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Raasta Development Consultant (RDC)
D-66/1, Block 4, Scheme 5, Clifton, Karachi
Tel: 021-35870735/021-35375654
Fax: 021-335865305
Email: staff@raasta.com
Date of Formation :	1989
Type of Organization :	Private

Head of the Organisation
Name:	Ms. Simi Kamal	Designation:	Chief Executive Officer

Areas of Focus
1	Children Issues (including Child Labour)
2	Education and Literacy
3	Economic Empowerment

Brief Profile of the Organisation

Raasta's scope of work ranges from the grassroots to the national level in Pakistan and abroad, through long term institutional development projects funded by the development banks and bilateral agencies, to medium and short term assignments commissioned by UN agencies, international development organisations, government departments, international and Pakistani civil society sector. Based in Karachi, Raasta has a wide network of subject specialists, research associates, field investigators and trainers throughout Pakistan. It has carried out extensive field based primary data research, developed training modules, handbooks and materials, initiated community development models, developed gender indicators as a cross cutting theme in all its work, carried out institution building work, and contributed extensively to policy, strategy, roadmaps and development plans in Pakistan and in several other countries. Raasta is always on the cutting edge of international trends, issues and methodologies encompassing the entire range of social development and environmental themes and sectors.

Relevance with Standing Committees of the Senate
No.	Committee Name	View Members
1	Senate Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization
2	Senate Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
3	Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice
4	Senate Standing Committee on Water and Power

Relevance with Standing Committees of the National Assembly
1	National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization
2	National Assembly Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Human Rights
3	National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination
4	National Assembly Standing Committee on Water and Power

Relevance with Standing Committees of KPK Provincial Assembly
1	Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Cooperation Department
2	Standing Committee on Communication and Works Department
3	Standing Committee on Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department
4	Standing Committee on Health Department
5	Standing Committee on Home and Tribal Affairs Department
6	Standing Committee on Information and Public Relations Department
7	Standing Committee on Local Government, Elections and Rural Development Department
8	Standing Committee on Food Department
9	Standing Committee on Population Welfare Department
10	Standing Committee on Zakat, Ushr, Social Welfare and Women Development Department

Relevance with Standing Committees of Punjab Provincial Assembly
1	Standing Committee on Colonies
2	Standing Committee on Communications and Work
3	Standing Committee on Culture and Youth Affairs
4	Standing Committee on Excise and Taxation
5	Standing Committee on Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering
6	Standing Committee on Irrigation and Power
7	Standing Committee on Livestock and Dairy Development
8	Standing Committee on Local Government and Rural Development
9	Standing Committee on Mines and Minerals
10	Standing Committee on Population Welfare

Relevance with Standing Committees of Sindh Provincial Assembly
1	Standing Committee on Tourism and Resource Development
2	Standing Committee on Gender Mainstreaming
3	Standing Committee on Agriculture
4	Standing Committee on Cooperatives
5	Standing Committee on Finance
6	Standing Committee on Primary Health(BHU, HRC and Vertical Programmes) and Secondary Health(Rest of Health)
7	Standing Committee on Home
8	Standing Committee on Forests, Wildlife and Environment
9	Standing Committee on Industries and Commerce
10	Standing Committee on Irrigation
11	Standing Committee on Auqaf, Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr

Selected Publications
No.	Name of Publication
1	Situation Analysis of Children in Armed Conflict i
2	Situational Analysis of Women and Children in Sind
3	A Rapid Assessment of Child Labour in the LBOD Pro
4	Promoting and Establishing Human Rights: HRCP's Im

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