Solar Lights and water pump
Location: Hingoroja Sind Province
US Partner: Relief and Rehab Asia Inc.
Global Partner: The Pravalli Welfare Trust, Pakistan
Project Description: Install Solar Lights and a community water well
Project Year 2024
Hingoroja is located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is a low-lying region at the same elevation as the sea level with an average temperature of 93F. It receives less than 0.7 in rain a year. This area is inhabited by the Hingorja or Hingorjo (Sindhi: هنگورجو) a Sindhi Muslim tribe. They are one of several communities of pastoral nomads found in the Banni region of Kutch. There is no nationally built electrical power grid in this region because the tribes are geographically isolated. With so little rainfall each year, access to a reliable source of water supply can be challenging. One asset of this region is the fact that there are clear skies for about 95% of the days each year.
Deep Water Well Pumped by Solar Panels
The Sumar Lakhani Foundation partnered with US-based RRAI and the Pravelli Welfare Trust of Pakistan to install solar lights in ten homes in Hingoroja, Sind Province. Additionally, the Pravelli Welfare Trust installed solar panels to operate a submersible deep well pump to provide a steady source of water to the Hingorjo community and their livestock.
