End Poverty in all its form
End Poverty in all its form
Committed to the United Nations’s Sustainable Development Goal, Iqra University is making its mark by embedding SDGs within our governance, teaching, community initiatives, research and partnerships. Following programmes and events are led by IU Faculty, Staff and Students in the area of Goal 1: No Poverty.
An educated child can change the entire trajectory of a family & has the potential to become an asset for our society & economy. However, not everyone can dream of accessing quality education when 9 million people of the country live in poverty along with the severe environmental and economical challenges raging every year. In order to stay by the commitment of provisioning access to equal learning opportunities to all and eradicate poverty by producing a skilled and trained human workforce. Iqra University provides generous financial support for the students to aid them in achieving their goals and crave a new path for them & their families.
Being one of the lowest-ranking countries on the Human Development Index an increasing rate of socioeconomic and political crisis; ENTREPRENEURSHIP is what seems to be a viable solution to the country’s pressing social problems. Hence we conduct annual Jobs and numerous Startups Programmes for the capacity and entrepreneurial development of students.
As part of our organisational commitment to END HUNGER at every level of Pakistan, our students, staff members and key stakeholders work together to set-up a yearly ration drive for families in need. As per the instruction of WHO, each Ration Bag is uniquely culminated as per the nutritional needs of the families. Till this date, our Ration drive has supported thousands of families living under the poverty line.