Road Safety& Education
Preventing Tragedies on the Road. Empowering Children in the Classroom.
Two of Pakistan’s most urgent crises share a common solution — awareness, action, and community. Hamza Baig Welfare Society has been working since its founding on both fronts: reducing road accident deaths that are entirely preventable, and ensuring that no child in Jhelum is denied the education they deserve. These two programs sit at the heart of everything HBWS does.
Road Safety
Road Safety — Saving Lives, One Awareness at a Time
Pakistan’s road accident crisis is among the worst in the world. According to the World Health Organization, road accidents claim approximately 27,500 lives and injure an estimated 500,000 people in Pakistan every single year. Traffic casualties are three times higher than deaths from other common causes — and the 15 to 29 age group bears the heaviest burden. These are students, breadwinners, and young people with entire futures ahead of them.Hamza Baig Welfare Society has been on the ground since day one, working closely with the National Highway & Motorway Police and district traffic control authorities to take road safety directly to communities — through education, equipment, and engagement.
What We Do:
- Conduct road safety awareness sessions in schools, colleges, and public spaces to teach traffic rules, helmet use, and responsible riding
- Distribute free helmets to local motorcycle riders who cannot afford proper protective gear
- Organize public advocacy walks, rallies, and seminars in collaboration with traffic police
- Install road safety awareness signage and display material at key locations across Jhelum
- Run digital campaigns on social media to extend the message of road safety across Pakistan
- Work jointly with the National Highway & Motorway Police on helmet drives and one-wheeling awareness campaigns
Impact 2021–2024
- 5,000 helmets distributed to local motorcycle riders across District Jhelum
- 100 road safety sessions conducted in schools and colleges
- 25 advocacy walks, seminars, and public events organized
- Road safety awareness material displayed at 50 locations across Jhelum
- 75,000+ people reached through road safety initiatives
- Total investment: Rs. 6.26M
Quality Education
Never Forget Your Government School
Pakistan is home to the world’s second-highest number of out-of-school children. According to UNICEF, an estimated 22.8 million children between the ages of 5 and 16 are not attending school — that is 44 percent of the entire population in that age group. Most of them are not absent by choice. They are absent because schools are broken, underfunded, and forgotten.Walk into many government schools across Punjab and the picture is deeply troubling — crumbling buildings, no boundary walls, no clean drinking water, missing furniture, and classrooms sometimes used as animal pens. HBWS refuses to accept this as normal.Under its “Never Forget Your Government School” initiative, HBWS connects successful alumni with their old government schools — inspiring them to come back, give back, and create lasting change in the places that shaped them.
What We Do:
- Distribute school bags, books, stationery, and uniforms to underprivileged students at the start of each academic year
- Install water filtration plants and provide clean drinking water access to government schools
- Support infrastructure repairs — furniture, blackboards, and classroom improvements
- Mobilize school alumni networks to donate time, resources, and expertise
- Provide financial scholarships and academic support to deserving students
- Raise awareness encouraging families — especially in rural areas — to enroll girls in school
Impact 2021–2024
- Hundreds of students supported with school bags, books, and uniforms annually
- Multiple government schools covered under the Never Forget Your Government School initiative
- Water filtration plants and bore wells funded for 5 government schools
- 2,500 students reached through education interventions
- Total investment: Rs. 4.60M
