Anjuman
Samaji Behbood (ASB) is a community-based organization in Pakistan
that specializes in water supply and sanitation. Numerous
low-income communities, which are home to blue-collar labor, lacked
proper water supply and sanitation in Faisalabad. Local community
leaders lobbied the politicians for years for improved municipal
services. In return, they only received empty promises. Meanwhile, the
size and density of communities has increased.
The lack of sanitation resulted in streets filled with sewage and
other waste. These unhygienic conditions were more than just an
eyesore. Poor sanitary conditions resulted in higher incidence of
disease. Women and children suffered the most because they spent the
most time in the unhygienic environment. The community relied on
donkey carts to supply water to the households.
A few local leaders in the community of Daddiwala, Faisalabad, tried
to attract the attention of politicians to their plight. Their NGO,
Anjuman Samaji Behbood (ASB) aimed to promote social welfare in the
localities it served. However, for years, ASB confined its role to
lobbying politicians.
Eventually, ASB transformed itself to become an agent of change and
has helped launch a community-driven water supply and sanitation
program that has equipped 10,000 households in 85 communities. These
households have spent $0.72 million equivalent for better water supply
and sanitation facilities. |
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Anjuman Samaji Behbood (ASB) has helped launch a
community-driven water supply and sanitation program that has
equipped 10,000 households in 85 communities. These households
have spent $0.72 million equivalent for better water supply and
sanitation facilities. For
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