Deputy Commissioner South Karachi Altaf Sario meets with Dr Yasmeen Lari and the Heritage Foundation team to discuss rehabilitation of the city and make eco enclaves by empowering communities to take ownership of their own streets. His team of Assistant Commissioners of different areas of Karachi were also present with him.
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For The World Around in Focus: Radical Repair will take place at the Milan Triennale on September 28. Dr Yasmeen Lari will give a keynote address on the topic of Seeking Social and Ecological Justice for Humanity. Her presentation on this topic will advocate for social activists and eco champions to fashion humanistic, inclusive environments driven by ecological considerations.
Detailed program can be viewed at the following link:
https://theworldaround.com/
Event program can be downloaded from the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wek3ju6tnzi308mzmuf0z/TWA_In-Focus_Radical-Repair_Program.pdf?rlkey=ded6tslo8b7a60m187hvoxd36&dl=0
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The Express Tribune and Turkish News Outlet Anadolu Agency (AA) published articles on the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan building flood proof housing in Sindh, Pakistan. The article also describes in details the Zero Donor model that has been launched with no external investment.
The original articles can be accessed at the following links:
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/asia-pacific/in-pakistan-flood-proof-houses-give-hope-against-climate-change/2990999#
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2435638/flood-proof-houses-give-hope-against-climate-changes
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Dr. Yasmeen Lari holds a meeting with the global leadership of International Finance Corporation at their head office in Karachi. Dr. Yasmeen Lari briefed them about her zero carbon initiative and the impact it has made on the lives of villagers in Sindh, Pakistan. Two village women, Champa and Lakshmi also spoke about how the initiative has transformed their lives.
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Design Emergency Podcast’s Alice Rawsthorn interviewed Dr. Yasmeen Lari about her work, specially her work related to disaster response and mitigation in the flood affected areas of Sindh, Pakistan. Alice works with global design leaders whose work is fostering positive change.
The episode can be accessed at the following link:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5csNyfolubwOBlaiF3vf4L
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For The World Around in Focus: Radical Repair will take place at the Milan Triennale on September 28. Dr Yasmeen Lari will give a keynote address on the topic of Seeking Social and Ecological Justice for Humanity. Her presentation on this topic will advocate for social activists and eco champions to fashion humanistic, inclusive environments driven by ecological considerations.
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Architekturai Biznes (A&B), a polish online archtectural magazine, published a story on Dr Yasmeen Lari. The article covers her life story, her architecture works and her approach towards design, both as a starchitect and as a humanitarian worker and sustainablity champion. She used to build for the elite of Pakistan but now she works on empowering the poor affected by disasters to build homes using low cost, low-carbon materials.
The original article can be accessed at the following link:
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The articlce talks in detail about the impact of floods in Pakistan and how the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan is working on disaster risk reduction and response by empowering people. Developed by Yasmeen Lar, Barefoot Social Architecture is one of the principles used in the projects. It consists of applying 3 Zeros: Zero Cost (to the donor), Zero Carbon, Zero Waste methodologies leading to Zero Poverty.
The original article can be accessed at the following link:
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Dr Yasmeen Lari and Afroza Bhamani met with volunteers from the Denso Hall Rahguzar walking street event at PSO House . The purpose of the meeting was to discuss how to take forward the initiative launched at Denso Hall Rahguzar event earlier in the month. Various proposals were discussed. It was decided that Karachi Public Schools will be rehabilitated and green spaces will be introduced as part of community mobilization to transform Karachi into a humanistic eco-city.
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Independence Day was celebrated with much gusto and excitement at Pono Village in Sindh. Boys and girls from the village gathered in the open space with Pakistani flags and colorful balloons in their hands. There was also a tree plantation drive to mark the occasion.
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