Bondh-E-Shams

Our organisational aim this year is to bring safe and clean water to 1 million people in critical need of assistance.

Our larger goal is to continue taking on the global water crisis by deploying the OASIS Box worldwide as we continue to finesse our R&D and technology and provide cost-efficient, scalable and sustainable solutions. We have successfully demonstrated the OASIS Box model can be replicated and deployed successfully in different regions. We will continue to amplify our impact in our current target regions (Pakistan, South Sudan, Yemen and
soon the Rohingya Refugee camps, Bangladesh) and gradually deploy more and more boxes in new communities on a global scale.

To date, at full capacity, our projects have provided up to 37 millions cups of clean water Each of our OASIS Boxes contains live data analytics monitoring technology, enabling donors to track their exact impact (water output in no.of cups from each box) via our website (https://www.bondheshams.org/impact).

We will continue to amplify our impact in existing regions, by implementing several more OASIS Boxes across each country, reaching upto 10,000 individuals each time. In addition, we will continue to develop relationships with local partners globally who are actively implementing and prioritising WASH projects in other regions. This will allow us to continue expanding our own presence globally in conjunction with trusted partners who possess extremely beneficial local knowledge of otherwise new regions to us. This allows for a localized and effective strategy with the local needs of each community at the forefront of each project.

Customization of our OASIS Box enables a targeted solution for each community meeting their specific water-filtration and population and other water-related needs. Working with partners we are able to identify several communities requiring our solution, in addition, our website allows individuals/organisation to nominate communities which may benefit from the OASIS Box. In this manner, we can identify and conduct impact research for more communities in critical need of assistance.

Bondh E Shams’ executive team includes Hamza Farrukh, Founder and CEO who has led the organisation from inception and continues to head the Executive Team and Board of Trustees and Advisors. In addition to his impact work, Hamza brings a wealth of corporate experience and network as Vice President in the Global Division at Goldman Sachs. Bondh E Shams’ current Development Director Sana Ibrahim, is a UK-qualified lawyer with extensive immigration experience and has worked in the development sector for 7 years assisting those in high-risk conflict zones and displaced refugee communities. Dr Ammad, Operations Directors heads supervision of production, deployment and Research and Development of the organisation’s OASIS Box technology. Hafsa Naeem, Pakistan Country Director brings several years of experience in the WASH sector to Bondh E Shams and US-General Secretary, Clare O’Brien is Cornell University trained public servant in infrastructure and sustainability.
 
The Executive Team is supported by a team of engineers, researchers, consultants and 200 volunteers.

Our engineering team includes mechanical and electrical engineers who specialize in renewable energy to guide the development of OASIS Boxes and any solutions we employ. This includes twelve full-time staff at our manufacturing site in Pakistan. We have scaled up over the last year as the annual demand for our flagship technology, the OASIS Box, has grown exponentially and can now produce upto 500 OASIS Boxes per year.

Today, Bondh E Shams manages over 50 water projects in communities in South Sudan, Pakistan, Yemen, Bangladesh and Afghanistan and has provided an estimated 80 million cups of clean water over the past eight years. Bondh E Shams has created a tight global network, working with valued partner institutions, local organisations and directly with communities across its target regions. With a proven record of scalability and project adaptability globally, in 2023 Bondh E Shams will continue to scale operations in current regions while extending its global footprint to more regions with a view to deploy 500 more OASIS Boxes to bring clean water to thousands more in-need individuals for 20+ years.