Health
A first for Taluka Hospital Mehar
JORDAN staff supporting technical health personnel conducted the first Caesarean section recorded at the hospital in its 30-year history.
Johi · District Dadu · Sindh
Fostering Change
We work with rural communities to build resilience, expand opportunity, and respond with dignity when natural disasters strike.
Rooted in Johi since 2002
Local knowledge.
Lasting resilience.
Johi Organization for Rural Development and Natural Disaster (JORDAN) is a registered non-profit, non-political and non-governmental organization working in the social development sector since 2002. We intervene in health, poverty alleviation, sustainable livelihood, education, women empowerment, and water, sanitation and hygiene across the desert and coastal areas of Sindh province, Pakistan.
Our storyWhat we do
Eight paths to stronger communities
01
Health
Maternal and child health, community health services, and awareness in underserved rural areas.
02
Poverty Alleviation
Sustainable livelihoods, women's skills development, and market linkages for rural households.
03
Education
Free schooling, learning materials, and literacy opportunities across District Dadu.
04
Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
Safe drinking water, sanitation facilities, and hygiene promotion for families and schools.
05
Community Physical Infrastructure Development
Roads, link roads, school repairs, and shared infrastructure that rural life depends on.
06
Social Mobilization
Organising village groups so communities identify their own priorities and lead the response.
07
Natural Resource Management
Managing land, water, soil, plants, and animals for present and future generations.
08
Human & Institutional Development
Managerial and technical trainings and capacity building for staff, partners, and communities.
Historical impact
A record of practical action
2002
Working since
Registered non-profit, non-political NGO
8
Programme areas
2019 website inventory
5
Community health centres
Archived project record
580
One-room shelters
Archived project record
60
School sanitation blocks
Archived project record
13
Schools in District Dadu
Reported in 2012
Figures recovered from JORDAN's archived project records; they describe earlier work rather than current cumulative totals.
News & stories
From the field
Livelihoods
Economic empowerment through skills
JORDAN connected rural women's skills, production, and market opportunities as a practical path toward stronger household incomes.
Water & sanitation
Safe water is life
Safe drinking water remained a central rural and urban challenge, addressed through water access and hygiene initiatives.
Stand with rural Sindh