About Us
Founded in 2007, Rupani Foundation is registered as a not-for-profit organization under the section 42 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984 in Pakistan.
The Foundation was the organization that preceded the RDI-Rupani Development Initiatives. These initiatives are unique in scope and adapts an approach that combines and leverages the social and economic development to address the complex underlying aspects of development with the objectives of bringing a positive change in the lives of peoples in target geographies.
Rupani Foundation responds more deliberately to specific population segments e.g., girls and women, youth, minorities, and the elderly.
Thematic Areas
The core interventions of the Foundation revolve around early childhood development, education, economic inclusion, brain well-being, natural resources management, humanitarian assistance with cross-cutting themes of gender, environment, civil society, and local governance.
Since its inception, the Foundation has been implementing innovative programs to enhance skills and introduce value addition in local resources in partnership with local, national, and international agencies, and also promoting the holistic development of children (conception-8 years) by providing essential Early Childhood Development (ECD) and educational programs.
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RF trained over 15,000 local youth in employable skills.
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RF established 250 ECD Centers across Pakistan.
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RF ECD programs benefited over 50,000 children, parents/caregivers.
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RF trains over 20,000 youth & students in future skills.
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RF trained more than 4,000 Teachers and ECD Educators
Geographic Areas of Focus
Rupani Foundation Pakistan is working from the deserts of Sindh to the mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan. Most of the activities are concentrated in Gilgit-Baltistan, Sindh and Punjab. The Foundation has increasingly expanded programs to include other remote and resource-poor areas of Pakistan.
Our Core Office is based in Gilgit with two main offices in Islamabad and Karachi.
The sister organisations of the Foundation also operate across Pakistan and other parts of the world by focusing on different innovative programe in different thematic areas.