About Ittehad Foundation

Ittehad Foundation is a non-profit organization working in social sectors. The organization is registered with Directorate of Social Welfare Punjab under the voluntary social welfare agencies (registration & control ordinance, 1961 (XLVI of 1961). The foundation has significantly contributed to local development through various innovative projects with the support of local community, government departments, national and international donor agencies.

The foundation has entrenched spirit to link the impoverished and vulnerable communities and individuals to the social system that offers equal access to the resources and opportunities regardless of gender, religion and age.

Background of Ittehad Foundation

Since its inception in 1947, Pakistan has been facing numerous challenging like poor governance, low literacy rate, lack of implementation of laws, corruption, unemployment and inflation. The practice of gender biasness and women exploitation in form of traditions and culture is the problem that has deep roots in the history of the Indian sub-continent. There is not still any policy reform that could eliminate the exploitation of women rights in rural areas of Punjab. The status of urban women as compared to the rural women is quite well. Women are exploited in the name of forefathers’ culture and tradition; gender based false notions, stereotyping, social stigmas, and powerlessness in so called male dominant society. The key reason of all this is low literacy rate of women in these areas. This low literacy rate is further cause of attitude of people, unavailability of adequate educational facilities for girls, improper knowledge and understanding of certain laws among the mess, unawareness about gender laws and rights, poverty, and less efficient government departments. All these problems has given rise to various social issues like women abuse, child abuse, domestic violence, divorce rate, and social exclusion of certain groups. It has made the life of women, children and youth more vulnerable.

Under such miserable scenario, Ittehad foundation was founded by highly motivated and inspired group of eight individual to address these challenges practically and systematically. After some period of informal small scale self funded interventions, this group involved many other like-minded people and formed an organization named ‘Ittehad Foundation’. This organization was formally registered with Directorate of Social Welfare Punjab in 2001 under Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (registration & control ordinance, 1961 (XLVI of 1961).

Ittehad Foundation at Present

Through various successful interventions, IF has made a significant contributions in the field of health, human rights, education equality, safe environment, peace and harmony, democracy and good governance, augmented human potential. IF has now systematic structures and plans and policies. It has got professionalism in its work and environment. IF has developed and adopted international standard in operations and management. It has a strong network of donors, partners and volunteers.

Ittehad Foundation has been focusing on providing assistance to strengthen civil society and encouraging active participation of communities in local governance. Human resource pool of the organization is well-equipped with sector specific expertise and is dedicated to undertake actions to realize the dream of a just and civilized society where everyone has a value in the society and rights of every human being is protected without any discrimination.

Our Vision

An even handed and right based social system linked with resources and opportunities for uninterrupted development of human prospective

Our Mission

Launch tireless efforts against gender inequality and social exclusion of vulnerable human groups and ensure participation of all social segments in sustainable development of socioeconomic arrangements.

For more information about the foundation please visit Official Website of Ittehad Foundation