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One Million Trees
  • Hidaya has initiated this project in Pakistan and United States. Once well underway, Hidaya intends to execute this project in other countries where Hidaya works.
  • This Spring 2008, Hidaya purchased over 70,000 tree seedlings and distributed to mostly students and few farmers at various communities for planting in Pakistan & US.
  • At every school and community a team lead and back up implemented the project successfully in addition to Hidaya Project Manager.  Team lead will be monitoring and providing monthly reports of survival rate of seedlings.
  • Margosa (Neem), Eucalyptus, Conocarpus, Acacia, Moringa and Jamun seedlings were distributed in Pakistan.  Additional varieties might be added to the list during next plantation season in August 2008.
  • Norway Spruce (Flemington, NJ), Long leaf pine (Swansboro, NC), White Spruce (Buffalo, NY), Eldarica Pine (Phoenix, AZ) and Fremont Cottonwood (Virginia City, NV), Coast Live Oak (Santa Clara, CA)   were or are being distributed in United States among several schools.
Children from a New Jersey School who received seedlings from Hidaya Foundation


Vegetables for healthy Living:
  • This Spring Hidaya has distributed approximately 13 kilograms (approximately 97,500 seeds) of Opo/Kadoo/Lauki (Gourd) seed and 13 kilograms (approximately 97,500 seeds) of Zucchini/Toori/Turai seed to students at various communities.
  • A total of 39,000 packets, containing five seeds of Toori or Kadoo with the instructions how to plant and care were distributed.
 

Sitara-e-Isaar Awarded to Hidaya Foundation

Hidaya Foundation was awarded Sitara-i-Eisaar (Star of Sacrifice) by the Government of Pakistan, in recognition of the results-oriented relief efforts during the 2005 earthquake in Pakistan, during a special ceremony held at the Embassy of Pakistan in Washington, DC, on September 21, 2006.

 

Hidaya Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and charitable organization with FEIN 77-0502583. Your donations are tax deductible. Hidaya Foundation puts it’s best effort to utilizie the funds donated for a specific project, sometimes circumstances dictate we use funds otherwise.