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Table of Contents
Foreword............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Acknowledgements .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
Acronyms .............................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1. Introduction and Background ............................................................................................................................... 7
2. Objectives of Study ................................................................................................................................................... 8
3. Overview of Youth Philanthropy .......................................................................................................................... 9
4. Case Studies of Youth Philanthropic Initiatives in Pakistan ..................................................................... 12
SDG 2: Zero Hunger.................................................................................................................. 14 SDG 3: Good health and well being ......................................................................................... 16 SDG 4: Quality Education ......................................................................................................... 18 SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation ......................................................................................... 20 SDG 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work ............................................................................ 22
5. Conclusion and Way Forward .............................................................................................................................. 24
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Foreword
Pakistan is a young country having nearly 60
percent of its population below 25 years of age.
The youth in Pakistan represents an important
asset for the country and can help in unleashing
opportunities for social, economic and political
transformation of Pakistan in the coming years.
The country’s youth population, if engaged and
utilized properly, can serve as catalysts for
achievement of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs). An important conduit in this
regard can be the philanthropic initiatives that
a growing number of youth are increasingly
getting involved in. Pakistan has a long and
varied history in philanthropy, drawing on the
traditions of many cultures and belief systems
that encourage their members to share their
money, time, and services for the betterment of
humanity. In recent years, there has been a
dramatic shift in how young people perceive
development challenges in Pakistan. The youth
have started recognizing themselves as part of
the solution instead and this has resulted in
increased youth-led initiatives of volunteerism
for social causes, and public calls for
accountability and action.
This study, “Youth Philanthropy Contribution
towards SDGs: Case Studies of Youth Initiatives
in Pakistan” seeks to highlight important youth
philanthropic initiatives in Pakistan, which are
contributing towards the achievement of SDGs
in the country. An initial scan of the youth
philanthropy landscape in Pakistan reveals a
large number of projects/ initiatives that are
presently being implemented. The study also
aims to situate youth philanthropy in the global
context by tracing its evolution over the recent
past and to identify best practices with regards
to the design of effective youth philanthropic
initiatives.
This volume is an exploration of youth-led
philanthropic initiatives serving as a baseline
qualitative analysis of secondary sources. This
piece also highlights that this issue needs a
deeper understanding and evaluation of youth
contribution to the charitable sector in
Pakistan. In future, the Centre aims to not only
deepen its youth engagement but also
undertake an in-depth exercise to understand
and determine philanthropic contributions of
the youth to the charitable sector in Pakistan.
Mr. Zaffar A. Khan, S.I. Chairman Board of Directors, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
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Acknowledgements
Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy takes pride in
presenting this research study on Youth
Philanthropy Contribution towards SDGs: Case
Studies of Youth Initiatives in Pakistan. The
study is the outcome of the collective effort of
a number of people whose contribution PCP
would like to acknowledge.
PCP is deeply indebted to its Board of Directors
for their support and encouragement to
complete this study. We are particularly
grateful to Dr. Attiya Inayatullah Chairperson,
PCP Research Committee and its members
namely, Ms. Khawar Mumtaz, Dr. Arshad
Ahmed, Mr. Ahmed Zuberi, and Mr. Mueen
Afzal for their continuous guidance, advice, and
insight for improving content and quality of the
study.
The Centre would like to acknowledge and
appreciate the committed efforts of PCP
Research Unit namely Ms. Aimen Tayyab
working under the guidance and oversight of Dr.
Umer Khalid, Head of Research who gave his
technical input and comments to improve the
final composition of the study. Thanks are also
due to Mr. Arsalan M. Kashfi and Sahar
Sherwani.
We hope this study will be of use to
researchers, policy makers, donors, academia
and civil society in understanding the role and
functioning of youth in contributing towards
the attainment of SDGs through philanthropic
initiatives.
