Pakistan Partners
Innovative Development Organisation (IDO)
Innovative Development Organization (IDO), a non-for-profit, non-governmental, organization, has been working in Balochistan since 1999, in the fields of governance, health, gender and development, education and information and communication technologies (ICT) for development.
Guided by its vision and mission statements and strategic plan of action, IDO undertakes interventions in all relevant sectors, following an integrated approach in a gender-sensitive manner, for poverty alleviation, strengthening of local government institutions, promotion of good governance, environmental improvement, and enhancing the educational and health status of the poor and marginalized.
IDO is working in partnership with CWPP on the Quetta Integrated Urban Development Programme in Quetta City, Balochistan.
PIEDAR, Islamabad
PIEDAR is a non-governmental organization working out of Islamabad, Quetta, Kabirwala, Lahore & Karachi
PIEDAR emerged from Pakistan's National Conservation Strategy (NCS), which identified the need for a policy institution in the field of environment and development. A wide-ranging process of consultation underscored the need for such an institution to have solid roots in research undertaken in partnership with communities.
PIEDAR was registered in March 1992 under the Societies Act as an independent not-for-profit entity by the core staff of the NCS Secretariat. Currently, PIEDAR brings together 23 professionals in a collegial forum. PIEDAR shares project experiences and practical findings with communities, various levels of governments, the private sector and NGOs. PIEDAR is working in three provinces and Islamabad-Rawalpindi.
PIEDAR is one of two partner organizations working in partnership with CWPP on the Rawalpindi Urban Development Programme (RUDP).
Rural Development Project (RDP)
Rural Development Project is an NGO dedicated to the improving the well being of the masses, particularly of women and children. RDP was established in Haripur, North West Frontier Province, in 1992 and was registered as a non-profit, non-governmental organization in 1993.
RDP’s vision is of “a just and democratic society based on the principles of equality, fairness, justice and interdependence”, and the organization’s mission is “to create a democratic and peaceful society based on the principles of equality, transparency and justice through social mobilization, knowledge management and rights based advocacy.
RDP’s partnership with CWPP began with the response to the South Asia earthquake of October, 2005, when RDP and CWPP collaborated in the provision of transitional shelter materials and water and sanitation services in earthquake affected Balakot Tehsil. RDP is CWPP’s implementing partner on the Livelihoods Rehabilitation Programme Balakot.
SEHER
The Society for Empowering Human Resources (SEHER) was established in May 1998 as a rights based, non-profit organization. SEHER was established with the aim of assisting the poorest of the poor, with a particular focus on women, children and minorities in Pakistan. SEHER is a rights-based and social reformatory organization that seeks out a holistic approach towards development initiatives, such as the protection of human rights, arms reduction, peace and human security and empowerment of the vulnerable, marginalized and poor by examining and addressing all aspects of oppression, injustice, violence and poverty. SEHER is guided by a vision of “a society where the poorest of the poor, the marginalized and the socially-excluded are empowered to overcome their social, political and economic problems and enjoy equal human rights and opportunities leading to a life of dignity and self-fulfilment”.
SEHER is working in partnership with CWPP on the Quetta Integrated Urban Development Programme in Quetta City, Balochistan.
Water and Environment and Sanitation Society (WESS)
WESS is a non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organization, governed by a board consisting of professionals with a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of social development.
WESS emerged from the Balochistan Rural Water And Sanitation (BRUWAS) project, which ended in June 1999, with the goal of contributing to the improvement of living standards in rural parts of Balochistan Province through delivery of social services and strengthening of institutions at the grass roots for improved health and sanitation.
The staff of BRUWAS, having been involved in water and sanitation activities for years, organized themselves into a non-governmental organization to continue the delivery of social services in rural parts of Balochistan. A lot of resources have been invested since 1992 to develop an effective approach and methodology and to strengthen our relationship with beneficiaries.
WESS is currently implementing projects in Quetta, Awaran, Loralai, Musakhel, Killa Saifullah, Killa Abdulla, Ziarat, Kalat and Chagai districts, in collaboration with the government of Balochistan and a number of international NGOs.
WESS is CWPP’s implementing partner in the Awaran Rural Development Programme (ARDP) in Awaran District, Balochistan, and the Working Children’s Programme in Quetta City.
ADF
Alfallah Development Foundation (formerly known as Al Fallah Development Organization) was established in 1997 and was registered under the Trust Act in the year 2000. Since its inception, the organization has been successfully working on projects in the following fields of education, health, environment, income generation, vocational training and women’s development.
ADF’s mission is to contribute towards the establishment of a liberal, tolerant and progressive society through the promotion of health, education, poverty alleviation, and environmental conservation.
The organization’s target beneficiaries include local communities, especially women and children, rickshaw owners, small business holders, teachers, child labourers and flood affected communities. ADF is one of two partner organizations working in partnership with CWPP on the Rawalpindi Urban Development Programme (RUDP)
Participatory Village Development Programme (PVDP)
PVDP, an NGO working in Tharparkar District, Sindh Province, an arid area where more than 90% of the population live below the poverty line, was established in 1997 in response to the communities’ needs for health, education, permanent sources of livelihoods, capacity to manage their natural and human resources and awareness of their civil and political rights.
So far about 60,000 people have benefited from PVDP’s work in the areas of water security, environmental rehabilitation and other projects including food security, livestock, health, education and income generation projects.
PVDP has substantial experience responding to emergencies such as droughts, earthquake and floods. The organization has supported more than 5,000 households in emergencies over the last 7-8 years. PVDP has five project vehicles, 45 full time staff and about 200 volunteers, three equipped offices and a network of community organizations with which the organization is presently working.
CWPP has been working with PVDP since 2006, when they were implementing partners in an emergency response to flooding in Sindh. Our partnership with PVDP has continued into the rehabilitation phase.
HAASHAR Association
HAASHAR Association, a non-profit, non-governmental association, was founded in the year 2000 by a number of like minded people to support Joint Forest Management Committees in the Upper Siran and Tanawal areas of district Mansehra, NWFP, and to fill the vacuum which was created in the wake of the premature termination of the Siran Forest Development Project. Since its establishment, HAASHAR has continued to evolve and expand its operations beyond facilitation for Joint Forests Management to livelihood improvements, biodiversity conservation, capacity building, integrated natural resource management, emergency response, disaster risk reduction and rural development throughout district Mansehra. HAASHAR Association’s work is based on the principles of people’s participation, sustainability, self help, skills development, democracy and poverty reduction with due consideration to gender issues. HAASHAR is CWPP’s implementing partner on the Siran Valley Livelihoods Rehabilitation Programme
