Poverty is not merely income deprivation. It is a multidimensional concept, which encompasses economic, political, and social needs that are the sina qua non-for a meaningful existence. The poor in Pakistan area not only deprived of financial resources, but they also lack access to basic needs such as education, health, clean drinking water, and proper sanitation, which limits their ability to secure gainful employment and results in income poverty and social exclusion;
Notwithstanding the debate on poverty data, it is generally believed that poverty in Pakistan is on the rise. Similarly, Pakistan�s progress on almost every social indicator e.g. education, health and nutrition compares poorly with that of other developing countries. Illustrative of the state of social sectors in Pakistan is a weak adult literacy profile, a low life expectancy and a high maternal mortality rate. The situation is even worse if gender and regional disparities are taken into account, with social indicators being substantially worse for women, children, and those living in rural areas.
With this view, True Worth Foundation was established by late Mr. Shahr Yar Khan in 2002 to fight against increasing poverty in Pakistan. But unfortunately he left us after some time and later Ms. Zahra Fatemi took the initiative to run the organization. The head office of the organization is in Islamabad.

The biggest challenge faced initially by TWF was community mobilization. To engage people in dialogue as equal partners and win their trust was a daunting task. The Foundation was able to achieve this through dialogue and its persistent development programs. Evidence of people�s trust in the Foundation can be seen from trends that parents who were sending their children for small/daily wage jobs have now enrolled them in to schools run by TWF. Similarly, families whose average size in the area is 6-7 members per family have now started taking consultations from TWF Clinic on having a smaller family. As a result, average size of the family working with TWF has reduced. Men who were initially reluctant to send women out of their homes now encourage them to receive vocational training at the TWF vocational center. TWF has become a part of the community rather than someone organization from outside. Foundation�s work however has been an uphill task, due to lack of resources. It has successfully been running its programs through small donations and fees which make it sustainable. However, Foundation�s ability to expand upon its ongoing programs is limited due to lack of proper infrastructure. It has been trying to set up a small building of its own, one with vocational center/training hall, a medical testing lab and proper outpatient clinic.