Shazia Maqsood Amjad Executive Director, Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
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Acronyms
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
HDI Human Development Index
ICT Islamabad Capital Territory
KP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
LUMS Lahore University of Management Sciences
NEC National Economic Council
PCP Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals
SLE School life expectancy
UN United Nations
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNFPA United Nations Population Fund
USAID United States Agency for International Development
WASH Water, Sanitation and Hygiene
WHO World Health Organization
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1. Introduction and Background
Globally, the number of young people aged 10-
24 years is estimated at 1.8 billion. The
substantial majority at close to 90 percent of
these adolescents and youth live in developing
countries, where they make up a large
proportion of the overall population.1
Pakistan is presently one of the youngest
countries in the world, while within the South
Asian region it is the second youngest after
Afghanistan.2 Around 54 million Pakistanis (29
per cent of the population) are between the
ages of 15 and 29 years, with youth
representing nearly half of the country total
working age (15-64 years) population.3
The youth in Pakistan represents an important
asset for the country and can help in unleashing
opportunities for social, economic and political
transformation of Pakistan in the coming years.
The country’s youth population, if engaged and
utilized properly, can serve as catalysts for
achievement of the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).4 By undertaking the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development, the world
embarked on a journey committed to ending
poverty and hunger, reducing inequalities and
preserving the environment of the planet.
However, traditional forms of public resources
and development aid are proving to be
insufficient in effectively
Implementing this blueprint for peace and
prosperity for people and the planet, now and
into the future.
1 UNFPA-State of World Population 2012, By Choice, Not By Chance: Family Planning, Human Rights and Development 2 National Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan Titled Unleashing the Potential of a Young Pakistan
Pakistan has also adopted the Sustainable
Development Goals as national development
agenda, but like other developing countries, it
is facing economic and financial challenges in
achieving them.
The global development agenda states that
philanthropy can make valuable contribution
towards the attainment of the SDGs. The last
SDG Goal 17 lays emphasis on developing
partnerships between governments, businesses
and the civil society for mobilizing resources for
achieving the specific development goals.
Philanthropy in Pakistan has a long and varied
history, drawing on various cultures and beliefs
that motivate sharing of their money, time, and
services for the betterment of humanity. The
teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam,
Christianity and Sikhism inculcate in their
followers a sense of philanthropy and spiritual
motivation to cater to the needs of the poor sick
and underprivileged. The youth are also part of
the culture of giving and serving whether they
are donating, volunteering or initiating social
impact programs.
In recent years, there has been a dramatic shift
in how young people perceive development
challenges in Pakistan. The youth have started
recognizing themselves as part of the solution
instead and this has resulted in increased
youth-led initiatives for volunteerism for social
causes, and public calls for accountability and
action. Youth are increasingly being considered
3 Ibid 4 National Human Development Report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan Titled Unleashing the Potential of a Young Pakistan.
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as emerging agents of change in their
communities. However, there is limited
information available on the new and emerging
trends in youth philanthropy in Pakistan.
The present study seeks to highlight important
youth philanthropic initiatives among youth in
Pakistan, which are contributing towards the
achievement of SDGs in the country. The study
comprises of five sections. Following the
introduction Section 2 outlines the main
objectives of the study. Section 3 traces the
evolution of youth philanthropy across the
world in recent times and also highlights some
important youth philanthropy initiatives being
implemented in other developing countries as
well as the best practices globally in the design
and implementation of youth philanthropy
programs. Section 4 provides a case study of
innovative youth philanthropic initiatives under
five SDGs which have been prioritized by the
Government of Pakistan for immediate
implementation. The last section concludes the
study by offering some policy
recommendations for facilitating youth
philanthropy and helping to scaling up
successful youth philanthropy models.
2. Objectives of Study
The present study is an attempt to explore
different youth philanthropic initiatives in the
context of Pakistan, which are in some direct or
indirect way contributing towards the
attainment of the SDGs. An initial scan of the
youth philanthropy landscape in Pakistan
reveals a large number of projects/ initiatives
that are presently being implemented. The
youth philanthropic initiatives chosen to be
highlighted as case studies have been included
on basis of their innovation, sustainability and
impact. Moreover, effort is made to include all
geographic regions of the country and focus on
the SDGs prioritized by the Government of
Pakistan for immediate implementation.
