A doctor providing care to women and children during a community health camp in Pakistan

INTEGRATED HEALTH &MATERNAL NUTRITION

Three permanent family health centres in Rawalpindi slums caring for 50,000 mothers and 50,000 children annually, plus 160 mobile medical camps and EPI immunization across Pakistan.

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OUR 24-YEAR IMPACT

14.25 Million+ Lives Reached Across Pakistan

Over 24 years of sustainable, inclusive, and community-first development spanning 41 districts in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan.

  • Total beneficiaries reached
  • Districts across 4 provinces
  • Years of grassroots impact
  • Women & children in PHC per year
  • Electoral officers trained
  • Clean water & WASH beneficiaries

It started with a flood in Rawalpindi

In 2001 the Nullah Lai burst its banks and tore through the low-lying neighbourhoods of Rawalpindi. Muhammad Abbas Gondal, who was among those affected, and a group of his friends set up free medical camps in the worst-hit streets and kept them going day and night.

Those camps never really closed. They grew into primary healthcare centres that still serve the same communities, and Friends Foundation grew into a registered Pakistani non-governmental organization working on health, clean water, education, women’s empowerment, climate resilience and emergency relief across the country.

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Friends Foundation representatives inaugurate a community project
Friends Foundation Project Inauguration

Friends Foundation marks the opening of a community project with local residents and partners.

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Thematic Areas & Key Interventions

Hover or tap any panel to explore our seven interconnected programmes — all delivered with local community organisations across Pakistan.

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Integrated Health

Integrated Health

Primary healthcare centres in Rawalpindi slums plus 160 mobile medical camps across Pakistan.

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A patient receives vaccination at a Friends Foundation health centre.
A patient receives vaccination at a Friends Foundation health centre.

Primary Healthcare Centre, open since the flood

Our primary healthcare centres in Akal Garh, Mohan Pura and Mohallah Raja Sultan provide free and affordable care in neighbourhoods on the edge of Rawalpindi, with a focus on mothers, newborns and young children.

  • Family planning (FP) services
  • Antenatal care and nutrition counselling
  • Postnatal care
  • Growth monitoring for children under five
  • Immunisation alongside the EPI programme
  • Vitamin A, zinc, iron and deworming
  • Breastfeeding and infant feeding advice
  • Screening and referrals
  • Health education and psychosocial support
Women treated per year
Children treated per year
Men treated per year
About our health work

Campaign spotlight · 2025 · Multan

Taking HPV vaccination outreach into underserved communities

In 2025, the Government of Pakistan's Federal Directorate for Immunization (FDI), in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launched Pakistan's first-ever HPV vaccination campaign for girls aged 9–14 years. As an implementing partner, Friends Foundation identified and mobilized out-of-school girls from underserved communities in District Multan, reversing over 300 vaccine hesitancy cases and supporting equitable access to life-saving prevention.

In partnership with Federal Directorate for Immunization (FDI) & Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance.

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Girls vaccinated by union council

Reported 2025 campaign figures · girls aged 9–14

  • UC Gulshan-e-5 Faiz1,045
  • UC Dera Muhammadi687
People reached through outreach
3,746
School refusals reversed
300+

Figures reported in the Friends Foundation 2025 profile.

Priority Relief InterventionEmergency Field Response · 2025

Flood 2025: Emergency Medical Camps & Clean Water

Frontline disaster response across flood-affected union councils in South Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh: providing emergency medical care, 3,468 hygiene kits, and emergency safe water supplies.

Field Operations & Impact

Latest Projects & Field Interventions

Health camps, safe water systems, Flood 2025 recovery, maternal healthcare, and girls’ schooling across Pakistan.

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A Friends Foundation HPV awareness session in the community

Health · Multan · 2025

Pakistan's First-Ever HPV Vaccination Campaign (2025)

In 2025, the Government of Pakistan's Federal Directorate for Immunization (FDI), in collaboration with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, launched Pakistan's first-ever HPV vaccination campaign for girls aged 9–14 years. As an implementing partner, Friends Foundation identified and mobilized out-of-school girls from underserved communities in District Multan, reversing over 300 vaccine hesitancy cases and supporting equitable access to life-saving prevention.

3,746 girls reached · 300+ refusals reversed

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Flood 2025: Emergency Medical Camps & Clean Water for Displaced Families

Flood 2025: Emergency Medical Camps & Clean Water for Displaced Families

In response to the 2025 flash floods in South Punjab, KP and Sindh, Friends Foundation deployed emergency mobile medical camps, distributed 3,468 hygiene kits, and repaired community hand pumps to prevent waterborne disease outbreaks.

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Oral polio & routine immunisation at our family health centres

Oral polio & routine immunisation at our family health centres

Alongside daily maternal and child consultations, our clinics run EPI vaccination sessions so children in low-income neighbourhoods never miss critical doses.

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Solar-Powered Water Systems & Hand Pumps Rehabilitation (2024–2025)

Solar-Powered Water Systems & Hand Pumps Rehabilitation (2024–2025)

Local water management committees test water quality across 250 points and keep village hand pumps and filtration systems running year after year.

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District Nutrition Addressing Committee monthly review

District Nutrition Addressing Committee monthly review

Government health officers and civil society partners coordinate stunting prevention, micronutrient supplementation and maternal nutrition referrals.

