A Report Prepared for
The Human Development
Foundation of North America

DR. TARIQ BANURI
Research Advisor, SDPI

PROF. ADIL NAJAM
Visiting Fellow, SDPI

Sustainable Development Policy Institute
Islamabad, Pakistan

August 1998

CONTENTS

Executive Summary
Acknowledgments

Chapter #1 - Vision

1.1 - Legitimacy of Intervention
1.2 - Building on Strength
1.3 - Image and Identity
1.4 - The Social Agenda
1.5 - Vision of Collective Action
1.6 - Fundraising and Leveraging
1.6 - Communication

Chapter #2 - Options

2.1 - The Comprehensive (or "Go it Alone") Approach
2.1.1 - Key Characteristics
2.1.2 - Assessment
2.2 - The Donor (or "United Way") Approach
2.2.1 - Key Characteristics
2.2.2 - Assessment
2.3 - The Partnership (or "Collaboration") Approach
2.3.1 - Key Characteristics
2.3.2 - Assessment
2.4 - The Facilitation (or "Alliance") Approach
2.4.1 - Key Characteristics
2.4.2 - Assessment
2.5 - Recommendation

Chapter #3 - Plan of Operation

3.1 - Program Issues
3.1.1 - Program Elements
3.1.2 - Site Selection
3.1.3 - Timetable for Expansion
3.2 - Partnership Issues
3.2.1 - Suggested Partners
3.2.2 - Setting up an Association of Partners
3.3 - Governance Issues
3.3.1 - Community Empowerment
3.3.2 - Establishing a National Presence
3.3.3 - Operationalizing Collaboration
3.4 - Communication and Monitoring Issues
3.4.1 - Communication and Dissemination
3.4.2 - A Local Human Development Index
3.4.3 - Internal Data Collection
3.4.4 - A Periodic System of Monitoring and Evaluation

Chapter #4 - Investment Strategy

4.1 - Resource Mobilization
4.1.1 - HDFNA Fundraising
4.1.2 - Leveraging Other Resources
4.1.3 - Overall Budget Targets
4.2 - Elements of an Investment Plan
4.2.1 - Coordination Costs
4.2.2 - Field Operations
4.2.3 - Cost Estimates for an Illustrative Program

" List of Boxes and Tables "

Box 2.1 Project Pakistan-Consensus Features
Table 2.1 The Comprehensive Approach-Pros and Cons
Table 2.2 The Donor Approach-Pros and Cons
Table 2.3 The Partnership Approach-Pros and Cons
Table 2.4 The Facilitation Approach-Pros and Cons
Table 2.5 Key Characteristics of Different Approaches (Summary)

Box 3.1 Next Steps-A Checklist of Milestones and Things to Do
Box 3.2 Project Pakistan-Core Values
Box 3.3 A Charter for HDF-P-Some Ideas
Box 3.4 First Partners' Meeting-Draft Agenda

Box 4.1 Running Costs of a New Field Office
Box 4.2 Additional Operational Costs for Each Unit
Box 4.3 Running Costs of the HDF-P National Office
Box 4.4 Cost Estimates for Support Activities
Box 4.5 Cost of Illustrative Program, Aug. 1998-Dec. 1999