Hashoo Foundation
A nonprofit foundation established in 1988 by the founding family of Pakistani conglomerate company Hashoo Group, the Hashwani family. The foundation supports underprivileged communities in Pakistan through humanitarian and capacity building programmes with a focus on themes such as climate change, environment, entrepreneurship, employment, and economic and social development.
- Organisation type Foundation
- Year founded 1988
- Headquartered Islamabad
- Registration United Kingdom · United States · Pakistan
- Website https://www.hashoofoundation.org
Related sustainable development goals
Impact
1.3M people supported
30+ years since establishment
Focus areas
Focus sectors
Agriculture
- Food security
- Farming
- Livestock and ranching
Arts
- Visual arts
- Textile arts
Development
- Business and industry
- Entrepreneurship
- Sustainable development
- Economic development
Education
- Early childhood education
- Vocational education
- Education services
- Out-of-school learning
Environment
- Natural resources
- Climate change
Health
- Public health
- Medical research
- Healthcare access
Humanitarian
- Emergency relief
- Free goods distribution
- Special population support
Philanthropy
- Foundations
- Nonprofits
Public affairs
- Public policy
Focus populations
- At-risk youth
- Children
- Farmers
- Low-income people
- Men and boys
- Self-employed people
- Unemployed people
- Women and girls
- Working poor
Focus geographies
South Asia
- Pakistan
Partners
- Australian High Commission Pakistan
- Benazir Income Support Programme
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
- Education Above All
- FATA Development Authority
- Government of Canada
- International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
- Iqra University
- Mobilink Bank
- Mountain Area Farmers Support Organization (MAFSO)
- Oxfam
- Punjab Skills Development Fund
- Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA) Punjab
- UNHCR
Programmes
Hashoo Hunar
Hashoo Foundation's skills development programme focusses on providing space and resources to conduct business and entrepreneurial capacity building workshops to underprivileged communities in Pakistan.
Hashoo Trust
Hashoo humanitarian and social development programme focusses on emergency response, recovery and rehabilitation, and disaster risk reduction.
SDG programme
Operating under the Hashoo Foundation, this programme focusses on efforts to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) through two key initiatives: environment and climate action, and economic growth.
Umeed-e-Noor
An inclusive development programme under Hashoo Foundation that focusses on providing services and assistance to children with hearing impairment, and physical and cognitive disabilities.
Financials
Funding model
- Grants to Individuals
- Grants to organisations
- In-kind gifts
- Donated goods
- Donated equipment
- Programme related investment
Primary funders
- Hashoo Group
- Murtaza Hashwani
Funding source
- Corporate
- Family
- Private
Operations
Key staff
- Abdul Waheed, acting country director
- Mahwish Afridi, acting deputy country director
- Khalida Bibi, director of programmes
Board members
- Muhammad Tofiq Qureshi
- Murtaza Hashwani, chair
- Roderick Martin Collins
- Sadruddin Hashwani, patron-in-chief
- Shahzad Shabbir Dahar
Contact details
- 00 92 51 271 9434
- info@hashoofoundation.org
- https://www.hashoofoundation.org
- Plot # 2, Street # 2, Sector H-8/1 Islamabad, Pakistan
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Resources
Interview with Murtaza Hashwani on how Hashoo Foundation is helping to spur economic growth in some of Pakistan’s poorest regions. Read more