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PARTICITORY DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE
— · EIN · pdi.org.pk
profile · synthesized from sources

Participatory Development Initiative (PDI) is a youth-led non-profit organization in Pakistan, established in 2004. It focuses on promoting participatory, pro-poor, sustainable, and gender-balanced development. PDI works to create equal opportunities and benefits for all stakeholders, with an emphasis on community involvement from conceptualization to implementation.

named programs · 5 · from sources

what they call their work

Legislation urged to monitor oil, gas extraction
Advocacy for legislation to monitor corporate social responsibilities related to oil and gas extraction.
Making Rural Voices a part of Disaster Contingency Planning
Program to include rural communities in disaster contingency planning, following events like Cyclone PHET.
PDI National Seminar on Endangered Brahui Language of Pakistan
Seminar addressing the endangered status of the Brahui language, as warned by UNESCO.
Taking Girls Back to School in Dadu
Initiative to help girls, like Uzma, return to and continue their education in Dadu.
Value Adding Livelihoods in Umerkot
Program focused on providing rural women with land ownership in Umerkot, Sindh Govt.
activities · 4 groups

what they do

  • Anti-FGM and Girls' Education Advocacy 1 activity
    • Brahui Language Preservation
      Organized a national seminar to address the decline of the Brahui language, responding to UNESCO's warning about its endangered status.
  • Disaster Preparedness and Response Training 1 activity
    • Community Inclusion in Disaster Planning
      Worked to ensure the inclusion of rural communities' perspectives in disaster contingency planning, specifically following Cyclone PHET in 2008.
  • Education Sponsorship and Academic Support 1 activity
    • Girls' School Re-enrollment Program
      Implemented a program in Dadu to re-enroll girls in schools, providing support to individual students to continue their education.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Advocacy for Corporate Social Responsibility
      Co-organized a conference with Oxfam GB to advocate for corporate social responsibilities, specifically concerning oil and gas extraction.
    • Land Provision for Rural Women
      Implemented a program in Umerkot to provide land to rural women, aiming to support their livelihood development.
relationships · 7

who they work with

  • ActionAid Partner — Partner organization collaborating with PDI on development initiatives.
  • International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Government — Partner organization supporting PDI's rural development efforts.
  • Oxfam GB Partner — Collaborated with PDI to organize a conference on corporate social responsibilities related to oil and gas extraction.
  • Oxfam Novib Partner — Partner organization supporting PDI's programs.
  • Small Grants Programme (SGP) Partner — Partner organization supporting PDI's projects.
  • Trócaire Partner — Partner organization working with PDI on development initiatives.
  • United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Government — Partner organization affiliated with the United Nations, collaborating with PDI.