Who We Are

Founded in the year 2001, the Sindh Community Foundation (SCF) is a prominent non-governmental organization (NGO) with a national outreach, operating from its Head Office in Hyderabad. SCF has established itself as a vital player in the field of community development and social service. SCF registered in 2007 under the Societies Act XXI, 1860 registration number 5104, Certified with Pakistan Center for Philanthropy, Registered and MoU signed with Economic Affair Division of Pakistan and Tax exempted with FBR Pakistan. The organization has achieved special consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) since 2015, highlighting its commitment to international cooperation and humanitarian endeavors. In addition to its national endeavors, SCF has also gained recognition internationally, acquiring CSOs observer accreditation with the Green Climate Fund and becoming a member of the Global Disaster Risk Reduction Network. Besides, it has membership with National Humanitarian Network -NHN. SCF has MOU with Directorate of Literacy and Non Formal Education, Government of Sindh.

SC awarded at COP27 for climate resilience work

In recognition of its outstanding contributions, SCF has been honored with the “Just Climate Solution Award” at COP27 in Egypt. This award was presented to SCF in acknowledgment of its tireless efforts to advance labor rights for women cotton workers in the face of rising temperatures and the impacts of climate change in Sindh. The award was granted by Women Engage for Common Future, the United Nations Climate Technology Centre & Network (UNCTCN), and the Women and Gender Constituency.

What We DO

— OUR VISION

SCF envisions for a socially and economically empowered society with no discrimination on caste, gender and race with equitable access to social justice and resources.

— OUR MISSION

Creating spaces and opportunities for marginalized and vulnerable population groups including women, youth, people with disability , minorities living rural and informal urban settings in Sindh for socio-economic empowerment and resilience through provision of the equitable access to socio-economic development , improved health and education status so that they can exercise their rights to combat poverty and all forms of injustices.

— OUR VALUES

Human dignity
Self-reliance
Participation
Equality & Equity
Transparency
Inclusiveness

To ensure that all children have access to quality education and no children regardless of gender, colors, races and geographic distribution is left behind and have to drop out or discontinue their education for any reason
To increase of rural population to the water and sanitation facilities
To create and provide equal opportunities to women and girls in socio-economic activities so that they have their say in their decision making and participate in any kind of development processes
To engage communities and relevant stakeholders to protect women and girls against gender based violence and child marriage in specific
To strengthen the capacities of local partners, community groups, CSOs and various stakeholders including government officials on quick roll out or implementation of SDGs with pro-poor and marginalized policies and programs
To offer productive and creative spaces for young people to groom their leadership, civic engagement capacity and knowledgebase to make them more constructive citizens
To create awareness and access among communities and young people on health services, HIV and RH problems
To build the climate resilient communities and strengthening actions for environmental governance
To promote peaceful and positive community values

WHERE DO WE WORK

Hyderabad
Matiari
Tando Muhammad Khan
Jamshoro
Thatta
Sanghar
Mirpurkhas
Dadu
Thatta
Sukkur
Sujawal
Karachi
Badin

HOW WE WORK

TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS

SCF understands that all people live and work within existing and interconnected socioeconomic systems, including health, education, market and legal. In SCF’s working environments, systems often function poorly or not at all, leading to inequality and exclusion among the most vulnerable. SCF identifies the permanent actors within a system and defines its role relative to these stakeholders, understanding that they are the principal catalysts of change and will remain a fundamental part of the system long after SCF’s input. In effect, SCF acts as a facilitator of change so that the vulnerable communities with whom we work can participate in and gain access to basic humanitarian rights and a range of socio-economic opportunities on a sustainable basis. In addition, partnering with stakeholders is key to the success of SCF’s systems approach. GOAL’s aim is not to become a permanent part of any system, but to facilitate change within it. This systems approach incorporates resilience, inclusion, and social and behavior change in its programming. It addresses the root causes behind the system’s weaknesses that exclude and marginalize vulnerable populations and lead to poverty, discrimination and inequality.

BUILDING RESILIENCE

Resilience is an important element of SCF’s programming. At its core is the belief that communities and households living within complex systems can be assisted to adapt to risks in order to be able to respond and recover from shocks, without compromising their long-term wellbeing. Investing in resilience enlivens recovery following a crisis, and better prepares communities and households for subsequent shocks and stresses. Strengthening resilience aims to foster independence for affected communities over the long term, should crises reoccur.

FOSTERING INCLUSION

Inclusion is the dynamic process that gives recognition, roles, influence, and powers to individuals or groups in a particular system, counteracting the processes that create vulnerability, exclusion, and discrimination. SCF ensures that these processes are used to inform programme design.

Gender and age are key elements affecting inclusion, and the change SCF creates is with groups that are in some way marginalized, neglected or excluded. Inclusion is about understanding the mechanisms which create exclusion and then designing programmes to counteract it. SCF’s Gender Equality and inclusion and diversity policies guide all field and decision makers in ensuring our programmes and policies are gender aware and informed of the barriers facing women, men, girls and boys.

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR CHANGE

SCF recognizes that there are multiple relationships, interactions and behaviors that affect how functional and inclusive a system is. Partnering with government, community, civil society and private sector stakeholders, we design programmes aimed at changing context specific behaviors in a system that prevent it from working efficiently and inclusively.

PARTNERSHIP

Collaboration with a diverse array of partners is of paramount importance to drive smart and effective solutions. SCF works with a wide variety of partners to achieve its humanitarian and development objectives. These include longstanding partnerships with institutional funders, including the governments of Sindh, The Feed The Minds, AVPN, Pathfinder, SCF’s commitment is to continue to build a network of relationships between governments, other local and INGOs, private sector, and other non-traditional partners for greater impact. SCF also works in partnership with a variety of charitable trusts and foundations across the globe, with corporates who partner in meaningful ways and generous individual supporters whose donations, legacies and fundraising events raise vital funds for SCF. Strengthening civil society in each of our countries of operation is a significant priority. SCF’s commitment is to build a network of relationships between governments, NGOs, and private sector partners to empower local organisations on the ground.