Indus Consortium Information

Indus Consortium - a collaborative platform of 3 humanitarian and development organizations i.e. Laar Humanitarian Development Program (LHDP), Doaba Foundation and HELP Foundation Vision: People of Indus River Basin are Resilient and Prosperous. Mission Indus Consortium works for local communities to enhance their resilience and participation in development. Thematic Areas i- Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Risk Reduction ii- Sustainable Livelihoods iii- Water and Sanitation iv- Climate Change v- Tax Justice Current Project: 1) GROW Campaign Enhancing awareness of communities especially youth regarding rights related to food security and climate justice issue through MOU’s with different universities; GROW festivals in three universities at Arid agriculture, BZU Multan and Punjab University, Lahore; Inter-faculty essay writing competition; Tree plantation (One person One Tree) Organizing Six district forums and One provincial forum of civil society to promote the agenda of advocacy at district and provincial level. Building capacities of forums and community resource persons for gathering & sharing the CCA & FS related data through developing Budget primer on climate change. Institutional setup and plans to deal with food insecurity & climate change are established & implemented at district and provincial level in Punjab through Local Adaptation Plan of actions (LAPA) devleoped in all six districts and presentation of Draft recommendations on food security provincial ministry Punjab.