The study also aims to situate youth
philanthropy in the global context by tracing its
evolution over the recent past and to identify
best practices with regards to the design of
effective youth philanthropic initiatives. The
philanthropic initiatives reflected in the study
have been derived from the available research
and knowledge base as well as review of youth
philanthropy programs, and other materials.
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3. Overview of Youth Philanthropy
Philanthropy is generally defined as the “love of humanity”. In today’s modern world, philanthropy typically encompasses creating initiatives and businesses that are solely dedicated towards improving the quality of life of the general public. Youth Philanthropy is a contemporary trend that emerged in society in the 1980s. It was at the beginning of the 1980s that a number of NPOs (nonprofit organizations) in the USA started facing financial constraints, in the face of falling individual donor funding. This led many organizations to reevaluate their mission and programs5 as a result of which some organizations began considering the future of the sector as a whole. It was out of this assessment that the nonprofit sector realized the need for tapping into the time, talent, and energy of young people to ensure the sustainable future of the sector.
In recent years, with the rise in overall global youth population,6 greater involvement of youth can be seen in this sector. Youth are moving away from being mere beneficiaries to becoming active agents.7 Youth Philanthropy can be defined as those programs and initiatives in which youth develop knowledge/ skills of and participate in the formal practice of philanthropy. Youth philanthropy includes all approaches illustrating the impulse of young
people to help and support their communities.8 It is composed of two major components: youth grant making and youth service provision. The former involves activities such as personal giving and latter includes volunteering, fundraising, and organizing social initiatives.
Beginning with the rise of youth philanthropy in the mid-1980s, hundreds of youth programs have been implemented by the young change- makers throughout the world.9 The idea of youth philanthropy has acquired dimensions of a global movement. This movement is playing an important role in shaping the future of philanthropy so that it is ultimately integrated into each community, school, and youth program.
The expansion of programs followed around the world shows the continued importance of youth in philanthropy. Presently, there are more than 584 programs in the United States alone and over 256 in other nations.10 Some important initiatives to promote youth development and philanthropy across different countries are presented in Box 1, while the global best practices with respect to design and implementation of youth philanthropy programs are highlighted in Box 2.
5 Swanson, Nancy. “The Power of Youth in Philanthropic Fundraising.” New Directions for Philanthropic Fundraising, 2002. 36: 91-99. Accessed 28 November 2016 6 United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs: Population Division 7 https://www.philanthropyma.org/events/youthphilanthropy- beneficiary-active-agent
8 Youth Leadership Institute, Changing the Face of Giving: An Assessment of Youth Philanthropy (The James Irvine Foundation, 2001). 9 Youth Grantmakers National Data Base, Michigan Community Foundations’ Youth Project website, www.mcfyp.org. 10 YouthGiving.org
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Box 1: Youth Development Initiatives
NAME WHERE AGE WHAT
Youth Connekt
Rwanda Elementary school through college–aged
Youth Connekt is a web platform developed by Rwanda’s Ministry of Youth in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme to link innovative young Rwandans to help in the country’s economic transformation. It connects youth to role models, resources, internships, and employment opportunities, enabling them to contribute in shaping a better future.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Global all age groups especially youngsters
Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have committed to donating 99% of their wealth to charity over the course of their life. Currently, this amounts to US$46 billion, making them one of the biggest philanthropists in the world. They founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which aims to provide equal opportunities for people by unlocking human potential. By providing funding to science, justice and education initiatives, the Chan-Zuckerberg family plans to make a world of difference.
Ubuntu
Education Fund
South Africa all age groups especially youngsters, school going children
Over five million South Africans suffer from HIV and AIDS. Young people between the ages of 13 and 25 years are most at risk, accounting for over 60% of new HIV infections in the country. Ubuntu is a charity operating in the town of Port Elizabeth, with a population of 400,000 people, which has an HIV prevalence of 34% among pregnant women. Its health workers provide education in order to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDs, and to minimize its impact. They hold interactive lessons in 22 schools reaching 13,500 children every fortnight. Topics touched include withstanding peer pressure, accessing health services, gender equity and relationships, and living with HIV and AIDS.
