TOP 10 NGOs in PAKISTAN

 

NGO’s aka Nonprofit Organizations in Pakistan are working bodies that serve a humanitarian clause. These organizations provide assistance to the civilians on a local, national and international level while giving effect to the UN-SDG goals based on poverty control, quality education and other social, geopolitical and economic issues.

 

Type of NGOs in Pakistan

 

NGO by level of operation:

NGOs are categorized into different types based on the forum it is serving. Many NGOs are community based and tend to focus on communal issues. Following that, on a slightly larger scale, we have city wide NGOs which as the name suggests target issues felt by people settled in cities, these welfare associations are usually founded through a coalition of business, educational or ethnic groups. Lastly, national and international NGOs serve people on a wider platform; the former focuses on tasks related to spreading awareness and impactful volunteer ship while the latter provides services to a number of developing states in form of medical and business cooperation and philanthropic schemes.

 

NGOs by level of orientation:

NGOs play a vital role in ensuring a community’s development and progress; they cater to various strata of the society by acting as a functional instrument of reformation. They do so through charitable orientation where necessities such as food, warm clothing and hygiene kits are provided to the underprivileged for nourishment. In addition, service orientation acts on a broader level by focusing on target groups to participate and implement programs based on the key essentials: health, education and family planning services. In other cases, people may contribute tools, monetary funds and personal services to support causes associated with self-help and schemes that focus on rejuvenation; this sense of self awareness is also provided through other organizational means under empowering strategies where directories create awareness about social issues at hand.

 

TOP 10 NGOs in PAKISTAN

 

1. Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan
2. Read Foundation
3. Edhi Foundation (founded by Abdul Sattar Eidhi)
4. Saylani Welfare Trust
5. Akhuwat Foundation
6. Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital
7. Aga Khan Foundation
8. Baithak School Network
9. JDC
10. Ansar Burney Trust
11. Kashf Foundation
12. Chippa Welfare Association
13. Aman Foundation
14. TCF
15. Ghazali Education Trust

 

Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan:

Alkhidmat is a top NGO in Pakistan whose objective along with providing philanthropic services is to create a tranquil environment for the people of Pakistan by aiding them through various protection schemes that work around disaster management, food nourishment drives, medical checkups and orphan care to the poverty-stricken majority of Pakistan. Alkhidmat services are orphan care, health, disaster management, clean water, community services, mawakhat, and education.

 

Head Office:  Alkhidmat Complex,Lahore, Punjab

Contact: +92 42 3595 7260, 0800 44 44 8

 

Read Foundation:

READ Foundation is a non-profit and non-governmental organization working for the provision of quality education in Pakistan. Our institutes nationwide are playing a vital role to educate the children living in the urban and particularly in the far-flung rural areas of Pakistan.

 

Head Office: 3rd Floor, Al-Fooq Plaza,  Islamabad .

Contact: +92 (0) 51 111 323 424,   +92-51-848-2138

 

Edhi Foundation (founded by Abdul Sattar Eidhi):

It is known for its fast ambulance service throughout Pakistan along with orphan care centres, two of the most crucial elements of civilian welfare: health safety and proper upbringing. With many children out on the streets or involved in child labour, Pakistan has seen an immense drop in the literacy rate to the ever-constant value of 58 percent.

 

Head Office: Sarafa Bazar, Mithadar, Karachi.

Contact: +92 (21) 32413232

 

Saylani Welfare Trust:

This welfare trust has worked tirelessly to endorse their dastarkhwan campaign to provide food for the needy. Along with that, an RO installation scheme provides the disadvantaged with required necessities along with effective education (180,000 students annually).

 

Head Office:  A-25, Bahadurabad Chowrangi Karachi.

Contact:  021-111-729-526

 

Akhuwat Foundation:

This foundation revolves around granting the needy with interest free loans, thorough medical attention and appropriate clothing items to improve their situation.

