DIN Pakistan — Development Institutions' Network

Our Core Programs

01
Business Startups Pillar

Livelihoods & New Business Startups project

Empowering vulnerable families with micro-business push-carts, retail cabins, and vendor toolkits.

DIN's Livelihoods & Business Startups program addresses rural unemployment and income vulnerability across Sindh. We equip deserving heads of households, widowed women, and young entrepreneurs with mobile push-carts (vegetable, fruit, chips/fries) and roadside retail cabins stocked with starter inventory. This creates immediate self-reliance and daily cash flow for poverty-stricken families.

Key Intervention Pillars:
Mobile vegetable & fruit push-cart business packages
Confectionery & retail cabin startup installations
French-fry & snack cart micro-enterprise toolkits
Financial literacy & vendor micro-enterprise training
Active in: Shikarpur
Livelihoods & New Business Startups project
IMPACT METRIC
650+ Vendor Startups Created
02
Construction of One Room Shelter Pillar

Construction of One Room Shelter Project

Constructing low-cost 1-room flood-resistant shelters and durable housing for climate-vulnerable families.

Extreme weather events in regularly destroy mud-brick rural homes. DIN's Shelter & Resilient Housing initiative builds low-cost 1-room disaster-resistant houses with reinforced plinths, brick walls, and weather-sealed roofs. Every housing unit is planned alongside village committees to ensure safety, dignity, and privacy for vulnerable families.

Key Intervention Pillars:
Construction of low-cost 1-room climate shelters
Elevated flood-resistant plinth & brick masonry
Latrine & sanitation block integration
Community-led shelter beneficiary selection
Active in: Shikarpur
Construction of One Room Shelter Project
IMPACT METRIC
120+ 1-Room Shelters Built
03
Disaster Relief Pillar

Disaster Risk Reduction & Emergency Relief Project

Rapid emergency flood response, Fiddayah food ration packs, and emergency disaster recovery.

DIN Pakistan maintains rapid-response disaster relief mechanisms across border districts of Sindh. During monsoon emergencies and climate crises, DIN mobilizes food ration drives containing flour, oil, pulses, and hygiene kits, alongside emergency medical relief camps and clean water support.

Key Intervention Pillars:
Emergency Fiddayah & Fitrana food ration pack drives
Monsoon flood rescue & emergency relief camps
Clean water container & hygiene pack distribution
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) village committees
Active in: Shikarpur
Disaster Risk Reduction & Emergency Relief Project
IMPACT METRIC
12,000+ Ration Packs Distributed
04
Disability Aid Pillar

Disability Inclusion & Special Rehabilitation project

Promoting basic rights, assistive toolkits, and accessible infrastructure for PWDs and especially-abled groups.

Especially-abled individuals face severe social exclusion and physical barriers in rural Sindh. DIN prioritizes PWD inclusion by supporting special education centers, installing accessible handpumps and ramps, providing vocational trade toolkits, and advocating for equal human rights and dignity.

Key Intervention Pillars:
Support for special education & rehabilitation centers
Assistive device & mobility toolkit distribution
Accessible WASH handpumps & ramp construction
Paralegal rights advocacy for PWDs & minorities
Active in: Shikarpur
Disability Inclusion & Special Rehabilitation project
IMPACT METRIC
1,400+ PWDs Supported
05
WASH & Clean Water Pillar

WASH Projects

Installing hand pumps, solar water wells, water coolers, and sanitation units.

Access to clean drinking water is a basic human right. DIN constructs communal deep hand pumps, solar filtration wells, and hospital electric water cooling units to protect rural children and mothers from waterborne diseases.

Key Intervention Pillars:
hand pump installation in hamlets
Solar-powered deep water tubewell construction
Electric water cooler installation at hospitals (RBUT)
Public sanitation latrines & open-defecation-free drives
Active in: Shikarpur
WASH Projects
IMPACT METRIC
943+ Hand Pumps Installed