APPEC Project No: 210

Project ID: APPEC-2023-03-10
Proposed by: Dr. Adnan Khan Niazi (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan)
Location: Karachi, Layyah, Bhakkar, Okara, Bahawalpur, Jauharabad, Chiniot and Mianwali
Contact: adnan1753 AT yahoo DOT com

Funds needed: 2.4 Million PKR
Remaining funds needed: PKR 16,10,480/-

This is the phase X of following APPEC projects (Phase I, Phase II, Phase III, Phase IV, Phase V,  Phase VI, Phase VII, Phase VIII, Phase IX).  It is one of the biggest project of APPEC that we complete every year in very short time. This project is to provide food for 1 year to families who lost their working person recently (mostly orphans and widows) or who are unable to work (too old or disabled persons) by providing them wheat sufficient for one full year. We are running this project successfully for last nine years. Those who belong to villages can imagine the importance of wheat for poor families. It is the one and only source of food for them. If they have wheat flour than they can eat with something.

End Date: Preferably May 2023 (Till completion)

Number of families who need help: 58

Number of persons who will be benefited for 1 year: 241

Wheat needed: 217 Stacks (21700 Kg)

Expected Price of wheat in May-June: Rs. 10500/Stack

Donations Eligibility:
This project is eligible to receive Zakat, Sadaqah and other forms of donations.

How to donate?
Please click here for your donations and drop an e-mail to treasurers.appec@gmail.com with your name and amount donated.

Religious importance of the project:

Narrated Sahl bin Sa’d (RA):

The Prophet said, “I and the person who looks after an orphan and provides food for him, will be in Paradise with me like this,” putting his index and middle fingers together.

(Sahi Bukhari, The book of good manners, Chapter: The superiority of the one who looks after an orphan)

Narrated Safwan bin Salim (RA):

The Prophet said “The one who looks after and works for a widow and for a poor person, is like a warrior fighting for Allah’s Cause or like a person who fasts during the day and prays all the night.” Narrated Abu Huraira that the Prophet said as above.

(Sahi Bukhari, The book of good manners (adab), Chapter: The superiority of the one who looks after the widows)
Details of the project:

We were running this project since 2014 with the help of APPEC. In this project we help the families who recently lost the person who was earning for the family leaving behind the widows and orphans. The life becomes very hard if the main working person is lost especially in first few years after his death. For this project we look around us for the orphans and widows who really need our help.

As wheat is the main food in Pakistan and it is cheap during May. We help these families to buy wheat in May-June for the whole year so that they have something to eat all along the year.

Every year there are new families as the others somehow manage themselves in a year time, however there are some for them it is still needed to provide them food for one more year. You will be amazed to know that with small amount of money, we are providing food to many families for the whole year. This small contribution is a real blessing for them. The assessment of need is based on our experience through this project, opinion of some people in that area and asking from the affected families themselves.

These families belong to any of these categories:

1) The family members are too old to work.

2) The family has lost the working hand recently and are in a shock to arrange alternative means.

3) The family members are disabled.

4) The orphans are too young that widow can not go out for work.

5) The family members are working but not sufficient due to other reasons like disease, disability, accidents, large number of family members etc.

Due to these kind of reasons, we have no choice but to give them food for living.

In this year we want to help these families:

Family 1: Family of Sakeena Chak No. 158 GB, Bhowana, Chiniot.

Number of person: 2 widows, 1 mother in law (also widow)

Sakeena Bibi’s husband Noor Muhammad died due to cancer. Then on of his son Ijaz Hussain got an accident and remained in coma for several months. They spent all their resources for treatment but could not survive. Her widow Sumera is living with her mother in law.
Then in same year the other son Iqbal was diagnosed with cancer. They took loan for treatment but could not survive. Her widow Shameem Bibi is also living with them. They needs 6 sacks.

