Other Projects

  • An Assessment of the Ba-Himmat Buzurg Programme [2024] Research Report

Supported by GIZ Pakistan

  • Assessing the Prospects of SOS Children’s Village in Tharparkar [2022]

Supported by SOS Children’s Villages

Supported by DAI Pakistan

  • Socio-Economic Costs of Violence against Women and Girls in Pakistan [2016-2019] Summary Report

Supported by the National University of Galway, Ireland

  • Trade and Compliance of Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains: A Case Study of Pakistan

[2016-17] Research Report

Supported by Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (Pakistan)

  • Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment to Strengthen the Social Protection System in Pakistan [2016-17] Research Report

Supported by GIZ Pakistan

  • A Comparative Study of Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers in India and Pakistan [2016-2018] Research Report

Supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)

  • Sindh Capacity Development Project (2015-18)

Studies commissioned by SPDC:

  • Research Study on Early Grade Reading Innovations for Quality Education: Prospects for Scaling Up
  • Public Private Partnership for Better Service Delivery in Government Schools of Sindh

Supported by USAID

  • Recounting Gender Perspective of Budgetary Debate in the Parliament (2015-16)

Supported by UNDP

  • Courting Catastrophe? Can Humanitarian Actions Contribute to Climate Change Adaptation? [2015]

Supported by the Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric

  • The Political Economy of the Budget [2014-15]

Supported by UNDP

  • Rapid Assessment of Sexual Harassment in Public Transport and Connected Spaces in Karachi [2014]

Supported by the Asian Development Bank

  • Third-Party Monitoring of Survey and Intervention Implementation-Rural Sindh, Pakistan [2012-13]

Supported by the World Bank

  • Field Study on Upgrading of Primary Schools into Elementary Schools in Rural Sindh [2011]

Supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

  • Third Party Monitoring of the CSO Partner Activities under Community Development Programme in Various Districts of Sindh [2011-12]

Supported by the Government of Sindh

  • Rapid Assessment of Flood Damage to Government Schools in Sindh [2010]

Supported by the World Bank, 2010

  • Third Party Validation Exercise of the Government of Sindh’s Teacher Recruitment Initiative (Round 1&2) [2009-2010]

Supported by the World Bank

  • Formative Research on Women Economic Empowerment [2008-09]

Supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy — Pakistan

  • Market Assessment and Estimation of Potential Demand for Credit by Women Entrepreneurs [2008-09]

Supported by the First Women Bank Limited

  • Mapping the Terrain: The Activities of Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) in Development [2008] Working Paper

Supported by the University of Birmingham

  • Implementing Budget Questionnaires in Pakistan for International Budget Partnership [2008]

Supported by Center   on   Budget   and   Policy   Priorities, USA

  • Study on the Elimination of Textile Quotas and Pakistan-EU Trade [2007] Research Report

Supported by the European Union Delegation to Pakistan

  • Poverty Profile of Pakistan – International Development Centre of Japan [2007]

Supported by International Development Center of Japan (IDCJ)

  • A Study on Assessing the Potential for Pakistan-India Trade in Textiles [2006-07]

Supported by Pakistan-India CEO Business Forum

  • Human Development Profile of District Loralai [2004-05]

Supported by UNDP

  • The Johns Hopkins Comparative Non-profit Sector Project [2001-04]

Supported by the Aga Khan Foundation (Pakistan)

Publications:

    • Dimensions of the Nonprofit Sector in Pakistan [2002] Research Report
    • Nonprofit Sector in Pakistan: Historical Background [2004] Working Paper
    • Law and the Nonprofit Sector in Pakistan [2002] Working Paper
    • Nonprofit Sector in Pakistan: Government Policy and Future Issues [2004] Working Paper
  • Support for the Implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan to Combat Child Labour – Asian Development Bank, 2002-03
  • Third Party Validation Survey to Assess Delivery and Quality of School Level Services in Districts of Sindh – World Bank, 2003
  • Development Profile of Districts of Sindh – UNICEF, 2000-01