SACHET is a multi-dimensional, forward looking; gender sensitive and environmental friendly welfare
SACHET is a multi-dimensional, forward looking; gender sensitive and environmental friendly welfare cum development oriented organization. STARTING FROM SCRATCH – SACHET emerged on the continuously expanding horizon of Pakistani CSOs, at the time when themes and resolutions adopted at CEDAW, ICPD &+5 and Beijing’s Platform for Action were gaining new watchfulness in South Asia and occupying central position in CSO activities. Launching another CSO with the slogan “For Pakistanis and By Pakistanis “and vision of human development of the disadvantaged with a gender perspective was not only challenging but also risky. The work, gender in a patriarchal society is perceived as an imported agenda item. STARTING FROM SCRATCH – SACHET emerged on the continuously expanding horizon of Pakistani CSOs, at the time when themes and resolutions adopted at CEDAW, ICPD &+5 and Beijing’s Platform for Action were gaining new watchfulness in South Asia and occupying central position in CSO activities. Launching another CSO with the slogan “For Pakistanis and By Pakistanis “and vision of human development of the disadvantaged with a gender perspective was not only challenging but also risky. The work, gender in a patriarchal society is perceived as an imported agenda item. Our entry in this area not only raised suspicions among orthodox patriotic circles, but some self-appointed custodians of society also felt threatened. Our journey has been and is following a rocky pathway. However, in spite of limited resources, we continue to possess limitless determination to move ahead at a steady pace. SACHET seeks to provide social development, primarily in low-income localities, by investing in health, education, poverty alleviation, income generation skills, human resource and rural development. Grantees and beneficiaries are selected without regard to race, religion and political persuasion. SACHET is registered in Islamabad under the voluntary social welfare agencies, registration and control ordinance, 1961. We are an organization visionary of welfare and development and on a mission to serve humanity. The organization’s name reveals its interest areas. We, through catering for the community’s basic needs in Health, Education and Training, with deep conviction are looking forward for a sustainable Developmental process to take roots from SACHET’s platform. Having the spirit to devotedly extend the ‘deserving’ something fruitful and beneficial both in the short and long term, Dr. A.Q. Khan gave his well conceived brain child a material reality in May 1999. The monogram transformation from SACHE (Society for the Advancement of Community, Health and Education) to SACHET (Society for the Advancement of Community, Health, Education and Training) was specifically done to embrace the productive entity of Training. The training of target community and that of the trainers was realistically comprehended as a pre-requisite to successful interventions in Health and Education sector.