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ZAMURRAD EDUCATIONAL TRUST (ZET)

Objectives: The aim of the Trust is to provide educational facilities to the deserving poor students and to promote education and research. The Trust pursues this objective through mobilization of funds and their allocation to the deserving poor people. In order to achieve this objective various organs including ZAMURRAD EDUCATIONAL FUND (ZEF) will be established under the umbrella of the Trust.

Conception:
The conception to facilitate deserving poor students for education and research is mainly based on the philosophy of lending without interest (Qarz-e-Hasnah). After achieving their educational objectives the earning students are expected to pay back the borrowed amount to the Trust. The students may contribute more or less than borrowed amount according to their paying capacity. Hence the Fund will practically operate as a pool of resources for common welfare.

Facilities:
The deserving students will be accommodated to meet the costs of tuition, boarding and books according to the resources available at hand.

Management:
There shall be a Board of Trustees consisting of, at all time, not less than three members and not more than seven members including the Chairman of the Board. All decisions of the Trust will be made through council and consensus of opinion, however, in case of difference of opinion the decision of simple majority will be effective.

Master Degree in Rural Development (MRD) 

Master Degree in Rural Development is specifically designed for people engaged in the growing rural development sector. The program deals with the theory and practice of rural development with reference to Pakistan and enhances the operational skills of participants by focusing on a number of specific applied aspects of rural development including social mobilization and participatory management. 

Main objective of the program is to deliver the theoretical knowledge and to train personnel in both general and specific aspects of rural development using participatory approach in order to facilitate the coordination and participation in “bottom-up” initiatives, while also strengthening the delivery of “top-down” policies and to fill the gap in demand and supply of trained human resources in rural development sector particularly for NGOs and government organized NGOs in Pakistan.

National Rural Support Program (NRSP)

Established in 1991, NRSP is the largest Rural Support Programme in the country in terms of outreach, staff and development activities. It is a not for profit organization registered under Section 42 of Companies Ordinance 1984.

NRSP's mandate is to alleviate poverty by harnessing people's potential and undertake development activities in Pakistan. It has a presence in 32 Districts in all the four Provinces including Azad Jammu and Kashmir through Regional Offices and Field Offices. NRSP is currently working with more than half a million poor households organized into a network of more than 29,000 Community Oganizations. With sustained incremental growth, it is emerging as Pakistan's leading engine for poverty reduction and rural development.