Project Khaalis was founded in 2021 after a group of friends realized their donations to help impoverished people in Pakistan were simply not enough to make a significant, long-term impact. Project Khaalis provides us with a formal platform to organize a connected community working to fund, execute, and complete a rolling set of realistic initiatives.

Our Mission

To help impoverished people in Pakistan improve their base quality of life.

Our Vision

To see the people we help living with dignity and the possibility to thrive.

How We Work

We build fundamental institutions like schools and skill centers, activate basic resources like potable water access, and perform routine actions of giving like serving meals everyday during Ramadan and clothing donations.

We don’t simply collect money and donate it—we are on the ground, making sure our funds are used properly, building community connections, and listening with empathy. We limit the number of active programs to ensure we’re laser-focused on program success.

We are registered with the UK Charity Commission (Charity Number 1205820)

See what we’re working on today.

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Our Team

Our Founder, Ghazala Aftab. Born in Khairpur (a city in the Sindh province in Pakistan), Ms. Aftab has lived most of her life in the United Kingdom. In the past few years, she returned to her mother land to find ways to help impoverished people live more dignified lives. Ms. Aftab raises funds for a school in Karachi and has been building a Center for Women and Children in Sehwan Sharif.

Project Director, Syed Imtiaz Ali Shah. A native of Sehwan Sharif and Chairman of All Syed Volunteer Organization, Mr. Shah has been critical to mobilizing local resources and helping us to run effective on-the-ground execution of our initiatives

Supporting Staff. We have a range of talented and dedicated people that volunteer their time and labor in support of advancing our initiatives, locally, across Pakistan’s provinces, as well as overseas in the United States and United Kingdom.