Stories
New Publication: Aid Sector in Transition – Challenges, Ethics & Adaptation: Reflections from the Global South
The humanitarian and development aid sector is at a turning point. Abrupt donor exits, shrinking funding, and shifting global priorities are forcing...
Building Bridges for Change: The Joint Efforts of CWSA and Pakistan’s Social Welfare Department
Over the past few years, Pakistan’s civil society landscape has faced increasing operational constraints. Shrinking civic space, regulatory restrictions, and growing mistrust...
Healing Hands: The Care That Changed Rahman’s Life
Rahman, a young boy living in Ghulam Muhammad Bhambhro village of District Khairpur, Sindh, is a participant of a healthcare initiative led...
A Meal and a Future
Under a shade, steel plates filled with warm, homemade meals wait for the children at around 11:00 AM on a hot summer...
Sowing Hope: Zulikhan’s Journey towards Resilience and Self-Reliance
In a remote village in Umerkot District, Sindh, 45-year-old Zulikhan fights every day to provide for her eight children— aged between 17...
Imamzadi: Equanimity in Adversity
Imamzadi and her husband Irshad Ali of village Bakshan Metlo, about 17 kilometres west of Khairpur city, own one acre of land...
Navigating Funding Challenges and Advancing Nature-Based Solutions in Humanitarian
Sphere Focal Points (Asia Pacific) Meet in Early 2025
The first quarterly meeting of 2025 brought together Sphere...
Capturing Resilience: A Journey of Hope and Transformation in Umerkot Through the HERD Project
https://youtu.be/pOEV8gsA1kY
Last year, we traveled to the Thar region of Umerkot to document the transformative impact of...
Hope in the Sands: Differently Abled Children Demonstrating Educational Excellence
Vicholo Par in Umerkot district is a very peculiar village. Of its 120 households, no fewer than 30 have children or adults...
Weathering the Storm: A Family’s Quest for Stability in Umerkot
Latifan, a 20-year-old woman from Ramo Vehro, UC Faqeer Abdullah in Umerkot, lives with her husband, Yaseen Muhammad, and their three-year-old son,...
