NOWPDP

NOWPDP A disability inclusion initiative working in the areas of education and economic empowerment. For more information, visit https://nowpdp.org.pk

NOWPDP was established in 2008 as a disability inclusion initiative. We operate in the areas of education and economic empowerment through our dedicated programs, Dastoor and Yaqeeen, and other interventions. NOWPDPโ€™s mandate focuses on capacity building at an individual, institutional and societal level; raising awareness about challenges faced by persons with disabilities; advocating for the rig

hts of persons with disabilities; and facilitating opportunities for economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.

21/05/2026

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day and we have a question worth sitting with.
๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž?
Millions of people face barriers every single day. Not because of their ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ. Because of how we have ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’˜๐’๐’“๐’๐’… around them.
๐‘จ๐’„๐’„๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’Š๐’” ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’—๐’๐’–๐’“. ๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚ ๐’“๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰๐’•. And it starts with the choices we make โ€” in design, in construction, in policy, in everyday life.
Build it right. For everyone.
[NOWPDP, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, GAAD 2026 Inclusion To Independence, Bashamool Pakistan, Disability Inclusion, A Part Not Apart]

We don't expect you to have it all figured out. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.Over 4 to 6 weeks, you won't just observe โ€” you...
20/05/2026

We don't expect you to have it all figured out. ๐˜ž๐˜ฆ ๐˜ซ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ.
Over 4 to 6 weeks, you won't just observe โ€” you'll contribute. Real projects, real learning, alongside people committed to building a ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง.
It will ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ž you. And it will ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž the way you see the world.
Still have queries? Swipe to know more about the program but ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’„๐’๐’๐’”๐’† ๐’๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’š 22, 2026.
[NOWPDP, Summer Internship 2026, Inclusion To Independence, Bashamool Pakistan, Disability Inclusion, Youth For Inclusion, A Part Not Apart, Youth Opportunities]

19/05/2026

When we look at our CEDI in Korangi, Dawlance's fingerprints are everywhere not just as a ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ, but as a ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ.
As our technical HVACR partner, their donation of air conditioning units transformed a facility into a true learning environment. With over 100 placements and years of steadfast support under CEO Umar Ahsan Khan, Dawlance has moved beyond "CSR" into ๐’•๐’“๐’–๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’.
Thank you, Dawlance, for proving that ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ -๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ.
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Champions of Inclusion, Dawlance, Inclusive Hirings, Bashamool Pakistan, Inclusion To Independence]

Inclusion is not charity. It is a commitment to equality, dignity, and opportunity.โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’—๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’•๐’š ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“...
18/05/2026

Inclusion is not charity. It is a commitment to equality, dignity, and opportunity.
โ€œ๐‘ฐ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’๐’Š๐’†๐’—๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’•๐’š ๐’˜๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’† ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’†๐’†๐’ ๐’‚๐’” ๐’†๐’’๐’–๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’–๐’•๐’๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’“๐’†๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐’๐’‡ ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š. ๐‘ฌ๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’• ๐’Ž๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’” ๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’˜๐’‚๐’š๐’” ๐’•๐’ ๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’†๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’…๐’†๐’๐’„๐’†, ๐’๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’…๐’†๐’“๐’”๐’‰๐’Š๐’‘.โ€
Sana Khurshid โ€” Advisor, NOWPDP
These words reflect a deeper truthโ€”real inclusion is not about sympathy, but about systems that open doors to leadership, independence, and meaningful participation.
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Champions of Inclusion, Inclusion to Independence, Inclusive Leadership ]

๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. It is a ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž you make today.NOWPDPโ€™s ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ 2026 is n...
15/05/2026

