SoLF is a national-scale organization founded in 2004 as the Field of Dreams. SoLF has nurtured numerous social projects and change-makers ever since.
In 2012, SoLF was relaunched with the tagline ‘Growing Human Capital’, and today it enjoys partnerships with key public and private sector organizations and is widely recognized for its break-through ideas, creative communication, training & facilitation, and thematic project management.
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SoLF’s efforts have always found great appeal in development circles and have attracted partners with similar objectives leading to sustained efforts in most of its endeavors. Sustainability is embedded in the core of how SoLF carries out its interventions; inspiring the community, creating cause champions, sharing knowledge and laying the foundations that foster innovation.
" We aspire to empower people through greater awareness of self, others & their environment, so that they are better able to steer their communities & organizations to higher levels of sustainable growth, impact & profitability. "
Quality education is the key to a better life on a micro level, and a strong economy on the macro. To us, education is not merely about studying and getting good grades in school, it’s a tool used for discovering new things, opening yourself to new possibilities, increasing knowledge, and differentiating between right and wrong.
Pakistan is the 6th largest nation in the world, in terms of size of the population. The country has abundant natural resources and a wide variety of ecological regions; from Hindu Kush and Himalayas in the west, Indus plains in the east to coastal zones in the south – which all come with a bulk of natural capital including flourishing livestock and fishing industry, forest products and most importantly, agriculture.
One is not born a citizen, it is a task to become one – a task that requires informed and deliberate effort, it’s a lengthy learning process that continues to be a struggle in our country. For any society to be viable, it must depend on the abilities and knowledge of its citizens who are conscious of their roles, responsibilities, and status as individuals.
Pakistan is charactertised by a low life expectancy, high maternal and child mortality, high incidence of communicable diseases and malnutrition among women and children. Maternal mortality ratio is at about 260 per 100,000 live births according to WHO. Additionally, Pakistan is one of the only three remaining countries with polio and the incidence of tuberculosis is about 231 cases per 100,000 a year.
Over the years we have successfully designed and implemented national scale interventions with UN agencies, British Council, Asia Foundation and DAI to name a few.
" Man has gone out to explore other worlds and other civilizations without having explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers, and without finding what lies behind doorways that he himself has sealed. "
Kamran Z. Rizvi
Kamran Rizvi has made a unique place for himself in the history of a young nation straddled with a burgeoning population of almost 200 million people...
Shireen Naqvi
Shireen has worked extensively for the aim of building human capital. She has worked with professionals, bureaucrats, students....
We aim to create moments when everyone can see and believe in themselves as never before and to translate such moments into lessons for everyday life. We want people to have intense experiences with real consequences and powerful, positive and memorable outcomes.
World Children’s Day 2017
Children of today are our future. Today’s children will inherit all of what humanity has managed to accomplish since the beginning of its existence. They are the ones who will be charged with protecting the weak and vulnerable of this world, and making even the hardest of decisions
International Youth Day 2019
12 August was designated as International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999. It is an annual celebration of the role of young women and men as essential partners in promoting human rights and development and to raise awareness
International Volunteer Day 2019
IVD is an international observance that was mandated for UNV to coordinate by the UN General Assembly in 1985. The Day is an opportunity to promote volunteerism, encourage governments to support volunteer efforts..
Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge – Launch 2018
UNICEF, through Generation Unlimited (GenU) Youth Challenge, aims to concentrate its efforts on four key strands: identifying solutions; increasing funding; collaborating with diverse partners..
Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge – Success Event 2019
As always, UNICEF is working towards a better future for young people and furthering the agenda, UNICEF launched its initiative – Generation Unlimited Youth Challenge.
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