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Bringing Low-Cost Solar Energy to Village Households in Rural Sindh
How do villagers adapt and purchase small-scale solar technologies? hat vital components should a development programme address to make rural electrification successful? How can modern technology TV, lights, fans – be coupled with Millennium Development Goals (MDG)? Location The village Oan is located 19 km northwest of Nagar Parkar in District Tharparkar Sindh. Unlike most […]
‘Service’ Lets The World Stay Round
I went to visit the doctor two days ago. At the clinic, I was given a waiting number. Now this clinic is a bit of a run-down operation, but I trust the doctor for his accurate diagnostic skills and the ability to treat a patient with more kindness and less medicine. He also chooses to […]
Uraan – ‘A Burning Desire’
The engagement of an individual with a purpose bigger than what is taught in schools and universities is a tedious task. Purpose – The word, most unflinchingly demands a seriousness that seldom the youth at large, can fathom. I see it almost as a journey. Uraan set out a task that we feel must be […]
Embedding Gender Into Sustainability Reporting
Sustainability reporting is increasingly being debated by international policy makers as a necessary legal requirement. Several international and regional organizations and initiatives have referenced their policies to sustainability reporting1. The message is clear: Managing, measuring and reporting Environmental, Social and Governmental (ESG)performance is becoming essential. The case for promoting gender equality and integrating gender into […]