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Consultative Meeting on Monsoon Contingency Plan 2017
Consultative Meeting on Monsoon Contingency Plan 2017 held at DC Office Sanghar on 12 July 2017. Mr. Zohaib Mushtaq, DC Sanghar chaired the meeting and all Assistant Commissioners, ADCs, heads of district departments, Superintendent of Police and NGOs reps attended. Mr. Ashfaque Soomro from RDF presented plan...
Farmers Coordination meeting with District Administration and other Departments
The coordination meeting of two Farmer Organizations and peasants was held today at MirpurKhas, attended by DC Mirpurkhas Mr. Zahid Memon, GM SIDA Mr. Nazir, chairman of AWB, FOs, Govt line departments and farmers of the area. Government officials shared various programs and products they have for...
Seminar on Child Focused Community Development organized at a village in Jam Nawaz Ali
Seminar on Child Focused Community Development organized at a village in Jam Nawaz Ali Seminar on Child Focused Community Development organized on 23 May 2017 in Jam Nawaz in Jam Nawaz Ali, Sanghar. Deputy Commissioner Sanghar Umer Farooq Bullo was the chief guest who visited schools, observed...
World Water Day 2017 Celebrated at SAU Tando Jam
World Water Day 2017 was organized jointly by Sindh Agriculture University Tandojam, Research, and Development Foundation (RDF) and Sindh Irrigation and Drainage Authority (SIDA) on 22 March 2017 at the University premises. A large number of community farmers, women, artisans, University graduates, faculty members, researchers, and representatives...
Agriculture Equipment Handed Over to the Community
RDF under a four years livelihood diversification and strengthening project has handed over tractor, laser leveler and ridge planter to the small farmers of Union Council Khudaabad, district Dadu, on 22 November 2016 for the promotion of ecological agriculture practices. Mr. John, Country Director Trocaire Pakistan, Ms...
Two Days Training on Flood Risk Prediction and Mitigation
Two Days training cum exposure visit on Flood Risk Prediction and Mitigation was organized jointly by RDF and Pakistan Meteorological Department for the senior government officials of district Dadu, on 4-5 October 2016 in Islamabad, with the support of Trocaire. Experts of PMD, PARC and RDF and...
World Water Day 2015
Every drop should responsibly used for the development of the country. World Water Day 2015 celebrated at SAU Tando Jam. Hyderabad: 24 March 2015 If we want to be food secure country we have to change our behavior to the Water usage and give priority to...
Our Staff Our Pride
Appreciation Awards to RDF Co-Workers RDF has started a series of internal competition among its staff in order to encourage them and recognize the good, they are doing for the communities. RDF has maintained a conducive work environment where staff work together achieve common goal of facilitating communities....
Position Paper on Thar Drought and Mitigation Measures launched by the Civil Society Forum on Climate Change
Hyderabad: 20 Feb 2015 Civil Society organizations of Sindh have shown serious concerns on the plight of drought affected people in Thar. Speakers called for longer term mitigation planning and sustainable development initiatives for the Thar. They were speaking at the launching ceremony of the position paper...
Sindhi translation of National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy launched
Hyderabad April 22: Speakers highlighted the need to implement national disaster risk reduction policy and called for developing provincial and district level strategies to tackle the challenges of disasters. They were speaking at launching of Sindhi translation of National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy published by Research ...
RDF joins hand with Sindh Agriculture University to observe the World Water Day
The Vice Chancellor, Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam Dr. Mohammad Saffar Mirjat has emphasized the need to conduct research on the use of sea water, which has huge potential but still unexplored. He was speaking at the seminar to mark the world water day organized jointly by...
National Seminar on impacts of climate change on agriculture and livestock held at Umerkot
Agricultural and environmental scientists along parliamentarian have expressed grave concern over food-security, land-degradation, melting glaciers, declining water resources, rising temperature, and change in wind, rain and weather patterns, resulting floods, droughts amid climate change and conversion of agricultural lands to plazas, urged adaptation and mitigation measures. This...
Call to revamp Irrigation and drainage infrastructure in Sindh
Hyderabad, Feb 25: Former Irrigation Secretary Idrees Rajput has said that irrigation and drainage infrastructure needs to be revamped for optimum use in Sindh. He was speaking at a lecture on irrigation and drainage infrastructure, issues and challenges organized by Research and Development Foundation. He said...
