List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan

 “Generosity is giving more than you can and pride is taking less than you can.”

– Khalil Gibran

Every day we have a plenty of reasons to get furious, depressed or offended. .Therefore  it  is important that  we get involved in such social problems which are looking forward to solving issues. Specially in  those non profit  organisations  who are pursuing activities to relieve suffering, promote the interests of the poor, protect the environment, and provide basic social services to the underserved population.

Many Nonprofit organizations have proved to be a true-life support for the government of Pakistan, especially during disastrous situations. Multiple Nonprofits have made it their responsibility to provide complete disaster management facilities such as food, shelter homes, and medical aid during situations such as floods, earthquakes, thunderstorms and terrorist attacks. Nongovernment organizations are serving humanity by providing free and accessible hospitals for the most in need.

Nonprofits in Pakistan are making sure to provide the less fortunate with free or accessible educational facilities via free schools and colleges. Nonprofit organizations in Pakistan are focused on the agenda of women empowerment as well.They train women regarding decision making, self-sufficiency, self-defense and the power and importance of education.

Nonprofits play a significant role in countries like Pakistan because a large number of needy people depend on them and are benefiting from such organizations, hence, donating to such organizations become obligatory as we need to strengthen their hands.

True happiness comes from helping others. . Love and peace are what we all are searching for. It’s hard to find anyone who hasn’t become a better person showing love through charity. Once you make up your mind to donate to any organization, here is a list of top 15 Nonprofit organizations in Pakistan you must consider in the first place for charity:

1 – Transparent Hands Trust

2 – Edhi Foundation

3 – Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital

4 – Chhipa Welfare Association

5 – Aurat Foundation

6 – Shahid Afridi Foundation

7 – Ansar Burney Trust

8 – Darul Sukun

9 – Minhaj Welfare Foundation

10 – Aga Khan Foundation

11 – Al-Khidmat Foundation

12 – EHSAS

13 – Fatimid Foundation

14 – Fauji Foundation

15 – Khushaal Pakistan

1 –  TRANSPARENT HANDS TRUST:

Transparent Hands Trust is in first position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Transparent Hands Trust is a charity organization and the first online Crowdfunding platform in the health sector of Pakistan, which is striving to provide the best surgical treatment to thousands of underprivileged patients. Transparent Hands Trust uses its web portal to connect billions of donors around the world to help in funding the surgeries of these patients. It also ensures to provide transparent funding system to the donors. Donors are ensured that each penny they donate will be spent on the needy patient’s surgery and this is done through the hospital bills which are uploaded on Transparent Hand’s web portal. They can donate any amount they like and receive regular updates until the patient to whom they donated, receives complete medical relief.

Transparent Hands Trust has a vision to expand its healthcare services all over Pakistan & then move towards education sector.

 2 – Edhi Foundation:

Edhi Foundation is in second position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Edhi Foundation is the biggest name in Pakistan’s charity organization in Pakistan. It is one of the best social welfare service providers across the world running on non-commercial, non-political and non-communal basis. It is serving round-the-clock without any discrimination of color, class, and creed and is enjoying exclusive credentials in the shape of awards and shields conferred upon Mr. Abdul Sattar Edhi (late) and Mrs. Bilquis Edhi by governmental and non-governmental organizations on national and international level for rendering their exemplary services to humanity in multidimensional fields. Edhi has the largest ambulance fleet in the world.

3 – Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital:

Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital is in third position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Shaukat Khanum Cancer Hospital is one of the largest charity organizations of Pakistan established by Imran Khan. Imran Khan, after touching the heights of popularity through his great career in cricket and now also in politics as the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Pakistan’s second largest political party till date, holds great concern for people suffering from this deadly disease. This historic hospital was the only healthcare provider for the cancer patients at the time of its establishment. With its successful operation in Lahore and Peshawar, Shaukat Khanam Cancer Hospital employs the modern technology and advanced machinery for the detection and treatment of various types of cancer. The formation grips the services of qualified doctors serving the people who are unable to afford the cure of cancer. The hospital does not charge a single penny and turns the infected individuals towards better life from the death edge

4 – Chhipa Welfare Association:

Chhipa Welfare Association is in fourth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. The Chhipa Welfare Association is also one of the very efficient charity organizations in Pakistan, founded in 2007 by Ramzan Chhipa. Its activities include ambulance service and free or low-cost food to people with low income. The association is headquartered in Karachi and operates throughout the city. Chhipa Welfare Association is purely a non-profit NGO which is serving humanity without any discrimination of caste creed or color.

