The sole reason for the existence of Fauji Foundation is the welfare of its beneficiaries. How so ever commercial its most visible and prominent enterprises may look, the primary purpose of all the money making is to accumulate the maximum financial resources to enable it to spend on the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families. The Fauji Foundation has chosen three areas that have a lasting contribution towards their welfare. These are health, education and vocational training.
The performance of the Fauji Foundation is no less impressive in these sectors. It is maintaining, and enlarging a considerable network of welfare projects in health, education and technical / vocational areas. The Foundation's services in these areas are acknowledged as an indirect assistance to the society and the Government for bringing about social uplift and improving the quality of life.
Fauji Foundation is among the largest welfare trusts in Pakistan.
IT PROVIDES THE FOLLOWING SERVICES:
-- Free medical facilities for beneficiaries.
-- Educational institutions.
-- Educational stipends and scholarships for eligible students.
-- Vocational training for wives and daughters of ex-servicemen.
-- Technical training for ex-servicemen and their sons/wards.
-- Wherever feasible and in its control, provide opportunities for the employment of ex-servicemen, compatible with their skills and experience and the needs of the Foundation.
Today, Fauji Foundation has an extensive network of 244 Welfare undertakings consisting of health, education and vocational / technical training projects spread all over Pakistan. A total of approximately 9.1 million beneficiaries are benefiting from the service. Resultantly, Fauji Foundation is reaching out to nearly 7% of Pakistan population.
HEALTH CARE URBAN HOSPITALS: Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi setup in 1959 as a small TB hospital, has grown into the biggest medical facility of Fauji Foundation. It is a referral and teaching hospital, having been affiliated with the Foundation University Medical College.
The 581-bed facility comprises Surgical, Medical, ENT, Gynaecology, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, Radiology, Ophthalmology, Dental and Physiotherapy Departments and a Cardiac Unit. The Shaukat Omar Memorial Hospital Karachi, named in the memory of her husband, by Dr Qudsia, is being run under the Fauji Foundation since over 20 years now.
Fauji Foundation is now managing a large number of urban hospitals and healthcare units including a 600 bed hospital at Rawalpindi, a 150 bed hospital at Peshawar, a 150 bed hospital at Karachi and a 125 bed hospital at Lahore.
SEMI URBAN HOSPITALS: Fauji Foundation Hospital Jhelum is 70 beds, Kalar Kahar 50 beds, Khanewal 50 beds and Sialkot 50 beds; the last two are under expansion/development.
RURAL HOSPITALS: Danda Shah Bilawal 40 beds, Lachi 40 beds and Mansehra 25 beds.
ARTIFICIAL LIMBS CENTRE, (RAWALPINDI)The Artificial Limbs Centre is the largest of its kind in the country, providing artificial limbs to beneficiaries and civilians.
NURSING TRAINING SCHOOL: A Nursing Training School was established in 1979, initially to train 60 nurses over the following 4 years. It has functioned in accordance with the requirements and has since graduated over 200 nurses. It is open to female beneficiaries. It is recognised by the Punjab Nursing Council.
MEDICAL CENTRES: Besides hospitals, there are 24 Medical Centres where facilities of X-Ray and laboratories are available but no indoor treatment is provided. There are 33 Static Dispensaries located in villages having concentration of ex-servicemen.
MOBILE DISPENSARIES: Fauji Foundation is also managing 44 Mobile Dispensaries which operate from hospitals and Medical Centres and visit upto a radius of 50 KM, stopping enroute in villages to attend to patients and give required the medicines.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: Fauji Foundation Welfare Division (Education) is providing basic education, imparting technical skills and promoting higher education amongst beneficiaries (Ex-serviceman and their wards). More than 34000 beneficiary students are receiving education in educational institutes & technical / vocational training centers. 78309 beneficiaries are being awarded stipends to study in various institutions. Besides, 18803 children of civilians are also getting education in our institutions.
The establishment of an education department, in year 1998 with the start of 34 Model Schools, was widely hailed and became a popular demand around the country. At the onset of year 2005, the number of schools had increased to 97 including two colleges.
The total allocation of funds for education for FY 2004-05 is Rs 509.61 million, as against. Rs 468.70 million for FY 2003-04.
Financial year 2002-03 was declared as the year of excellence and dedicated towards making the system more dynamic, progressive and responsive to modern day requirement.
TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTERS (TTCS)There are 9 TTCs which train ex-servicemen & their sons (including serving personnel on verge of retirement) in various technical skills. Basic courses include electronics, refrigeration and air conditioning, electrician, armature / motor winding, welder plumber and computer hardware. Optimisation course include TV/VCR repairs, dish / cable technology, domestic electronic appliances, computer desktop designing, mobile phone repair course etc.
Basic course are of 24 weeks duration where as optimisation courses are normally run for 8-12 weeks. So far, 17367 students (including 2880 main beneficiaries) have been trained in the basic Courses. Optimisation courses have been qualified by 3462 individuals.
VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS (VTCS)66 Vocational Training Centers are being run in the four provinces, Azad Jammu & Kashmir & Northern Areas. These centers conduct training in drafting, cutting, tailoring, embroidery and hand/machine knitting etc, for the wives and daughters of ex-servicemen. So far 69,067 beneficiaries have availed this training.
STIPENDS & AWARDS: For the well-being of Fauji Foundation beneficiaries, education stipend scheme was introduced in 1954 with 1586 number of awards, which in its uninterrupted progress has now reached upto 78309 numbers of awards in session (2003-04). The benefit of this scheme is reaching to beneficiaries studying in schools, colleges, universities, professional/technical institution and courses of AIOU.
In order to promote higher education and provide incentive to the deserving students Fauji Foundation awards stipends to the children of shaheeds/deceased or disabled class "A" beneficiaries from class 1 onward whereas remaining beneficiaries are awarded stipends from class 9 onwards.
Stipends for post Matric classes is subject to 60% merit in Board / University examinations. Talent / Distinction awards are given @ Rs 10,000/-, 15,000/-, 16,000/- & 24,000/- per annum for securing 80% or above marks in the Intermediate Board, University, M.Phil & Ph.D classes respectively.
ANNUAL GRANTS: The Foundation disburses annual grants to services headquarters for the welfare of destitute and disabled ex-servicemen. In 2004, the disbursement adjusted to an inter-services ratio, was as follows:
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GHQ PKR 21.390 million
NHQ PKR 1.610 million
AHQ PKR 2.070 million
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