One Platform.
Eight Forums. One Thar.
The Thar Citizen Forum is a multi-stakeholder civic platform uniting youth, women, lawyers, media professionals, NGOs, academics, writers, and business leaders around the shared cause of Tharparkar.
Vision & Mission
Our Vision
A Tharparkar where all citizens enjoy their fundamental rights — to land, water, education, health, and political representation — and where the region's extraordinary culture and heritage are celebrated, protected, and passed on to future generations.
Our Mission
To build a unified, multi-stakeholder citizen advocacy platform that documents injustice, mobilises civil society, and engages decision-makers at all levels to ensure that Tharparkar's people have a voice in the policies that shape their future.
TCF's Core Objectives
Documentation & Research: Systematically document human rights violations, land encroachments, water access failures, and environmental damage across Tharparkar through community-based research.
Legal Advising & Rights Awareness: Through the Lawyers Forum, provide legal guidance and rights education to community members navigating land, displacement, and environmental challenges.
Policy Advocacy: Engage provincial and federal decision-makers with evidence-based advocacy — from the Charter of Demands to ongoing legislative engagement.
Public Awareness: Build national and international awareness of Tharparkar's challenges and strengths through media, exposure visits, and digital campaigns.
Capacity Building: Train community leaders, women advocates, and youth activists in advocacy skills, legal literacy, and community organising.
The 8 TCF Forums
Each forum brings a distinct professional and community perspective to Tharparkar's advocacy movement.
Youth Forum
Energising the next generation of Thar advocates — students, graduates, and young professionals mobilising for systemic change.
Women Forum
Amplifying Thari women's voices on land rights, water access, healthcare, education, and political participation.
Lawyers Forum
Legal aid, rights documentation, and courtroom advocacy for community members facing land grabs and displacement.
Media & Press Forum
Journalists, photographers, and media professionals keeping Thar's story alive in national and international coverage.
NGO Forum
Coordinating civil society organisations working in Tharparkar — from development work to emergency response.
Academia Forum
University researchers and professors generating evidence, publishing findings, and training the next generation of advocates.
Writers Forum
Authors, poets, and storytellers preserving Tharparkar's cultural narrative and making the case for justice through the written word.
Business Community Forum
Business leaders and entrepreneurs advocating for equitable economic development that actually benefits Tharparkar's communities.
Governance & Structure
TCF is structured for both accountability and agility — community-led at every level.
Coordination Committee
TCF's central governing body — representatives from all 8 forums and 7 talukas. Sets strategy and approves major advocacy positions.
Forum Secretariats
Each of the 8 forums has its own secretariat managing day-to-day activities, membership, and internal communication.
Taluka Working Groups
On-the-ground groups in all 7 talukas that identify local issues, document cases, and relay community concerns to the platform.
Documentation Unit
Dedicated researchers and community recorders maintaining TCF's evidence base — case files, photographic records, and policy submissions.
Media & Communications
The Media Forum leads external communications — press releases, social media, exposure visit facilitation, and national media engagement.
Friends of Thar Network
A growing national network of volunteer advocates — professionals, students, activists — who amplify TCF's message from outside Tharparkar.
The Birth of TCF
Thar Citizen Forum emerged from the grassroots — citizens who refused to accept the narrative that Thar's suffering was inevitable.
Informal Networks Form
Community leaders, lawyers, and activists across Tharparkar begin meeting informally to document rights violations and share advocacy strategies.
TCF Formally Established
The Thar Citizen Forum is officially founded — a multi-faith, multi-forum platform encompassing youth, women, lawyers, media, NGOs, academia, writers, and business.
Strategic Advocacy Plan Launched
After months of consultation across all 7 talukas, TCF launches its Strategic Advocacy Plan targeting land rights, water security, and environmental protection.
Exposure Visits & National Network
TCF facilitates exposure visits from Lahore and Multan, building a national network of advocates. Charter of Demands formally submitted to the Provincial Assembly.
Thar Climate March & SHC Victory
Thousands march across 12 towns in the Thar Climate March. Sindh High Court declares Karoonjhar Mountain a protected heritage site following TCF lawyers' campaign.
"TCF is not an organisation — it is a movement. And movements don't stop."
TCF Coordination CommitteeBe Part of This Movement
There is a forum for every profession, every passion, and every commitment level. TCF needs advocates, lawyers, journalists, academics, and concerned citizens.