Shelter homes
Safe residential care for children and young people who have lost family support or are at risk on the street.
Islamabad, Pakistan
Every child deserves a bed, a book, and a hot meal.
SNSW Foundation runs shelter homes, schools and a community kitchen for children and youth with nowhere else to turn — backed by helpline offices that stay open when families have run out of options.
- ShelterHomes for children with nowhere to go
- SchoolsFree education on our own premises
- KitchenAffordable daily meals
- HelplineOffices open when families need them
What we actually run
Not a grant-making body. A place children live.
Four things we operate directly, every day. This is where donations land first.
Schools
Free schooling for resident and neighbourhood children, so that being poor does not mean being unschooled.
Community kitchen
A daily mess providing meals at a price families can actually afford — and free for those who cannot.
Helpline offices
Walk-in and call-in offices families can approach at any time, connecting them to shelter, food or schooling.
Our programmes
Four ways we move a family from crisis to footing
Each programme feeds the next: a child who is fed can attend school, and a young adult who is trained can support the household that raised them.
Empowering through knowledge
Free education & scholarships
Free educational resources and scholarships for bright, underprivileged students — breaking the chain of poverty through learning.
Skilling for self-reliance
Technical training
Vocational programmes that equip young people with practical, employable skills — the difference between aid and independence.
Alleviating hunger
Feeding the poor
Daily meals through our community kitchen and food distribution, so that no one in reach of us goes without.
Rapid response
Disaster relief
Immediate aid when floods and extreme weather hit, followed by the slower work of helping communities rebuild.
The scale of the need
Why this work exists
These are national figures for Pakistan — the conditions we operate in, not our own results. They are the reason a shelter home in Islamabad is never empty.
20M+
Children out of school
Pakistan has the world’s second-highest number of out-of-school children.
94%
Labour force without formal training
Only around 6% of the workforce holds a formal vocational qualification.
21%
Undernourished population
Food is a right, not a privilege — and hunger is a daily emergency.
152
Extreme weather events
Recorded 1999–2018. Disasters don’t discriminate, but recovery can.
These figures describe national conditions in Pakistan, not our own results. Sources: out-of-school children, UNICEF Pakistan; vocational training, State Bank of Pakistan TVET review; undernourishment (20.7%, 2022), FAO / World Bank; extreme weather events 1999–2018, Germanwatch Global Climate Risk Index.
Who we are
Rooted in Pakistan, built on what people actually need
The Sharifan Nawab Social Welfare Foundation was established on the principles of empathy, equality and honesty. We began small, responding to the pressing needs of the people immediately around us, and grew as those needs did.
We believe in the transformative power of education and the strength that comes from skillful hands. That is why we pair scholarships and free schooling with technical training for sustainable livelihoods — and why we stand as a support during disasters and work to alleviate hunger every single day.
Ways to give
Give once, or stand with us monthly
Regular giving is what lets a shelter home plan past next month.
Rs 2,500
Hot meals for a child for a month through the community kitchen.
Most impact
Rs 7,500
School supplies and support for one student for a term.
Rs 15,000
A place in a technical training course for one young person.
Any amount
Goes straight into shelter, schooling, meals and emergency relief.