Malala Fund
Pakistan and other countries
young school age girls
Malala Fund is a not for-profit organization that advocates for girls' education. The Fund operates in regions where the most girls miss out on secondary education. Focus countries include Afghanistan, Brazil, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey.
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Box 2: Best Practices in Youth Philanthropy
Source: Adapted from Pam Garza and Pam Steven (2002): for the Coalition of Community Foundations for Youth, part of the
CFLeads: Community Foundations Leading Change
Successful youth philanthropy programs are underpinned by organizational structures that can effectively engage young people in leadership and grant-making. They are successful in building a youth friendly environment and developing grant making programs able to leverage community assets.
1. BUILD STRUCTURE
AND CAPACITY
2. DEVELOP YOUTH-ADULT
PARTNERHIPS
Effective youth philanthropy programs emphasize on
partnerships between youth and adults. Such programs
are able to engaged youth as main decision-makers and
include adults as partners and lastly promoting leadership
roles for youth in the community.
3. CREATE CONNECTIONS
Good youth philanthropy initiatives can develop productive
connections between youth, their peers and their
communities. They include members from different
cultural backgrounds, help expand leadership roles for
youth in their communities and develop partnerships with
community organizations.
4. SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
Productive youth philanthropy programs develop the skills and knowledge of youth and adults to design, implement and manage the program. They include provision of training and ongoing support during the program cycle.
5. PLAN FOR
SUSTAINABILITY
Effective youth philanthropy programs are characterized by
availability of mechanisms and resources for increasing
program sustainability. They are able to develop
sustainable sources of funding, actively engage youth in
fund raising, conduct regular assessment of program
outcomes and communicate program accomplishments.
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The higher level of involvement of youth in
philanthropy world-wide offers large and
potentially unexplored opportunities for
realizing the SDGs. The achievement of the
2030 Agenda requires the inclusion and
participation of all members of our society to
monitor and implement sustainable
development. Young people’s insights, energy
and innovations are indispensable to the
achievement of this collective vision, but
mobilising and engaging youth in every way
possible for the progress and development of
the country is the very first step. The important
roles that youth globally as well as in Pakistan
can play towards achievement of the SDGs is
highlighted in Box 3.
Box 3: Roles of youth for the SDGs
Source: Adapted from UN Sustainable Development Goals; Campaigns-Youth
1. Critical thinkers: Part of being young involves making sense of personal experiences and asking questions about the world. Youth have the capacity to identify and challenge existing power structures and barriers to change, and to expose contradictions and biases
2. Change-makers: Young people also have the power to act and mobilise others. Youth activism is on the rise over the world, bolstered by broader connectivity and access to social media.
3. Innovators: In addition to bringing fresh perspectives, young people often have direct knowledge of and insights into issues that are not accessible to adults. Youth best understand the problems they face and can offer new ideas and alternative solutions.
4. Communicators: Outside the international development sector, few people are aware that world leaders have come to a historic, far-reaching agreement to improve the lives of people and the planet by 2030. Young people can be partners in communicating the development agenda to their peers and communities at the local level, as well as across countries and regions.
5. Leaders: When young people are empowered with the knowledge of their rights and equipped with leadership skills, they can drive change in their communities and countries. Youth-led organizations and networks, in particular, should be supported and strengthened, because they contribute to the development of civic leadership skills among young people, especially marginalised youth.
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4. Case Studies of Youth Philanthropic Initiatives in Pakistan
This section presents case studies of interesting
and innovative youth philanthropic programs
operating across different regions of Pakistan in
relation to selected SDGs. Pakistan has adopted
the Sustainable Development Goals as its
National Development Agenda. In 2018, the
National Economic Council (NEC), which is the
country’s highest forum for the approval of
national plans, approved the National SDGs
Framework in March 2018. The framework
prioritizes implementation of the global goals
into three categories. While all goals will be
worked on simultaneously. Category 1 goals
require immediate attention for achieving rapid
result which will pave the way for attainment of
the remaining goals. The framework’s
categorize prioritizing the goals are shown in
Box 4. These programs and models can be used
as practical examples that other young
individuals and future generations of Pakistan
can learn from and play an active role to uplift
national socio-economic indicators in the
country.
