Umeed Partnership Pakistan (UPP) is a non-political, non-profit organization registered under the Societies Act of 1860 with Registration No. 764, dated April 18, 2001, in Quetta. UPP is authorized to operate nationwide. It is also registered with the Baluchistan Charities Registration and Regulation Authority, Government of Baluchistan, under Registration No. BCRA-114349, dated January 12, 2021. UPP received certification from the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP) on April 29, 2021, under Certification No. PCP-2021/828. It has a partner organization in the UK – the Umeed Partnership (UK) which is also registered in the UK as a charity under the UK Charity Commission.
UPP is a multi-faith, humanitarian organization committed to the development and promotion of human rights. It began its operations in the year 2000 in the tribal areas of Baluchistan, and its work has since expanded to include the desert communities of Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar districts in Southern Punjab, the rural areas of Kasur and Mian Channu/Khanewal, and the slums of Lahore.
Umeed Partnership exists to provide opportunities in education, vocational training, and human rights awareness to vulnerable and disadvantaged girls, women, transgender individuals, and street children across Pakistan. Over time, the organization has evolved into a comprehensive women’s support body, extending its services to victims of abduction, rape, forced conversion, forced marriages, widowhood, disease, domestic violence, torture, human trafficking, forced labor, and marginalized transgender communities.
UPP primarily focuses on empowering women, street children, religious minorities, and transgender individuals through education, skills training, legal aid, direct assistance, and rights awareness programs. UPP envisions a society where women, girls, children, and transgender individuals achieve economic freedom and have the autonomy to make decisions about their own lives.
Across all districts, UPP operates adult literacy centers for illiterate women and girls, provides education to street children—especially girls—through its Umeed Schools, and offers human rights training to women, children, and transgender individuals. The organization also delivers legal aid and direct support to survivors of gender-based violence and exploitation, and facilitates the formation of interfaith peace committees among women. Furthermore, UPP conducts physical, psychological, and digital security training—particularly for women human rights defenders, survivors of violence, and staff of relevant organizations and institutions.
UPP actively promotes the rights of religious minorities and gender equality at all levels. It is deeply committed to the socio-economic upliftment and protection of human rights in Pakistan. Through its work, UPP seeks to dismantle unjust structures and empower communities. It operates at the grassroots level while also engaging with policymakers and partnering with all who are dedicated to human dignity and liberation.
Vision:
Umeed Partnership Pakistan envisions a just and inclusive society where women, girls, children, transgender individuals, and marginalized communities are empowered, economically independent, take part in democratic process and free to make informed decisions about their lives and futures.
Mission:
To advance human rights and gender equality by delivering inclusive education, vocational training, legal aid, business development, democracy and awareness programs that uplift disadvantaged women, street children, transgender individuals, and religious minorities across Pakistan. UPP works at the grassroots level to foster empowerment, justice, and dignity for all.
Goal:
To dismantle oppressive social structures and create sustainable opportunities for the socio-economic and human rights development of marginalized populations, enabling them to lead secure, self-reliant, and dignified lives.
Umeed’s Focal Sectors include
Human Rights:
- Human Rights and democratic education
- Empowerment of women and elimination of gender disparities
- Capacity enhancement of women’s’ groups and civil society organizations
- Research and documentation
Development:
- Promotion of entrepreneurship and development of small business skills
- Formal and non-formal education
- Socio-economic empowerment of the poor
- Assisting women in distress through free legal aid