Foundation active · Section 42 registration · Islamabad

The Democracy andGovernance Foundation

Islamabad · PakistanSection 42, Companies ActPublic launch · 2026
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Institutional Capacity

Data discipline, systems and skills — for public bodies, civil-society organisations and emerging research teams. Curriculum design, embedded mentoring and short-format technical training.

What this service delivers.

Capability 1

Curriculum & training

Modular curriculum on research methods, data ethics, civic technology and evidence-based advocacy. Delivered in English and Urdu, in-person and remote.

Capability 2

Embedded advisory

Long-format embedded support to public bodies and NGOs setting up research, monitoring or RTI functions. Multi-month engagements with handover-by-design.

Capability 3

Open methods library

A growing public library of methodology notes, sample instruments, ethics templates and analysis pipelines. Free to use, with attribution.

Across focus areas.

Institutional Capacity runs across the focus areas where it adds the most evidentiary value. See the cross-cutting matrix for the full picture.

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Commissions accepted from civic, philanthropic, multilateral and institutional partners under our editorial-independence policy.