Current appeal
Essential support for families in Pakistan
Our current appeal funds practical help for vulnerable families in Pakistan: food parcels, hand pumps for clean water, and support with medical and other essential needs.
Education
Keeping children in school
Fees, uniforms, books and stationery: the practical costs that decide whether a child keeps learning.
Food and Rashan
Food parcels for families facing hunger
A rashan parcel holds the staples a household cooks with every day: flour, rice, lentils, oil, sugar and tea.
Who we are
Zafar Foundation is a UK-registered charity supporting people and communities facing poverty and hardship, in Pakistan and in the UK. We give practical help with essential needs, clean water, medical care, education and crisis relief.
Registered charity
1215863, England and Wales
Registered
20 November 2025
Working in
Pakistan and the United Kingdom
What we are here to do
Supporting people. Strengthening communities. Creating opportunities.
Supporting people
Direct, practical help with essential needs: food, clean water, medical care and education.
Strengthening communities
Work that benefits whole households and neighbourhoods, not only individuals.
Creating opportunities
Longer-term support that helps people move beyond immediate hardship.
Where we work
Pakistan and the United Kingdom
Our causes
Five areas of practical work in Pakistan and the UK, from immediate needs to lasting foundations.
Food and Rashan
Food parcels, known locally as rashan, with staple items for families who cannot afford them.
Clean water and Nalkas
Hand pumps, known locally as nalkas, giving households a safe and reliable water supply close to home.
Medical assistance
Help with treatment costs, medicines and access to care for people who cannot pay for them.
Education
Support that keeps children and young people learning, from fees and materials to practical school needs.
Crisis and disaster relief
Practical help when floods, extreme weather or sudden hardship put families at risk.
How your support becomes practical help
From the moment you give to the moment you see what happened.
Step 1: You choose where your gift goes
The current appeal, a specific cause, or a general donation. Zakat and Sadaqah are kept separate.
Step 2: Support becomes practical items and services
Food parcels, hand pumps, medicines, school costs or emergency supplies, bought for the people who need them.
Step 3: Help reaches people directly
Delivered to families and communities in Pakistan and the UK, with dignity and without conditions.
Step 4: You see what happened
Updates on completed work are published on the Impact page as they are verified.
Impact, documented as it happens
We publish what has been done, not what we hope to do. Our impact stories and verified project updates will be added here as work is completed.
What we will publish
- Project updates with dates and locations
- Verified figures with their source
- Stories shared with consent
- Where we work
- Before and after documentation
- Annual reports and accounts
Get involved
Giving is one way to support the work. There are others, and each of them helps families in Pakistan and the UK.
Fundraise for us
Run, bake, climb or host an iftar and ask friends to sponsor you.
Volunteer
Help with events and packing in Sheffield, or share professional skills remotely.
Partner with us
Mosques, schools, businesses and community groups can support a cause together.
Share the appeal
Send the current appeal to someone who would want to know about it.
Give monthly
Regular gifts let us plan ahead and respond quickly when a family needs help.
Set up a monthly giftCancel at any time.
A registered UK charity
Zafar Foundation is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales and run from Sheffield. Every detail below is public and can be checked on the register.
Registered charityCharity Commission for England and Wales
Charity number
1215863
Registered
20 November 2025
- Organisation type
- Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation)
- Areas of operation
- England and Wales and Pakistan
- Registered office
- 94 Glen Road, Sheffield, S7 1RB, United Kingdom
Gift Aid on eligible donations
UK taxpayers can add Gift Aid at the point of giving. It adds 25p to every £1 at no cost to the donor.
Updates on completed work
Verified project updates, figures and reports are published on the impact page as work is completed.
A person to talk to
Questions about a donation, a cause or our work are answered by email or phone.
Support the current appeal
Your donation goes to practical help for people facing hardship in Pakistan and the UK.
- Give once or set up a monthly gift
- Zakat and Sadaqah are kept separate
- Gift Aid adds 25p to every £1 for UK taxpayers