๐˜๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ. It is a ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž you make today.
NOWPDPโ€™s ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ 2026 is now open.
This is not about adding another internship to your CV. It is about stepping into work that matters.
For 4 to 6 weeks, you will work on real projects, contribute to meaningful change, and experience what it looks like to build a more inclusive Pakistan โ€” ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ.
We are looking for students and fresh graduates who want to learn with purpose, work with intent, and be part of driving the journey ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.
11 locations nationwide | [email protected] | Deadline: May 22nd, 2026
Change does not wait for experience. ๐‘ฐ๐’• ๐’”๐’•๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’” ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’˜๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’–๐’‘.
[NOWPDP, Summer Internship 2026, Inclusion To Independence, Bashamool Pakistan, Disability Inclusion, Youth For Inclusion, A Part Not Apart, Youth Opportunities]

14/05/2026

๐๐Ž๐•: A bank walks into NOWPDP CEDI Korangi and walks out completely changed ๐Ÿ’š
Team Standard Chartered Pakistan spent a day with us โ€” ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ป๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ, ๐˜ง๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ โ€” the full experience.
And they said ๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’š'๐’“๐’† ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ. ๐Ÿ™Œ
Because once you see the work happening here, you want to be ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ of it. Towards a ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐š๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง โ€” one visit at a time.
[NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Standard Chartered Bank, Bashamool Bankari, Disability Inclusion, Inclusive Pakistan, Bashamool Pakistan, Inclusion to Independence ]

In Ghorabari, Thatta โ€” 75 children who had never seen the inside of a classroom started learning. Not because the system...
13/05/2026

In Ghorabari, Thatta โ€” 75 children who had never seen the inside of a classroom started learning. Not because the system changed. Because one organization decided to build the system those children needed.
This is early evidence from the Department Of Empowerment Of Person With Disabilities x NOWPDP Ghorabari Special Education Center.
Swipe to see what 6 months of real inclusion looks like. ๐Ÿ‘‰
Sindh Government | Sindh Chief Minister House | Sindh Education Foundation, Government of Sindh | Sindh Information Department |
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, DEPD x NOWPDP, Taleem Sab Kay Liye, Ghorabari, Thatta, Inclusive Education, Inclusion To Independence, Bashamool Pakistan ]

Inclusion isn't a program. It's a conviction โ€” and at NOWPDP, it starts at the top."๐‘ฐ๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐’†๐’„๐’...
12/05/2026

Inclusion isn't a program. It's a conviction โ€” and at NOWPDP, it starts at the top.
"๐‘ฐ๐’๐’„๐’๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’๐’๐’ˆ๐’†๐’“ ๐’†๐’„๐’๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’Š๐’†๐’”. ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’†๐’” ๐’‡๐’“๐’๐’Ž ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’“๐’†๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐’‚๐’„๐’„๐’†๐’”๐’”. ๐‘ฐ ๐’”๐’–๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’• ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’„๐’‚๐’–๐’”๐’† ๐’†๐’Ž๐’‘๐’๐’˜๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‘๐’†๐’๐’‘๐’๐’† ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰ ๐’…๐’Š๐’”๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’” ๐’Š๐’”๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’„๐’‰๐’‚๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’š, ๐’Š๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’†๐’๐’•๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐’•๐’ ๐’ƒ๐’–๐’Š๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’‚ ๐’Ž๐’๐’“๐’† ๐’‘๐’“๐’๐’…๐’–๐’„๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’†๐’’๐’–๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’•๐’š."
Mubariz Siddiqui - Advisor, NOWPDP
Words like these don't just define our mission. They hold us accountable to it โ€” every single day.
[ NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Disability Inclusion, Champions of Inclusion, Inclusion to Independence, Bashamool Pakistan ]

10/05/2026

She did not wait for the world to become inclusive.
She built inclusion herself.
This Motherโ€™s Day, we honor every mother who fought for her childโ€™s right to be seen โ€” before systems caught up, before doors opened, before the world was ready. Their courage came first. Our work follows.
Happy Motherโ€™s Day from NOWPDP. ๐Ÿค
[NOWPDP, A Part Not Apart, Motherโ€™s Day, Disability Inclusion, Inclusive Pakistan, Bashamool Pakistan, Inclusion to Independence ]

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