The Human Resource Development Network (HRDN) was established in 1999 and it was officially registered in 2002 under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860. It was conceived by Human Resource Development (HRD) professionals as a platform to strengthen individual and institutional capacities to promote sustainable development, enable cross learning, share best practices through networking, piloting innovative models and evidence based policy advocacy. Over the last seventeen years the HRDN emerged as think tank on HRD and a leading Network of Development Sector, which represents around 950 individual professionals, more than 190 National and International NGOs, Educational Institutions and Public and Private Sector Organizations working for development Pakistan. HRDN has extensive footprint across Pakistan through its member organizations, which contribute in various thematic areas. The network has also a rich resource pool of more than 300 experts from diverse backgrounds, which provides capacity building support to organizations and individuals. The Network piloted and rolled out many innovative models of development by successfully completing projects independently and in consortium with its member organizations, in the areas of Youth Workforce Development, Children Education, Governance, Transparency & Accountability, Capacity Building of Public Sector Organizations, Peace Advocacy, Women & Labor Rights, Economic Empowerment, WASH, Community Based Disaster Resilience & Risk Management, Emergency and Relief activities in collaboration and partnership with USAID, UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNOPS and other bilateral donors. The ideology for existence of HRDN is: - Vision: “Competent human resource to achieve professional excellence towards sustainable development” Mission: “To enhance the individual and institutional competencies by facilitating capacity development and evidence based policy advocacy”
