The Human Development Foundation (HDF) is a non-profit dedicated to empowering communities in Pakistan. Since 1997, we’ve tackled poverty through programs in education, health, economic growth, environment, and social development, helping people build lives of dignity, opportunity, and hope.
At HDF, we go beyond aid to create lasting change. Through programs in education, health, economic growth, environment and social development, we empower communities to rise above poverty, ensuring that children learn, families thrive and generations flourish. We believe lasting transformation begins when people are empowered from within.
Founded by Pakistani expatriates in 1997, HDF set out to empower rural communities in Pakistan. With a vision of every child in school, healthcare for all, clean water and self-sustaining communities, HDF works to break the cycle of poverty and restore dignity.
At HDF, every act of kindness creates a ripple of hope. Your support brings education, healthcare, clean water and opportunities for communities to thrive. By donating, sponsoring, volunteering or partnering, you join a movement transforming lives across Pakistan, turning compassion into action and hope into reality.
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) Program • Monthly ANC/PNC services with risk based referrals. • Newborn care counseling and early danger signs identification. • Monthly MNCH awareness sessions aligned with national and global health days. • 100% Antenatal & Postnatal care coverage • 98% births are attended by Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs) • Family planning integrated with MNCH through culturally sensitive awareness (role plays involving husbands & mothers-in-law) • Immunization strengthened through community mobilization & government partnerships • Safe delivery, newborn care, breastfeeding counselling, and postpartum guidance
Tackling Child Malnutrition • 97.5% of under-five children receive routine growth monitoring (MUAC, height/weight) • Mothers of identified malnourished children receive nutritional counselling & referrals • Deworming conducted in CHCs and schools in coordination with government
Immunization Coverage • 98% fully immunized children under two • 92% Women of Reproductive Age immunized for TT • HPV vaccination awareness campaigns reduced myths and increased acceptance