Our Philosophy

OUR MISSION & PHILOSOPHY

The Awan Foundation Story

Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much

Awan Foundation’s long-term mission is to break the cycle of poverty caused by lack of good education and supplies during the school, access to the government services, marketable employment skills, and affordable healthcare services. Awan Foundation endeavor to achieve this mission by providing skills-oriented Information Technology based educational services among young rural women, providining high-quality specialized healthcare services free of cost for under-privileged communities to break the cycle of poverty, provide school supplies to schools for children of under privileged families, and further, by offering electronic government (egov) services at affordable prices to rural areas by opening centers (Mudud Centers) so that they don’t have to travel to big cities. Specifically, these centers will train young rural women to prepare them to use digital technology for improving their lives. Awan Foundation’s approach toward implementing its social welfare programs is:

To identify committed and trust-worthy social entrepreneurs on the ground who are experts in their respective fields.
People who can generate financially-viable, innovative program ideas and take responsibility for their implementation.
Build on the work of existing organizations and / or individuals through strategic partnerships.

We intend to achieve objectives in the following manner:

Short Term

To provide quality education and healthcare services to under-privileged communities at affordable prices.

Medium Term

To reduce unemployment through technical and vocational skills training programs for young women of low-income families specifically in the rural areas of Pakistan.

Long Term

To contribute toward economic development by expanding the middle class and creating new products, markets, and employment opportunities.

As an example, educational programs of AF are implemented under the leadership of Mrs. Zahida Tasneem, a highly-respected educationalist and social worker in Rawalpindi. Mrs. Balouch has worked very closely with various primary schools in the Rawalpindi Cantt area and have been supporting them by School Supplies Program since 2013.

Similarly, the idea of setting up Awan Dialysis Centers (ADC) has been conceived, and the first ADC will be inaugurated very soon in collaboration with Al-Mustafa Foundation in Mandra, Punjab. Al-Mustafa Trust (https://almustafatrust.org.pk/) is an established network of medical centers and dispensaries in rural and urban poor habitations of Pakistan.

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