3 Rented Vehicles: PDI’s self-initiated support for flood victims in Thatta District
It was still dark and the sky was calm. Trees rustled quietly and all went as usual. It wasn't long before people were to awake for a normal day.But, at the first light of dawn, people began running desperately down the streets of Thatta. Word was spreading like wildfire that the Soorjani Band had broken. Water had flooded villages nearby, and was heading towards Sijawal, Daro, Mir pur Bathoro and the main city of Thatta district. In mere minutes, the lives of almost a million people were at stake.
PDI Launches Relief and Advocacy Campaign to Support Victims of PHET Cyclone in Sindh and Balochistan
Cyclone PHET hit the coastal areas of Pakistan on June 6-7 2008 wrecking large scale damage and destruction in the coastal areas of Sindh and Balochistan. Participatory Development Initiatives [PDI] being a humanitarian organization became active even before the cyclone hit the coastal areas of Pakistan. As PHET cyclone emerged at coast of Oman, PDI team after receiving news from the Met office, PDI circulated news through mobile sms among the communities and PDI setup especial team in Thatta, Karachi, and Balochistan.
PDI Launches Campaign Facilitating Poor Women to Receive Government Land
As the provincial government of Sindh in Pakistan has announced the second phase of government land distribution among poor women, Participatory Development Initiatives [PDI] has launched a massive campaign of awareness and facilitation to the poorest of poor women of the province to receive land under the land distribution program.
Legislation urged to monitor oil, gas extraction
Participatory Development Initiative and Oxfam GB have jointly organized a conference on “Corporate social responsibilities (CSR) of oil and gas exploration firms and local communities” on 30 March 2010 at local hotel of Larkana.
Sindh Govt project director , land distribution program vows to include civil society voice April 2010 land distribution process
Sindh Government Land Distribution Programme, Project Director Faisal Ukili has said that in second phase of Sindh government land distribution program would be initiated in April 2010 and the Government would also include the representatives of civil society in the process to make pre-land distribution process more transparent. He expressed this view in a consultative workshop jointly organized by PDI and Oxfam GB held at a local hotel on 31 March 2010.
PDI Officially Recognized “Unreasonable” by the Unreasonable Institute!
This year Marks the beginning of the flight where the dreams towards creating an “equal society for all” is not far enough as PDI has been selected as one of the 25 Unreasonable Ventures from all around the world at the Unreasonable Institute!
PDI Celebrates Indigenous Colors of Life with local women this International Women’s Day!
PDI celebrated International Women's Day in Khuzdar, Balochistan, with the title of "Celebrating Indigenous Colors of Life! Each year women day is celebrated around the world, with much enthusiasm, efforts and promises.
Promotion of regional harmony: Sharmila calls for inter provincial exchange of youth delegations
(February 01 2010): Sharmila Farooqui, Adviser to Chief Minister Sindh, has called upon more inter provincial exchange of youth delegations to promote regional harmony and cultural of different provinces among youths of the country.
Sindh provincial minister visited annual retreat workshop of Participatory Development Initiatives (PDI), a non-government organization (NGO) held at PDI House in DHA Phase V on Sunday. The three-day workshop was opened on January 29 to January 31.
With the devastating conditions of flooding in Pakistan more than 14 million people are affected. However the number isn’t subsiding but rising within each minute as the flood victims continue to live in depressing conditions in the open skies, without any shelter, food, health facilities nor adequate water sources .
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