We are a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that seeks to alleviate global poverty by investing in healthcare, education, and rural development projects in rural areas of Pakistan.
ABOUT KWA
KHUWAJA WELFARE ASSOCIATION
More than 200 years ago, the Khuwaja Family forefathers migrated from the Middle East to South Asia and settled in, which was then, India. The family business was established in Jungshahi, Thatta, which is 63 miles from Karachi, Pakistan.
As time passed, many of the family members moved to Karachi due to the lack of quality education in Jungshahi. The family members are now established as entrepreneurs, physicians, lawyers, artists, and philanthropists in Pakistan, Middle East, and United States.
The Khuwaja family has always had a historical presence in Jungshahi, and today, one entire household still resides there.
In 2014, KWA began initiatives of health awareness and hygiene in the schools within the Thatta District. Participants were given presentations on preventive medicine and given health and hygiene kits.
The project was led by volunteer nurses from the Aga Khan University Nursing School and Darul-Sukoon. The organization also distributed school bags, shoes, clothes, and food in different villages.
In addition, KWA also helped fund tuition for students in different villages of Sindh and partnered with other organizations to arrange medical camps in Jungshahi and surrounding villages.