Family 2: Family of Ameena W/O Niaz Ahmad (RIP), Dharmay Wala, Deepal Pur, Okara

Number of person: 1 widow, 2 orphans

Elder child is around 12 years old.

She is all alone to take care of her 2 children. She works in houses to earn something but not really sufficient for them. They need 3 sacks.

Family 3: Family of Bakhtooray from kallor koot, Bhakar

Number of person: 1 widow about 80 years old

People around her help a little bit but if we can help her it will be something sure available all the time. She need 2 sacks.

Family 4: Family of M Iqbal (RIP) from Ashraf Wala, Bhakar

Number of person: 1 widow, 1 orphans

About two years ago, husband of Nasreen bibi, M Iqbal got an accident with a truck when he was on a motorcycle. He got some internal problems and a few weeks ago, a passed away. They spent all their available resources on his treatment and his case in court against truck driver. The case is closed now as they do not have money and there is no body to follow it. They need 3 sacks.

Family 5: Family of Zubaida from Khushab

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 orphans, 03079803538

Zubaida is patient of breast cancer. She got operated twice but still not fully recovered. She got 12000 monthly from Benazeer income support program but not sufficient due to illness. She needs 4 sacks.

Family 6: Family of Robina Bibi W/O Rafeeq Ahmad from Karachi

Number of person: 1 widow, 3 daughters, 03111620630

Robina Bibi is widow. She works at homes to get some money. She also gets 6000 PKR per month from her brothers but it is not sufficient. Daughters are getting education in 10th, 7th and 4th Class. They need 3 sacks.

Family 7: Family Abdul Lateef, Chak No 7 BC, Bahawalpur

Number of person: 2 adults and 2 children, 03025140143

Abdul Lateef is heart patient. His wife is sugar patient. One son and one daughter are getting education. They need 5 sacks.

Family 8: Family Dur Muhammad, Satellite Town, Bahawalpur

Number of person: 3 adults, 03337474214

Ameer Jahan (widow) is too old and patient. His two sons are disabled and paralyzed. They need 6 sacks.

Family 9: Family of Aashiq Hussain (RIP) from Basti Lehak, Bahawalpur

Number of person: 4 (two teenager daughters, 1 younger son and 1 widow)

Aashiq (RIP) was a poor labourer and used to hardly meet the basic needs of the family. He died couple of years ago and the widow now works seasonally either in the field or in people’s houses depends what is available. She is facing difficulty in fulfilling basic needs of her growing kids. She needs 2 sacks.

Family 10: Khalida Bibi W/O Tariq Mehmood from Chak No 103 TDA, Layyah
Number of person: 1 widow and 4 orphans
Her husband died in accident. The children are at the age of 5 to 11 years. They need 4 sacks.

Family 11: Haseena Bibi W/O Muhammad Saif ULLAH from Chak No 103 TDA, Layyah
Number of person: 1 widow and 5 orphans
The children are at the age of 3 to 12 years. They need 4 sacks.

Family 12: Family of Zeba W/O Muhammad Fazal Butt (RIP) from Chak 106ML Fateh Pur Layyah

Number of person: 1 widow, 5 children

Husband of Zeba died in February 2020 due to cancer. They spent each and every thing on his treatment. They took a lot of loan as well. Widow is unable to pay loan. They need 5 sacks.

Family 13: Iftekhar from Chak No 106 ML, Layyah
Number of person: 3 adults, 5 children
Iftekhar get his leg impaired in an accident. Still not recovered. Her wife is ill and his father is too aged to work. Children are too young. They need 4 sacks.

Family 14: Family of Muneeran W/O Bota (RIP) from Chak No 106 ML, Fateh Pur, Layyah

Number of person: 2 widows, 4 children

Bota (RIP) was selling vegetables for himself and for her wife Muneeran even at very old age. He died a few years ago and the widow is too old to do anything. Her daughter is also living with her after divorce. She needs 5 sacks.

