Alkhidmat Foundation

Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan is a nongovernmental, nonprofit welfare organization headquartered in Lahore. It operates across Pakistan in disaster response, healthcare, education, orphan care, child protection, clean-water provision, interest-free microfinance, and community development. The organization is associated with the welfare activities of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan, while its field operations are carried out through staff, volunteers, local chapters, institutional partnerships, and community networks. Although the foundation was formally registered as an NGO in 1990, its reference history describes welfare and relief activity reaching back to the period around Pakistan’s independence. Early work included providing safe shelter and care to vulnerable people. Over time, Alkhidmat developed a broad service model combining emergency response with longer-term rehabilitation and social development. This model has allowed it to work both during sudden crises and through continuing programs intended to improve household resilience. Disaster management is one of Alkhidmat’s most visible areas of activity. Its response work has included emergency supplies, temporary shelter, search and rescue, medical assistance, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and livelihood recovery. The organization has responded to disasters in Pakistan and has also participated in international relief efforts, including operations after the February 2023 earthquake in Türkiye and Syria. It has separately reported relief activity for Palestinians affected by the Gaza conflict. In Pakistan, its flood-response work has included support for displaced households, pregnant women, minorities, and other communities facing heightened vulnerability. Healthcare initiatives include hospitals, mobile medical camps, health and nutrition centers, vaccination activities, mother-and-child health services, and food assistance. A hospital established in response to severe drought and malnutrition in the Thar region provides free care to people who might otherwise be unable to afford treatment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Alkhidmat organized relief and welfare activities and later recognized volunteers involved in the response. Education and child welfare form another major part of the organization’s portfolio. Alkhidmat supports schools and educational institutions, school-adoption activities, scholarships, vocational training, and education assistance. Its Alfalah Scholarship scheme is intended to help talented students from disadvantaged backgrounds continue their studies. Through the Orphan Family Support Program, the foundation provides financial, educational, medical, and emotional assistance to children who have lost a breadwinner. Its Aghosh Homes provide residential care, food, education, and medical support for orphaned children. The foundation also operates Mawakhat, an interest-free microfinance program designed to help low-income people start or expand small businesses. The program has included livelihood support for transgender people and other economically marginalized groups. Additional inclusion-oriented activities have involved support for Christian families during Christmas and Eid-related food and community events involving transgender people and artists. Alkhidmat’s organizational model combines a network of offices and paid personnel with a large volunteer base. Reference material describes approximately 150 offices, around 60,000 year-round volunteers, and a wider leadership structure whose members serve without honoraria; these figures are time-sensitive and should not be treated as current without a newer organizational report. The foundation has also cultivated overseas Pakistani support, including fundraising activity in the United Kingdom and outreach in Qatar. Its work has received recognition from Pakistani and international partners, including Turkish recognition for earthquake relief operations. The foundation’s public positioning is centered on humanitarian service, welfare delivery, volunteerism, and practical assistance for vulnerable communities. It is not a commercial consumer brand or listed enterprise; its identity is principally that of a large civil-society and relief organization operating through charitable funding, partnerships, volunteers, and local implementation.

Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan presents itself as a humanitarian and social-welfare organization whose relief tradition predates its formal legal registration. Reference accounts trace early activity to the period surrounding Pakistan’s independence, when the organization’s welfare work included safe houses and care for people in need. It was formally registered as a nongovernmental organization in 1990. A separate Alkhidmat Foundation Women Wing Trust was also registered in 1990 with a related mission focused on philanthropy, education, and women’s empowerment. After registration, Alkhidmat developed from a relief-oriented network into a multi-sector welfare institution. Its work came to encompass emergency response, healthcare, education, orphan care, water projects, child protection, microfinance, and community development. Rather than limiting itself to short-term distributions, the foundation combined crisis assistance with services intended to restore livelihoods, improve access to education and healthcare, and support families over longer periods. Disaster management has remained a central part of its public profile. In 2010, the Government of Japan provided support for Alkhidmat’s assistance to flood-affected communities in Charsadda. The organization later built experience in emergency supplies, shelter, medical camps, rehabilitation, and reconstruction. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it mobilized volunteers for relief activities and honored participants at a 2020 ceremony in Lahore. Its disaster work expanded beyond Pakistan after the February 2023 earthquake in Türkiye and Syria, when it joined search, rescue, fundraising, and aid efforts. A fundraising partnership involving Aghosh UK generated support at events in several British cities for earthquake victims. Alkhidmat’s healthcare activities include mobile clinics, medical camps, vaccination drives, nutrition centers, mother-and-child health programs, and food support. A 60-bed hospital in the Thar region was established after drought and malnutrition contributed to the deaths of children there. The facility was intended to provide free medical services to an underserved population. During flood emergencies, the organization also developed targeted interventions for pregnant women and other groups facing particular risks. Education and orphan care became important pillars of the foundation’s continuing work. Education projects include schools, school-adoption programs, scholarships, vocational training, and assistance for students. The Alfalah Scholarship scheme supports talented students who might otherwise be unable to continue their education. Aghosh Homes provide residential care for orphaned children, while the Orphan Family Support Program assists children and families through financial aid, education, healthcare, and emotional support. Reference material states that the foundation operates 21 Aghosh homes, although the number may change over time. The Mawakhat program extends the foundation’s work into economic development. It provides small, interest-free loans to low-income people seeking to establish or expand businesses. Alkhidmat has also described livelihood and economic-empowerment support for transgender people. Other inclusion-oriented activities have included Christmas assistance for Christian communities and Eid food events involving transgender people and artists. The organization has combined a formal office network with extensive volunteer participation. Reference material describes about 150 offices, paid full-time staff, and approximately 60,000 volunteers working throughout the year, especially during disasters. It also describes a large volunteer leadership structure that does not receive honoraria. These figures are historical or source-dependent rather than verified current totals. In the 2020s, Alkhidmat added or publicized initiatives focused on youth skills, employment, and post-disaster recovery. Bano Qabil, launched in 2022, was presented as a way to improve young people’s financial prospects. In 2023, the foundation signed a cooperation memorandum with the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences. Its overseas engagement has included outreach to Pakistani communities in Qatar and fundraising through UK-based partners. Alkhidmat has received recognition for its disaster-relief work, including a Turkish state honor associated with its contribution after the 2023 earthquake. Today, it remains an active Pakistan-based nonprofit whose principal identity is humanitarian service rather than commercial branding.

