The document summarizes the Rural Development Foundation (RDF) in Pakistan, established in 1978 to support rural development projects. RDF aims to empower farmers, laborers, craftsmen, women and youth through village-based programs focused on agriculture, health, education, water and sanitation. Key activities include forming village committees, research, workshops, and publishing materials. RDF also runs a pilot project in Taxila to develop a model village with improved infrastructure, health clinic, skills training centers, and computer lab. The organization is non-political and self-funded through membership fees, donations and project consultancy.

1. DSC PROJECT
Development Support
Communication

2. Presented By
 Amra Tabbasum

3. Rural Development Foundation
Pakistan

4. Dr.M.Sadiq Malik–Founder of RDF

5. PROFILE
 A non-political, non-profit making
organization
 It was founded in June 1978 by Dr. M. Sadiq
Malik with the
 Approval of Federal Government
 Linked with international NGOS

6. Mission statement
 "Village-Based People
Centered Action
Oriented Sustainable
Agriculture & Rural
Development".

7. focus of the Foundation
 target group(s),
 farmers,
 landless
 who are either under-
developed or un-employed and
living in the villages below the
poverty line and constitute the
vast majority of the rural
population.

8.  labourers,
 craftsman
 , women and
youth

9. Communication strategies
 Mostly RDF communicate through press
a.

11.  To facilitate and the village community to organize
Village Development Committees (VDCs) to undertake
surveys, to identify problems, formulate small projects
and implement the development projects.
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•AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

12.  To carry out research on various aspects
of rural development
To foster and develop contacts with rural development
organizations both in Pakistan and abroad to share
knowledge and experience

13.  Acting as a think-tank to organize seminars,
workshops, forums to discuss and document
the deliberations on different rural
development issues

14. To publish and disseminate
information to member
NGOs/CBOs (National Network)

15. Agriculture and human
resource development

16. Health (Mother & Child Care),
.

17. Drinking Water and Sanitation

18. Vocational training of women and
youth

19. Human Rights
Institutional Building / Capacity
Building

20. FUNDING
 It has its own premises and is fully self
supporting organization .
 Funds are in the form of
Membership fees
Donations,
Publications,
Projects (consultancy) etc

21. PILOT PROJECT TAXILLA
 Whereas RDF acts as a
facilitator for Village
Development Committees and
Community Based
Organizations for processing of
projects for financial assistance
from national, international
agencies & donors, RDF has
been directly involved in a pilot
project to develop a model
village in Taxila, for this
purpose village Godho was
selected.

22. pilot project
Village Godho :

23. Criteria for Selecting godho Village
for Development Programme:
 total lack of the basic necessities
 No main roads
 No water supply
 Electric supply cover small part of village
 No drainage system
 No health care unit was located within the
village

24. Only one Primary School
with one class room for
boys
No primary school for
girls
No vocational training
institutions; regular post
office and telephone
service ;

25. Health clinic
 Estblished for mother
and child care
 Salaries given by the
NGOCC
 Now pay by its own

26. main strategic components of RDF
health programme
 Delivery Service
 Awareness Raising

27. Only one male and LHV
Now
Hired qualified health staff
Operation theater
small diagnostic laboratory
Vaccination facility
Mobile Field Service Unit

28.  Capacity Building by work shops
 Awarness

29. Skill Development Centre:

30. Computer Training Centre: