The Foundation for Integrated Development Action (FIDA) was founded in November 2004 in response to the systematic neglect and human suffering in Southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan. FIDA was initially registered as a non-governmental, social welfare organization under the Social Welfare Ordinance of 1961. After extensive internal capacity building, it was re-registered in April 2011 as a not for profit company under Section 42 of Pakistan’s Companies Ordinance. FIDA also became a member of the Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) in 2012.