...family is the best thing
one could ever wish for...
Yousaf is blessed with a family and friends to stand with him for the cause,
and joined Journey Bio-remediation in the initial stages and continue
supporting JB in ups and downs.
The world needs demonstration more than it needs teaching.
Wallace D. Wattles
The family supported the cause, and our home became the water care sensitive home to reclaim gray water for irrigation through Bio-remediation and rainwater harvesting for irrigation of lawn and rooftop vegetable garden.
all to care water before & after use...
Even a single drop of rain and water from the supply is considered a great blessing used efficiently and
returning to Mother Nature with minimum contamination.
all to care water before & after use...
Riazs' Home
The gray water from home
is being treated biologically, and
rain water harvested at different points.
Water Hospitality
It is difficult to throw away
rainwater as great blessing from
above to Riaz's family roof, it is collected
thankfully to irrigate rooftop vegetable garden.
The family encouraged
and involved young family members
to be part of healthy green food production at home
...of all Jia, the youngest takes care of plants...
all to care - water before & after use...
...charity begins at home, but should not end there...
Thomas Fuller
After the successful application of Bio-remediation concept for used-water rehabilitation at various research institutes and home. The family and friends empowered Yousaf to replicate it
at macro level for the betterment of all.
all to care - water before & after use...
Mother’s feet touched
the soil of Bio-remediation
projects with her grandchildren
to bless the efforts to heal sick waters
through Bio-remediation Applications
keeping the water healthy and
clean for all.
The family and friends continue moral, financial and visiting
sites to support the Bio-remediation work...
Riaz Family's youngest to the oldest contributed to accomplish the task of Bio-remediation of contamination waters...
Kids' Participation in Bio-remediation Work
(Family & Friends')
"Play is the highest form of research."
Albert Einstein
The vehicle Yousaf uses also talk about bio-remediation...
Yousaf can never lose sight of the people who
contributed to keeping Journey Bio-remediation moving....
Family's Remarkable Contributions....
Mr. Munisf Riaz
(1971-2020)
Integration Manager
(NBS Inc.)
Mr. Munsif Riaz, our younger brother, served sincerely the Bio-remediation Ways to reclaim used water for reuse.
He sensitively and dedicatedly supported the Journey Bio-remediation.
I was committed to looking after human polluted waters' recovery and my younger brothers' genuine followership gave me the courage to discover other sectors to continue serving neglected waters in the business arena after the lack of interest in the public and non-governmental development sectors.
We all went through complicated and challenging situations, being newcomers in the corporate sector to continue the Bio-remediation work.
We faced a hard time surviving in the market during 2018-20.
Unfortunately, facing multiple challenges, our beloved Brother Munsif could not survive a heart attack and brain hemorrhage on February 26, 2020.
He tackled grueling situations in the field and managed the market forces as front man to give us a chance to focus on R&D and promoting Bio-remediation applications.
It was an unbearable loss to our family and the cause.
We are grateful to God for his life to serve with us for the country's contaminated waters rehabilitation.
My father was a great person who raised me with the freedom to check my potential and live my life maximum. His courage and sufferings developed a soft path for the journey of my life. I changed my professional field as per academic learning to explore Nature's ways to reclaim polluted or wastewater; he did not oppose me. He facilitated me to check my abilities in another field to contribute something good to humanity and natural resources. I feel down for my shortcomings, but I commit; I will never let your efforts down.
Mr. Sardar Masih Riaz
Mrs. Parveen Sardar Riaz
My mother was a brave lady who loved but challenged us to scout, learn, and contribute the best to the people living around us. She always advised, “ don’t stay near shallow waters, go far and throw your nets in deep waters for good harvest.” Mom, I love you and will not be afraid of hardships to move forward.
Dear Brother, you are always there to help; you deserve great appreciation for standing beside me during the toughest ongoing span of the Bio-remediation Journey. You played a significant role in continuing the journey of Bio-remediation when my job to care for sick waters resources was discontinued as Director National Institute of Bio-remediation, NARC. You established an enterprise, "Nano Bio-Solution Inc." in the corporate sector to give life to the Journey Bio-remediation. I am happy to be a pioneer to initiate sick waters' care in the development and public sector. My brother Dr. Asif Riaz, CEO of NBS Inc., availed the opportunity to be the first scientist to organize a business concern to rehabilitate discarded used-water resources.
Dr. Asif Riaz, CEO, NBS Inc.
Ms. Rahat Riaz
Dear Rahat Riaz, You have been a great supporter of my new initiatives in the family since 1994. You worked with me and learned beekeeping, when we established a company, "Honey Bee Master (Pvt) Ltd," after the completion of my professional studies in apiculture. You were also with me when I got an assignment to train farmers in beekeeping from NRSP and other NGOs. Gradually, we got the support of two brothers, Asif Riaz and Munsif Riaz, to help us with apiary management. To me, incidentally or co-incidentally, beekeeping is an integral part of my Bio-remediation Journey and you have remained a great help to me. When the other female colleagues refused to work in the village during the first ISFS/Bio-remediation project in 1996-1997, I was extremely grateful for your acceptance. I highly appreciate your contributions and many blessings.
