Social Protection Resource Centre - SPRC

What Social Protection Resource Centre - SPRC does

Social Protection Resource Centre (SPRC) is a Pakistan-based think tank headquartered in Islamabad's Blue Area, dedicated to promoting universal social protection and citizen-centric social development. Its core research, advisory, advocacy, monitoring & evaluation, field survey, capacity development, and event-organization services are directed at federal and provincial government ministries (including Climate Change, Science and Technology, Industries and Production, Commerce, and Punjab/Sindh provincial authorities), academia, civil society, and international organizations such as WHO, ILO, UNCTAD, UNICEF, GIZ, and GAIN.

SPRC's product portfolio centers on three flagship periodic reports — the Annual Old Age Well Being in Pakistan Report, the Biennial State of Social Protection in Pakistan Report, and the Biennial Pakistan Disability Report — supplemented by the indigenously developed SPRC Index of Determinants for Healthy Ageing, thematic programmes on social protection, unemployment, sickness and infirmity, and project work such as the SPRC-UNCTAD Green Industrialization initiative, the GIZ Next in Circular Fashion project, and the GAIN Youth & Food Systems project. The organization operates a dedicated M&E Unit and a Training Wing, and convenes the Pakistan Alliance for Social Protection (PASP) multi-stakeholder platform.

SPRC is funded through project-based grants and consulting engagements with international development partners; it is a privately held entity with no disclosed equity investors, no public listing, and a 9-person team. Its go-to-market is event- and partnership-driven, using conferences, policy dialogues, webinars, periodic publications, and an active digital footprint (website, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, newsletter) to reach policymakers and stakeholders. The organization is not a commercial technology vendor and derives no disclosed software or AI-driven revenue.

Name

Social Protection Resource Centre - SPRC

Legal name

Social Policy Resource Centre

Website

https://sprc.org.pk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Social Protection Resource Centre (SPRC) is an Islamabad-based think tank producing policy research, advisory, monitoring and evaluation, and advocacy services on social protection, old age well-being, disability, and green industrialization for Pakistan's federal and provincial governments, UN agencies, and civil society.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Islamabad

HQ country

Pakistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Project-based funding and grants: SPRC undertakes work with its own resources and/or works in collaborations with external partners including WHO, ILO, GIZ, UNICEF, Telecom Foundation
2. Consulting and advisory services: SPRC offers Advisory Services, Advocacy Services, Monitoring & Evaluation Services, Capacity Development, and field work services to external partners to subsidize its own work

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SPRC is a think tank that delivers empirical social policy and social protection research, policy advisory and advocacy services, monitoring and evaluation, capacity development, and field work (surveys, case studies, FGDs) to government, international organizations, and academic institutions. Its core outputs include flagship periodic reports (Old Age Well Being, State of Social Protection, Pakistan Disability) and the proprietary SPRC Index of Determinants for Healthy Ageing in Pakistan, all aimed at advancing citizen-centric social development in Pakistan.

Product overview

Social Policy Resource Centre (SPRC) is a think tank dedicated to promoting universalization of social protection in Pakistan. SPRC offers a diverse portfolio of services including Advisory Services (diagnostic policy analysis, policy development support, implementation support), Advocacy Services (campaigns, outreach, stakeholder engagement), Monitoring & Evaluation Services (with an established M&E Unit producing three major periodic reports), Field Work (surveys, case studies, FGDs), Capacity Development, Conference/Event Organization, and Social Development Interventions. The organization's core research outputs include three flagship reports: the SPRC Annual Old Age Well Being in Pakistan Report, the SPRC Biennial State of Social Protection in Pakistan Report, and the SPRC Biennial Pakistan Disability Report. SPRC also operates thematic programmes on Sustainable National Social Protection System, Quantification of Social Protection Needs, Protections Against Unemployment, and Protections Against Sickness and Infirmity. Current projects include the SPRC-UNCTAD-GI Green Industrialization initiative, Youth & Food Systems (GAIN), Next in Circular Fashion (GIZ), SPRC Training Wing, and the New School of Economic Sociology. The organization also hosts the Annual Social Protection Conference and maintains the Pakistan Alliance for Social Protection (PASP) as a multi-stakeholder partnership platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pakistan Alliance for Social Protection (PASP): A multi-stakeholder partnership under the umbrella of SPRC to develop a Framework for strengthening Universal Social Protection System in Pakistan
• SPRC M&E Unit
• SPRC Training Wing