 

Head Office: 19 Civic Center, Sector A2, Township, Lahore, Pakistan

Contact: +92 42 35122743

 

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital:

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centres (SKMCH&RC) are state-of-the-art cancer centres located in Lahore and Peshawar, Pakistan. SKMCH&RC, Lahore was the first project of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust, which is a charitable organization established under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 of Pakistan.

 

Contact: [email protected]

 

Aga Khan Foundation:

To ensure a maximum number of children acquire education, The Agha Khan Foundation has aimed to improve the conditions of marginalized groups by granting them scholarship programs and tending to their health and diet needs.

 

Head Office:  Level 9, Serena Business Complex, Khayaban-e-Suhrawardy, Islamabad, PAKISTAN

Contact:  (51) 111-253-254

 

Baithak School Network:

Baithak School Network is a non-profit organization set up in 1996 by a group of women who felt the pain and hardship of the children who live on the streets and sensed a deep desire to educate them and serve the under privileged sector of our society. It is registered under the ‘Societies Act of 1860’ and is Tax Exempted by FBR.

 

Head Office: C-8 Sector 16-A, Govt. Teachers Cooperative Society, Scheme 33, Gulzar-e-Hijri Karachi

Contact: +92 21 3464 7702

 

JDC:

Over 2 million beneficiaries make the development process easier by donating monetary funds and care packages. Following that, The JDC welfare association has also worked on multiple charity projects such as: free mobile restaurant in Karachi, orphanage House, Free dialysis center, Free ambulance service, free education system, free dastarkhwan and free COVID hospital. 

 

Head Office: B-24, Federal B Area Ancholi Block 20 Gulberg Town, Karachi

Contact: (021) 36341059

 

Ansar Burney Trust:

Primarily focusing on human rights recognition and giving effect to the UN-SDG goals.

 

Head Office:  Address no 1 6 hassan manzil arambagh road karachi, 

Contact: +92 21 32623382/83

 

Kashf Foundation:

Founded in 1996 as a microcredit organization, Kashf foundation provides financial assistance to women who want to establish a strong footing in the society.

 

Head Office: Service Rd, Block K Phase 2 Johar Town, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Contact:   +92-42-111-981-981

 

Chippa Welfare Association:

Leading the greatest majority of volunteers, Chippa provides highly effective services including ambulance, cemetery space, orphan care and ration packages.

 

Head Office: Plot No. ZC-5, Sector 8/A, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Karachi-74400, Sindh, Pakistan.

Contact:  +92-21-111-92-1020

 

Aman Foundation:

Along with a great medical transportation facility, this foundation also ensures that the marginalized strata of the society are treated equally on social and economic forums. Such is done by educating the people so they can maintain a strong footing in the society.

 

Head Office:  Plot # 333, Korangi Township Near Pakistan Refinery Ltd.,Karachi.

Contact: 021111111823

 

TCF:

TCF has approved the operation of approximately 1600 schools that will provide quality education to the illiterate population of Pakistan.

 

Head Office: Plot No. 20, Sector # 14, Near Brookes Chowrangi,Korangi Industrial Area, Karachi, 74900, Pakistan

Contact: +92-21-111-823-823

 

Ghazali Education Trust:

Ghazali Education Trust is especially focused towards primary basic education because it plays a critical role in the development of children and their communities. Apart from giving poor and needy kids a chance to continue their education, Ghazali Education Trust also helps schools in providing a good educational environment by helping schools with their infrastructure development.

 

Head Office: 5-E, Samanberg, Johar Town، BOR Society, Lahore, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Contact: +92 333 12 13 623

 

Conclusion:

NGOs are a true reflection of the society's most hardworking and empathetic individuals coming together and forming a strong body to give back to their country by helping the people in it. These organizations have proven time and time again what it takes to deal with a challenging situation that can ultimately lead to reformation. While maintaining the dignity and honor of the country, these bodies have worked tirelessly to make the disadvantaged population stand in a strong footing.