5 – Aurat Foundation:

Aurat Foundationis in fifth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Established in 1986, as a national, non-profit and non-governmental charity organization in Pakistan under the Societies’ Registration Act 1860, Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation (Aurat Foundation/AF) is committed to create widespread awareness and commitment for a just, democratic and caring society in Pakistan, where women and men are recognized as equals, with the right to lead their lives with self-respect and dignity. Over the last 29 years, Aurat Foundation is recognized nationally and internationally as one of the leading institutions creating, facilitating and strengthening civil society groups and networks for promoting trust and collaboration among citizens to mobilize public pressure for women’s empowerment in the country.

6 – Shahid Afridi Foundation:

Shahid Afridi Foundation is in sixth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. After enjoying the victorious cricket career, Shahid Afridi is now serving humanity through Shahid Afridi Foundation which grasps the vision of making Pakistan the motherland of educated people and ensuring the best health facilities without any discrimination. The goal of SAF is to go global and create an alliance with other reputable foundations to serve people irrespective of race, religion, national origin, and color. SAF is currently in the process of constructing a hospital and school within Pakistan which will be focused to support people who are in need of healthy life, proper education and medical necessities.

7 – Ansar Burney Trust International:

Ansar Burney Trust is in seventh position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. The Ansar Burney Trust is a non-governmental, non-political, non-profitable and a charity organization in Pakistan that is working to fight against all forms of injustices, cruel inhuman and degrading treatment, child abuse, cruelty to women and other more subtle forms of human and civil rights violations without any discrimination of affiliation. The NGO is run by Ansar Burney himself and it’s striving to raise awareness, provide free legal advice and services and humanitarian assistance where needed. They have also established “Prisoners Aid Society” to bring reform in police stations, prisons and mental institutions and work for the aid, advice, release, rehabilitation and welfare of the illegally and unlawfully detained prisoners and mental patients.

8 – Darul Sukun:

Darul Sukun is in eighth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Darul Sukun is an exceptional center functioning for the comfort of mentally disabled children and adults. This leading NGO gives place to such members of society which have been left behind by their loved ones. It’s a home to disabled individuals who are residing upon the streets, witnessing the harshness of their loved ones. These people are brought in by social workers, relatives or even police to improve their miserable condition. Sr. Gertrude started this amazing platform and served the important part of society here in Pakistan without flying back to Holland.

9 – Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF):

Minhaj Welfare Foundation is in nineth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF) is one of the largest non-government international charity organizations in the world, with a network of branches and projects in over 100 countries worldwide. It was started by Tahir-ul-Qadri as a part of Minhaj-ul-Quran International. Minhaj Welfare Foundation (MWF) is fully registered with the UK charity commission. Its head office is in Pakistan. MWF helps to support the poor and needy in marginalized communities by working for their rights, providing children the access to education, providing the poor access to Basic Health Care and the means for Social Economic and Welfare support.

10 – Aga Khan Foundation:

Aga Khan Foundation is in tenth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Aga Khan Foundation is an NGO that works to improve the quality of life for villagers. The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF), alongside its sister AKDN agencies, has implemented innovative, community-driven solutions to development challenges for more than 45 years. It focuses on a small number of specific development problems by forming intellectual and financial partnerships with organizations sharing its objectives. With a small staff, a host of cooperating agencies and thousands of volunteers, the Foundation reaches out to vulnerable populations, irrespective of their race, religion, ethnicity or gender.

11 – Al-Khidmat Foundation Pakistan:

Al-Khidmat Foundation is in eleven position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Al-Khidmat Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization based in Lahore that focuses on a wide range of humanitarian services across Pakistan. Al-Khidmat Foundation has been active in flood relief and other disaster relief work since many years. In addition, the organization runs schools and orphan homes, manages clean water projects, runs ambulances, sets up medical camps, provides help to those in jail and offers goods and supplies to those in need.

