Provision of services through feasible self help solutions becomes a major portion of Taraqees' efforts for sustainable development in Balochistan. Services are being provided under three major thematic areas which also form the Foundations' core programs. These are:
- Poverty Alleviation through Micro Finance & Enterprise Development Program,
- Building physical infrastructure through Community Physical Infrastructure program,
- Primary health care promotion and awareness through Basic Health Education & Services Program.
- Capacity building at various levels through Human & Institutional Development section,
- Strengthening PTCs (Parent Teacher Committees) and provision of literacy through education program.
- Addressing children’s needs through innovative and need based services,
Service delivery efforts are to be complimented with strong and sustained advocacy for policy shift. A decisive socio-economic change in Balochistan calls for a facilitative socio-cultural and policy environment especially because the efforts for development in the province are hemmed in by an exploitive and male-dominated tribal system. Though the tribal system has lost some of its historical leverage, it continues to have a social and economic hold over the population of rural Balochistan. The tribal leaders tend to see the emancipation of people, with a focus on women, a threat to their hegemony. Low literacy rates entail lack of awareness among the masses about development issues. Additionally, despite some positive changes in public policies, the government is yet to give social development the due priority.
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Community Infra structure |