BahriaTown Corporate Social Responsibility
WHERE VISION INSPRIRES HUMANITY
To build the future, we need ideas, the free flow of those ideas, and the effective use of human power and technology to shape those ideas into life changing ground realities. Globalization makes all this ever more possible and easier, since the landmarks in luxury lifestyle around the world, that took centuries to be built and perfected, are the priceless jewels of our inspiration.
Yet, there is much more to be achieved, many novel ideas to be conceived, and a great many horizons waiting to be discovered. BahriaTown looks forward to inspire the world more than it inspires us.
We are making a huge contribution to the improvement of people’s life and opportunities.
The pioneering action came after Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz Hussain recommended a series of initiatives as part of the company's new program on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). We are re-doubling our efforts in the area of CSR and building knowledge and best practices, while setting an example in corporate transparency. We hope others will do the same. Making profits is not enough. The greatest privilege is to support the society, from which we draw our sustenance. BahriaTown takes these responsibilities very seriously. We care deeply about the environment and the societies in which we operate, and we're determined to play our part in caring for the disadvantaged and promoting civic values and providing sustenance on a long term basis. We have always emphasized that its time for a radical change in our part of the world for some time, but words are no longer enough. Businesses need to realize that by implementing socially responsible and sustainable programs that benefit the society and raise the standard of living, they are also helping to make their own businesses highly sustainable.
To effectively collaborateachieve its end Corporate Social Responsibility Division has been taking initiatives in the below segments:
- Free Meals:BahriaTown Dastarkhwans established all over the country.
- Free HealthCare: Through Bahria Town 3 hospitals, mobile hospitals, dispensaries & donations to other hospitals.
- Free Education: Running various schools & colleges throughout Pakistan.
- Donations to Welfare Organizations: Generous donations are provided to various local & international aid agencies.
- Disaster Management: BahriaTown emergency fleet services are first to reach various disaster hit areas.
- Marriot Bombing
- GhakkarPlaza Fire (Main Commercial Hub of Rawalpindi)
- Tragic Earthquake of 2005
- IDPs of the Swat Military Operations
- Renovation of Lal Masjid & Rehabilitation of its team
- Jail Welfare:To pay off fines for thousands languishing in jails dues to non-payment of fines & upgrade the jails
Dastarkhwan
An unprecedented initiative providing FREE meals, twice a day, to more than 150,000 people throughout Pakistan. Opening more Dastarkhwans in addition to 11 already operational outlets.
TotalExpense / Rs.124,281, 916/TotalPeople
Catered to. / 5, 702, 473
“This project is most dearest to me. We are providing free daily meals to more than people daily, twice a day. We will Inshallah be opening more Dastarkhwans in addition to 11 already operational. I am very thankful to God Almighty for having me privileged enough to be able to serve others.” Malik Riaz Hussain, ChairmanBahriaTown.
Its impact is not only felt by the poor who come and eat there but also by the families they have left behind who benefit from the hard earned money which they save on each free meal.
Every person who attends Bahria Town Dastarkhwan is treated like a guest so as not to hurt his integrity, and served with quality & hygienic food on tables in air-conditioned halls.
HEALTHCARE
AKHTAR RUKHSANA MEMORIAL TRUST
Mr. Malik Riaz is in the process of setting up a chain of hospitals in Pakistan.
•Three such 60 bedded hospitals; Begum Akhtar Rukhsana Trust are fully functional in Bahria Town Lahore and Rawalpindi.
•All funds exceeding Rs. 9.7 Million per month for the smooth functioning of the hospitals are provided by Malik Riaz. Rs. 200 Million has so far been spent on medical treatment of various patients in both cities.
•Hospitals are run by highly qualified doctors & are equipped with the most modern equipment. Free medical facilities are provided to the poor & needy.
•It is approved U/s 2(36) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001.
MOBILE MEDICAL TEAMS
•Mobile medical teams are providing free medical services, check-ups & medicines to the patients of the poor localities and villages of Rawalpindi/ IslamabadLahore since 1996.
•Helping those who are in need of medical treatment and are deprived of proper medical attention. The team consists of a qualified doctor, lady doctor & an attendant.
YEARS DIALYSISDIALYSISCANCERHEPATITIS CMEDICINESWELFARE DONATIONSOTHERTOTAL
KITSINJECTIONSM.H.MEDICINESHOSPITALS(PKR)
2009/107,637,7332,009,715886,645943,951812,2078,414,4161,312,9672,735,94124,753,575
20089,550,2004,861,152315,482751,2291,811,71110,602,3253,887,1828,680,98240,460,263
20078,139,2523,433,950855,000793,02310,077,7458,554,1362,301,7605,361,85639,516,722
20067,939,2523,233,950655,000543,0239,877,7458,354,1362,201,7605,161,85637,966,722
20057,889,2523,083,950505,000393,0239,727,7458,204,1362,051,7605,011,85636,866,722
Total41,155,68916,622,7173,217,1273,424,24932,307,15344,129,14911,755,42926,952,491179,564,004
FREE Education Projects
•Running FREE education centers for over 4,000 orphans with educational and odging facilities.
•Providing micro-finance loans to students in RawalpindiAgriculturalUniversity.
•Running various schools, institutes and colleges in different cities and villages with more than 7,000 students.
•Also provides free space, running expenses & equipment (like computers for labs etc) to run schools by other organizations like the GreenMeadowsSchool.
•BahriaTown aims to strengthen Pakistan’s future as a nation and believes in an educated Nation. With conscientiously designed school setup and finest team of educationists to facilitate objective learning.
