Rural Development Policy Initiative (RDPI) implemented a grant, in the thematic area of voice for effective grievance redress, through office of Ombudsmen that was funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the Citizens’ Voice Project in Dera Ghazi Khan and Layyah districts. The main objective of this project was to promote…
Almost 32 % of Pakistan’s population is between the ages of 15 to 29 years. Sindh is the second most populated province of Pakistan where 32 % of the population falls under this age bracket. Civil Society Support Program (CSSP), a partner organization of USAID Citizens’ Voice Project took up the initiative to form Youth…
Pakistan has an ensuing energy crisis that is affecting the economy on a massive scale. The power sector is faced with the burden of debt, production issues and lack of resources on the one hand, and power theft and pending bill payments worth billions of rupees on the other. People blame the authorities for negligence…
For a democratic setup to flourish, it requires public participation as much as it needs other bolstering factors. Keeping public office holders involved not only ensures a transparent and accountable state but it also yields a sense of belonging into the hearts of citizens. This, however, is only possible if free flow of information prevails…
Goth Seengar Foundation started its project with an aim to improve the cleanliness situation in Jacobabad City by engaging with the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) for proper, timely, periodic, and effective solid waste disposal, a work which TMA should be doing otherwise. Initially, residents of the city were mobilized from eight union councils to male…
“We used to cajole them and bribe them [the authorities] for our own right, but God bless PEHE. It is through their efforts that we can now stand with dignity in front of the public servants and demand our right in the most proper manner,” says a satisfyingly smiling Muhammad Ismail. A farmer turned small-scale…
In Pakistan, electricity shortages, bad for years, have reached crisis proportions. The crisis is the product of multiple factors, from worn out power plants to crumbling transmission lines and from decades-old policy mistakes to circular debt in billions. One reason, however, stands above the others: lack of effective electricity governance. Sustainable power management, where electricity…
Iqbal Ahmad Bhurt, a 44-year-old social worker, has made a notable contribution to the society by helping the citizens raise their voice for improved public service delivery. Bhurt’s interventions in Dadu and Khairpur districts of Sindh province have enabled the local communities to ask questions from and follow up with their elected representatives. While the…
Fayyaz-ul-Islam, a 38-year-old pharmaceutical representative-turned-development practitioner, has built the capacity of local communities in Mardan district to seek information from government departments under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Right to Information (RTI) Act 2013, leading to marked improvements in social service delivery. One of the primary reasons for irregularities by public officials in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province was…
Kawish Latif Jokhio, a 28-year-old social activist from the underdeveloped and remote Badin district in Sindh province, has dedicated his energies to ameliorating the condition of scheduled caste Hindus, who face discrimination at the hands of both upper caste Hindus and Muslims. To help the members of this marginalized community – living in Badin district…