Annual Report 1[st] April 2024-25
At last I managed to visit Karachi and see all the projects, it was good to be back, meet everyone and catch up on the news. Looking at the last newsletter it seems that I am writing more or less the same about our projects there and all credit to our manager there Mr, Asif Raza who not only maintains our activities but finds time to introduce new ones. It takes over an hour from where I am staying to Orangi, a journey I find quite tiring, the traffic seems to get heavier every time I visit and little in the city seems to have improved. The provision of electricity and water continue to be problems and the inflation continues to rise making it very difficult for poor families to cope and in turn brings more demands on Asif For support and makes the clothes and rations distribution become of increasing value. Asif maintains lists of people we consider to be zakat eligible so he is able to call them when rations etc are distributed. It was good see the number of students from the IT classes who volunteer to help out when needed.
The less said about the increasing pollution the better but I found it quite noticeable. Visiting our projects, as usual was a pleasure, it was good to see first and all the work that is going on. One of the more interesting projects is the solar panels and tube well that was installed in Usmania Masjid, the solar panels plus battery and inverter allow the masijd to run all fans at namaaz times which is a huge saving on their electricity bill and also provides water for the local community. As there is no desalination plants installed due to costs the water is not suitable for drinking but can be used for cleaning floors, toilets etc so it is still useful. Two masjids, which I was able to visit, have approached us for help to install solar panels, Given the huge saving in electricity this seems both practical and useful to do please see centre pages for more details.
Water
In my view the major one of the major problems facing people is the provision of water. When I first visited water came on the line and I can remember neighbours in Orangi calling each other to say water is on line turn on your motors. Most houses are constructed with an underground tank for water storage.
Sadly no water is now supplied by line and the people rely on tankers to deliver their water. This is often of poor quality and increasingly expensive to purchase. In 2001 the cost of a single tanker of 1000 gallons was Rs1500 this has increased to Rs 3000 and is not always available. In times of acute shortage the cost may increase! Using our
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reverse osmosis distribution charges are Rs1 per litre for drinking water and free for others this is very cheap a purchase of I.5 litre bottled water cost Rs100. The one rupee charge covers the supervisors salary.
This makes our reverse osmosis project increasingly beneficial as it provides drinking water as well as water that can be used for cleaning etc.
A second distribution point is planned but the water from the boring proved to be vey saline which put the project on hold. Insha Allah a second boring while I was there, will yield a more positive result, the solar panels are already installed and reverse osmosis equipment purchased. I think this will take tie before the local community sees the benefits as there are still hurdles to overcome .
The water shortage will I think grow more acute with time, off shore desalination may provide an answer has but here is little sign of this happening any time soon.
Al-Ansar in Numbers
400 gallons the quantity of drinkable water supplied daily from our Reverse Osmosis Plant
15000 the number of successful cataract surgeries (over 18 years)
1400 students attending computer classes
280 the number of students completing our advanced computer classes
2 sponsored students in full time education
1100 ration packs distributed in Ramadan
1 sponsored thalassemia patient
25 families receive monthly rations
8-10 patients daily attend our dental clinic (open 7 days a week)
100+ patients attend our weekly eye clinic
6200 Eid outfits distributed (funded by a German company)
All projects seemed to be functioning well; the Friday eye clinic was overcrowded as usual, the computer classes well attended and the Reverse Osmosis System full functional.
The demand for computer education continues to grow and several students attending our courses have got jobs as a result. Am E. Commerce class was also run for selected students with further classes planned. Below
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Statement of Financial Activities (including income and expenditure) for the year ending 31st March 2025
| Incoming Resources | £ | £ | ||
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| General Donations 56814.79 |
56814.79 | 56814.79 | 56814.79 | 56814.79 |
| Inland Revenue Tax reclaimed (Gift Aid) | 7521.25 | |||
| TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES | TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 64336.04 |
64336.04 | |
| +b/f from 2018/19 | +b/f from 2018/19 | 1607.86 | 1607.86 | |
| TOTAL DISPOSABLE FUNDS | 65943.9 ~~[~~ |
65943.9 | 65943.9 | |
| Charitable Expenditure | ||||
| UK expenses 746.00 | UK expenses 746.00 | UK expenses 746.00 | UK expenses 746.00 | |
| Expenditure in Pakistan* | 58250.00 | |||
| Bank Charges 184.14 | Bank Charges 184.14 | Bank Charges 184.14 | Bank Charges 184.14 | |
| Secretarial expenses | Secretarial expenses | Secretarial expenses | Secretarial expenses887.00 | |
| TOTAL CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE | TOTAL CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE | TOTAL CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE |
60067.14 ~~ |
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Total disposable Funds - |
65943.90 | |||
| Total Charitable Expenditure | 60067.14 | |||
| Carried Forward to 2025/26 | 5876.76 |
- Please see attached sheet for details for details of expenditure in Pakistan
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