The Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) is a not-for-profit company and represents an innovative model of public private partnership. Incorporated under section 42 of the Companies Act 1984 it follows the regulatory requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan. 

Our Vision

Restoring Hope, Securing the Future, Ending Poverty

Our Philosophy

                           Ishq – Ilm - Amal

Our philosophy is based on the three elements of passion, knowledge and practice. We are passionate about alleviating poverty and believe that the way to do this is through the use of knowledge supported by our underlying principals of social inclusion and equality, ensuring that we practice what we preach.

Target population

Our target groups are poor and extremely poor rural and urban communities across Pakistan. We place special emphasis on social inclusion, especially on gender equality and the empowerment of women. Under our current strategy we have identified six levels of priority districts for our grant-funded and micro-finance interventions, based on certain classifications. These classifications include:

• Districts that are below/above the average HDI score for Punjab*

• Extremely food insecure, food insecure or borderline food insecure districts**

• Districts in which social mobilization has/has not already been undertaken by PPAF and/or partners

• Districts where Micro Finance is feasible and appropriate

 *HDI = Human Development Index

** Based on World Food Programme classification system