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Pakistan is amongst the most water stressed countries. Almost 16 million people have no choice but to use unsafe water from unsafe sources. 25 million people defecate in the open and 46% of the population does not have a hand washing facility at home with soap and water.

Peace and governance program at Mojaz Foundation aims at working for maximum transparency and peoples’ right to information and records held by public bodies through the use of Social Audit.

The existing situation of education service delivery in Pakistan is suffering from a host of problems. Literacy rates are falling, with just 58% literacy against a target of 88%, and a huge gulf between men (70%) and women (47%). School drop-out rates increase sharply around the transition to secondary school.

According to the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2015–2016, nearly 39 percent of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty. One important way to come out of poverty is through economic development. Investing in poor and marginalized people’s economic development sets a path for poverty reduction.

Pakistan is a country prone to disasters both man-made and natural. Disaster can hit anyone at any time. Pakistan has been facing various disasters and given the poverty profile of the country, whereby people are already struggling to survive, the hardships increase when a disaster strikes. Women, children and old people are among the worst affected population.