Family 15: Zubeda W/O Bashir Ahmad, Karor Road Fateh Pur, Layyah

Number of person: 1 divorced, 4 children.

 All the three children are paralysed suddenly after a certain age. There father has left them alone. They need 5 sacks.

Family 16: Family of Mumtaz Bibi W/O M Iqbal (RIP) from Kot Ahmad Khan, Mianwali

Number of person: 3 adults

Mumtaz Bibi is an old widow. She has two daughter but both are disabled. They need 6 sacks.

Family 17: Family of Kalsoom W/O Meer Kalam (RIP), Nangni, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 children. Elder son is of 14 years

After death of his husband, she is living with her orphans. They need 3 sacks.

Family 18: Asmat Bibi W/O Sher Abbas, from 16 DB, Near Hernoli, Mianwali
Number of person: 1 widow and 4 orphans
They need 4 sacks.

Family 19: Muhammad Ijaz S/O Faiz Muhammad Chak No 19DB, Near Hernoli, Mianwali

Number of person: 2 adults
Ijaz is disabled person living with her old mother. They need 4 sacks.

Family 20: Family of Sahib Khaton, 22 DB, Piplan Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 orphans

Her husband died about 10 years ago. She is living with her children. Many persons in family are seriously ill. She needs 4 sacks.

Family 21: Family of Zubaida BibiS/O Mehboob (RIP) from Sandian Wala, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 5 orphans

Zubaida Bibi can not go out for work as there is no one to take her elder mentally retarted daughter (15 years old). She has to spend a lot on her treatment. They need 5 sacks.

Family 22: Family of Asma W/O Zafar from 5-6 ML, Piplan Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 2 daughters

Zafar died after an electric shock. They need 2 sacks.

Family 23: Family of Akbar from Chak 19A ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 2 adults and 4 children

Akbar is ill. His wife Shameem died after long illness. When they are able to work, they work but had to spend on their treatment. Their children are school going. They need 4 sacks.

Family 24: Family of Nasreen W/O Khan Ameer Khan (RIP) from Chak 19A ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 children

Husband of Nasreen died in 2018 after a long illness. They spent all their resources on his treatment. Elder son is about 14 years old. They need 4 sacks.

Family 25: Family of Haleema W/O Muhammad Shareef (RIP) from Chak 19A ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 1 children

Husband of Haleema died in 2018 after a long illness. They spent all their resources on his treatment. Son is about 16 years old but physically and mentally disabled. They need 4 sacks.

Family 26: Family of Naseema W/O Muhammad Sultan (RIP) from Chak 19A ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 7 children

Husband of Naseema died in 2018 after a long illness. They spent all their resources on his treatment. Elder daughter is about 15 years old. They need 5 sacks.

Family 27: Family of Zetoon Bibi W/O Aman Ullah Chak No 19A ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 divorsed, 4 children. Elder son is of 14 years

Aman Ullah is drug addicted. Zetoon bibi got divorced and now taking care of her children alone. They need 3 sacks.

Family 28: Family of Waqar ul Nisa from Chak 19 ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 1 children

She is widow and her son is ill since many years. They need 2 sacks.

Family 29: Family of Fazal Hussain Chak No 19A ML, Piplan, Mianwali

Number of person: 2 ill adults, 3 children

Fazal is seriously ill and his wife died after long illness. He works whenever possible but unable to work continuously due to health issues. They need 3 sacks.

Family 30: Khanzadi W/O Atta Ullah Aulakh (RIP) Wichveen, Near Bala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 orphans

Khanzadi works in fields for her 4 children. Children are at the age of 3 to 12. They need 4 sacks

Family 31: Sakeena Bibi W/O Muhammad Iyas Aulakh (RIP) Wichveen, Near Bala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 2 orphans and one old father in law, 03023968644 (fazal abbas neighbor)

She works but not sufficient for her family. They need 5 sacks.

