Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime!

For most families in the neglected rural area and urban slums of Pakistan it is a struggle simply to survive, let alone prosper. Nearly two thirds of the population lives on less than $2 per day, and more than half the adult population is illiterate. Infant mortality is nearly ten times higher than in the United States, and almost 15 million people lack basic access to safe drinking water.

But it doesn’t take much to make an enormous difference. Just $15 per month provides enough money to us to provide services to an entire family. By becoming an HDF Family Sponsor you can help families in Pakistan create better lives for themselves. The HDF model of building community-based, independently operated Development Organizations creates the capacity among the desperately poor to pull themselves out of the vicious cycle of poverty.

Won’t you please help support our efforts by sponsoring a family for just $15 per month?

We do not hand out cash, nor do we create a culture of charity or entitlements. Instead, we teach families self-reliance and give them the tools, organizational skills, and access to financial assistance necessary to create small business, build schools, provide basic health care, and develop local organizational structures that permanently enable then to build lives of dignity and economic well being.

Individuals like you make a significant difference in the lives of thousands by helping HDF create positive social change in Pakistan. Thank you in advance for your consideration.