Learning together for resilient communities
Since 2006, Farming Integrated Development Association (FIDA) has worked with farmers, women, youth and children in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
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Five thematic areas, one integrated approach
Livelihood Sustainability, Nutritional Assurance, Climate Resilience, Market Empowerment and WASH, delivered through four participatory learning models.
Learn more: Five thematic areas, one integrated approach
Rooted in 20 districts across three provinces
Our work has reached 786,303 people since 2006, with communities, government institutions and development partners.
Learn more: Rooted in 20 districts across three provincesWho we are
FIDA promotes resilient livelihoods, improved nutrition, climate-smart agriculture, WASH and market access for smallholder farmers and rural producers through participatory learning models: Farmer Field School, Women Open School and Children Ecology Club.
We work with communities, government institutions, development partners and the private sector, as a not-for-profit company registered under Section 42 of the Companies Act, 2017.
Unlocking potential
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Our thematic areas
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Resilient livelihoods for smallholder farmers, rural women and youth through participatory learning and productive assets.
Explore Livelihood SustainabilityDiverse, safe and nutritious diets through homestead gardening, food preservation and household nutrition education.
Explore Nutritional AssuranceClimate-smart agriculture, integrated pest management and stewardship that protect people, crops and ecosystems.
Explore Climate ResilienceSkills, enterprise and market linkages that give smallholders, women and youth fairer access to value chains.
Explore Market EmpowermentSafe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene for rural households and schools.
Explore Water, Sanitation and HygieneSupport for widow- and child-headed families, persons with disabilities and other vulnerable households.
Explore Social Protection and Inclusion
Where we work
For over twenty years, FIDA, a Section 42 not-for-profit company headquartered in District Vehari, has worked with rural communities across Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan on livelihoods, nutrition, climate resilience, market empowerment and water, sanitation and hygiene.
FIDA districts
FIDA headquarters, District Vehari
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Punjab (11)
- Bahawalpur
- Bhakkar
- Chakwal
- Khanewal
- Multan
- Muzaffargarh
- Nankana Sahib
- Okara
- Rajanpur
- Sahiwal
- Vehari
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (8)
- Abbottabad
- Battagram
- Haripur
- Kolai Pallas Kohistan
- Lower Kohistan
- Mansehra
- Torghar
- Upper Kohistan
Featured projects
Water Access and Nutrition in Rural Vehari (SWANR)
- Donor
- Children of Adam
- Duration
- 15 Jun 2026 – 14 Aug 2026
Feed Our World: Zakat Support
- Donor
- Penny Appeal
- Duration
- Oct 2025 – Dec 2025
Rural Women's Skills in High-Value Crops and Food Processing
- Donor
- Zakat Foundation of America
- Duration
- Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Rural Economic Transformation (KP-RETP)
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- IFAD
- Duration
- Oct 2024 – Apr 2029
Our partners
AMRI, Multan
Awaz Foundation Pakistan
Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
Better Cotton
CARE International Pakistan
CCRI, Multan
Children of Adam
Doaba Foundation
EcoAgtube
Environment Protection Dept., Punjab
FAO of the United Nations
GAIN
GFAiR Global NetworkGlobal Farmer Field School Platform by FAO
ICARDA
NFC Institute of Engineering & Fertilizer Research
Pak NGOs Network
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC)
PCRET
Penny Appeal
Plan International Pakistan
Punjab Vocational Training Council
Regional Agricultural Economic Development Centre (RAEDC), Vehari
Shirkat Gah
Social Welfare Dept., Punjab
University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
University of Education
Zakat Foundation of America