About GDO
Striving for a positive change
Vision and mission
Our vision
To reduce poverty and improve the quality of life of vulnerable people at the grassroots level.
Our mission
To bring positive change to local communities through an effective poverty-alleviation strategy of microfinance — promoting education, women's empowerment through education and advocacy, agriculture, health and life skills for vulnerable people.
Objectives
What we exist to do
- 01
Licensed micro-financing
Carry on micro-financing as a Non-Bank Microfinance Company under our SECP licence.
- 02
Livelihoods
Improve livelihoods of poor communities through training, enterprise development, micro-credit and social mobilisation.
- 03
Women's development
Promote women's income generation, awareness of legal and basic rights, and equal participation in leadership and decisions.
- 04
Education
Establish and support schools, literacy and computer-literacy centres and reading rooms (not degree-awarding).
- 05
Water & sanitation
Run programmes for clean drinking water, hygiene, sewerage and access roads for the poor.
- 06
Community uplift
Strengthen rural communities and urban slums through savings, social mobilisation, vocational training and capacity building.
- 07
Linkages
Link communities with government service departments, donors, NGOs and the private sector for long-term, self-reliant development.
- 08
Training & consultancy
Train and support people who design and oversee development projects, and share skills with NGOs, CBOs and community groups.
Our journey
From village projects to a licensed microfinance company
2011
Community work begins
The AAWAZ project (April), TRSS schooling and social mobilisation with women saving groups (August) and the SPO capacity-building programme (November) start in Karor Lal Esan.
2013
Micro-credit programme launches
The Urban and Rural Poverty Alleviation programme (MEDP) offers affordable micro-credit, together with interest-free livestock loans, vocational training and the Shelter Project.
2015
Skill centre opens
The PWP VTI skill centre begins in Karor.
2016
Sanitation project starts
Community-led sanitation and hygiene awareness begins with OPP/RTI.
2017
Licensed microfinance company
GDO is incorporated as a public company under Section 42 on 12 April 2017 and receives its SECP licence for non-bank microfinance (licence No. NBMFC-1066). The Government Vocational Training Institute at Wadhey Wali opens in October.
How we work
“Together everyone achieves more”
- Team work
- Ownership
- Leadership & cooperation
- Continuous improvement
- Responsibility
Sustainability
Built to last after the project ends
Community participation
Every project is designed so local people take part — participation brings ownership.
Real community need
We start from what communities tell us they need, not from what is easy to fund.
Quality of delivery
Pre-defined reporting, monitoring visits and community oversight keep quality high.
Sustainable results
We design for outputs that last after a project ends.
Work with a partner that is rooted in the community
Borrowers, donors, partners and volunteers — we would love to hear from you.