Box 4: Sustainable Development Goals prioritized for Pakistan
The programs and models of youth Philanthropic initiatives contributing towards SDGs are practical examples that other young individuals and future generations of Pakistan can learn from and play a productive role to accelerate socio economic activity in the country.
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SDG 2: Zero Hunger:
Facts about Pakistan:
Approximately 60% of the population (3 in every 5 people) is facing food insecurity and
malnutrition11
More than 44% of Pakistani children under five are stunted, and 15% suffer from acute
malnutrition12
Close to 18% of the population lacks access to food13
Pakistan is ranked 106th out of 119 countries in Global Hunger Index 2018, with a score of 32.6,
putting it in the category of serious level of hunger14
Annually food wasted in Pakistan exceeds 40 percent (more than 36 million tons) of food15
Human Resolve to hunger
Founders: Qasim Javaid, Musa Aamir and Huzaifa Ahmed (LUMS Alumni)
Name Area/Cause Region Model Impact
Rizq End Hunger and
food wastage;
Overcoming
hunger by
countering food
wastage issue in
Pakistan
ICT, Punjab
(Lahore,
Rawalpindi), and
Sind (Karachi)
Social
Enterprise
SDG 2: No Hunger
10 Million + Meals fed
1 Million + Kilos food saved
50,000 + foods packs
distributed
15 foodbanks
3 Cities
30+ Youth Chapters
11 USAID Food Assistance Fact Sheet 12 UN World Food Program 13 UN World Food Program 14 Global Hunger Index 2018 15 Oxfam, UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Case Study - 1
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Background: Pakistan is one of the richest breadbaskets in the world, yet it continues to struggle
to feed itself. Each year roughly $2billion is spent on charity and 36 million tonnes of food gets wasted,
yet still over a 100 million Pakistanis are food insecure. The problem isn’t the scarcity of resources
rather its inefficient channelization, mismanagement and unequal access that has left millions hungry.
According to UN, by promoting sustainable agriculture with modern technologies and fair distribution
systems, the world’s entire population can be sustained with none suffering from hunger again.
Motivated to solve this problem, in 2015, three LUMS Alumni laid the foundation of Rizq; a people
powered social exchange to sustain human life to fulfill true potential.
The initiative started with the core team just making a Facebook page and inviting all those who
wanted to share excess food leftover to contact them. The page went viral overnight and soon people
started to drop queries of donating excess food or money. The team realized one thing, the solution
to hunger was to enable the collective compassion of Pakistani people.
To enable this compassion, Rizq aims to create marketplace of food philanthropy connecting donors,
individuals & non-profits working on hunger and the food insecure through technology, developing a
transparent and efficient channel of food distribution. Housing a network of self-operated and partner
foodbanks, they reach in the depths of impoverished communities to find food insecure people, and
assist them through various programs and food interventions that are financed and enabled by a wide
array of donors, individuals, corporates and the youth.
Giving the traditional act of feeding a new generation twist, Rizq is spearheading product innovation
to create systems for food distribution and channelization to feed 100 million food insecure Pakistanis
as a matter of urgency.
Services:
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SDG 3: Good health and well being
Facts about Pakistan
Under 5 Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Birth) is 8116 Non-communicable diseases lead to 58% of all deaths in Pakistan.17 Other than that 29% are the
result of cardiovascular diseases, 5% due to chronic respiratory diseases, while 8% are cancer related
According to National Diabetes Survey of Pakistan (2016-17), 26% of the population is diagnosed with diabetes, out of which 14% are overweight, 44% are obese and 46% suffer from hypertension
3% of the population suffers from high blood pressure. 16% of the population has Stage II Hypertension and 10% were not taking any medication for it18
80% of the viral Hepatitis C infections occur in Pakistan. The Infections mostly occur from medical procedures, unsafe injections and injection of drugs19
Between 35 – 40% of the country’s population suffers from depression. Although more accurate data is not available, experts have indicated that a significant share suffering from this condition are under the age of 20 years20
If the doctor cannot walk into a village, the village needs to walk to the doctor!
