Staff Reporter
The Pakistan Red Crescent Society organised a three-day visioning exercise to develop a strategic framework for the next five years.
Representatives from PRCS National Headquarters, all provincial branches, departments, academia, Movement partners and other stakeholders participated in the exercise held at the PRCS National Headquarters in Islamabad.
The output of the exercise will be presented to donors and partners during the upcoming partnership meeting in June 2020. Head of IFRC Delegation in Thailand Christopher Rassi facilitated the visioning exercise. PRCS Chairman Abrar ul Haq and Secretary General Khalid Bin Majeed also shared their vision vis-à-vis desired future of the PRCS.
In his remarks at the closing ceremony, Abrar ul Haq said that the collective vision will lay the foundation of a strategic framework and development of action plans that will absolutely yield the results the organization is looking for. He said that the strategy will set a direction to enhance the capacity of the Society and make it a self-reliant and sustainable organization. He said the Society looks forward to support from Movement partners including ICRC, IFRC, PNSs and other stakeholders to achieve these goals. He appreciated all the participants and the facilitator for their contribution in the visioning exercise.
Secretary General Khalid Bin Majeed appreciated all the participants as well as facilitator of the exercise for their inputs, ideas and support. He said that the framework document will serve as a pre-requisite for the partnership meeting that will be held in June this year to set out the Strategy 2025. He said the PRCS being the leading humanitarian organization of the country always remained in the forefront during disasters, adding that the Society has spent the highest budget for humanitarian initiatives during 2019.
