Communities are not passive recipients of development. They are its most important actors, and any approach to development that does not begin from that recognition tends to produce work that is short-lived and disconnected from what people actually need. IDRAC’s approach to community development starts from the ground up, with listening, understanding context, and building on what already exists within communities rather than importing solutions from outside.

Our community development work has taken place across diverse settings in Pakistan, including rural and peri-urban areas, conflict-affected communities, and areas with high levels of poverty and limited access to services. We work on issues including livelihoods, education access, social cohesion, women’s participation, and community-level governance. In each case, the aim is to support communities in identifying their own priorities and building their capacity to pursue them.