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Engro Foundation

Engro Foundation
اینگرو فاؤنڈیشن
Formation2009; 15 years ago (2009)
FounderEngro Corporation
TypeNot for Profit Organisation
Legal statusRegistered Trust
PurposeEducation, Health, Environmental Conservation
HeadquartersKarachi-75600, Sindh, Pakistan
Area served
Pakistan
Key people
  • Favad Soomro (CEO)
Employees11
Websiteengrofoundation.com

Engro Foundation Urdu: اینگرو فاؤنڈیشن is a not-for-profit trust headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan. It was founded in 2009 as a philanthropic arm of Engro.[1][2]

Engro Foundation provides access for local communities to “basic services, for example education, health, water, sanitation, and infrastructure”[3] but also to medical assistance, skills development, technical training, and supports environmental conversation projects[4] and sports.[5]

History

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Engro Corporation founded Engro Foundation in 2009[6] to ensure that the benefits of business operations can help solving issues that exist within Engro's value chains and the livelihoods of its immediate community.[7]

Projects

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Engro Foundation's initiatives are focusing on healthcare, medical assistance, education, skill development, environmental and biodiverse conversation, infrastructure, emergency response, and support and promotion of sports. Engro Foundation works with local communities in Sindh and Punjab.[8]

Engro Foundation is engaged in various healthcare projects around its industrial network in Daharki, Qadirpur, Sukkur, and Karachi.[4] In 2022, Engro Foundation's network of ambulant care clinics which includes an artificial limbs centre, a rabies centre, and a snake bite centre, catered over 100,000 patients in marginalised communities.[9] Along with The Dawood Foundation the Engro Foundation disburses the funds of the Hussain Dawood Pledge, one of the biggest private donations and initiatives to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.[10]

Engro Foundation provides training and education initiatives, like free-of-cost education in schools across Sindh and Punjab, and skills development at the Technical Training College – the first Polytechnic institute offering a Diploma in Associate Engineering.[11][12]

In its work on biodiversity conservation Engro Foundation collaborates with World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF Pakistan) for alternative income streams of fishing communities, educational programmes for sustainable fishing practices,[13] and the conservation of the endangered Indus river dolphin.[14]

In context of flood relief efforts Engro Foundation engaged in the 2022 floods[15] but also supported flood effected population earlier.[16]

Engro Foundation launched in 2012[17] "I Am the Change" to recognise local NGOs or activists who are working to enable positive, meaningful, scalable, and sustainable change in the country. Through a prise-money of the annual awards for individuals and/or organisations selected projects can scale up for broader impact.[18]

Governance

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The Foundation is governed by a board of trustees. The Foundation operates daily under the leadership of Favad Soomro.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Ashique Ali Jhatial; Nelarine Cornelius; James Wallace (2014). "Corporate Social Responsibility in Pakistan: Corporate Engagements in the Local Community and their Social Impact". In Fukukawa, Kyoko (ed.). Corporate social responsibility and local community in Asia. London, New York: Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-415-62765-8.
  2. ^ Khan, Muhammad Saad Masud; Harvey, Charles; Price, Michael; Maclean, Mairi (9 January 2023). "Philanthropy and Socio-economic Development: The Role of Large Indigenous Voluntary Organizations in Bridging Social Divides in Pakistan". VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations. doi:10.1007/s11266-022-00554-8. ISSN 1573-7888. S2CID 255667647. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ Ashique Ali Jhatial; Nelarine Cornelius; James Wallace (2014). "Corporate Social Responsibility in Pakistan: Corporate Engagements in the Local Community and their Social Impact". In Fukukawa, Kyoko (ed.). Corporate social responsibility and local community in Asia. London, New York: Routledge. pp. 119–120. ISBN 978-0-415-62765-8.
  4. ^ a b "Engro Foundation: Empowering women for an equitable future of Pakistan". Global Village Space. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ Ali, Shahnawaz (23 July 2023). "How Pakistani corporates can maximize their CSR impact: The Engro example". Profit by Pakistan Today. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Engro Foundation". The Business Partnerships Platform. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ^ Nasir, Mobin (21 January 2011). "Engro focuses on people residing close to its plants". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ^ Management and Development Centre. "Final Report for Market Assessment and Value Chain Analysis in Sindh and Punjab" (PDF). Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Annual Report 2022" (PDF). Engro Corporation. 15 February 2023. p. 46. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Engro pledges Rs20m to expand Covid testing at Shaukat Khanum Hospital". Dawn News. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  11. ^ "'Local human resource makes ventures profitable in Tharparkar'". Business Recorder. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  12. ^ Hassan, Mabroor; Khan, Muhammad Irfan; Mumtaz, Muhammad Waseem; Mukhtar, Hamid (2021). "Energy and Environmental Security Nexus in Pakistan". Energy and Environmental Security in Developing Countries. Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications. Springer International Publishing: 147–172. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63654-8_6. ISBN 978-3-030-63653-1. S2CID 234341492. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Experts stress on need to modernise small-scale fisheries". The Express Tribune. 29 December 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Engro Foundation becomes the Largest National Supporter of the Indus River Dolphin". Profit by Pakistan Today. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  15. ^ Iqtidaruddin, Fakir Syed (8 June 2011). "US, Engro Foundation restore livelihoods in rural Sindh". Business Recorder. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  16. ^ Zaheer, Farhan (8 June 2011). "Engro merges business with social responsibility". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  17. ^ "IATC, the flagship initiative of Engro Foundation, creating a highly significant impression". Business Recorder. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Engro Foundation recognises NDF, ConnectHear with IATC Impact Awards". The Nation. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Concern shown on growing 'plastic pollution' in country". Business Recorder. 4 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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