12 – EHSAS (Education, Health, and Social Achievement Services):

EHSAS is in twelve position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. EHSAS is an NGO based in Chakwal and Islamabad. Its projects target a wide range of areas including poverty alleviation, healthcare, education and social development. EHSAS has various ongoing efforts in place including EHSAS library, EHSAS blood bank, EHSAS Hepatitis Awareness and Vaccination Program, EHSAS Horticulture Development Program and EHSAS Good Governance Program.

13 – Fatimid Foundation:

Fatimid Foundation is in thirteenth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. The Fatimid Foundation is a charitable organization that aims to help the millions of blood disease cases in Pakistan. It is a pioneer in providing safe blood transfusions to patients in Pakistan. The organization provides healthy fully screened blood and blood products each month to its thousands of patients (the majority of whom are children) suffering from dreadful blood disorders such as thalassemia, hemophilia and others. The foundation also arranges urget blood in case of emergencies in country.

14 – Fauji Foundation:

Fauji Foundation is in fourteenth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. The Fauji Foundation is a trust set up for the welfare of ex-servicemen and their dependents. Fauji Foundation was established as a charitable trust in 1954 and operates on a completely self-sustaining basis. It channels approximately 80% of the profits from commercial ventures into social protection programs that serve a beneficiary population representing approximately 7% of the country’s population. Spending more than Rs. 23.8 billion since its inception on welfare, the Foundation provides services in the areas of healthcare, education, educational stipends, technical and vocational training. Over 2.1 million patients are treated per year through the FF Healthcare System. Approximately 41,112 students are enrolled in the FF Education System and over 6,000 individuals are trained annually through the FF Vocational & Technical Training Centers.

15 – Khushal Pakistan:

Khushaal Pakistan is in fifthteenth position in our List of Top 15 NonProfit Organizations in Pakistan. Khushaal Pakistan is an organization that was formed on July 28th, 2010 when Pakistan was hit with devastating floods that affected millions. Created by a group of young graduates with excellent educational backgrounds and a desire and drive to help others, the organization took off immediately with the aim to reach those in need and to try and get donation funds directly to the people with minimal overhead costs. After the immediate flood effort died down, the organization turned its attention towards rehabilitating particular flood-hit areas in Risalpur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Conclusion :   

According to the report published by Pakistan’s Ministry of Planning, Development, and Reform showed  39% of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty with the highest rates in Baluchistan and FATA. Pakistan’s MPI (Multidimensional Poverty Index) report showed poverty in urban areas is 9.3% while  54.6% in rural areas.

A report titled “25 million broken promises” stated that about  25.02 million boys and girls in Pakistan ages of 5 and 16 are not in school. 57% of children from poorest families are likely to be out of school and 34% of girls cannot go to school because their parents do not allow them. Let’s not forget the constitution of Pakistan states that every child has the right to get   free and compulsory education; yet the reality is different.

Pakistan currently bears 95% of the burden of infectious diseases. Malaria, Tuberculosis, and Polio are among the top killers of Pakistani youth and adults, especially in the rural areas. Worst of all, Pakistan is one of the four remaining countries where polio is still endemic. 75% percent of the Pakistani population lives in rural areas where the poverty rate is 54.6%  indicates that majority of patients fail to afford medical treatments.  

Nonprofit organizations in Pakistan have their own Agendas while some have divided their services among provinces and some make sure to facilitate certain target segments within a particular city. When we’re donating to a nonprofit we aren’t helping the needy only but we’re  contributing to the economy of the country as well.

Nonprofit organizations are a steady source of employment. In terms of day to day operations, these organizations run very similarly like the business corporations. Nonprofits too rely on management positions and employ to fill designations like Executive Directors,  IT specialist, Administrative Assistant, Computer Programmers, Accountants, Graphic designers, Grant Writer, Programme Manager and other specialized workers to ensure smooth operation. Like all business nonprofits are bound to employ a lot of people. By providing employees with a source of income, nonprofits indirectly stimulate the different facets of the economy.

Every organization has its own demands both in the society and economy of a country and no one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another. The betterment of mankind as well charity, mercy,  forbearance, and benevolence should be our concern. Whenever we donate to a nonprofit we help to shape the lives of the neediest and contribute to the economy. Charity is no longer a choice or option. In this era, it is an obligation.