
Paani Project

Paani is an American nonprofit organization, founded in 2017 by five college students. It's headquarters are located in Michigan, United States. As of 2021, Paani operates in Pakistan and Jordan and the organization has raised over $1.5 million. According to the organization, it has built millions of dollars worth of wells, and handed millions of meals to rural families in Pakistan.
History.
Paani, which means water in Urdu, was founded in 2017 at the University of Michigan and operated by student volunteers dedicated to alleviating the water and sanitation crisis in Pakistan.
Paani has focused largely on the most disadvantaged families in various districts of Sindh including Jacobabad, Mirpurkhas, Jaffarabad and Tharparkar. In response to COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan, the non-profit has distributed over a million dollars of medical supplies to clinics including ventilators, electrocardiogram machines, cardiac monitors, and face masks to hospitals in Pakistan.
The non-profit has stood in solidarity with American social justice icons and movements by building wells in honor of George Floyd and LeBron James.
Operations.
Their first thought was to spend 6 months and hundreds of hours selling donuts, to construct their first water well in
Tharparkar, Sindh. After building momentum, Paani quickly expanded to not only build hundreds of wells, but also craft educational curriculum across Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The organization helped 7,551 families of three Tehsils of Tharparkar district from 400 deep water wells and five solar-powered water wells in Pakistan.
Paani supplied over 4,000+ families (avg. of 7 members) with at least 1-
month of food and hygiene kits, which included masks, sanitizers and
cleaning products
Supplied $500,000 of relevant medical supplies to a government
designate COVID-relief center to a health clinic in Lahore housed under
the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Institute.
Provide traditional clothing packages (sandals and Kurtas) for 100+
orphans every year during the annual Eid celebration in rural Sindh.
In September 2019, Azad Kashmir was devastated with an earthquake
that displaced hundreds of families. Working with local NGOs in
Pakistan, Paani provided winter kits to families that had lost their
livelihood and homes due to the conflict. Kits consiste.
Fundraising.
They first raise funds by selling donuts.Now most of their fundraising is through launchgood and donations.