National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) and Organization for Social Development Initiatives (OSDI), a Karachi based Social Policy Think Tank, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate and work together for poverty alleviation and economic sustainability and creation of jobs in the rural areas of Pakistan.
Both the organizations have mutually agreed to collaborate on improving the lives of the vulnerable people through engaging in education, health-care and livelihood programmes in the focused communities of district Mardan (KPK), Thatta (Sindh) and Lasbela (Baluchistan).
OSDI shall construct and renovate Temporary Learning Centers (TLCs) and Feeder Schools; along with donation of necessary school equipment to facilitate the students. NCHD on the other hand shall, appoint and train teachers in all the educational facilities intervened by OSDI. Moreover, both the organizations shall support each other in School Based De-Worming programme (SBDW), Ear, Nose and Throat (E.N.T.) tests, setting up Free General Medical Camps (GMCs) in the focused communities and provide vocational trainings to empower the youth. Besides this, NCHD shall also facilitate in training of farmers in Livelihood Assistance Programme (LAP) of OSDI.
A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by both the organizations in a simple and graceful ceremony held the other day where Col Dr Amirullah Khan Marwat (Retd), Chairman, NCHD and Aasim A Siddiqui, Founder Trustee OSDI, came into a formal agreement for mutual co-operation. Sheheryar N Khan, Manager Programmes from OSDI and Shafqat Ali Janjua, Director Education, from NCHD were also present on the occasion.