Signing of MOU with Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam
Signing of MOU with Sindh Agriculture University, Tando Jam RDF has signed institutional MOUs with Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam to seek cooperation on drought resistant cropping, livestock management and water management. A simple signing ceremony was held at Senate Hall of the University where the Vice...
Consultation on Thar Coal Draft Resettlement Policy
Consultation on Thar Coal Draft Resettlement Policy RDF in collaboration with AWARE (a Thar based national organization) organized a consultative workshop on Draft Thar Coal Resettlement Policy on November 7, 2013 at RDF, Hyderabad. Thar Coal Energy Board, civil society organizations, concerned citizens, media professional, ex-bureaucrats, teachers,...
Scholarships for deserving Students
Scholarships for deserving Students Poverty cum merit scholarships were awarded to (9) students from eni-Pakistan concession areas in Jhangara, Sehwan. The scholarship ceremony was held at the office of Deputy Commissioner Jamshoro. The Deputy Commissioner (Mr Sajid Jamal Abro), Mr Sajid Channa and RDF representatives gave away scholarship...
Skills for Employment
Skills for Employment The Government of Pakistan has made skills development a national priority to achieve sustained economic and social development, global competitiveness and ability to respond to changes in technology and work patterns. RDF in collaboration with Oxfam Novib and European Union has launched a three year...
Training of Instructors at Honda Atlas
Training of Instructors at Honda Atlas The skills project is also taking care of the learning needs of technical course instructors at government and private institutions. RDF with the support...
Co-Design Workshops with Butterfly Works
Co-Design Workshops with Butterfly Works Butterfly Works (BFW), Netherlands (a co-partner in skills project) is supporting the project to improve the design skills of rural female artisans as their products could seek attention of urban markets. Two co-design workshops were organized at Dadu and Hyderabad with...
Youth (37) Completed Technical Skill Courses
Youth (37) Completed Technical Skill Courses RDF has signed MOUs with Sindh Technical and Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA) Non Government Technical Training Providers to provide technical services to right holder youth from RDF. After the preparatory courses at RDF the first batch of right holder youth (37)...
Syed Naveed Qamar, Member National Assembly-NA 222, inaugurated the Government Girls High School Baqar Nizamani, District Tando Muhammad Khan, on 11 November 2016. The School is rehabilitated by RDF with the funding from UEP and support of District Administration Tando Muhammad Khan
Two Days Training on 'Flood Risk Prediction and Mitigation' organized for the Senior Government Officials of District Dadu. Dr. Ghulam Rasool, DG Pak Met Department, Ms Kathrine Sargent, Program Manager Trocaire, Mr. Tarique Khokhar, ADC District Dadu, during training inauguration session, held on 4-5 October in Islamabad.
Govt Primary School Rehabilitated in village Hassan Jamil, District Sanghar
National Conference on Spate Irrigation: Potential and Challenges in Pakistan, held on 7 December 2015 at SAU Tando Jam
Vice Chancellor SAU Prof. Dr Mujeeb Memon presenting Shield to Dr Frank van Steenbergen, CEO Of MetaMeta
Skills play vital role in economic recovery, sustainable development and poverty reduction. RDF contributes in enhancing employability of marginalized youth.
Smoke free stove is a small wonder to help rural women to save themselves from health hazards and conserve precious fuel wood.
RDF seeks solution for social snags in awareness raising, public communication, networking and advocacy.
RDF strives to diversity livelihoods of the poor communities and enhance the household income.
RDF supports households to raise kitchen gardens to cultivate vegetables in or around their houses to ensure food and nutrition security.
RDF believes that education is a fundamental human right and a foundation for an enlightened society.
Seminar on Child Focused Community Development organized at a village in Jam Nawaz Ali
Registered under Societies Act 1860 in the year 2002, Research and Development Foundation (RDF) is an action research and development organization working in Sindh Province, Pakistan. It visions an equitable and eco-friendly world with the mission of innovating solutions and building social institutions. RDF is working in district Dadu, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas, Tando Allahyar, Sanghar, and Tharparker.
RDF has partnerships with communities, International NGOs, Government line departments, Academia, UN agencies and local NGOs. It is the member of IUCN, NHN, HRDN and Civil Society Forum on Climate Change. It has signed Memorandum of Understanding with Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro, Sindh Agriculture University Tando Jam, Institute of the Biochemistry University of Sindh Jamshoro, Arid Zone Research Institution of PARC, STEVTA, and Intercooperation.
Thematic Areas:
- Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security
- Climate Change and DRR
- Quality Education
- Humanitarian Response Management
