Hussain Dawood Pledge

The Hussain Dawood Pledge (HD-Pledge) was an initiative by Hussain Dawood and his family to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan.

It was pledged on 2 April 2020 with a contribution in services, kind, and cash of Pakistani rupee (PKR) 1 billion (~6 million USD).

[1][2] The HD-Pledge was started as an initiative to support various organisations active in the healthcare system and to support measures against the spread of COVID-19 to reduce the impact.

[1] With the publication of the pledge, it was announced that the four key areas are:[3] The HD-Pledge funds were disbursed primarily through The Dawood Foundation and Engro Foundation.

The pledge management, a dedicated committee composed of leadership figures of Mr. Dawood's business enterprises and associated philanthropic foundations headed by Sabrina Dawood, developed the overarching strategy and is assessing applications for funds according to the criteria of sustainable impact and saving lives.