4.5 million people live in bonded slavery in Pakistan.
Will you free one today?
4.5 million people live in bonded slavery in Pakistan.
Will you free one today?
RAM is on a mission to end the cycle of injustice and poverty.
Every day, religious minorities in Pakistan face persecution because of their religion. As a result of severe poverty, they are often forced into generational slavery where children cannot go to school, and the cycle continues.
What We Address
Religious minorities are frequently tortured and detained arbitrarily by police or employers without access to legal recourse.
ABUSE OF WOMEN
Minorities girls are forced to convert and marry older men under duress. In brick kilns, women are sexually harassed, beaten, and abused.
LACK OF EDUCATION
Children born into brick kiln slavery cannot go to school, compounding the cycle of poverty. Minorities also face discrimination in schools.
BRICK KILN SLAVERY
Due to extreme poverty entire families have to sell themselves into debt bondage to pay for medical bills or a wedding.
Religious minorities are frequently tortured and detained arbitrarily by police or employers without access to legal recourse.
ABUSE OF WOMEN
Minorities girls are forced to convert and marry under duress. In brick kilns, women are sexually harassed, beaten, and abused.
EDUCATION
Children born into brick kiln slavery cannot go to school, compounding the cycle of poverty. Minorities also face discrimination in schools.
BRICK KILN SLAVERY
Due to extreme poverty entire families have to sell themselves into debt bondage to pay for medical bills or a wedding.
We fight the cycle of poverty with medical care, education and vocational training, and legal representation.
With medical care, fewer families take out loans. With education, more employment opportunities means less poverty. With legal representation, fewer minorities die from torture and abuse.
Stories of hope
HAMEED’S STORY | ILL & ENSLAVED
Hameed* lives with his family at a brick kiln. At the beginning of December, the whole family fell sick with symptoms similar to influenza. Hameed, who was already living hand to mouth, did not have...
SALMA’S STORY | UTERINE FIBROIDS
Salma is a regular patient at our medical clinic who we used to treat for diabetes and hypertension. Then, the past two months she was coming with the complaint of prolonged periods along and...
FARZANA’S STORY | TREATING DENGUE FEVER
Farzana* first came to our medical clinic when her child was suffering from a high-grade fever. Our staff immediately checked him and gave him the required medication. The next day she returned...
We need your help to push back against injustice.
Here’s how you can partner with us:
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Sponsor a child or send a gift through our gift program.
Donate generally. Every little bit counts.
COVID-19 Response
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit Pakistani religious minorities and brick kiln workers especially hard. Continued lockdowns, lack of work, and soaring food prices are crippling those already in severe poverty. In addition to RAM’s advocacy for these oppressed people groups, RAM Foundation has provided 975 food and hygiene kits to families in need.
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