The Nasreen and Alam Sher Foundation, (also known as: NASF, N.A. Sher Foundation or Sher Foundation ) was started in February 2007, and is a United States-based organization with one major goal: to help those in need. Since its inception, the NASF has expanded in members and support worldwide. It is an organization run completely non-governmental, non-religious, non-political, and non-profit. Recognized by the United Nations, this organization was created to promote health, education, humanities, and peace in South Asian countries and beyond. The emphasis remains on human development, freedom, human rights, quality and equality of the lives of ordinary people.