Our Projects

Governments alone cannot meet SDGs. They need partnerships with citizens and community organizations to sustainably meet the goals. However, there is no platform in Pakistan where community organizations can mobilize volunteers to establish these partnerships. Milkar.com is a digital platform which connects students with volunteering opportunities in their community to achieve SDGs. Started in 2019, Milkar.com has become Pakistan’s largest independent youth volunteer platform. 8,462 volunteers are registered on Milkar, who have volunteer for over 6,000 hours with 149 NGOs in 354 community projects for the following SDGs: SDG 1 & 10 (working with micro-finance institutions), SDG 2 (running soup kitchens), SDG 3 (COVID mask distribution and medical camps), SDG 4 (teaching in orphan schools), SDG 13 (tree plantation drives, plastic waste collection).

Testimonials from Heads of Partner Organizations for Pakistan's largest network of volunteers | WWF Pakistan, Akhuwat Foundation, Al Khidmat Foundation, Kashf Foundation, Pakistan Children Heart Foundation, Indus Health Network

SDG GOAL 1: No Poverty, SDG GOAL 2: Zero Hunger, SDG GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being, SDG GOAL 4: Quality Education, SDG GOAL 5: Gender Equality, SDG GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality, GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action, SDG GOAL 14: Life Below Water, SDG GOAL 15: Life on Land, SDG GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, SDG GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal

MilKar Flood Relief Operations| SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action, SDG GOAL 2: Zero Hunger, SDG GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being

The unprecedented floods triggered by monsoon rains since June 2022 have wreaked havoc in Sindh, Balochistan, South Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan. As a result, 81 districts have been officially declared calamity-hit. Millions have been impacted by the loss of lives, livelihoods and properties. At present, more than 33 million people are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, as reported by NDMA. Some of the clips from MilKar relief efforts.

Partner Organization: Al Khidmat Foundation, Akhuwat, Allah Walay Trust, Million Smiles, IPAC Organization, Pakistan Citizen Alliance, Humans of Burewala, Shahid Afridi Foundation, The Citizens Foundation, Kashf Foundation, Seek Foundation, Ideas Foundation, Youth Impact, Indus Hospital, Nahfidu Foundation

Impact: More than 2000 volunteers participated in the flood relief activities across Pakistan.

Milkar Community Service Programme (CSP) UET New Campus| Milkar to fulfill practical learning requirement as per HEC criteria

SDG GOAL 2: Zero Hunger, SDG GOAL 4: Quality Education, SDG GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action, SDG GOAL 14: Life Below Water, SDG GOAL 15: Life on Land

The program is designed to promote a sense of community service and social work in the youth of Pakistan and it also aligns with the HEC vision of non-credit hours practical learning and General Education (GE) including thematic studies.

One Credit Hour Program

Total Duration 16 Weeks

Total No of Tasks 7

Total No of Speaker Sessions 4

No of Students Enrolled 87

Partner Organization: WWF, Akhuwat Foundation, Allah Walay Trust, SOS Villages, MilKar

Impact: Students collected over +2000 re-usable clothes, +800 digital media awareness posts were made creating +1 Million Impressions, During Cleaning Drive +1600 plastic bottles 26 KG Card Board Paper 35 KG Plastic & 1 KG Aluminium collected, Students participated in earth hour to tackle urgent environmental issues. Served +10000 meals to the underprivileged people, Empowered local businesses to flourish the economy

Winter Clothes Drive | SDG GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action

Winter is a hard time of year for families in need, and when we all come together as a community to solve problems, wonderful things can happen. MilKar Volunteers hold the annual Winter Clothing Drive to help ensure that warm winter outerwear reaches those in need to stay warm in winter.

Partner Organization: Akhuwat Foundation

Impact: Developed and ran a TV campaign on National Televison. Collected & distributed clothes to over 20,000 families across Pakistan.

MilKar Monthly Food Distribution Drive | Food for Everyone| SDG GOAL 2: Zero Hunger

MilKar Volunteers monthly serve meals at Lahore’s largest Dastarkhawan, Allah Walay Trust with the mission to eliminate hunger in a mission to prevent Hunger in Pakistan by providing Food & Nutrition among the underprivileged people.

Partner Organization: Allah Walay Trust

Impact: More than 7200 meals served.

Milkar Virtual Book Reading Sessions | Creating a next generation of readers | SDG GOAL 4: Quality Education

MilKar Volunteers initiated “MILKAR Book Reading Club”, with the sole purpose of developing reading habits of Orphan Children all across Pakistan.Virtual book reading sessions engage children of SOS Villages and the look of wonder and joy that these orphan children have on their faces after listening to the stories by MilKar Volunteers reading them out is a great sight indeed! MilKar across the nation is bringing in volunteers to spark orphan children in this very way.

Partner Organization: SOS Villages Pakistan

Impact: More than 900 orphan kids engaged in 18 SOS Villages Across Pakistan.

Let's Walk Towards a Cleaner Future | Milkar Cleaning Drives | SDG GOAL 13: Climate Action

In Pakistan, over 7500 tons of waste is generated daily and only 21.2% of this is recycled. Proper waste management, sorting, and recycling mechanisms are essential to ensure a sustainable and clean future for our cities. For this reason MilKar volunteers organized a series of cleanup drives to make Pakistan Clean and Green.

Partner Organization: Seed Ventures

Impact: Awareness created about climate change among one thousand citizens of Lahore.