Islamabad, Pakistan · Est. 2008

Transforming Lives Through
Evidence-Based
Development

Development Strategies strengthens health systems, education, and community resilience across Pakistan, through rigorous research, strategic planning, and expert implementation.

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Who We Are

A Trusted Partner in Human Development

Development Strategies is committed to improving health, education, and quality of life for Pakistan's most deserving communities. We work across the full development cycle, from design to evaluation.

We collaborate with communities, public and private sector organisations, NGOs, UN agencies, and international donors to create sustainable impact at district, provincial, and national levels.

  • People-Centred Approach
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Strong Partnerships
  • Learning Organisation
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Highest Ethical Standards
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18+
Years Delivering Impact
6
Core Domains
Experts
150+
Network of Experts
Pakistan
Nationwide
Reach to Grassroots
Our Focus Areas

Six Core Domains of Practice

Our multidisciplinary expertise spans the most critical sectors of human development in Pakistan and the broader South Asian region.

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Health

Strengthening primary healthcare systems, maternal and child health, nutrition, immunisation, disease surveillance, and reproductive health services.

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Education

Enhancing access to quality education, school health and nutrition programmes, teacher training, and curriculum development for underserved communities.

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Institutional Development

Building organisational capacity, restructuring systems, developing policies, and strengthening governance at institutional and government levels.

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Community Development

Empowering communities through participatory approaches, livelihoods support, gender-based violence response, and social protection programming.

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Disaster Risk & Management

Comprehensive disaster risk assessment, emergency response planning, and resilience-building for vulnerable populations across Pakistan.

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Capacity Building

Designing and delivering training programmes, developing training modules, and building institutional and human resource capacity at all levels.

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Our Capabilities

What We Deliver

From programme design to final evaluation, our team brings end-to-end technical expertise.

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Strategic Planning

Government, NGO & donor strategic plans

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Research & Surveys

Quantitative & qualitative studies nationwide

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Monitoring & Evaluation

M&E systems, MIS, data dashboards

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Programme Design

Proposals, PC-1s, implementation plans

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Situational Analysis

Baseline, needs & situational assessments

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Evaluations

Mid-term, end-line & impact evaluations

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Organisational Audit

Organisational & project programme audits

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Training & Capacity

Modules, curriculum & facilitation

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Our Work

Selected Assignments

A snapshot of our work with international and national partners across Pakistan.

2025–26
PPIF

Endline Evaluation: Scale-Up of Innovative Approach to Family Planning in LHW Rural Uncovered Areas

Evaluated the effectiveness of the NOOR Call programme across ten districts of Punjab. Total household sample of 9,654 Married Women of Reproductive Age collected July to August 2025.

📍 10 Districts, Punjab
2025
PPIF

Baseline Study on Scale-Up of Male Engagement in Family Planning Program

Baseline study for the integration of male health workers and service providers in the family planning ecosystem across 3 districts (4 units) of Punjab.

📍 3 Districts, Punjab
2018–2019
Nutrition International

End-of-Project Assessment: Scaling Zinc & ORS for Childhood Diarrhea

Data collected across 15 districts in Punjab and Sindh to assess outcomes of scaled interventions for treating childhood diarrhea with zinc and low osmolality ORS.

📍 Punjab & Sindh (15 Districts)
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Our Clients & Partners

We have partnered with leading national and international organisations to deliver measurable change.

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Lasting impact isn’t the goal we work towards, it’s the standard we start from.
Mohammad Usman Khan
Chief Executive Officer, Development Strategies

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Whether you are a government body, donor agency, NGO, or private organisation. We bring the expertise to design, implement and evaluate your development initiatives.

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