SSD is a Non-profit and Non-Governmental Organization, founded in 1999 and is registered with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ministry of Commerce & Industry under Society's Registration Act, 1860. SSD in co-ordination with other humanitarian organization contributed a lot in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of water supply, education, school and community sanitation and hygiene education, and child protection in earth quake affected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and AJK. Apart from its EQ interventions SSD has been actively involved in responding to present IDP crises in the province right from day one. SSD in coordination with its humanitarian partners is providing basic facilities that include shelter, drinking water, sanitation and hygiene education to almost 50% of the IDPs in camps. SSD played a proactive role in responding to recent floods in KPK and provided water and sanitation facilities along with hygiene education during the emergency period and is now playing a vital role in the early recovery of Watsan facilities in the flood affected districts of the KPK. Since 2004 SSD has successfully implemented over 60 projects worth US $10M.