Abdul Khaliq's Contact Details

Abdul Khaliq's Company Details

Youth Development Foundation

Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan • 4 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

YDF is a youth-led organization formed in 2010 with a vision to promote diversity, interfaith harmony, and peaceful coexistence in those areas which are more prone to violence, hate, and religious discrimination. Since then, YDF has expanded to 28 districts across Pakistan's Punjab, KP, and Sindh regions. These range from the most affected areas, including Southern Punjab and Interior Sindh. YDF has four offices in Lahore (Head Office), Multan, Karachi and Faisalabad, 21 full-time and four part-time employees. YDF has an outstanding diverse faith network of youth with the strength of over 15,000 (5,580 female & 9,420 male) that includes university students, community youth, and madrassa students.YDF works with various stakeholders at different levels of government, i.e. District, Provincial and Federal, to promote youth-oriented policies and strategies that celebrate cultural, linguistic, ethnic and religious diversity. Most recently, YDF has been working with the Ministry of Human Rights, Minority Affairs and Interfaith Harmony to draft a strategy on "Interfaith Harmony" for Punjab province and appointed as a board member of Punjab Youth Volunteer Task Force for Corona Relief Facilitation Program (an initiative of Prime Minister of Pakistan). This exhibits a strong relationship of YDF being recognized as a Youth-in-Diversity organization within policy and decision-makers, transforming from a community to a policy development organization. YDF has signed MOUs with 20 civil society organizations and nine public sector universities in Punjab, Sindh and KP. YDF also has a strong network of supporters and partners, including ILOGIC, Emerging Leaders of Pakistan, Karachi Youth Initiative, Acumen Fellows, Pakistan-United States Alumni Network and Punjab Youth Council. In addition, YDF has had the privilege to work with the European Union (EU), USAID, UKAID, USIP, UN agencies, World Faith Global, ICRD, Finland Church Aid, Swiss Mission Office and Punjab Government.