Dear Shahzad, Your energetic participation in the Bio-remediation Journey gave rise to a speedy construction process of the IBADAT ISFS Resource Centre. You put your maximum efforts into learning the natural mechanism of Bio-remediation and facilitated the other IBADAT staff members to cooperate in the implementation. The greatest contribution you made was to keep it functional after the completion of the project. I highly appreciate your efforts to contribute to the establishment and keep it operational with the proper capacity building of the field staff.
Mr. Shahzad Gill
Mrs. Christina Yousaf
Dear Christina, my beloved wife, you experienced the genuine hardships of the journey with me. You had to deal with my lack of time at home. You transformed yourself according to the situation. You polished your skills of sketching to draw the situations on the paper, which I was not able to demonstrate with pictures or words. It was a great help to include these sketches in my book and presentations. I am thankful for your support to keep the Bio-remediation Journey moving.
Dear Matteah , my daughter, I am happy to have you on this mission with me to care for Natural Resources. To me, you are more fortunate than I am to have access to more information that plays a critical ethical role in living eco-friendly. You learned fast to have a less harmful effect on people and natural resources around us to live joyfully. Since you were six years old, you travelled with me to Bio-remediation projects and attended high-level official meetings with great patience to surprise others.
I am happy you share water conservation information with your school fellows and other friends to play your role in keeping water healthy. I wish you the best of luck as you continue your bio-remediation journey.
Ms. Matteah Christina Yousaf
Class 6, Islamabad Covenant School,
Islamabad
Ms. Augustina Fazal
Dear Augustina, You do everything you can to help the movement of Journey Bio-remediation and to fulfil your responsibilities. Your contributions are highly valuable. You directly or indirectly remained in touch with Bio-remediation Journey. In particular, you supported the development of the theme logo of the COMCEC-OIC project. You've got good skills for reviewing documents and helped me with editing the book and Bio-remediation awareness documents. Many thanks and may God bless you abundantly.
Dear Celestina, I am grateful for your support during the initial stages of the formulation of the "Integrated Sanitation & Farming System" concept. Our discussions about the social mobilisation part of the concept generally synergized to capacitate the concept. You gave maximum time and effort to editing the book, "Sustainability through optimum utilisation of existing resources," formerly known as the ISFS manual. I am thankful to you for being part of the Bio-remediation Journey to contribute to the betterment of the environment.
Celestina Fazal Schmidt
Ms. Samita Wilson
Your positive attitude towards life opened a bunch of good opportunities for you. Your knowledge of anthropology contributed a lot to the Bio-remediation Journey. Your gestures were always positive when there were issues or problems in the continuation of the journey. I am thankful for your support in different capacities to go on with the concept of Bio-remediation.
Journey
Bio-remediation
Friends
Mr. Eve Fujiure
Program Manager (1994-99),
Unicef Pakistan,
Islamabad.
Supported to found
Bio-remediation Base!
Dear Eve, The concept we worked on in 1995-96 has grown up. With the cooperation of Unicef Pakistan, Integrated Sanitation & Farming Systems (ISFS) were introduced in the villages of Gangu Juma, Tehsil Taxila, District Rawalpindi.
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Mr. Jean-François
Consultant Unicef,
(1996-00),
Islamabad.
Technical Sharing
and Cooperation!
The first time we met at Dr. Rashid Bajwa’s office, CEO NRSP, somewhere in 1995, I remember, we found a lot of similarities to our work on environmental sanitation. Ultimately, a project was launched through Unicef in 1996,
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Dr. Nasreen Elahi
Senior Program Officer
(1996-01), Unicef,
Islamabad
Implementation of Unicef
sanitation philosophy!
Dear Madam, you played such an important role in the continuation of the Bio-remediation Journey. There was a possibility of stoppage of the demonstration of ISFS/Bio-remediation according to local climatic and economic conditions,
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Mr. Aftab Ahmed
Consultant (1994-01),
Unicef,
Lahore
Facilitation in
implementation!
Dear Aftab, I have fond memories of working with you on the creation of both the ISFS and the Bio-remediation Resource Centre(s). You helped to inform me about the various UNICEF policies for working
with development
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Rt. Rev. Azad Marshall
Bishop of Gulf, CoP,
Lahore Patron in Chief
IBADAT, Raiwind, Lahore
Sensitivity to
keep water clean!
The establishment of the IBADAT ISFS Resource Centre was a great experience to work with your team. It was a generous cooperation from IBADAT to collaborate with Unicef to execute the project at the IBADAT Agriculture Training Centre.
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Mr. Michael Abel
Chairman,
The DOER Trust,
Islamabad.
Cooperation for the
continuation of JB!
