Our vision
"A society that guarantees socio-economic rights of all"
Our Mission
"To articulate and promote development initiatives for vulnerable rural communities at all socio-economic forums with particular emphasis on the inarticulate, poorer and disadvantaged groups of men, women and children.”
Our objectives
1. Capacity building of vulnerable groups and communities
3. Mobilization of r
esources and public opinion through media and government(s) for pro-poor right-based development initiatives and policies benefiting rural areas of Pakistan
4. To demonstrate and promote technologies and strategies for the promotion and development of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME), sustainable livelihoods, alternate energy, skill development and career counseling for youth. Methodology
In-depth research to comprehend socio-economic issues impacting positively or negatively the lives of rural groups and communities. Discouraging hierarchical ownership of the interventions by engaging the communities for reciprocal decision making by taking along stakeholders including governments from view point of strengthening right-based development discourse
Formation of networks and associations of marginalized rural groups of men, women and children to raise awareness and resource mobilization for locally led sustainable rural development. Research/ Publications:
• State of Scavengers in City Chakwal (Tanveer Et al 2009)
• Situational analysis of street children (2010) CRC/ Plan)
• Baseline of female domestic Workers in city Chakwal (2010 CRD/ CRC/Plan)
• Situational Analysis of Cleaning Industries in Pakistan (CRD-CIDA, 2009)
• What are Janitorial Services—an introduction (CIDA-CRD, 2008)
