Annual Report 2009-10 - Sustainable Development Policy Institute

The IDRC grant is approximately 25 percent of the annual budget for the next four years andwould definitely enable us to work on some of the unsolicited and non funded research projects,projects where SDPI team wanted to work but was not able to find a collaborator who could paythe time cost of researchers. This grant comes with a huge responsibility. SDPI, which was agoing entity concern three years ago and had anchored, is now all set to sail. We still have totake care of our chronic financial deficit (which cannot be covered under the IDRC grant) butnow there is no excuse not to deliver. For 2011, we are planning to expand our research facultiesas well as research areas. We will also work for an improved policy outreach program in additionto which we will ensure a better work environment (and remuneration package too) for ourteam members in months to come. I thank you all for your support with the promise that in 2011SDPI will have many more feathers in its cap.Annual Report2009 - 2010(Dr. Abid Qaiyum Suleri)Executiv e Director9S u s t a I n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t P o l I c y I n s t I t u t e