Chairman’s Message – Vision for Disability Empowerment

Leadership

About Our Chairman

Mr. Memon, a distinguished Pakistani educationist and social worker from Karachi, began his career as a scriptwriter for Radio Pakistan and contributor to newspapers. After losing his eyesight, he joined the Adult Blind Centre, continued his education, and in 1968 became the first blind student to earn a master’s degree from Karachi University. Deeply devoted to advocacy for the blind, he served as Honorary General Secretary (1972–1983) and later President (1984–1993) of the Pakistan Association of the Blind, establishing provincial and district branches nationwide. Internationally, he represented Pakistan at numerous global conventions, including those of the World Blind Union (WBU) and Asian Blind Union (ABU), eventually becoming President of ABU and an officer of WBU.

Impact

Chairman’s Message

Transforming challenges into opportunities for disabled persons

ALHAMDULILLAH, we believe that differently abled persons should equally participate in societal responsibilities and nation-building, playing an active and effective role in community development.
We also believe that the rights and privileges may not be demanded but commanded on the basis of first deserve then desire. To achieve this philosophy, it is the primary responsibility of the differently enabled themselves to get their community fully acquainted with training, education and socialization to plead for and protect their rights, privileges, facilities and securities with full command and confidence.PDF recognizes the need for scientifically-designed public education and motivation programs.

PDF recognizes the need for scientifically-designed public education and motivation programs. Through training, education, and socialization initiatives across various sectors, the Foundation practically demonstrates the competencies of disabled persons, building trust with the society.
PDF strongly believes in advocacy for status, rights, privileges and securities of the differently enabled community by launching a ceaseless campaign to motivate the concerned and make them realize the requirement of disabled community. We believe this to be a societal responsibility of the people, the Government as well as the NGO’s. Our decades long effort is a practical organ of the philosophy and moto of PDF.