASON) HAS BECOME KEY TO
PRODUCTIVITY FOR WORKERS AND HIGHER DISPOSABLE INCOME
EASY AND GUARANTEED ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER HAS HELPED
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ACHIEVE A SENSE OF EASE AND
SPEND MORE TIME IN THEIR VOCATION. TAKING A BOTTOMS UP
AND COMMUNITY-SPECIFIC HOLISTIC APPROACH TO THEIR
UNIQUE PROBLEMS HAS ENABLED BONDH-E-SHAMS TO TACKLE
THE WATER PROBLEM, INCREASE LABOR PRODUCTIVITY (PROXY
FOR LONG-TERM INCOME LEVELS) AND EDUCATION LEVELS,