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WHO WE ARE
The Center for Social Innovation in Developing Countries (CSIDC) is a
women-led leadership institute in Pakistan dedicated to unleashing leadership and
nurturing ecosystems for systemic transformation with a particular focus on gender and climate justice. We equip social justice leaders with leadership skills, strategies, and collaborative spaces in Pakistan, across Asia-Pacific and beyond by bringing global best practices, primarily Harvard’s leadership pedagogy, into dialogue with the lived realities of frontline communities.
From nurturing alliances of indigenous communities in Pakistan to supporting the emerging regional feminist conversations in the region, CSIDC helps weave ecosystems with care and transformative solidarity that enable collective power.
WHAT WE DO
Over the last eight years, CSIDC has become a regional leadership institute committed to unleash leadership and nurture ecosystems for systemic transformation.
We create learning spaces that strengthen the leadership of both individuals and organizations working for social good, building strategic clarity, presence, and adaptive thinking. CSIDC engages in key discourses through a decolonial, feminist praxis.
OUR IMPACT
We have been able to meet incredible people and social change makers in these years who have shaped our impact.
80+
organizational leaders trained in Pakistan
Focused on climate and energy justice
85%
leaders trained from peripheries
Prioritized outreach of marginalized communities
300+
activists trained in Pakistan to organize communities
Several Success Stories from throughout Pakistan
Asia Pacific leaders trained in leadership & organizing
Working on social justice campaigns:
35
campaigns coached and impacted
Working on; GENDER, CLIMATE and ENERGY
OUR STREAMS OF WORK
Our work is informed by the cross-creative work of our varied 5 work-streams.
CSIDC PARTNERS
We work as a hybrid civil society organization.
As a feminist organization, while our projects are primarily grant-funded, working in a volatile context requires us to intentionally diversify our funding streams. This is not about profit but it is a feminist commitment to keeping our organization and our people safe, resourced, and able to serve the movements with integrity at all times.
Impact is individual but transformation is a collective work.
CSIDC has grown its work with a value-oriented support of some amazing organizations like:
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Before joining CSIDC’s learning spaces, my work with Taleemdan in my village often felt like an uphill battle. CSIDC became the ground I needed, “a place to think beyond the familiar horizons”. It offered me practical organizing skills, a deeper understanding of my constituency, and the power of storytelling as a tool for change. I returned home more connected to my community and more confident in mobilizing young people around education, the environment, and gender equality. My time under CSIDC’s mentorship didn't just strengthen my leadership, it helped me build a wave of young advocates alongside me, committed to advancing the very pillars that hold Taleemdan together.
Riaz Manglo, Sindh (Pakistan)
Founder, Taleemdan | PCC 2023 Alum
CSIDC RESOURCES
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