Zubair Qureshi
A third party assessment and evaluation report on ‘Panahgahs’ (Shelter Homes) reveals that the bene-ficiaries of shelter homes are now able to save more amount by having free of charge food and shelters.
The ‘Impact Evaluation Report on Panahgahs’ has been prepared by the Senior Faculty Members of Department of Sociology of Quaid-i-Azam Univer-sity (QAU).
The study’s findings suggest that the Panahgahs have liberated daily wagers and poor visitors to the twin cities from the stress and tension of food.
The report was presented to Managing Director Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM), Malik Zaheer Abbas Khokhar by Vice Chancellor QAU Prof. Dr. Mu-hammad Ali, during a ceremony held here in Syndi-cate Hall of the University on Thursday.
The report reveals that the beneficiaries unani-mously appreciated quality of food and cleanliness; they reported that they are provided hygienic and nutritious food in decent respectful environment. The majority of people who were interviewed were hard-working people who were struggling to earn for their families. The report also termed this project a valuable contribution towards achieving Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 like No Pov-erty, Zero Hunger, Clean Water and Reduce ine-quality.
Appreciating the impact analysis, MD PBM under-scored the need of such research work for other pro-poor initiatives of the organization as well.
He said Panahgah initiative translates the affection and care of Prime Minister of Pakistan for the poor and deprived people. He highlighted that imple-menting the Prime Minister’s vision, Model Panah-gahs are going to be built, Ehsaas Centre will also be established in these Panahgahs as a comprehen-sive solution of all the problems of the visitors, linked with poverty.
