🌍 Who We Are

📜 Our Legal & Ethical Foundation

Partnering with Local Communities

• Registered under: Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance, 1961

• Registration Year: 2022

• Location of Operations:

  • Rawalakot, District Poonch, AJK

  • Islamabad and surrounding regions

• Non-Political and Non-Governmental

• Transparent Banking & Audit Practices in place for all donations

A just and self-reliant society in Poonch and beyond, where:

• Every child receives education,

• Every individual has access to healthcare,

• Every woman is empowered to lead,

• Every disaster-affected family is rehabilitated with dignity.

Poonch Welfare Organization (PWO) is a non-political, community-driven, and registered welfare organization operating in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Pakistan. Founded by concerned citizens of the Poonch region, our goal is simple but urgent: to uplift the lives of underserved individuals through sustainable, transparent, and localized efforts.

We work directly with local communities, focusing on education, healthcare, women empowerment, disaster relief, and social development.

We don’t wait for change. We make it happen — one child, one family, one village at a time.

🛠️ What We Do (Quick Summary)

🎯 Our Mission

To deliver sustainable, compassionate, and transparent welfare services that empower communities in Azad Jammu and Kashmir—especially women, children, and vulnerable families—through education, healthcare, and relief aid.

🌟 Our Vision

• 🎓 Education Support – Scholarships, books, school drives

• 🏥 Free Health Camps – Medicines, checkups, specialist access

• 👩‍🎓 Women Empowerment – Vocational training, workshops, employment support

• 🌪️ Disaster Relief – Emergency supplies, shelter repair, long-term rehabilitation

• ♿ Disability Inclusion – Support for physically & mentally challenged individuals

• 🌱 Environmental Drives – Clean-up campaigns, awareness, local protection

👥 Our Leadership

Lubna Nazir – President

A visionary leader deeply rooted in the community, Lubna Nazir brings a rare mix of local empathy and operational discipline. She oversees the strategic direction of all projects, partnerships, and outreach.

Core Volunteer Team

• Local educators

• Medical professionals

• Students and youth leaders

• Women entrepreneurs

• Retired civil servants and advisors

🤝 Join Our Journey

Whether you're a donor, a volunteer, or a partner organization — you're not just giving aid, you’re becoming part of a movement to transform an entire region from the ground up.

• 🧒 Educate a child

• 💊 Heal a patient

• 👩‍🔧 Empower a woman

• 🏡 Rebuild a family’s shelter

• 🌾 Restore a community

Together, we’re not just doing charity — we’re creating dignity, opportunity, and hope.