About us

Who We Are

The Sarwar Foundation was established in 2000 to transform the lives of those in need.

Pakistan has a population of over 200 million, and people are living in extreme poverty. Healthcare infrastructure is weak, clean drinking water is not accessible, illiteracy and marginalization of women is prevalent. All of these issues have had a crippling impact on the quality of human life.

The charity was founded by Mohammad Sarwar, the first ever Muslim elected as a Member of the British Parliament and a former Governor of Punjab.

Driving Change for a Better Future

Saving lives. Transforming lives. Creating fulfilling lives.

Our vision

Our vision is to save lives, transform the lives of those in need, and create fulfilling lives.

Our values are driven by social justice, the principles of equality and fairness, promoting greater diversity, and a sense of pride in our history and communities.

Our mission

Our mission is to save lives by providing access to quality healthcare and clean drinking water, and tackle poverty by educating children, empowering women, and helping those in need in Pakistan, the UK and across the world.

Health: We aim to provide greater access to quality healthcare and free medicines including the treatment of tuberculosis and hepatitis. With Pakistan’s health system lacking basic medical facilities, we run two hospitals and regular medical camps.

Clean water: We aim to increase the availability of clean water in Pakistan, to prevent unnecessary illness and death. We build and maintain water treatment plants in remote areas of the country.

Education: We aim to improve educational opportunities in Pakistan. We run a foundation school and educate children at training centres with their mothers.

Women empowerment: We aim to increase women empowerment in Pakistan. We run training centres (HunarGahs) which enable women to learn new skills.

Global poverty: We aim to tackle global poverty, including in the UK. We run an annual toybank appeal in Scotland and provide disaster relief support across the world.

Our funding

Our work is funded by donors, partners and supporters.

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Hospital patients treated

Weekly medical camp patients

Water filtration plants

Women learning new skills

Mohammad Sarwar

Founder

Mohammad Sarwar was the first Muslim, Pakistani MP in the history of British politics. Born in Faisalabad, he moved to Scotland in the early 1970s and became a successful businessman before being elected as MP for Glasgow Central in 1997, serving until 2010. He founded the Sarwar Foundation in 2000 and later returned to Pakistan to give something back to his country. He was first appointed as the Governor of Punjab in 2013, served as a senator, and later returned to the role of Governor of Punjab for a second time....

Perveen Sarwar

Vice-chair

Perveen Sarwar is the driving force behind the Sarwar Foundation. She was born in Pakistan and moved to Scotland at the age of four. She has devoted her life to charitable projects, and returned to Pakistan in 2013. She is passionate about women empowerment and established HunarGahs (skill training centres), to enable women to learn skills, go on to start successful businesses and find suitable employment to support their families and make their lives better. ...

The Sarwar Foundation is registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales (1083036), and also registered by the office of the Scottish charity regulator (SC041327).

Sarwar Foundation is registered at Companies House, company number 03949712. Registered office address: 3 Woodside Park Avenue, London E17 3AB.

Sarwar Foundation was previously known as UCare Foundation (2009-2019) and Pakistan Foundation (2000-2009).

Driving change for a better future