Products and services

• Advisory Services Diagnostic policy analysis, policy development and change support, implementation support, institutional development, and entity improvement services offered by SPRC to government ministries, international organizations, and development partners.
• Advocacy Services
• Monitoring & Evaluation Services
• Field Work Services
• Capacity Development Services
• Conference & Event Organization
• Social Development Interventions
• SPRC Annual Old Age Well Being in Pakistan Report
• SPRC Biennial State of Social Protection in Pakistan Report
• SPRC Biennial Pakistan Disability Report
• SPRC Index of Determinants for Healthy Ageing in Pakistan
• SPRC-UNCTAD Green Industrialization Project
• Youth & Food Systems Project (GAIN)
• Next in Circular Fashion (GIZ)
• SPRC Training Wing
• New School of Economic Sociology
• Pakistan Alliance for Social Protection (PASP)

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• ISSI (Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025MOU signed between SPRC and ISSI for advancing collaborative research. The partnership aims to promote joint research initiatives in areas of mutual interest.
• UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023Joint organization of conferences and national consultations on Green Industrialization in Pakistan. UNCTAD and SPRC jointly organized the Conference on Green Industrialization (2023) and Second National Consultation (February 2025) under the four-country project on 'Resilient, Green and Transformative Development' in Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Pakistan and Türkiye.
• Telecom FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020SPRC signed MOU in December 2020 with Telecom Foundation to work towards capacity building of teachers of TF welfare schools. Joint webinar organized on Autism, ADHD & SLD Awareness.
• WHO (World Health Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPRC collaborated with WHO Pakistan Mission to launch the State of Old Age Well Being Report 2020 on UN Day of Older Persons. WHO participates in SPRC-organized webinars and research initiatives.
• PIDE (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPRC and PIDE jointly organize conferences including 'One Day Conference on Social Policy Orientation of Budget 2021-22' and collaborate on webinars such as the SPRC Index of Determinants for Healthy Ageing presentation.
• PASP (Pakistan Alliance for Social Protection)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPASP is a multi-stakeholder partnership under the umbrella of SPRC to develop a Framework with active collaboration of Alliance Partners. It comprises Academics, Civil Society Representatives, businessmen, professionals, Public Servants, Worker's Representatives.
• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPRC partners with GIZ on the 'Next in Circular Fashion' project and other development initiatives related to social protection and green industrialization.
• UNICEF PakistanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPRC conducts empirical research in collaboration with UNICEF and participates in joint initiatives to inform policy community on social protection matters.
• GAIN (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPRC partners with GAIN on the 'Youth & Food Systems' project, addressing food security and nutrition issues among youth in Pakistan.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER): Karachi-based research and advocacy organization focused on labour rights and social protection. Comparable to SPRC for its research-driven advocacy on unemployment, sickness protections, and worker welfare, with overlapping donor and civil-society networks.
• Tabadlab: Islamabad-based policy think tank focused on economic reform, social protection, and governance in Pakistan. Comparable to SPRC in size, mission, and stakeholder engagement model, and a likely peer for project commissions and policy dialogue.
• Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE): Islamabad-based development economics research institution. SPRC and PIDE are documented joint-conference partners (e.g., Social Policy Orientation of Budget 2021-22), and they serve overlapping audiences of government, academia, and civil society on social and economic policy.
• Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI): Pakistan's premier strategic-studies think tank. SPRC signed an MOU with ISSI in April 2025 for collaborative research, making it a direct institutional peer and partner for policy research and convening activities.
• Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI): Pakistan's leading sustainable-development think tank based in Islamabad. Directly comparable to SPRC as a domestic, policy-focused research organization producing reports, convening conferences, and engaging government and international partners on social and economic policy.

Emerging players

• Heartfile: Pakistan-based health-policy think tank and advocacy organization. Comparable to SPRC for its evidence-based policy work, government engagement, and donor-funded project model, with overlap on SPRC's public-health programme area.
• International Growth Centre (IGC): UK-funded research organization that supports evidence-based growth policy in developing countries, including Pakistan. Comparable to SPRC as a policy-research provider working with government on inclusive growth and social policy, though at materially larger scale.

Broad incumbents

• Institute of Development Studies (IDS): Global research and learning organization for development, based in the UK. Comparable to SPRC in mission (research-based influence on social and economic policy) and in working with UN/bilateral donors, though with vastly larger headcount and resources.
• Overseas Development Institute (ODI): Leading UK-based global affairs think tank working on social protection, inequality, and development. Comparable to SPRC at the broad category level — both produce flagship reports, advise governments, and run donor-funded programmes — but ODI operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth.

Regional players

• Centre for Policy Research (CPR): India's leading public-policy think tank based in New Delhi. Comparable to SPRC in operating model — research, convening, government engagement, and donor-funded projects across social policy — and a useful regional peer, though it does not compete in Pakistan.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sprcpk
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@sprcofficial8979
• Facebookfacebook.com/sprc.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/social-protection-resource-centre-sprc

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Subsidiaries2 records

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