Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Clarification on Institutional Names

We have three names adding to confusion by readers viz

HDF (Hunza Development Forum - sponsored by AKRSP, pioneered by Izhar Hunzai)
"GILGIT, Pakistan : Aug 28 2004 (PNS) - A non-government organizations have formed a mega forum involving various stockholders of the region to encourage public participation and promote awareness for participatory planning and integrated programming in the Northern Areas."

HDM (Hunza Development Movement - conceived by Izhar Hunzai) -
"We are committed to work to improve and develop Hunza; Gojal in the area of economic,social and educational development with the support of the people." VIDEO
and now

HDB (Hunza Development Board -sponsored by a political activist with Aga Khan Rural Support Programme - AKRSP Pakistan background)
آل پارٹیز رابطہ کمٹی ہنزہ ک

All the initiators are experienced professionals with development goals for the region.

I am maintaining a blog named Hunza Development Forum to be able to share my ideas on all topics concerning our region. This blog promotes the meaning of development communicated through TALIMAT and attempt to create a model of DEMOCRACY & SELF-HELP for GB.

https://hisamullahbeg.blogspot.com/2010/02/meaning-of-development.html

HISAMULLAHBEG.BLOGSPOT.COM

The meaning of Development and the extract from CIVIL SOCIETY LEARNING MATERIAL:

'4. Fostering Strong and Effective Collaboration between Governments and CSOs An impediment to more public-private partnerships between CSOs and government is that governments often unfavourably view CSOs (especially NGOs), based on a range of perceptions including about the legitimacy of their right to exist, their probity, governance, and patriotism, and excessive personal benefits. Such perceptions, of which there are many local versions, may be more or less accurate. Aside from such concerns, many government officials are unaware of what CSOs do or the valuable contributions they make (or could make) to the development agenda. CSOs often do themselves a disservice by not informing government of their activities and achievements. At the same time, governments are often impressed by the links that CSOs have to local communities and can be persuaded of the value of listening to the community ‘voice’, and involving CSOs in local government initiatives. They can see the value of CSOs, and particularly Community Based Organisations (CBOs), in raising and representing community issues on the one hand, and educating the public about new government policies on the other. This component will work with local organisation, to research what collaborative arrangements between CSOs and government are actually taking place, and then disseminating this information widely. This will be followed by workshops to bring both parties into discussion on how to educate further each side about the work of the other and, in particular, to get both parties to sit together on development planning bodies at all levels. There would be joint government-CSO study tours to countries which demonstrate good collaboration.'
 


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