Below are a number of agencies, I've either encountered or heard about from excellent sources. All are highly recommended and it's the least I can do to raise my hat and ask the visitor to take a second look as these are the organisations that make the world go round for everyone. All below are listed in alphabetical order.
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ActionAid India
Begun in 1972, now partnered with 300 organisations reaching 5 million people in need across the subcontinent.
ActionAid Pakistan
At the forefront of advocacy work in Pakistan. Women's rights, education and 18 development areas across the nation.
Read More »Aga Khan Education Service (AKES)
Builds schools, trains teachers, administers schools with over 100 years experience of giving the best education to those in need.
Read More »Al Fajr Sagat Foundation
Tel: 00-92-513-413410, 411300l
Email: n/a
Web: n/a
Organised an entire tent city for 150 families stricken after the Earthquake. Based from Peshawar.
Read More »Al Qasim Institute for Special Children, DINA
Captain (Ret'd) Faizal Hussain Mirza
Tel: 00-92-541-630820
Address: DINA, District Jhelum, Pakistan
Web: n/a
Begun in 1972, now partnered with 300 organisations reaching 5 million people in need across the subcontinent.
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A catholic community organisation, working predominanly with blind children to restore their dignity to a 'normal' life.
Read More »Community Advance Progam (CAP)
Running a school and sophisticated development program at the largest christian colony in Asia based from Lahore..
Ceena Welfare Services, NA, Pakistan
In hilly Gilgit, Ceena is busy housing orphans and rescuing abandoned babies. Future plans to establish a school.
Changing Young Lives Foundation
From strong beginnings CYLF strives to develop the lives of underpriveleged children in Hong Kong and China.
Read More »DAMAAN Development Organisation
Fighting for the rights of tribes on any of the common lands bordering the river Indus. They have no citizenship.
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Bringing health to local communities, education to brick kiln children and a wealth of support to the poor of Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Sole organisation in Delhi running, animal rescue service, Animal shelter and striving to change hearts and minds in Delhi.
Read More »Friendship House Adult Literacy Program (PMHA)
Ms. Maire Mirza
Tel: 00-92-051 2261285
Mobile: 0345 5401744 (Maire Mirza)
Mobile: 0345 5280688 (Laeek Mirza)
Email: maire64@yahoo.comWeb: See Further info above
An adult literacy program for communities with no rights in Islamabad's slums. To give all an equal chance at life.
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Godh provides much needed education to poor gypsy communities around Lahore. I spent time teaching there in 2005.
Kham Aid (Tibet - China)
A fascinating organisation striving to educate children in remote villages of the Kham Tibetan plateau, unreachable by Government education programs. Based in the USA and China.
Read More »Naunihal Development Organisation (NDO)
Mr. Syed Muzaffar Hussain
Tel: 00-92-5821-55819
Email: n/a
Local organisation striving for the development of the entire Nagar valley, far N. Pakistan. Over 20yrs in the field.
Read More »National Rural Support Program (NRSP)
NRSP supports hundreds of diverse development projects across Pakistan. Relied upon by thousands of people, it is presently the largest human support program in the country.
Read More »Pakistan Teacher Swedish Association (PSTA)
Giving an education to the working children of Brick kilns across Pakistan by adapting to the people.
Read Foundation
54,000 students in 383 schools across North Pakistan. Educates 8000 orphans. Hit very hard by
Earthquake.Sakkian Welfare Society
Ms. Asmay
Tel: 0092-302-5837685
Add: Jhelum City, Punjab, Pakistan
Organisation working for the rights of juveniles and females in Pakistan's prisons.
Read More »Sirat-ul-Jinnah Orphange
South of Muree, a huge orphanage governs the valley, dedicated to giving a home to children without one.
Read More »Social Welfare Council for Mentally Retarded Children, Al Qasim Institute
Mr. Younas Akhtar
Tel: 0092-0544 623439
Mobile: 0092-300-5410043
Add: Al Qasim Institute, Mohallah Islampura, Jhelum City, Pakistan
Every child deserves a life and Al Qasim goes on a limb to give one to mentally retarded children in Pakistan's Punjab. A rare success story.
Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC)
Fighting to free South Asia of bonded labour, child trafficing and an equal education for all children. V. Interesting website.
Strengthening Partipicatory Organisation (SPO)
Supports local organisations across Pakistan in training and development. Gives a new beginning too many.
Read More »Sarhad Rural Development Program (SRSP)
Working as the backbone for hundreds of developing villages across Pakistan's mountainous NWFP province. Critical.
Sowers Action (HKK)
Keeping the burning hope of education alive for thousands of children across China's remotest regions. Based in Hong Kong.
Sungi Foundation
Sungi runs hundreds of development projects across North Pakistan with activists in every village. Co-ordinated JAC during Earthquake.
The Citizens Foundation
Schools set up across Pakistan by a group of business men. A different approach to NGO work. 28,000 kids, 224 schools.
