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People, Development & Policy Initiatives

Islamabad, Pakistan
Joined August 2017

We aim to promote an enabling space for the young, marginalized and vulnerable segments indiscriminately through advocacy, lobbying and networking, service delivery, research and capacity building.

Presence in: Australia, Pakistan, United Kingdom
Focus: Criminal Justice, Gender-based violence, Generalist Legal Services, Livelihoods, Peace-building & Transitional Justice, Right to Information

People, Development & Policy Initiatives envisions a “Socially Just” and “Progressive” society where people understand and fulfill their collective responsibility and enjoy their rights indiscriminate to cast, color, creed, sex, ethnicity, race and/or nationality.

PDP Initiatives is pursuing this mission since its inception in 2013 by working for the well being of vulnerable segments of the society through various means, be it advocacy, community services, capacity building, lobbying and networking and emergency response. PDP Initiatives aspires to support various population groups in different thematic areas including Rule of Law, Democratic Governance, Women and Youth Empowerment, Emergency Response and Education throughout Pakistan.

PDP Initiatives focuses on ensuring equal opportunities for the vulnerable through improved access to the channels of grievance redress that would conform to the empowerment of individuals. PDP Initiatives concentrates on building capacities, promotion of human rights and access to justice by developing linkages and narrowing the gap between the deprived segments of the society and government institutions like law enforcement agencies, police, judiciary, government machinery and the national and international humanitarian community who is responsible for providing justice.

The head office of PDP Initiatives is located in Islamabad and the nationwide outreach is exercised through direct implementation and/or strategic partnerships with civil society, educational institutions and government departments.

PDP Initiatives follows a three pronged strategic model to deal with the adverse socio-economic and politico-legal situation in Pakistan.

  1. Identification of areas of concern
  2. Developing strategic partnerships with relevant stakeholders
  3. Initiating small scale Model Pilot Projects (MPPs)