Family 32: Sakeena W/O Sher Ali Kundi (RIP) Wichveen Bala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow

She has no relatives. After death of her husband, she is living in a neighbor’s house. She needs 2 sacks.

Family 33: Ameeran Bibi W/O Khuda Bakhsh (RIP) Wichveen Bala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 1 disabled son

His son is about 20 years old but disabled both legs and hands. They need 4 sacks.

Family 34: Family of Altaf Mochi, Vichveen near Bala, Mianwali

Number of person: 2 adults and 4 children. Elder daughter is about 9 years.

Altaf is disabled person (one leg and one arm is paralysed). They need 6 sacks.

Family 35: Sakeena W/O Ramzan Aulakh, Wichveen near Bala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 3 orphans, Elder daughter is about 18 years.

She is single mother. They need 3 sacks.

Family 36: Family of Tasleem Bibi W/O Nazeer Ahmad (RIP) from Daleeli wala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 6 children

Husband of Tasleem bibi died a few months ago. No earning person in the family. Elder son is about 12 year old. They need 5 sacks.

Family 37: Family of Khalid S/O Sher Khan from Daleeli wala, Mianwali

Number of person: 3 adults

Khalid, 51, is mentally retarted. His father is too old to take care. They need 4 sacks.

Family 38: Zainab Widow of Maskeen Ullah Daleeli wala, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 7 orphans, son Zaheer Abbas 03096090517

Husband of Zainab Bibi died a few years ago. Her elder son is 13 year old. She is unable to work as all her children are very young. They need 4 sacks.

Family 39: Family of Ameeran Khatoon and her blind brother from Sheekhali, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 divorced and her blind brother Dost Muhammad

She take care of her blind brother. Got some seasonal work at the time of cotton picking and wheat harvesting but not sufficient for whole year. They need 4 sacks.

Family 40: Family of Kalsoom Bibi W/O Muhammad Aslam from Wan Bhachran, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 5 orphans
After death of her husband, Kalsoom Bibi is taking care of her 5 children, among them two are disabled and 1 child is heart patient. The younger one is 3 years old. Elder son is 24 years old but disabled. They need 4 sacks

Family 41: Family of Hayat Ullah (RIP) from Chhidroo City, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow (Mukhtaran Bibi), 4 orphans, her mother in law (also widow)

Elder child is around 9 years old.

Husband  (Saif Ullah) and Son (Hayat Ullah) of Nazeeran bibi were murdered last year. Now this family is in miserable condition as both earning persons were killed. They need 5 sacks.

Family 42: Family of Asia Bibi W/O Wazeer Nai, Chhidro City, Mianwali.

Number of person: 1 widow and 4 orphans

Her husband was a barber and died of cancer. They have a loan to return spent on his treatment. They need 4 sacks.

Family 43: Family of Ghulam Muhammad Nai, Chhidro City, Mianwali

Number of person: 3 adults.

Ghulam Muhammad is cancer patient and could not work now. His wife is also ill. One of his disabled daughter is living with them. They need 6 sacks.

Family 44: Family of Fateh KhatoonW/O Noor Khan (RIP) from Miana, Chhidroo, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow (Fateh Khatoon) 80 years old

No real source of income. She is living with her divorced daughter. They have some land but other people have occupied this land and now they are unable get it back from them. She needs 2 sacks.

Family 45: Family of Yasmeen, Maidad Khel, Musa Khel, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 4 orphans. Elder son is of 12 years.

Her husband was died in a tanker accident. She has no house. She lives with her sisters. They need 2 sacks.

Family 46: Family of Sakeena W/O Zafar Khan from Musa Khel, Mianwali.

Number of person: 1 divorced woman and her 1 daughter

Sakeena was divorced by her husband. Her husband kept 6 other children but one mentally retarded daughter gave to her. They needs 3 sacks.

