ASSOCIATION FOR WATER APPLIED EDUCATION & RENEWABLE ENERGY (AWARE) was formed in spring 2003 and registered under Societies Act 1860 # 4142 on February 12,2005. The focus of the Organization is arid and semi arid areas of District Tharparkar and Umerkot. AWARE is ever cautious and keeps a hawkish eye over the all emerging issues, concerns, problems and difficulties. AWARE has vast idea to ease opp
ortunities and find out the ways and means to develop the target area. Renewable Energy and Applied Education are focused for poverty reduction, as we believe in the development through local resources. In command area due to water shortage and degradation of land and increasing desertification are main driving forces to redevelop the concepts and practical approaches. An intensive study of underground water quality in Thar is conducted with support of Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) Laboratories Complex Karachi, Neuron Medicine Department of Dow Medical University Karachi, Geology Department of Karachi University & Center of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry Jamshoro, an intensive study of water quality in Thar was conducted and this took more than 05 years in completion. Holistic approach is on preference. AWARE focuses three main components as clear by name but relates all aspects. In isolation we can’t develop any thing, this is our strategy to take an entry point and then expand with integrated approaches. All the issues and problems of society are in focus and preferences are given with nature, intensity and importance. This will result far lucrative to deprived and marginalized segments of society. VISION
To be an endeavoring and an effective contributor to the establishment of a society, where people determine their choices in life and influence the direction of change. MISSION
To organize, aware, strengthen and empower the marginalized sectors of population to enabling them to influence social, political and economic policies and decision making to make possible to establish a society based on social justice, equity, equality and human dignity
GOALS
• To organize different sectors of population in order to involve the community in: identifying, understanding the community needs; identification, development, management and judicious use of natural resources particularly Renewable Energy resources; and development, management, improvement and maintenance of public facility(ies)
• To organize seminars, workshops, training courses, lecture programmes, walks, rallies, celebrations, demonstrations, trips etc. in order to raise socio-economic, socio-political awareness among all the segments of society.
• To provide the people suitable economic and research activities to build their development, management and leadership capacities/capabilities and to improve/develop their occupational/professional skills so as to strengthen their economic position.
• To provide the people educational, healthcare, recreational facilities and cultural activities for their personality building
CONCERNS
• Poor performance of institutions
• Mismanagement/ wastage
• Unawareness
• Uncertainty
• Irresponsiveness
• Irrelevancy to social & political issues
• Communication gap
SECTORS AND SUB-SECTORS OF INTEREST
A. Renewable Resources:
• Water
• Solar Energy • Wind
• Bio mass
B. Agriculture:
• Land, water, crop production, marketing etc
• Forestry and pasture development
• Biodiversity • Animal Husbandry/ Livestock
• Horticulture
C. Fundamental Human Rights, Political Education & Gender Struggle:
• Awareness
• Advocacy
• Education
• Gender sensitization • Political Education
• Campaign
• Mobilization
• Networking
D. Resources & Potential:
• Natural resources
• Material resources
• Human resources
E. Social Services:
• Primary Healthcare (clean drinking water, sanitation and health facilities)
• Education (basic, applied and adult literacy)
• Infra-structure
• Disaster Management
• Welfare and Charity
• Income Generation (micro credit / enterprises)
FIELDS OF OPERATION
• Organizational, Institutional and Technical Support / Training
• Gender Mainstreaming
• Ex*****on Governance, Management and Development
• Survey, Research/Study and Practices
• Community Mobilization
• Communication and Reporting
• Capacity Building and Skill Development
AWARE BELIEVES IN
• Equality
• Respect of each other
• Rights of individual
• Participation
• Right of dissent
