Vision

An open coalition is sort of a larger alliance of all those entities (NGOs, think tanks, social enterprises, businesses, groups and associations) and individuals (intellectuals, public figures, reformers, politicians, bureaucrats, media-persons) working on the values of individual rights and freedoms—an open and vibrant society with restricted and reformed state-power.

Purpose

1. Networking among peers
2. Acknowledging and celebrating change leaders
3. Achieving scale of initiatives
4. Facilitating policy change

Examples

1. Education Voucher Scheme

A public-private partnership to enrol out-of-school children to private schools via government vouchers

1. Speed Education Programme

Children from low-income families AND students who have dropped out are brought back to school that ensures a convenient learning space

1. Changa Pani Programme

A community-led partnership with the government to pave way for clean water and sanitation

1. Civil Pakistan Party

A political party that presents itself as an alternative to Pakistan’s dynastic politics

1. Alternate Solutions Institute

The first libertarian think tank in pakistan, promoting a limited responsible government under the rule of law