CITIZEN FACILITATION
STEP UP
40-50%
COVID patients in Pakistan are having difficulties in accessing medicinal oxygen
15 MILLION
Forecasted to be unemployed due to COVID 19 in Pakistan
60%
NGOs have reached their limit and are facing difficulties in helping out underprivileged people
65%
Citizens experiencing a rise in mental health issues at home during the current lockdown scenario
VISION
StepUp is a crowd-funded platform where citizens are encouraged to give donations to the Salman Sufi Foundation so that it may provide adequate support and shelter in terms of food security, psychological help and counselling as well as medicinal emergencies to citizens across Pakistan.
Our StepUp project has not only helped daily wage workers but has also provided PPE Kits to Doctors across major hospitals in Lahore and Karachi.
IMPACT
Families were helped during COVID 19 in terms of ration bags provision during the time of Ramzan
Soaps and hygiene kits were distributed in far flung remote areas of Punjab including D.G Khan
Collaborated with major companies such as Nestle, RB to mitigate the impact of COVID on the citizens of Pakistan
Distributed PPE Kits to major hospitals in Lahore and Karachi
Shehr e Khamoshan- Model Graveyards
PROBLEMS
80%
Graveyards in Pakistan have reached their capacity
90%
Working class citizens cite lack of a dignified burial service for their loved ones in Pakistan
PKR 25,000
Average spent on a regular burial in Pakistan
90%
Of unclaimed (La-waris) bodies are discarded without any proper burials
VISION
Shehr-e-Khamoshan aims to give dignified burial services at a minimal cost for underprivileged citizens of Pakistan who cannot afford a burial service for their loved ones. The Shehr-e-Khamoshan Model Graveyards were made in collaboration with the Government of Punjab and have the following all encompassing facilities and features:
Ambulance service – for the transport of the body
Mortuary
Ablution/Wuzu area
Female and male Ghusal/ bathing facilities
Janazgah/funeral prayer section
Burial kits containing kafan, musk, kafoor, arq-e-ghulab, soap etc.
Golf cart for the disabled and senior citizens
Prepared cemetery and its life time maintenance
IMPACT
Approval of construction of model graveyards across districts in Punjab
First Facility in Sargodha to have a Mortuary (including Hospitals!)
Given praises and awards for the initiative by the Chief Minister of Punjab during 2016-2018.
SAFE CAMPUS
BACKGROUND
Pakistan has increasing cases of on-campus harassment. Pakistan does not have an independent institution to cater to the rising security needs of students on educational campuses