Founder: Sara Saeed Khurram (doctor by profession)
Name Area/Cause Region Model Impact
Sehat
Kahani
Health
Across
Pakistan
Start-up Network of 1500 Online Female
doctors who were previously not
working.
100 Community Staff
25 E-Health Clinics
20 Health Education Drives
100,000 Online Consultations
1,000,000 Beneficiaries
16 WHO Statistical Profile 17 WHO – NCD Country Profile, 2018 18 Non-communicable Diseases Survey – Pakistan 2016 19 UNAIDS 20 https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/422706-the-unhappy-child
Case Study - 2
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Background: In Pakistan there are currently 170,000 doctors, out of which 60 - 70 percent are
female. Unfortunately, only about 23 percent of female doctors get to practice after getting their degree. Sara, saw an opportunity in the misfortune of many females who were not allowed to work and established Sehat Kahani. An all-female doctor providing network, Sehat Kahani links home-based female doctors to patients in underserved areas, where quality health is not available, through technology enabled solutions. It provides affordable & convenient primary healthcare services for all using e-health solutions.
Currently, Sehat Kahani has doctors from all across Pakistan and some other countries providing consultations to women in different villages throughput the country. It is initially hard to convince patients to get their diagnosis done from a doctor who is not physically present, but is sitting at some other location and is available online for a consultation. Such examples include a doctor sitting in New Zealand but working in KP and a doctor from Quetta working remotely with patients in Karachi.21
Services:
21 https://sehatkahani.com/
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Fact about Pakistan: Literacy rate for Pakistan is 58%
23 million children are out of school in Pakistan22
School life expectancy (SLE) is the total number of years of schooling (primary to tertiary) that a
child can expect to receive. Due to financial constraints, many young students drop out of school
at a young age; contributing to Pakistan's low SLE: 8.4623
2.3 million disabled children in Pakistan – most of them are deprived of formal education24
Of the total population with disability, 0.82 million (24.8 per cent) are of school-going age (5-14 years) in Pakistan. It is estimated that about 20,000 children with disability aged 5-20 years (2.4 per cent of the total) were enrolled in special schools25
Reimagining Special Education: Special Needs Therapy & Education Supercharged!
Founders: Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Waqas and Adil Najeeb
Name Area/Cause Region Model Impact
Wonder
Tree
Special Needs
Therapy &
Education
Across Pakistan Social
Enterprise
500+ Special Children play
WonderTree on a daily
basis!
12 Schools & Hospitals
deployed and running!
22 https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/education 23 https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/school-life-expectancy-primary-and-secondary-both-sexes-years 24 https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/media/596/file/Situation%20Analysis%20of%20Children%20in%20Pakistan.pdf 25 http://unesco.org.pk/education/icfe/resources/res26.pdf
Case Study - 3
SDG 4: Quality Education
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Background: Disability is considered a taboo in Pakistan, while it is a natural phenomenon. Most
of the disabled children are kept at homes, not brought in front of people, and have limited socialization, as people restrict their contact with them. This leads to further enhancing their disability and proves to be detrimental for their physical and mental growth and development.
WonderTree develops augmented reality games for disabled children. This is an easy to use product
as the hardware requirements to play the game are only kinect v2 sensor, a television and a laptop.
The purpose of these games is to not only make these children play games but such engagement acts
as a form of therapy for them. The technology of WonderTree helps in developing motor along with
cognitive and functional skills for children with learning disabilities. The development was made
possible after the startup worked diligently with special education teachers, occupational therapists
and psychologists.
WonderTree team consists of football fanatics, artists, history-buffs and of course gamers, all
constantly working towards their vision: an inclusive society for all. At present, the startup has
developed four games that are suited exclusively for children with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral
palsy, ADHD, and other mental disabilities.
