So, this is another surprise that there is no forum or platform to support, educate, guide and help these thousands bodies to work in what credentials and directions. There is no platform available to support these NGOs in crises or the support for social workers. Another, there is no institutional guideline for NGOs how to market and how to fulfill the requirements from donor/partner entities.
There is need to create a platform to make social sector as an industry and as a real sector to support society and its deprived areas and communities. Socio-Business Journal is first step twards the same.
We have our observation that social sector in Pakistan is not only active but also playing productive character as per its available resources. According to Aga khan Development network, there are 10,000 to 12,000 Registered NGO in Pakistan. If unregistered are considered then the number reaches 60,000. The breakup is 59% in Punjab, then in Sindh, then in K-P, Then Baluchistan. These social bodies are registered under five different laws which are these, The Societies Act (1860), Companies Ordinance (1984), the Trust Act (1882), the Charitable Endowments Act (1890), the Co-operative Act (1925) and the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies (Registration and Control) Ordinance (1961).
These NGOs have these Sources of Funding by International Donations, CIDA, SDC, USAID, DFID, UN, Embassies of Australia, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, International NGOs, Oxfam, Save the Children, Asia Foundation, British Council, Christen Social Services, Action Aid etc., Internal Fund Generation, In 1998 Pakistanis gave an estimated Rs.41 billion in cash and kind, and another estimated Rs.29 million in different times. As much as 65 percent of all monetary giving went to individuals, two-thirds of which was ‘Zakat’. The available forums to represent these NGOs are these, Pakistan NGO Forum [PNF], Advocacy Development Network, Co-ordination Council for Child Welfare, Women in Development (WID) networks, Rural Support Network (RSPN), Pakistan Reproductive Health Network (PRHN), Pakistan Education Network (PEN), Pakistan Microfinance Network and Environmental NGOs Network.
These social bodies are working in these fields and their specifications are these, education (including basic, Primary, adult and informal) represents 56 percent of the total. Health and women’s development accounting for 39 percent.
Other areas of focus include early childhood development (15.2 percent), sports promotion and recreation (12.3 percent) and community development (12 percent). Intermediary NGOs and support organizations are also most actively engaged in education (69 percent); and women’s issues (56 percent)
Mr. Rizwan Hashmi
Mr. Rizwan hashmi is CEO of Hashmi Associates, serving Social Sector clients for their Legal Registrations to Social Business Plans and Making Financial/Technical proposals to arranging Finances for projects.
Services by HASHMI ASSOCIATES
• Preparing of the Project Feasibility Reports.
• Preparing and finalizing the books of accounts.
• Public and Private Limited Companies Registration Services.
• All SECP affairs like Annual returns, Licensing, Search Reports etc.
• Registration & Renewals of Social Organizations
• Income Tax and Sales Tax Registration Services and filing of returns
• Helping in the issuance of Tax Exemption Certificates for the NGOs.
• Making the Technical and Financial Proposals for the Social Organizations.
• Making the Financial Arrangements the NGOs/Companies from Local and Foreign Financial Institutions.
Social Sector of Pakistan
Rizwan Hashmi
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