Trust of Cities and Citizens

Shehersaaz is a civil society initiative aimed to make the urban and suburban settlements of Pakistan safer, resilient, sustainable, inclusive, and humane. Shehersaaz undertakes research, identifies problems, and offers and demonstrates solutions for addressing the challenges being faced by urban and sub-urban areas of Pakistan. ..

Events & Updates

13 February 2024

Stakeholder Meeting on Sustainable Development Goals 11 and 13

12 December 2023

Training of Trainers in Rawalpindi and Nowshera to Promote Sustainable Living

29 November 2023

Shehersaaz and NUST's SCEE Forge Strategic Partnership for Urban Development

22 November 2023

Stakeholders Meeting

31 October 2023

World Cities Day 2023

13 October 2023

Public Awareness Campaign on International Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2023

09 October 2023

Public Awareness Campaign on National Disaster Risk Reduction Day 2023

05 September 2023

Urban Thinkers Campus 2023

05 June 2023

World Environment Day 2023 observed at NUST

29 July 2022

Chinese Calligraphy by Dr. Shirley - Hong Kong

Shehersaaz envisions and aims that all urban and sub-urban places in Pakistan are:

Safe from all natural and human-made disasters, safety risks, conflicts and crimes
Physically functional and aesthetically appealing
Cohesive to natural environment
Socially inclusive, culturally vibrant and tolerant to diversity
Economically efficient and equitable
Politically just, democratic and participatory; and
Administratively transparent, accountable and responsive to the needs, rights and aspiration of their inhabitants

SHEHERSAAZ

in alignment with

SDG 11

The principal purpose of Shehersaaz is to work for sustainable development and management of cities and other human settlements

To improve the resilience of communities and urban and rural human settlements to climate change and natural and human-made hazards and disasters

Work with stakeholders for the achievement of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are relevant to Shehersaaz’s mandate

Implementation of New Urban Agenda (Habitat III); Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Paris Agreement on Climate Change; and other relevant international conventions and covenants signed or ratified, as the case may be, by Government of Pakistan

RESEARCH

Understanding research engaging experienced and young researchers

RESEARCH

Understanding research engaging experienced and young researchers

MOBILIZATION

Educating and mobilizing communities and activists

MOBILIZATION

Educating and mobilizing communities and activists

DISSEMINATION

Preparing and disseminating documentaries, reports, policy dialogues, briefs, and position and discussion papers