Family 47: Family of Azeezan KhatoonW/O Fazal ur Rehman (RIP), Pateshi Khel, Chhidroo, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 2 orphans, 0301-6353230 (Sher Abbas)

Elder girl is around 7 years old.

No real source of income. Fazal ur Rehman (RIP) was a daily wages worker. The children are so young that the widow (Azeezan Khatoon) can’t go out for any kind of work. No one in the family to take care the orphans. Still she is trying what she can for herself and the orphans. They need 3 sacks.

Family 48: Family of Nizam Bibi W/O Ramzan Khan (RIP) from Haji khel, Chhidroo, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 orphans

The elder son is about 12 years old. Nizam Bibi can not afford school education but they are getting education in a madrissa. She need our help for her family. They need 3 sacks.

Family 49: Family of Basheeran W/O Khalid (RIP) from Haji Khel Chhidroo, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 4 orphans, Her mother in law

Elder child is around 11 years old

Basheeran has no real source of income. Her husband Khalid (RIP) was a daily wages worker. The children are so young that the widow can’t go out for any kind of work. No one in the family to take care the orphans. We helped this family last year but still they need our help. They need 4 sacks.

Family 50: Mahboob and Yaqoob, Two disabled brothers from Marri khel, Chhidroo, Mianwali

Number of person: 2 brothers, 1 blind and other disabled and their old parents (4 adult), 3 children

Only one hand of disabled person works. He teaches Quran in nearby mosque to the children of area but free of cost. No real source of income for both brothers. They need 5 sacks.

Family 51: Daughter of Parveen D/O Mehar Khan from Marri khel, Chhidroo, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 divorced and 1 girl
Perveen got paralysis at the time of child birth. Her husband divorced her after her illness. Her parents are taking care and paying for medical treatment but they are very poor. She needs 3 sacks.

Family 52: Family of Kaneezan Bibi W/O Khair Muhammad (RIP) from Sher Khan Khail, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow, 3 children

Husband of Kaneezan Bibi died about 7 months ago. They need 3 sacks.

Family 53: Family of Naikan Khatoon W/O Sher Khan, Sher Khan Khel, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 2 orphans. Elder daughter is of 13 years.

Her husband was died about two years ago. They need 2 sacks.

Family 54: Family of Sahib Khatoon W/O Khan Ameer Hindali Khel, Mianwali.

Number of person: 1 divorced woman and 4 children

His husband is not supporting them. She is ill and could not work. They need 4 sacks.

Family 55: Family of Nasreen Khatoon Hindali Khel, Mianwali.

Number of person: 1 widow and 1 child of 9 years

She works on and off due to illness. They need 2 sacks.

Family 56: Family of Kasreen W/O Majid, Dhanai Khel, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 3 orphans. Elder son is of 9 years.

Her husband was murdered. They need 3 sacks.

Family 57: Family of Qurshan Bibi, Sohrab Khel, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 3 orphans. Elder son is of 12 years.

Her husband was died about 2 years ago. They need 2 sacks.

Family 58: Family of Molat Bibi, Sarro Khel, Mianwali

Number of person: 1 widow and 3 orphans. Elder daughter is about 15 years.

Her husband was died about 8 years ago. They need 2 sacks.

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Please contribute as much as you can. Your small contributions of 5, 10, 20 and 50 euros will help us to feed these orphans and widows for the whole year.

If some one wants more informations or want to contact directly with any of these families, feel free to ask me and my email address adnan1753@yahoo.com or phone number 00923436883510).

Donations Eligibility:
This project is eligible to receive Zakat, Sadaqah and other forms of donations.

Fund Raising:
Target: 2.4 Million PKR

Deadline: till completion

How to donate?
Please click here for your donations and drop an e-mail to treasurers.appec@gmail.com with your name and amount donated.

Current status of total funds raised:
PKR 7,89,520.00 (update: 28-03-2023)

PKR 2,45,100.00 (update: 17-02-2023) (PKR 2,45,000 transferred from APPEC-Project 166)