Shops and traders rebuilding after a setback.
A livelihood can stop overnight. Flood water ruins a shop's stock, or a workshop's tools are stolen, or a roadside stall loses everything it had to sell. This category is for the people rebuilding after a setback like that — a trader, an artisan, a small vendor trying to get back to earning.
The needs here are usually concrete and countable: replacement stock, a new sewing machine or set of hand tools, repairs to a damaged shopfront, a gas cylinder for a food cart, the rent that fell behind while the doors were shut. Say what happened, what it will cost to reopen, and what each rupee buys. The clearer the plan, the easier it is for a donor to decide.
Every fundraiser starts as a draft and is read by an administrator before it can accept a single rupee. That review checks the story for plausibility and obvious problems. It is not an audit, and it does not confirm that the flood or the theft actually happened. Donations are in Pakistani rupees, paid through JazzCash or EasyPaisa. You can give without your name appearing on the public donor list, though administrators can still see it. As the money is spent, the organiser can post updates on the campaign page.
Be clear on one thing before you give: this is a gift, not a loan or an investment. You are helping someone reopen, not buying a share of the business or expecting to be paid back. Read the story, look at who is asking, and give what you are comfortable giving.
Read the guide: Is crowdfunding legal in Pakistan?
No. When you give to a business fundraiser, you are making a gift to help someone restart their livelihood. You do not receive a share of the business, and there is no repayment or return — the platform does not promise either, and neither should the organiser. If you want to help a shop or a trader get going again without expecting anything back, this is the right place. If you are looking for a stake in the business, it is not.
You cannot know for certain from the page alone. Every fundraiser is read by an administrator before it goes live, but that review is a person checking the story for plausibility and obvious problems — not an audit, and not independent proof that the events occurred. Read the description, look at any updates the organiser has posted, and give only when the story makes sense to you. A campaign can be paused, completed or rejected later if concerns come up.
Yes. You can donate anonymously, which keeps your name off the public list of donors on the campaign page. Administrators can still see who gave — anonymity is from the public, not from the platform. The amount you give still counts towards the fundraiser's total.
Donations are made in Pakistani rupees through JazzCash or EasyPaisa. You approve the payment in your wallet app on your phone. A campaign's goal may also be shown in US dollars, but the money you send settles in rupees.
Organisers post updates on the campaign page as they spend the money — a note on restocked goods, a photo of a repaired stall, a record of what is still needed. Those updates are the main way you follow where your donation went. The platform cannot guarantee how any organiser spends what they raise, but an active campaign can be paused or rejected if a problem comes to light.