Pakistani NGO working on people’s inalienable rights to water, shelter, sanitation & more. OPP-RTI, OPRCT (prev. OPP-OCT) & OPP-KHASDA are all part of OPP.
Today marks 25 years since the passing of our visionary founder, Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan. At a heartfelt event, former colleagues and collaborators shared moving memories of working alongside him and reflected on his lasting impact.
This special event will celebrate the life and times of a leader who dedicated his passion to shaping the future and creating lasting impact.
Let’s come together to reflect on his incredible journey and the legacy he left behind.
Join Us in Honoring a Legacy.
We invite you to commemorate the 25th death anniversary of Dr. Akhter Hameed Khan, the visionary behind Orangi Pilot Project.
This initiative aims to support the ongoing development and infrastructure upgradation work in the area, ensuring a more sustainable and well-planned future for the community. #CommunityDevelopment#OrangiTown
We are pleased to announce that OPP-RTI has been requested by the Town Municipal Corporation of Orangi Town to conduct a comprehensive survey, documentation, and mapping of eight Union Councils (UCs) within Orangi Town.
(If the wager is one of love, give it all you want, what is there to be afraid of
If you win, then good for you and if you lose know that the wager has not been in vain….transliterated by Aquila Ismail). (6/6)
We go forth in the belief:
gar baazī ishq kī baazī hai jo chāho lagā do Dar kaisā
gar jiit ga.e to kyā kahnā haare bhī to baazī maat nahīñ
-Faiz Ahmed Faiz (5/6)
Our journey to get Madam Perween, and all of us, justice continues. We thank all of our friends and supporters who have stood by us through this now long ten year journey. We will never give up.
#OrangiPilotProject#JusticeforPerweenRahman
Perween Rahman, OPP-RTI Director and visionary, was assassinated on March 13 2013, at 7:30 pm, as she left the office to go home. We have been seeking justice for this brutal act through the Supreme Court, Sindh High Court, and the Anti Terrorism Court since then.
OPP celebrates Women’s Day upholding and strengthening its tradition of strong women at the helm of affairs. Commiserations to our courageous and dedicated women who work with underprivileged communities with such compassion and dignity.
#OrangiPilotProject#womensday
“[T]he members of the water mafia were powerful and well-connected individuals, who had relationships and affiliations with criminal elements across the board in Karachi, from the Lyari gangs to the MQM, to the Taliban.” (2/2)
#JusticeforPerweenRahman#OrangiPilotProject
Criminal rackets do not operate in silos. They intersect with and reinforce each other. The second JIT report looking into the murder of urban planner and social activist Perween Rahman, who was herself slain in district West, states: (1/2)
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