One of the key features of the games is an in-built reporting system. It tracks and documents the performance of each and every child, and hence, allows not only parents, teachers and professors, but also the developers of the games to evaluate the impact and plan future treatment options. WonderTree aims to spread its services across all institutions in Pakistan, and one day globally.
Services:
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Fact about Pakistan: Pakistan has made Pakistan has made significant progress in improving access to sanitation
Pakistan is the sixth best country for improving access to decent toilets, increasing coverage by 27%
However, 25 million people (almost 12%) still practice open defecation
53,000 Pakistani children under the age of five die annually from diarrhea due to poor water and sanitation
An estimated 70 percent of households still drink bacterially contaminated water
Pakistan is among top 10 countries with lowest access to clean water near to home o According to WaterAid’s State of the World’s Water Report 2018: industrialization, the
demands of agriculture along with rapid urbanization have depleted and increased salinity of groundwater
o 21 million people don’t have access to clean water
Ensure availability and sustainable management of
water
Founder: Fariel Salahuddin
Name Area/Cause Region Model Impact
UpTrade Providing livelihood
and enabling
farmers to purchase
necessities by using
livestock as
currency
Across
Pakistan
Social
Enterprise
Livelihood:
Increase in annual household income of
US$200 for 240 Farming Households 17,000 people impacted
1,800 farmers reached / E-mandi
Access to Water:
1,460 hours of labour saved per woman
per year 21,952 women and girls impacted
6,400 families given access to water
Case Study - 4
SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
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Background: UpTrade is a unique social enterprise model that works with small holder farmers
belonging to remote areas of Pakistan and provide them clean water, sustainable energy and key
farming inputs. UpTrade through its innovative barter trade financing model aims to uplift rural
communities by providing them a sustainable source of livelihood. It makes use of goats, sheep, cows
and camel as the mode of currency that the local pay in exchange for these goods/services. Most of
the underprivileged communities in the rural areas are predominantly agriculture based and hence
may not have money in cash but do have livestock. The model bypasses the fragmented and inefficient conventional supply chain and enables farmers to purchase necessities for home life, farming supplies, and services from UpTrade partners. These Partners provide full installation and services to the farmers. Uptrade pays the suppliers/partners in cash by selling the livestock at Mandi organized annually for Eid (when the price and demand is high) and on its online E-Mandi portal.
Services
E-Mandi is UpTrade’s electronic livestock market platform which provides small-
holder livestock farmers and low income households direct access to markets and
alternative financing mechanisms. Through enabling these communities to use
their assets and unlock the non-cash liquidity of their livestock, UpTrade facilitates
them in purchasing essential farming assets.
Through this innovative bartering model, off-grid, water stressed rural
communities can purchase solar water pumps using their livestock as currency.
The technical team and product partners design, install and maintain solar based
pumping solutions based on the specific water requirements of each community,
hydraulic profile of the area and their capacity to pay.
This barter financing window enables off-grid rural communities, to trade their
livestock for access to solar energy products and solar micro-grids. Many of these
communities, to meet their basic requirements. This mechanism grants such
communities access to clean, renewable energy systems and products like solar
lighting, fans, televisions, radios and charging stations for mobile phones.
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SDG 8: Economic Growth and Decent Work
Facts about Pakistan
Economic growth is a prerequisite for sustained improvements in human development, particularly growth in the manufacturing sector
Every job in manufacturing creates 2.2 jobs in other sectors The average growth in Pakistan during the last five years was 4.8 percent
o Agricultural sector grew by 2.1 percent o Large scale manufacturing witnessed a growth of 4.7 percent o Services sector grew by 5.5 percent
The proportion of informal workers in employment improved by 1.6 percentage points between 2014-15 and 2017-18, but still continues to be high at 72%
Total unemployment rate is approximately 6% o Male unemployment rate is 5.1% o By gender female unemployment rate is 8.3%
Provides a platform to all the aspiring entrepreneurs to seek
motivation, ideas, and inspiration from some of the finest
people in tech related businesses.
