Helping the poor doesn't only refer to helping out homeless people but also helping the low income families by providing the medical facilities. Muhammad Yousaf the founder member of “Shafqat Begum Foundation” has been a Social worker since 15 years. Helping people with his own earnings, donating money to various Charities, donating to building Mosques and various other Monetary and Non-Monetary d
onations have been some of his contribution toward the society. But after the tragic sudden death of his beloved mother “Shafqat Begum”. He decided to take his work to the next step and develop a Non-Government-Organization named after his mother and contribute to the society on a larger scale. The Foundation is currently giving free medical facilities and free food by putting up camps at various locations, with the help of qualified doctors. The foundation further plans to develop a trust hospital, dispensaries and schools to provide the society with a better tomorrow. Muhammad Yousaf’s vision is to create an institution that will carry on his life’s work and survive for a long time to come. His dream is that of a Pakistan as a modern healthy welfare state, which provides a safety net for the poor and needy while providing basic health and education. This kind of foundations is the only way to tackle Pakistan’s myriad social problems. He hopes that one day, Pakistan will be a model for other developing countries.
