How could you help?

Behind every statistic on this site is a family in Pakistan — in Rawalpindi’s slums, flood-hit villages of Swat and Muzaffargarh, or rural Sindh and Balochistan. Here is how your support reaches them.

A young shepherd boy resting on a rock with his staff in Swat Valley, Pakistan
Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan · Photo: Amjad ali / Pexels

Choose how you want to help

Give in PKR or foreign currency, fund a village water point, donate medicines in kind, or volunteer your profession. Unsure where to begin? Write to friendsfoundation@ffpak.org.pk and our team in Islamabad will guide you.

Close-up portrait of a child in rural Balochistan, Pakistan

Give once

Make a one-time contribution in Pakistani rupees, US dollars, pounds or euro. Every pledge is logged and acknowledged by our team.

Balochistan · Hanif Ali Baluch / Pexels

Donate now
A child receiving polio immunisation drops at a Friends Foundation clinic

Give every month

Monthly gifts help keep primary healthcare centres in Rawalpindi’s low-income neighbourhoods running all year — around PKR 22 million in annual care.

Rawalpindi · Friends Foundation

Start a monthly gift
An elderly Pakistani man sitting outdoors with two children

Zakat and Sadaqah

Direct your Zakat or Sadaqah strictly to eligible families in Pakistan for healthcare, safe drinking water or winter relief.

Pakistan · pierre matile / Pexels

Give Zakat / Sadaqah
A community hand pump installed by Friends Foundation

Fund a village project

Sponsor a community hand pump, a water filtration plant, a mobile medical camp, or a non-formal girls’ classroom with full reporting.

WASH Programme · Friends Foundation

Sponsor a project
Workers carrying sacks of grain in Karachi, Pakistan

Give medicines & supplies

Essential medicines, clean delivery kits, winter blankets, food rations, school books and water storage tanks for field relief.

Karachi, Sindh · Wasif Mujahid / Pexels

Offer in-kind goods
Friends Foundation staff and community volunteers in Rawalpindi

Volunteer your skills

Doctors, nurses, caregivers, Lady Health Visitors, teachers, WASH engineers, photographers and MEAL specialists are needed across Pakistan.

Rawalpindi · Friends Foundation

Join as volunteer
Traditional community elders consultation in Chamtalai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Institutional & CSR partners

Partner with an EAD-certified Category ‘A’ charity trusted by UNDP, UNICEF, WHO, USAID, the World Bank, Save the Children and WASA.

Chamtalai, KP · Amjad ali / Pexels

Discuss partnership
Two young village girls standing in a wooden doorway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Share stories from Pakistan

Share our field updates, organise a community or diaspora fundraiser abroad, or invite our team to speak at your institution.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa · Amjad ali / Pexels

Explore photo stories

When floods hit Pakistan, vulnerable families lose everything overnight

From the 2001 Nullah Lai flash flood in Rawalpindi to monsoon floods across Swat, Charsadda, Kohistan, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur and Sindh — Friends Foundation stays long after emergency headlines fade, turning relief camps into permanent clinics and community-owned water systems.

Background photograph: Madyan, Swat, Pakistan · Amjad ali / Pexels

Four direct outcomes across Pakistan

Every contribution supports community-run clinics, clean water points, emergency kits and girls’ education.

140,000patients treated yearly

Primary health centres

Free and low-cost care for mothers, newborns and children in Akal Garh, Mohan Pura and Mohallah Raja Sultan, Rawalpindi.

122.7Kpeople with clean water

Clean drinking water

Filtration plants, 265 hand pumps, 86 water tanks and community water committees keeping safe water flowing.

6,564emergency kits delivered

Flood & winter relief

Hygiene kits, safe water jerry cans, winter kits and mobile medical camps across flood-hit districts of Pakistan.

48community rescue trainings

Girls’ education & safety

Non-formal schooling and income skills for girls who missed school, plus 48 community rescue and first-aid trainings.

A young girl in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan
Gwadar, Balochistan · Hanif Ali Baluch / Pexels
A young child herding goats beside a canal in Kandiāro, Sindh, Pakistan
Kandiāro, Sindh · Saeed Ahmed Abbasi / Pexels
Traditional birth attendants at an orientation session run by Friends Foundation in Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi · Friends Foundation field archive
Giving Guide

Giving & Donation Questions

Clear answers regarding payment verification, Zakat separation, sponsorship, and receipts.

After submitting your transfer on the Donate page, click the 'Donate via WhatsApp' button. Your WhatsApp chat will open with pre-filled details (Reference code, donor name, amount, bank account). Simply press Send and attach your payment receipt screenshot. Our finance desk verifies the transfer and sends you an acknowledgment.

Friends Foundation maintains a dedicated, Shariah-compliant Zakat account at Habib Bank Limited (HBL). 100% of Zakat funds are disbursed directly to eligible families for urgent medical care, child healthcare, essential medicines, and emergency survival needs.

Yes! We accept international bank wires (SWIFT), Wise transfers, and Remitly direct remittances into our verified foreign currency accounts approved by the Economic Affairs Division (EAD). All account numbers, IBANs, and SWIFT BIC codes are listed on our Donate page.

Yes. Individuals, families, and corporations can sponsor a complete hand pump, water filtration plant, mobile clinic camp, or community school. We provide project inception reports, geo-tagged photos, beneficiary registries, and formal handover documentation upon completion.

Ready to support a family in Pakistan?

Pledge online in PKR, USD, GBP or EUR — our team responds promptly with verified bank transfer details.