The Urban Poverty Alleviation Program (UPAP) was launched in June 1996 by the National Rural Support Program (NRSP) in the urban areas of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The objective of the program was to develop an indigenous model to improve the quality of life of low-income people in the urban areas of Pakistan. The program was specifically aimed at enhancing the credit flow to women in urban areas to improve their access to self-employment opportunities.