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Global Handwashing Day — teaching lifelong health habits in schools

Global Handwashing Day — teaching lifelong health habits in schools

Practical handwashing and safe drinking water sessions with students, teachers and mothers across Rawalpindi and rural union councils.

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Non-formal schooling and vocational skills for adolescent girls

Non-formal schooling and vocational skills for adolescent girls

Working with UNICEF, FPAP and Aurat Foundation to help out-of-school girls gain literacy, confidence and independent income.

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Verified results across our work

Select any programme area below to explore clinics, clean water points, trainings and emergency kits delivered.

patients treated every year

Three self-sustaining family health centres in Akal Garh, Mohan Pura and Mohallah Raja Sultan plus mobile camps for rural and displaced families.

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  • Medical & mobile health camps
  • Birth attendant trainings
  • Clean delivery kits distributed
  • Reached on HIV awareness

Together We Grow

Our Alliance, Partnerships & Donors

  • United Nations Development Programme
  • United States Agency for International Development
  • World Health Organization
  • United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
  • United Nations Office for Project Services
  • UN-Habitat
Institutional Collaboration

Governmental Partners

Working alongside federal, provincial, and municipal authorities, health secretariats, and disaster management bodies across Pakistan.

WASA Rawalpindi
FAST National University
Tehsil Municipal Administration
National Disaster Management Authority
PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government of Sindh
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Barani Institute of Information Technology
Government of Punjab
WASA Rawalpindi
FAST National University
Tehsil Municipal Administration
National Disaster Management Authority
PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government of Sindh
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Barani Institute of Information Technology
Government of Punjab
WASA Rawalpindi
FAST National University
Tehsil Municipal Administration
National Disaster Management Authority
PDMA Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government of Sindh
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Barani Institute of Information Technology
Government of Punjab
Multilateral Alliances

Partner NGO & INGOs

Trusted long-term partnerships with leading international development agencies, multilateral donors, and national humanitarian networks.

Save the Children
The World Bank
Concern Worldwide
CARE
Aurat Foundation
UN Emergency Response Fund Pakistan
Save the Children
The World Bank
Concern Worldwide
CARE
Aurat Foundation
UN Emergency Response Fund Pakistan
Save the Children
The World Bank
Concern Worldwide
CARE
Aurat Foundation
UN Emergency Response Fund Pakistan

Where we work across Pakistan

From Rawalpindi’s low-income neighbourhoods to flood-prone villages in South Punjab, displacement camps in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and earthquake-hit Azad Jammu & Kashmir.

Punjab (20 Districts / Tehsils)
Rawalpindi · Rajan Pur · Jam Pur · Rakhfazilpur · Noorpur · Manjowala · Nowshera Gharbi · Shahpur · Muzaffar Garh · Kot Addu · Ghazi Ghat · Mandi Bahauddin · Layyah · Jhelum · Gujrat · Palgan · Shah Sadar Din · Basti Malana · D.G. Khan · Attock · Chakwal
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (19 Districts / Tehsils)
Peshawar · Takal Payan · Takal Bala · Palosai · Bannu · Shamai Khel · Nar Jafar Khan · Ghoriwala · Kala Khel Masti Khan · Buner · Charsadda · Hangu · Kohat · Ali Zai · Kohistan · Mansehra · Mardan · Swat · Orakzai Agency
Sindh (1 District)
Tando Allah Yar · Rain-affected districts
Balochistan (1 District)
Quetta
Federal & Special Areas
Islamabad (Head Office) · Azad Jammu & Kashmir (Earthquake Relief)
Geographical outreach
Map of the districts across Pakistan where Friends Foundation has worked
Friends Foundation’s footprint across Pakistan. Click to enlarge.
Questions & Answers

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about how we work, how donations are utilised, and how we reach families across Pakistan.

Founded in Rawalpindi after the 2001 flash floods, Friends Foundation operates across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, and Azad Jammu & Kashmir. We run three permanent family health centres in Rawalpindi slums (Akal Garh, Mohan Pura, and Mohallah Raja Sultan) and active field programmes for clean water, flood relief, non-formal girls' education, and democratic empowerment.

Yes. Friends Foundation is officially registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860, holds Category 'A' certification from the Punjab Charity Commission, and maintains approved Economic Affairs Division (EAD) clearances for international collaborations. Our accounts undergo independent annual statutory audits by reputable chartered accountancy firms.

Absolutely. You can designate your support for where it is needed most, our three maternal & child health centres, community clean water filtration & hand pumps, crisis relief kits, or non-formal girls’ schools. We also maintain a dedicated, Shariah-separated Zakat bank account exclusively for eligible recipients.

We accept local donations in PKR via direct bank transfer, fee-free Raast instant transfers, JazzCash, EasyPaisa, SadaPay, and NayaPay. For overseas donors in the UK, US, Europe, Canada, and the Gulf, we accept USD, GBP, and EUR via international SWIFT bank wire, Wise, and Remitly directly into our official foreign currency accounts.

Social mobilisation is our core methodology. Rather than delivering outside handouts, we establish community committees composed of local elders, women activists, and youth. They receive hands-on training to operate, maintain, and protect community assets (such as water filtration plants, hand pumps, and clinic services) for long-term sustainability.

Give families health care, clean water and hope

Give in Pakistani rupees or US dollars, direct your Zakat, sponsor a village water point, or volunteer your skills with our field teams.