• 2023

  Türkiye–Syria earthquake response

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  Alkhidmat participated in search, rescue, fundraising, and humanitarian relief after the February 2023 earthquake.

• 2023

  NUCES cooperation memorandum

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  Alkhidmat and the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences agreed to cooperate on academic–industry links and related matters.

• 2022

  Bano Qabil launched

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  The foundation introduced Bano Qabil, a youth-focused initiative intended to support financial stability through skills and opportunity development.

• 2020

  COVID-19 volunteer recognition

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  Alkhidmat held a Lahore ceremony recognizing volunteers involved in pandemic-related humanitarian activities.

• 2010

  Japanese support for Charsadda flood relief

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  The Government of Japan supported Alkhidmat’s relief work for flood-affected people in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

• 1990

  Formal NGO registration

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistan was formally registered as a nongovernmental organization, building on an earlier relief and welfare tradition.

• 1990

  Women Wing Trust established

  [1]Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org

  A separately structured Alkhidmat Foundation Women Wing Trust was registered with a mission covering philanthropy, education, and women’s empowerment.

A faith-associated but broadly oriented Pakistani humanitarian and social-welfare organization focused on emergency relief, human development, volunteer mobilization, and support for vulnerable communities.

• Orphan care

  Aghosh Homes

  Residential care homes for orphaned children. The program provides accommodation, food, education, medical support, and day-to-day care. Reference material describes a network of 21 homes across Pakistan, though the total should be treated as time-sensitive.

• Child welfare

  Orphan Family Support Program

  A family-based support program for children who have lost a breadwinner. Assistance can include recurring financial help, school support, medical care, and emotional or social assistance rather than placement in residential facilities.

• Interest-free microfinance

  Mawakhat

  A microfinance and livelihood program offering small, interest-free loans to low-income people seeking to start or expand small businesses. The initiative is intended to promote self-reliance and has included economic-empowerment efforts for transgender and other marginalized communities.

• Education support

  Alfalah Scholarship

  A scholarship scheme supporting talented and deserving students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. It is part of Alkhidmat’s broader education portfolio, which also includes schools, vocational training, school adoption, and education assistance.

• Youth skills and livelihoods · 2022

  Bano Qabil

  A youth-oriented initiative launched in 2022 to improve financial prospects through skills development and related pathways to economic stability.

• Healthcare

  Health and Nutrition Programs

  A group of medical and nutrition services including mobile camps, health centers, vaccination drives, mother-and-child health work, nutritious food assistance, and care for underserved communities.

• Humanitarian relief

  Disaster Management Programs

  Emergency and recovery services covering preparedness, search and rescue, shelter, emergency supplies, medical response, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and livelihood restoration after disasters.

• 2023Türkiye–Syria Earthquake Relief

  Türkiye · Syria · Pakistan

  Alkhidmat mobilized relief after the 6 February earthquake, working with partners and supporting search, rescue, aid, and fundraising activities.

  Outcome. The foundation received Turkish recognition for its contribution, while fundraising with Aghosh UK generated support at events in several UK cities.

  Source
• 2023Safe Mother, Safe Family

  Flood-affected Pakistan

  A targeted humanitarian response for pregnant women in flood-affected areas, launched amid warnings about the risks facing hundreds of thousands of expectant mothers.

  Outcome. The program extended Alkhidmat’s disaster response into maternal-health support; detailed coverage and impact figures are not available in the supplied sources.

  Source
• 2022Bano Qabil

  Pakistan

  A youth-focused skills and financial-stability initiative intended to improve access to economic opportunities.

  Outcome. The initiative became part of Alkhidmat’s publicly identified youth and livelihood portfolio; detailed outcome measurements are not available in the supplied sources.

  Source

• 2023

  Cooperate with NUCES on academic–industry linksOther

  Background

  The foundation sought institutional cooperation in education, skills, and related areas of mutual interest.

  Action taken

  Alkhidmat and the National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding.

  Aftermath

  The agreement established a framework for cooperation, but the supplied sources do not provide details of subsequent projects.

  Source

• 2022

  Expand youth economic empowerment through Bano QabilStrategy

  Background

  Alkhidmat identified youth financial insecurity and limited access to employable skills as areas requiring a dedicated intervention.

  Action taken

  The foundation launched Bano Qabil as a youth-focused skills and financial-stability initiative.

  Aftermath

  Bano Qabil became part of the organization’s publicly described livelihood and youth-development activities; verified performance data is not available in the supplied material.

  Source

1. 1Alkhidmat Foundation Pakistanen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Alkhidmat Foundation official websitealkhidmat.org