A DOLLAR INVESTED WITH RDF NOT ONLY REACHES THE RURAL POOR BUT DOUBLES THE IMPACT

PROGRAM FACTS

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Operations in Villages
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Formed & Strengthened Community Organizations
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WASH Support to Individuals
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Quality Primary Education to Students
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Tree Plantation
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Livehood & Food Support to Families

Climate Change and DRR Training to 1450 Community Leaders,
Govt officials Water Management Infrastructure at 3 Irrigation Minors.

OUR PROGRAMS

Agriculture and Livelihood

program strategy particularly addresses SDG2 which refers to food security and sustainable agriculture. The strategy targets small and tenant farmers and agricultural and urban labor and to support Government departments and academic institutions in research and extension of good agricultural practices and promoting Climate Change resilience.

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Health, Nutrition and Sanitation

program stems from RDF’s WASH achievements. Major client groups are households and women groups. Main strategy is to improve WASH and nutrition of the vulnerable communities. RDF HNS program directly contributes towards SDG2 (End hunger and Food security), SDG3 (Healthy lives), and SDG5 (Water and Sanitation). Indirectly,

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Education and Learning

program aims to mobilize donor and philanthropic resources for construction of schools; use of technology to improve teaching and learning; and organizing competitions and events to attract children towards learning. RDF promotes SMCs as the vehicle to implement the program and builds community-Government partnership through them to achieve the sector objective.

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Water and Energy Resource Development

is important to environmental development in rural areas. Rural communities particularly in remote areas do not have water and energy infrastructure and connections. They rely on rainwater and ground water for their drinking, domestic and agricultural needs. Similarly, households and community rely on animal power due to absence.

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Community Resilience Building

program merges humanitarian response, advocacy for human rights, gender equality and disaster risk reduction activities. At the heart of the program is to end discrimination and inequalities and build social harmony in the society. The program is proposed at the Provincial level and uses media and press to reach out to the entire Provincial population.

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RECENT NEWS

Marui Livestock Market Sanghar

Women’s Livestock Market held in Sanghar today under GRASP for encouraging women-led SMEs & farmers to trade & expand their livestock business. Outlets of livestock related products such as desi ghee, butter, green fodder and accessories were also set up by women.          

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Contract Signing Ceremony of People’s School Program

Today RDF has signed agreement with Sindh Education Foundation, to manage People’s School Mirpur Bathoro, district Sujawal, under the People’s School Program, an initiative of Sindh Govt. Mr. Ashfaque A. Soomro Executive Director RDF and Mr. Kazi Kabeer MD SEF signed agreement in presence of Mr. Syed Sardar Shah SB, Minster Education. This state of…

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MOU Signing Ceremony

TPL Insurance Limited and RDF has inked a MOU today at TPL’s office in Karachi to mutually and effectively promote business opportunities for the rural women livestock farmers and traders and connect them to urban markets through digital sales platforms. Mr. Ashfaque Soomro, Executive Director RDF and Syed Kazim Hasan, Deputy MD TPL signed the…

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Marui livestock market

RDF together with GRASP has held first of its kind Women’s Livestock Market at Tando Allahyar to encourage women led SMEs and farmers for trade and livestock business. Dr Fateh Mari VC SAU Tandojam, Ms. Shabnam Balouch – Provincial Lead GRASP ITC, Dr. Sahar- Gender Advisor Sindh ITC, Assistant Commissioner Tando Allahyar and Mr. Ashfaque Soomro-Executive…

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MoU Signing Ceremony

RDF signed a financing agreement with Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund (PPAF) in a ceremony held in Islamabad to implement EU-ITC GRASP in three districts of Sindh to promote business opportunities for MSMEs focusing GRASP value chains. PPAF Chief Executive Mr. Qazi Azmat Isa and RDF Executive Director Mr. Ashfaque Soomro signed the agreement in presence…

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MOU Signing Ceremony

RDF has inked MoU with Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress- GRASP- ITC, today at Karachi. ITC GRASP and RDF will work together to improve competitiveness of women led rural SMEs in 12 districts of Sindh in selected value chains in horticulture and livestock sectors. Chief Sector and Enterprise Competitiveness ITC Mr. Robert Skidmore…

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Seminar on Improving Tomato Value-chain

RDF in collaboration with GRASP- ITC organized Seminar on Improving Tomato Value-chain in Sindh today at PC Hotel Karachi, to discuss tomato production and market price volatility, stability issues. Tomato growers, farmer reps, Government officers, academicians, enterprise development agencies and civil society reps attended the seminar.

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