Título: Akhtar Hameed Khan
Seção: Orangi Pilot Project
Background: Khan was born on 15 July 1914 in Agra. He was among the four sons and three daughters of Khansaahib Ameer Ahmed Khan and Mehmoodah Begum. His father, a police inspector, was inspired by the reformist thinking of Syed Ahmed Khan. In his early age, Khan's mother introduced him to the poetry of Maulana Hali and Muhammad Iqbal, the sermons of Abul Kalam Azad, and the Sufist philosophy of Rumi.

Conteúdo: The Orangi poverty alleviation project (known as the Orangi Pilot Project, or OPP) was initiated by Khan as an NGO in 1980. Orangi is located on the northwest periphery of Karachi. At that time, it was the largest of the city's approximately 650 low-income squatter settlements (known as katchi abadi). The locality was first developed in 1963 as a government township of 5 square kilometres (1,236 acres). The influx of migrants after the creation of Bangladesh swelled the settlement to about one million people crowded over an area of more than 32 square kilometres (7,907 acres). The working class multi-ethnic population was predominantly composed of day labourers, skilled workers, artisans, small shopkeepers, peddlers and low-income white collar workers. The project proved an impetus to the socio-economic development of the population of the area. As the project director, Khan proved to be a dynamic and innovative leader. The project initially focused on creating a system of underground sewers, using local materials and labour, and succeeded in laying hundreds of kilometres of drainage pipes along with auxiliary facilities. Within a decade of the initiative, local residents had established schools, health clinics, women's work centres, cooperative stores and a credit organisation to finance enterprise projects. By 1993, OPP had managed to provide low-cost sewers to more than 72,000 houses. The project subsequently diversified into a number of programmes, including a people's fi

user: What was the Orangi Pilot Project?

assistant: The Orangi poverty alleviation project (known as the Orangi Pilot Project, or OPP) was initiated by Khan as an NGO in 1980.

user: Why did he start it?

assistant: The project proved an impetus to the socio-economic development of the population of the area.

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: Orangi is located on the northwest periphery of Karachi.

user: Why did Khan start the OPP?

assistant: At that time, it was the largest of the city's approximately 650 low-income squatter settlements (known as katchi abadi).

user: How long did the project run?

assistant: By 1993, OPP had managed to provide low-cost sewers to more than 72,000 houses. The project subsequently diversified into a number of programmes,

user: How many programs did the project diversified into

assistant: sanitation programme; a housing programme; a basic health and family planning programme; a programme of supervised credit for small family enterprise units; an education programme; and a rural development programme

user: Was it a sucess

assistant: The successful OPP model became an inspiration for other municipalities around the country.

user: What other countries use it?

assistant: In 1999, Khan helped to create Lodhran Pilot Project (LPP) to collaborate with Lodhran municipal committee.