Though the Trust was registered only in 1998, its members have been active in the area for forty years, starting with the founding of Daud Bandagi School in the In 2016 two members of the family founded an ancillary trust: The Daud Bandagi Development Trust aimed generally at empowering people by raising awareness of their civic and legal rights and interfacing with the local administration to ens
ure implementation of merit and prevent abuse of power. The Trust also works to specifically empower women, creating employment and preserving traditional craft. Our aim is not to provide charity but to empower local people, both men and women, to assume collective responsibility for defining their future. The Daud Bandagi Trust's membership has expanded to include Syed Savail Hussain (CEO Sayyed Engineers), Ali Aziz Sethi (CEO Ayman Films, musician & author) and Mira Aziz Sethi (actor & author). Though the Trust was registered only in 1998, its members have been active in the area for forty years, starting with the founding of Daud Bandagi School in the village of Shergarh in 1977. From the start its activities were channelled through an NGO, Anjuman-e-Khuddam-e-Rasool-Allah (AKRA), registered with the Punjab Government in 1977. Comprising the local people of Shergarh, AKRA has overseen all the educational and health projects the Mohsin Trust has initiated and endowed. Seed money for the Trust came through endowments made by the family but over the years significant donations have been made by private individuals and charitable organisations.
