Help Pakistan Presentation - Freedom from Poverty

36% of the country’s population continue to live below poverty line.

23% of the total population of Pakistan is undernourished.

70 million Pakistani’s face severe food insecurity.

Poverty and hunger affect women and children the most in Pakistan.

2008 UNICEF Report Half of all child deaths in Pakistan can be attributed to poor nutrition.

Vulnerable households now spend up to 70 % of their total earnings on food, but remain unable to afford an adequate diet. 2008 Unassessment

95 of Pakistan’s 121 districts face hunger and malnutrition related diseases.

Food price hikes continue in Pakistan including those of flour, rice, sugar and vegetables, further worsening food insecurity.

Natural and man-made emergencies aggravate underlying problems; including drought in isolated areas, earthquakes, floods as well as prolonged fighting in tribal areas and resultant displacement.

Up for lunger at mazars or avail free distribution of food by welfare trusts and wealthy citizens. Most of these impoverished people end up finding food in garbage.

About Help Pakistan To assist these unfortunate people sustain respectable living, Help Pakistan was founded in 2008 in Karachi. We are a locally registered, non- government, not for-profit welfare trust that provides financial assistance to impoverished families in Pakistan.

Our Areas and Audience
AREAS :
Urban Katchi Abadis
Shanty Towns
Slums
AUDIENCE :
Widows
Handicapped or Disabled
Sick and Age Old
People with No Earning or Very Scarce Earning

Our Prime Focus
Help Pakistan’s core team visits disadvantaged areas of Karachi.
Impoverished families are short listed through survey and interview
All their necessary data, including total family income, current living conditions etc. is collected and published on our website www.HelpPakistan.org
Anyone can browse through profiles of these deserving people on our website that await help.
This model ensures that the donor gets the most lucid picture.

Our Working Model
Rashan (grocery).
Financial Assistance for medicines or
medical treatment (laboratory test, blood transfusion, surgery, doctor’s fee)
Vocational Training.
Marriage Arrangements for underprivileged families.
Help Pakistan’s core team visits disadvantaged areas of Karachi.
Impoverished families are short listed through survey and interview

Our Process Flow
The highlight of Help Pakistan is the Monthly Rashan Program that allows anyone to sponsor a disadvantaged family suffering from hunger for their needs of grocery on a monthly basis.
Once you select a family depending on the donation amount and its frequency (3, 6 or 12 months), you will be guided to your desired mode of payment.
Soon after you transfer your donation to Help Pakistan’s account, your selected family are given a rashan card, which they can use to get rashan every month from their nearest Makro Store
Every time the family uses its rashan card, the information is immediately updated on our website. At the same time, the donor is informed about this development via email.

Rehabilitation In later stages, through research, survey, consultation and networking, one or more of the family members are helped to become productive by support in finding a job or doing some home based work like stitching, push cart food selling, etc.

Success Story – Nasreen Bibi Nasreen Bibi (age 65) is among those hundreds of thousands of people in Pakistan who cannot afford a medical treatment due to limited finances. Her family of 6 adults and 2 children survives on a collective earning of less than Rs. 10,000/-. Nasreen suffers from Diabetes for 15 years and did not take her daily medication to control it since the diagnosis. The illness took its toll in early 2009 when she accidentally got a cut on her foot. She was told to take an injection thrice a day for a few weeks to help control the toxins in her body. Keeping in mind the costs attached with all these heads, Nasreen started skipping all of them just three weeks later, after exhausting all family savings. Help Pakistan Team members heard about her condition through a friend and decided to take action. Even though this was the time when the NGO was in its infancy, help to a deserving person did not stop. Funds were arranged through appeals and collections from individuals and monetary donations along with medical supplies were provided to Nasreen on a regular basis. A deputed Help Pakistan volunteer visited her every week to keep a check on her progress and needs. Large donations were provided when she was admitted in the hospital again for another surgery to save her leg from amputation. Today, though Nasreen has lost four toes on her foot in her battle with diabetes’ related gangrene, but has been able to save her leg and foot.

Success Story – Asad Shafiq Asad Shafiq is 18 years old and suffers from Thalassemia since birth. His father left his mother when he was 3 months old. She remarried a taxi driver with whom she has 6 other kids. Asad also has a 20 year old elder brother who suffers from chronic epilepsy and is mentally challenged. Household income is scarce and though the step father takes care of their basic needs (food, clothing etc.), managing Asad’s medical bills is difficult. Asad needs a blood transfusion once a month and some regular medicine intake. Delaying the blood transfusion leads to pitch fever and bleeding from nose and mouth. Skipping medicines means severe joint pain and weakness. Moreover, complimentary blood donations are no more available. Since Asad and his family live in a very disadvantaged locality, people donate their blood to him against a payment of Rs. 1000 to 2000 for a pint. Life was painfully difficult for Asad until he was discovered by a Help Pakistan Team Member. Once his profile appeared on the website, a kind donor sponsored him and he has been receiving a monthly stipend since August 2010 that covers his expenses for blood transfusion and medicines. Asad’s long and enduring struggle continues with Thalassemia, now with some help from the community.

Hafiz Muhammad Sharif is a 55 year old heart patient in Karachi. Also suffering from diabetes and high-blood pressure, he continued to work to earn a living until year 2008 when he fell from a public bus. Accidental injuries led to the complete loss of eyesight and the start of severely painful spinal problem. In-patient and out-patient treatments at various hospitals in Karachi, various tests & examinations and regular medicine intake have achieved no major breakthrough in solving his disability or illnesses. Jobless for over a decade and responsible for a family of 8 people (wife, 3 daughters, 2 sons and an aged ailing father), Hafiz Sharif was struggling with life and had almost lost hope when he was introduced to a Help Pakistan Team Member in September 2009. Since then, whether it is taking care of his family's grocery needs or medicine bills, or assisted visit to the doctor, a Help Pakistan Team Member has always been there to help him out. Recently, Hafiz Sharif has been sponsored through Help Pakistan's Mahana Rashan Program for 12 months' grocery with the help of 2 kind donors. His struggle continues but some help from the community makes life easier. Success Story – Hafiz Sharif

HELP PAKISTAN Core Team Irfan Ali Rehman : Founder Chairman Shahnawaz Fazal : Trustee Farooq Saleh : Trustee Akhtar Masood : Trustee Aamir M. Baig : Trustee Muhammad Mutiullah : Trustee Arif Ahmed : General Secretary & Official Spokesperson Barira Anas : Public Relations Consultant Volunteers and time-to-time project partners involving individuals and organizations

Part 1 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPUHtcEh7W0 Part 2 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7k3a6t2vaM Part 3 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zpbce4Xp0o Current Registered Families You can visit www.HelpPakistan.org , under Take Action, Donation for the list of unfortunate families looking for your help and donations. Documentary on Help Pakistan

Mr. Irfan Rehman Founder and Chairman Board of Trustees [email_address] +92 300 2020331 Mr. Arif Ahmed General Secretary and Official Spokesperson [email_address] +92 300 2055211 Ms. Barira Anas Public Relations Consultant [email_address] + 92 333 3168131 Website: www.HelpPakistan.org For Donations Pay all your donation in favor of “ AL-Rehman Welfare Trust” Bank wire: A/C No: 110-006-0040483 SWIFT CODE: FAYSPKKA Bank: Faysal Bank Limited Branch: Main Branch, Location: Karachi, Pakistan Contact Person

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