Founder: Fatima Rizwan
Name Area/Cause Region Model Impact
Techjuice Technology media
platform, dedicated to
profiling and
promoting Pakistani
startups and
entrepreneurs, crypto
currency, reviews of new
emerging
gadgets, lists latest mobile
prices in Pakistan,
and breaking technology
news.
Across
Pakistan
Startup, social
enterprise
Digitization to promote tech-
literacy
Case Study - 5
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Background: Founded in 2014, TechJuice is ranked 94,362 among websites globally based on its
810,693 monthly web visitors. It has quickly became an important resource for techies, businessmen,
start- up founders and venture capitalists in Pakistan as well as abroad. Today, the TechJuice family
comprises of over 2 million direct visitors on different social platforms and has access to a network of
millions of users on Twitter, Facebook, Google and LinkedIn. The mission at TechJuice is to cover news
with regard to Start-ups, entrepreneurship, and Technology in Pakistan.
TechJuice uses 51 technology products and services, which include Google Analytics, WordPress, and
Vimeo, and has deployed 59 technologies for its website. These include Viewport Meta,
IPhone/Mobile Compatible, and SPF, etc.
TechJuice aims to provide a platform for all aspiring entrepreneurs to seek motivation, ideas and
inspiration from some of the leading figures in tech related businesses. Keeping this under
consideration new entrepreneurs can look up to the ideas most suitable to them for their livelihood.
Not just that, TechJuice also comes up with regular reviews of products/ services that have hit
international market to keep its users well informed.
Services:
Presently, only 14 percent of the technology industry in Pakistan
comprises of women, with the share of women in technical roles even
lower than that. The series Girls Can Code, attempts to understand the
reasons of minimal involvement and interest in the technology industry.
The women presently working in this field share their insights into the
gender barren technology industry of Pakistan and they also encourage
the upcoming female youth to consider this as a professional career.
Under this initiative, each year a list of high achieving Pakistanis under
the age of 25 who have excelled in technology arena are show cased.
These young achievers have defied all the negative stereotypes attached
to our country and won local and global awards. This serves as a platform
to connect innovators, entrepreneurs, artists and social activists that are
stirring a quiet revolution in Pakistan and showing path to the future
generations.
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5. Conclusion and Way Forward
Pakistan has an important opportunity to place
its young at the very center of its development
priorities. Such an opportunity can be seen
with the advent of an increasingly prominent
and rising youth philanthropy sector in
Pakistan. With their demographic size, fresh
and creative ideas, many pressing issues facing
Pakistan can be ameliorated including but not
limited to education, health and environment
and ultimately achieving SDGs.
This preliminary overview of youth
philanthropy in Pakistan indicates great
potential of the country’s young people to
contribute effectively towards the 2030
Development Agenda. Some of the youth
philanthropy programs illustrated meet the
global best practices as highlighted in the study
and can have a high level of impact if scaled up.
The Government can play an important role in
promoting and facilitating youth philanthropic
initiatives in the country. Access to finance and
skills development are key areas where
Government support would be critical in
promoting and expanding the scale and scope
of youth philanthropy. In this regard, efforts
should be made for more effectively utilizing
existing youth development initiatives at the
national level. This can include Kamyab Jawan
Loan Scheme which is already under
implementation for promoting youth
entrepreneurship, skills development and
improved market linkages. The program design
of this scheme can be modified further by
including parameters for ensuring greater
impact at ground level for proposed projects
against which financing is sought, which will
help promote social entrepreneurship.
In addition to the Government, the non-profit
sector in the country should also endeavor to
promote a greater involvement of youth in the
philanthropic domain. Existing youth
engagement programs can be improved by the
inclusion of youth in the design and
implementation of such projects. A bulk of
youth is in rural areas, which largely remain
ignored. Secondly, the representation of young
women and girls and uneducated youth should
also be ensured in these programs. The
academia can also play an important role in
facilitating youth philanthropy by developing
and delivering capacity building programs as
well as mainstreaming philanthropy in the
higher education sector.
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