To strengthen and support community organisations and public interest institutions of Pakistan for the benefit of poor and disadvantaged sections of society for sustainable development through a participatory aproach.

SPO is a national civil society organisation. Its national centre is in Islamabad, but it has eight regional offices in Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Turbat and Dera Ismail Khan. Besides that one project office in Muzaffarabad with two sub-project offices in Neelum and Bagh, and six temporary project offices are contributing to achieving SPO's goals. The national centre's role is to co-ordinate activities of all the regional centres, and in addition to its corporate functions, provides technical support and guidance on issues such as programme policies, strategies, funding and networking. The regional centres are directly responsible for implementing SPO's strategy in the field. SPO is a not-for-profit organisation, with well-laid policies and procedures to facilitate the work. SPO is an equal opportunity employer with staff strength of 141 permanent staff along with 110 short-termproject staff, volunteers and interns.