Working under your leadership was a great experience to learn and improve. You gave the liberty to the DOER team to manage the organisation under the set principles of the governance board. Your positive response to the
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Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed
Director,
SAKMW Trust,
Islamabad.
Execution of Bio-remediation
Project!
Dear Mr. Iftikhar, Your support for the Bio-remediation Journey is unforgettable. Your team did a wonderful job with me in the last stage of the rehabilitation of the village of Gangu Juma ISFS Resource Centre Project (2001-
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Mr. Fayyaz Awan
PS to Minster,
Ministry for Climate Change,
Islamabad
Support in awareness
to keep water pollution free!
Dear Mr. Fayyaz, You contributed your best to keep alive the Bio-remediation Journey. I especially want to say thank you for your help to initiate the Bio-remediation project at Quaid-e-Azam University. Your contributions are invaluable
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Dr. Abdul Hameed
Director, Office of Research,
Innovation & Co (ORIC),
QA University, Islamabad.
Bio-remediation R & D
activities at QAU!
Your support in the establishment of Bio-remediation facility at QAU to reclaim wastewater from five hostels for irrigation and to save the Rawal Dam water reservoir from contamination is a great contribution.
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Dr. Imran Hashmi
Associate Dean,
IESE, NUST,
Islamabad.
Introduction of
Bio-remediation at NUST!
Dr. Hashmi, I am highly grateful for your contributions to keep moving and improving the concept of Bio-remediation, it remained informal, but your subtends worked with us on different unexplored aspects of Bio-remediation
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Dr. Nomana Anjum
Chairperson, Home and
Health Sciences AIO University,
Islamabad.
Integration of
Bio Civil Engineering!
Dear Madam, I am grateful for your support to facilitate sharing the concept of Bio-remediation with engineers and people from environmental sciences to involve them in learning about and finding issues for further research.
Mr. Omer Javiad Ghani
Regional Director,
Enclude,
Islamabad.
Partnering to keep
water resources healthy!
Dear Omer, It took some time to think about sharing your role in Bio-remediation Journey because you contributed to some critical stages at your best and supported the cause. The response was slow from my side due to plenty of mingled up
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Mr. Syed Phool Badshah
Advisor,
SMET,
Islamabad.
Volunteer
Support!
Dear Mr. Shah, You are blessed with a great personality to help others. I always had a great time with you, and you supported the cause to your maximum. I especially want to thank you for your kind support in managing the suppliers and vendors to make them understand the
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Mr. Mohsin Hayat
Partner,
Millennium Inc.,
Islamabad.
Pollution free water
matters a lot!
Dear Mr. Mohsin, If you remember, the first time we met at our PARC-CDA R&J Garden during the construction of its last stages, the way you appreciated the team for these great efforts, it was really a boost for us.
I learned various things from you,
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Mr. Mustafeen Kazmi
Member Environment,
CDA,
Islamabad.
Water protection is
primary need!
Your efforts to maintain and protect the environment are remarkable, especially since you have conducted plenty of awareness campaigns so that people can participate and contribute to their own role in environmental protection.
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Mr. Muhammad Azhar Khan
M&E Consultant,
FAO and The World Bank,
Sri Lanka
Played integral part
to maintain JB!
Since 1994-95, you have been contributing a lot by being my boss, mentor, and friend to facilitating me to improve my professional life. I always remember your efforts to help me manage my weakness in project financial matters, especially when
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Mr. Omer Farooq Khan
Managing Partner,
UFC,
Peshawar
Unconditional
Support!
Dear Mr. Umer, you contributed well with your team during the final construction stage of the PARC-CDA Bio-remediation Orchard at Rose and Jasmine Garden. I am highly grateful for your cooperation and patience in payments and wish you many blessings for your future endeavors.
Ms. Syeda Huma Bukhari
PhD Student,
Research Fellow,
NIB, NARC
Pollution free water
matters a lot!
Dear Ms. Huma, You, being a student and research fellow, showed great respect and commitment to the Bio-remediation concept. I really value and honour your association with the cause. Your PhD research efforts and ongoing work with me on project Read More
Dr. Shazia Iftikhar
Associate Professor,
Environment Sciences FJW
University Rawalpindi
Biological water
treatment is viable solution!
Dear Madam, your contributions is highly valuable in associating your students to conduct their research studies at NIB Bio-remediation facilities at NARC. Your students were pioneer in completing their research experiments at NIB. You played significant role with your Read More
Sahibzada Mansoor Ali
Partner,
Millennium Inc.,
Islamabad.
Investment in water
protection sector is worthy!
Dear Mr. Mansoor, You played a significant role in supporting us at various stages to maintain the continuation of the Bio-remediation Journey. Your sincere efforts and help are highly appreciable. I acknowledge with the team your contributions at all levels.
Understanding the Power & Vulnerability of water...
Journey Bio-remediation...
Brief introduction of the Chapter-9
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