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YOUTH PHILANTHROPY IN PAKISTAN

Contribution Towards SDGs | 1


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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



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



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



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



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.



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.



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

http://www.mcfyp.org/



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.



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.



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.



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.



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



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:



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)


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



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/



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


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

https://www.unicef.org/pakistan/education



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:



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


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



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.



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


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

https://www.techjuice.pk/category/startups/



https://www.techjuice.pk/category/cryptocurrency/

https://www.techjuice.pk/category/cryptocurrency/

https://www.techjuice.pk/category/mobile/



https://www.techjuice.pk/mobiles/

https://www.techjuice.pk/mobiles/

https://www.techjuice.pk/category/technology/

https://www.techjuice.pk/category/technology/



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,

startup 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.



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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