Poverty eradication aims at removing social and legal barriers to income growth among the poor. The popular methods used for poverty alleviation are education, economic development, and income redistribution. The aim of this programme is to bring about the environment of gender equality and women empowerment by taking initiatives such as:

  • Poverty Alleviation.
  • Improving the quality of life.
  • Giving better opportunities to the underprivileged.
  • Opening up new horizons to the deserving and needy.

Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.

~ Nelson Mandela

Income Support Programme:

 

Fazilia started an income support programme to financially assist the deprived yet needy people. Fazilia income support programme entirely focuses on the rehabilitation of Old age individuals, physically challenged individuals, Widows, divorced women and old age Women who have lost their families due to catastrophes/unavoidable reasons and have no support from families. Income Support beneficiaries are involved in various community and organizational services in order to keep their self esteem intact and to ensure not to make them dependent for living on the organization. Fazilia provides financial assistance and monthly ration to 13 families on monthly basis.

Marriage Support Programme:

Fazilia utilizes all its resources to perform the pious task of getting poor girls married by providing them with financial assistance and giving them an opportunity to overcome the financial hurdles. This programme strongly discourages dowry and underage marriages. Promoting women rights is a strong aim of this programme. Fazilia has so far gotten 25 needy girls married.

Fazilia Eid Support Packages:

Eid is an occasion of joy and happiness. Every person deserves to feel cherished and loved on this occasion. Fazilia decided to start the distributions of these packages to ensure that no individual is left behind to participate in the festivities of this occasion due to financial constraints. This project has been running since 2012. Eid package consisting of 1 month’s eatables and clothes are distributed amongst needy individuals during the month of Ramzan. Every year 300 families benefit from this programme.

Free Daily kitchen:

The organization started this programme following the MDG “eradication extreme poverty and hunger”. Every day 150 homeless people are fed three meals a day under this programme. 4 regular free kitchen events are held on yearly basis in which 1500 people can have 3 free meals from Fazilia kitchen three times a day. The aim of this programme is to facilitate as many poor, homeless and nutritionally deprived individuals as possible. Fazilia strongly believes that no man should sleep hungry just because he/she cannot afford a meal.

Rehabilitation of Homeless:

Pakistan was badly affected by the devastating floods in year 2014-2015. Punjab is the province that was majorly affected by these floods. Vernaee is a small village near district Mianwali Kalabagh Pakistan that lacks any resources. The community is living much below the poverty line there is no electricity, means of communication and roads in this village. Vernaee was completely destroyed during these floods. Fazilia supported the victims of flood who lost their homes. The organization helped 31 families to reconstruct their homes which were destroyed in the floods.

Eid Pakage:

Fazilia believes that sharing the happiness with those who are underprivileged, is the best use of humanity. Ramadan is the month of Mercy, forgiveness and Charity. Keeping the aim of ensuring that no one is denied the joy of Ramadan and Eid, Fazilia has been supporting poor and downtrodden families by providing them with monthly ration, Ramadan packages and financial assistance. This Programme caters to those under privileged families who are unable to meet their basic needs due to poverty, disability and lack of opportunities. In 2016, 604 families benefitted from Fazilia Ramadan/Eid packages from AJK, KP and Punjab.