HANDS was founded by Prof. A. G. Billoo (Sitara-e-Imtiaz) in 1979. HANDS has evolved in 42 years as one of the largest Non-Profit Organizations of the country. We have integrated development approach and disaster management expertise. HANDS has a network of 35 branches across the country and has access to more than 29 million population more than 21,000 villages/settlement in 59 districts of Pakistan. HANDS strength is 14 volunteers Board Members, > 10,000 workforce and thousands of community based volunteers of more than 6,300 partner organizations. HANDS Pakistan is registered under Societies Act, is certified by Pakistan Center of Philanthropy (PCP) and Tax exempted by the Income Tax Department Government of Pakistan. HANDS has qualified the Institutional Management Certification Program (IMCP) of USAID of management standards. HANDS is accredited with European Union, Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and also possess membership of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).