Mirpurkhas: Welfare Support for Every Faith and Village

Mirpurkhas is famous for its mangoes, yet many of the hands that pick them earn only a few hundred rupees a day. Peace and Humanity Welfare Organization (PHWO) serves as a voluntary NGO in Mirpurkhas for anyone who writes in, open to Muslims, Hindus, Christians and everyone else without distinction. Our help is free, and it does not depend on anyone’s politics or caste.

PHWO does not have an office, camp or staff member in Mirpurkhas. PHWO keeps just one address, the head office in Larkana, far to the north. People in Mirpurkhas, Digri, Jhuddo, Kot Ghulam Muhammad and Sindhri contact us through the website, by messaging PHWO from a free PHWO account, or via volunteers who know the area.

Orchards, cane and debts that never shrink

The district’s farms grow mangoes, sugarcane, cotton and chillies. Most of the work is done by haris, tenant farmers who share the crop with the landowner, and by families who move between fields with each season. When a hari borrows from the zamindar for seed, fertiliser or a hospital visit, the loan often grows faster than the family can repay, and the whole household ends up working it off.

If your family is carrying a debt like this, you can tell us about it. Debt is one of the three things people ask PHWO for most, along with ration and a computer or mobile handset that a young person needs to study or earn.

Mirpur Khas by the latest headcount

The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics counted 1,681,386 people in Mirpur Khas District in 2023, on 2,925 square kilometres. Fewer than a third, 29.3 percent, are town dwellers, and the headcount has risen by 1.88 percent a year on average since 2017. Literacy falls in the 40 to 50 percent band. The census report also places Mirpur Khas in the group of eleven districts whose out-of-school rate for school-age children is above the provincial average of 46.29 percent.

The languages you hear here reflect the district’s mix: Sindhi first, then Urdu and Punjabi in the city, and Dhatki, Marwari and other Thari languages among families with roots in the desert to the east.

Making a request from Mirpurkhas

Go to Request help and describe what you need in simple words. It can be ration, medical costs, school fees, rent, a debt, a device for study or work, or losses after floods. Add a live photo of yourself, taken on any phone. Once volunteers have checked the details, our team weighs the case. If the hardship is genuine and PHWO is able to respond, support is organised; money, dates and results are never promised.

If you cannot read or write, ask a teacher, a relative or a neighbour to help you fill in the form. Nobody should charge you for this, and PHWO itself never takes any fee.

Free legal aid in Mirpurkhas

The district courts sit in Mirpurkhas city, and the Sindh High Court also holds a circuit court here for the division. Women in the district write to us about khula, maintenance for themselves and their children, and custody. Some families also face threats over forced marriage or land.

Describe your problem through the free legal aid page. You may apply even if nothing has been reported to the police. Our volunteer advocates look at custody cases and anything with a near hearing first. We cannot promise a lawyer or any verdict, but we will point you to options such as the District Legal Empowerment Committee, which can fund a lawyer for people with low income.

The 2022 floods and after

Heavy rain in August 2022 flooded fields and mud houses across the district. PDMA Sindh reported 50 union councils affected in Mirpurkhas and 207 kilometres of road damaged. Mango and cotton crops were lost, and many labouring families spent months without work. Some are still repaying loans taken to rebuild a room or replace a buffalo. Requests for help with disaster losses are welcome, and emergency relief is one of the eight programme areas PHWO works in.

At its peak the district had 35 relief camps holding 34,428 people.

Minority families and women

A large share of Pakistan’s Hindu population lives in Mirpurkhas and the neighbouring desert districts, including Meghwar, Kolhi and Bheel families who often work as farm labour. They are as welcome to apply as anyone else, and we will never ask about religion in order to decide a case. Women who head their household, whether widowed, divorced or with a husband working far away, can apply in their own name.

Volunteer, donate or find a rishta

Mirpurkhas volunteers are especially useful because they know the villages and the languages. Lawyers, teachers and students can sign up on the volunteer page. In return for your time you receive a PHWO certificate and two letters, one of thanks and one describing your experience.

Mango traders, shopkeepers and overseas families from the district can donate or sponsor a case. Zakat and Sadaqah given to PHWO reach those in need without deduction; if you are unsure of the amount, try our Zakat calculator.

The Rishta Desk welcomes families of every religion. It costs nothing, checks each profile with a live selfie and a PHWO staff review, and leaves the final choice to the families, with no match promised.

Public services in Mirpurkhas you can also use

• Civil Hospital MirpurkhasDistrict's main government hospital.
• District & Sessions Court MirpurkhasFamily and civil courts; ask the District Legal Empowerment Committee about a state-paid lawyer.
• Sindh High Court circuit court, MirpurkhasAppeals and petitions for the division.
• BISP office MirpurkhasKafaalat cash transfers for women; free helpline 0800-26477.
• Help in an emergencyCall 15 for police, 1122 for an ambulance, 115 for Edhi, or 1094 for the women's helpline.

These are public or independent services, listed to help you. They are not part of PHWO.

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