REORIENTATION - Key to BETTER TOMORROW

PRESENTATION
Constitution gives a unifying structure of governance to all Nizaris and their religiously-based institutions, who are established in more than 25 countries and territories around the globe. Due to the differing social, economic, and political realities faced by the Nizari diaspora, the constitution has built-in flexibility, allowing various communities the ability to propose rules and regulations unique to individual communities, while retaining the overall unity of framework with all other communities, through detailed provisions within the constitution.

Appointment Meeting Guidance:

The governance structure of the Jamat in Pakistan was established under the Ismaili Constitution ordained in 1986. Changes since then in the Jamat’s needs and priorities call for an in-depth review of the present structure with a view to considering such changes and amendments as would render the institutions more responsive to current and projected Jamati and national circumstances, more effective in their performance and easier to manage.

We have to build a better functional system, it’s the collegiate responsibility of the National Council, and the Jamati leadership in Pakistan is more than qualified to do so. Keep in mind that I am searching for a fully functional system, it wasn’t possible before, but now I think we can get there. I would ask you to move it forward on the premise of reality, not on the premise of wishful thinking.

.....The realities are many different levels of needs and demographic presence in Pakistan and yet there is a single National Council that is addressing the whole set of different issues in different areas of the country, and it has to be responsible and sensitive to them. There are too many differentiated needs and these are massive. There are many matters which can be dealt uniformly countrywide. Look at this responsibility as being collegiate no matter what part of Pakistan you come from. There is collegiate responsibility for the whole of Pakistan. I would like you to accept the mandate to put this right progressively. We improve the system and the goal is to serve all the Jamat of Pakistan.

We have a system in Pakistan of Jamati governance and AKDN activities which is actually dysfunctional. What I have said to the leaders is that I have been aware of this dysfunctionality for a long time, but I have never put it on the table because it was not the right time. I put it to you now because at that time the environment was unpredictable. That is not the responsibility of any individual; it is the responsibility of the National Council as a collegiate body to function in the interest of all the Jamat throughout Pakistan.

I was seeking to place more responsibility at the regional council to monitor what is happening in their areas, so that the regional councils have a better understanding of what is happening in their region. I am trying to strengthen the capacity of the regional councils to do their work, and even correct or improve as time goes by.

I think what we need is a field driven system, and our organisation has to respond. If the field makes irrational requests then the system will collapse. So they have to function within certain parameters, and those parameters can be set during the policy and strategy discussion.

It would give much more focused monitoring to the National and Regional Councils. Judgments will have to be made. If you have a national education or health programme, you are not going to be able to cut it into little areas. We could do it with the financial Institutions - how much credit is going into which province, what is the deposit pattern from different provinces . We could look at health and education access on provincial basis. It would give us much more sophisticated monitoring devices than we have now. We could do it with financial institutions –. We could have more sophisticated monitoring devices than we have now ........."

Constitutional obligations of voluntary leadership applicable to all tiers (including LC):

5.6©   Analyze fundamental problems confronting the Jamat and their relationship to underlying trends in the national and international development process, and set short range and long range goals for the Jamat.

Reminder: "His Highness the Aga Khan's advices for leaders which enable sound national and community progress and development

"Development is only possible when the community is engaged at the grassroots level and is given the ways and the means to take responsibility for its own future." His Highness the Aga Khan's 2006 Address to the Conference on Afghanistan (London, UK)"

WEBCAST:

"Societies can best strengthen themselves by mobilizing their own dynamic forces rather than relying on external support and direction." Imam has desired REORIENTATION since 2002; I have so far not succeeded in influencing the mindset of local leadership as well as institutions towards this direction, read and listen to this in the DJ webcast:

 https://soundcloud.com/hisamullah7/new-recording-file5, Read the speech on 19^th January 2019 as well.

TALIM curriculum

 

I hope we become convinced about the relevant beliefs now available through the TALIM curriculum rather than the "DAS AVTAR" scripture compiled by Pir Saddruddin or Wajh-e-Din compiled by Pir Nasir-e-Khisraw.

Secondary curriculum is not available in Pakistan despite the unquestioned importance. I suggest it must be made available on line to overcome stated difficulties in importing hard copies. Adverse effects of national curriculum on students can be reduced only through making these TALIM curriculum/books available to every home and REC without further loss of time. 

CONCLUSION: Leadership and Institutions must follow the CIVIL SOCIETY LEARNING MATERIAL and the new SECONDARY TALIMAT CURRICULUM as the BEDROCK towards building a BETTER TOMORROW as part of REORIENTATION AND THE SIPIRIT OF 1998 CONSTITUTION