Pervaiz Lodhie,a Pakistani American professional engineer, an entrepreneur and a technology businessman who only believes in ‘teaching how to catch fish’, his efforts in all these areas had not only begun 10 years ago in Pakistan but have proved very successful both for Pakistan and America. He is one of the twenty-four Founding Directors and Trustees of Pakistan Human Development Fund.
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In the area of poverty alleviation, He started transferring his US based company’s labor intensive assembly work by starting a ‘contract manufacturing’ company in the Export Processing Zone Karachi, 10 years ago. It was a success beyond expectations.
At present, he has 150 employees who with very minimal training, no communication problems, and very short learning time are able to give him 110% quality, 150% productivity at 1/5-1/10th the cost of doing this assembly task in his Torrance Plant. This manufacturing facility not only providing jobs to Pakistani youth especially females but also providing support to his USA company for saving jobs in USA & remain competitive in the current recession.
Working with one of Pakistan’s best-known NGO National Rural Support Program, He has started and sown the seeds of a revolutionary program for the poorest rural areas of Pakistan. This program includes three-Bulb Solar Powered LED Bulb kits for each hut. These will last forever, require no electricity, and give sustainable light. There will be 1 bulb for the cooking area, 1 for education and 1 for the family get-together area. He will be subsidizing some cost; part will be borne by world donors and the remaining by the user. Another project in testing stage is the solar powered submersible pump for sustainable drinking water and maybe small farm irrigation.. Thar in Sindh is the poorest area where 95% homes do not have light. Thardeep Rural Development Project (TRDP) aims to place 10,000 of the Solar Powered LED lamp kits in this district.
The main objective of the Pervaiz Lodhie is to consolidate efforts towards building human capabilities by supporting various programs and projects in the social sectors for the improvement and enhancement of education and literacy; primary health care; poverty alleviation; development of working skills; improvement of social service delivery.
In last few years he has extended Pehli Kiran to his Program throughout the Sindh province and few selected areas of Baluchistan. Working with National Rural Support Program, Sindh Rural Support Program Consortium, Indus Earth Trust, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Foundation & Rotary Club he is willing to extend Pehli Kiran to the most of the villages that are without electricity and basic necessities.
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