•Providing fully equipped science laboratories, computer rooms, libraries and playgrounds, BahriaTown gives scholarship to more than 7,000 students every year and runs a host of primary and secondary education schoolsthroughout Pakistan.
DONATIONS TO WELFARE ORGANIZATIONS
To meet its objectives effectively BahriaTown is also coordinating with many organizations and institutes nationwide and supports them in providing health and education facilities to the remote areas. Malik Riaz Hussain, ChairmanBahriaTown, believes that he is a custodian of public trust which has to be maintained at every cost. Whenever approached, he has generously donated and supported many institutions.
GOSHA-E-SAKOON
BahriaTown took another milestone initiative to establish a shelter house, named Gosha-e-Sakoon, for senior citizens and orphan children in 2008. Free accommodation, food and health services are provided in this home. At present more than 450 children are residing there.
SOSVILLAGE
“SOS Village is very thankful for the generous offers of free accommodation and provisions by Malik Riaz Hussain in Bahria Town, Rawalpindi for up to 100 children, from the 2005 earthquake affected regions” Mrs. Souriya Anwar President SOS Village
Donations for Various Welfare Organizations
Name Donation (Total Rs.)
Ahsaas Foundation 11,000,000
Al Mustafa Trust 2,500,000
Al-Shifa Trust 5,900,000
Ameer Begum Welfare Trust 1,000,000
BT Hospitals/ Dispenseries 60,464,623
ChildrenHospital ( Basic Pharmaceutical ) 195,000
CMH Diagnostic Centre 75,200,000
Combined Marriages 37,465,000
Dar ul Eman 50,000
General Hospital Lahore (Food for patients) 16,766,207
Governor Welfare Fund 10,000,000
Ikhwan Human Foundation 1,620,000
Jinnah Welfare 6,000,000
Khawaja Islam 200,000
LABARD 500,000
Monthly Welfare Payments 24,487,427
Punjab Institute of Cardiology 3,166,663
Punjab Squash Association 1,000,000
ReachPublic School 5,400,000
Sahara Trust 50,000,000
ShoukatKhanumMemorialCancerHospital 6,000,000
Tameer-e-Millat 7,000,000
Umah e Ihsan 25,000,000
WCCI for Sponsorship 200,000
Zindagi Trust 3,000,000
354,114,920
BAHRIATOWN - DISASTER MANAGEMENT
•Always at the forefront in helping the nation in times of natural calamities & unfortunate incidents such as the 2005 devastatingearthquake, Margalla Tower & fire at the Marriott Hotel and Ghakkar Plaza Rawalpindi.
•Led many relief teams for the aid of IDPs, which provided financial, medical & food assistance.
•FREE Medical Camp established at Swabi IDP camp has servedover 40,000 patients.
Relief for IDPs During Military Operation in Swat
With 500,000 people displaced, the Swat IDP Crisis has been termed as biggest humanitarian and displacement crisis in recent times.
•Keeping in view the magnitude of the situation, BahriaTown coordinated with both in and outside camps with relief efforts amounting to over Rs. 50 million.
The initiatives included:
- Establishment of Relief Goods
- Distribution of Goods
- Medical Support
- Water Distribution
- Logistical Support
- Relief Cells
TRAGIC PAKISTAN EARTHQUAKEOF 2005
•On Saturday, 8th October 2005 a 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit the
northern parts of Pakistan.
Relief Camps for Earthquake Victims
•BahriaTown established 8 big relief camps with relief efforts amounting
to Rs. 100 million.
•6000 refugee families with a population of 36,000 were provided shelter
in these camps.
•Refugee Camps were operational for over 3 months.
CampLocations:
•Muzaffarabad
•Bagh
•Chakkar
•Chakoti
•4 Camps in different locations in Islamabad including Lake View Hotel Islamabad
& I-9 Islamabad
RENOVATION OF THE LAL MASJID & REHABILITATION OF ITS TEAM
Malik Riaz Hussain, ChairmanBahriaTown’s has played an active role as the unofficial benefactor of the Lal Masjid progeny, to overcome the negative fallouts in the aftermath of the 2007 military operation.
•BahriaTown has also financed the entire renovation program for the Lal Masjid. The mosque is being renovated with red and brown brick and stone walls.
•The halls have been refurbished. A total of Rs. 20 million has been spent on its repair and redecoration.
•Residence to Umme Hassan and quarters for setting up permanent abodes for their female students.
•The girls’ madrassah is now located in BahriaTown, Rawalpindi & is providing complete lodging, food, medical & education assistance to over 750 female students.
•Even Maulana Abdul Aziz lived in a house in BahriaTown after he was released from prison.
JAIL WELFARE
Remission for prisoners
•More than Rs.30 million amount in form of fines has been paid to get
prisoners released from various jails of Punjab.
•Prisoners were in hundreds and had served their term but had no
money to pay the fine for their release. The jails from various
parts of Punjab includes Attock Jail, Rawalpindi Jail, Faisalabad Jail, Gujrat Jail,
Mandi Bahuddin Jail, Mianwali Jail and Shahpur Jail.
•Among these prisoners, many had death sentences on them and they
were released by mutual understanding of both parties in which main
role was played by BahriaTown.
Upgrading the jails
•BahriaTown has donated items worth Rs.10 million for the development
of jails.
•Development areas of jails included main kitchen, visitor waiting areas,
stores cell that accommodated prisoners who have been awarded long
term or death sentences.
•These progressive developments for jails have given improved approach
to offender rehabilitation.
•BahriaTown is confident that these individuals will be better citizens,
not committing crimes and contributing to the betterment of society as
a whole.