Chronic economic downturn in Pakistan on account of myopic policies, lack of management skills on the part of the planners and half-equipped implementation bodies have pushed more than 40 % population below the poverty line. The World Bank's Task Force on Food Security in its report of 2008-09 put poverty in Pakistan to be at 36.1 percent. The latest assessments add at least 20 million more people to this club of have-nots. The figures now illustrate that poverty has increased more than 40 percent. It is not strange however that the majority of those adversely affected live in rural areas. Here, the poorest households are compelled to spend as much as 78 percent of their income on food and other most essential needs of their lives. Health and education are already compromised. Here, smalland landless peasants and workers (both men and women) constitute more than 75% of the total population. This Pakistan, despite its size and contribution in the GDP, is deprived of economic support and social security or any public safety net.

Manzil Organization Balochistan's work around livelihood aims to facilitate beneficiaries including children and their families to acquire an adequate standard of living. To this end, we support the economic priorities and strategies of the Government of Pakistan and focuses on the following key areas:
Provision of Financial Services and Microfinance Opportunities and Trainings to the poor and underserved community
Empowering the Young Men and Women through Skill Enhancement and Development Upholding the Farmers by Providing the Trainings on Agriculture and Livestock Management.
Our work includes increasing awareness of men and women on the different employment choicesavailable, improving young people's employability capacities with vocational/ technical skills and entrepreneurship.