Organizational Structure!
Even though Baanhn Beli is formally registered under the Provincial law for social welfare bodies, the ethos and the operations of the organization focus on:

We, the residents of Nagarparkar and of the Thar region, and development specialists in different disciplines based in various cities of Pakistan along with citizens resident in other parts of Pakistan, constituting the first-ever such group of people to meet together in Nagarparkar on this the third day of August, 1987 do hereby affirm that on the basis of existing research and data and on the basis of our own survey of parts of the region
3rd August 1987: The Nagarparkar Declaration!

A statement by the people on the development of the Thar region, Sind, Pakistan:
1. We, the residents of Nagarparkar and of the Thar region, and development specialists in different disciplines based in various cities of Pakistan along with citizens resident in other parts of Pakistan, constituting the first-ever such group of people to meet together in Nagarparkar on this the third day of August, 1987 do hereby affirm that on the basis of existing research and data and on the basis of our own survey of parts of the region, the Thar is potentially a productive region whose resources in people, agriculture, livestock and minerals, if properly developed, with people’s participation, can establish an enduring basis for a self-supporting economy which is not entirely dependent on rainfall and which enables optimum employment and high productivity contributing to the economic progress of Sind and of Pakistan.2. At a time when both Sind province and Pakistan have many priorities competing for limited resources, the Thar region nevertheless deserves special attention because:
3. Presently, the Thar region is suffering one of the worst periods of its history. Sustained drought over the past 4 years has further highlighted the absence of infrastructural facilities and the difficulties of access to all parts of the Thar.
4. A potent threat to the ecology of the area has also emerged. 5. There is widespread human malnutrition and under-nutrition.
6. The livestock of Thar is experiencing starvation the people are next in line.
7. The children of Thar, who have an equal right to the basic protection from disease and infection already available to children in other regions of Pakistan, personify the deep agony of the Thar.
8. The cause of the Thar region is a supreme national concern that transcends all political divisions and personal differences all who care can cooperate in relevant, practical action to provide immediate relief, medium-term support and long term development planning.
9. While immediate action is required to render desperately needed aid there is also needed, with equal urgency, a comprehensive review of medium term and long-term development programmes in order that they reflect accurately up-dated, on-the ground reality and in order that they meet the genuine needs of the people.
10. The situation demands the mobilization and active participation of the people in the process of development. The solution lies in an unprecedented degree of constructive cooperation between institutions and individuals, at the grass-roots level in the Thar region and at all other levels in the district, division, province and country.
11. To do justice to the demands of the situation, there is required a new people’s development alliance, a framework within which one and all are able to work together:
a. The people themselves, rural-based and urban based b. All specialist government line departments c. Sind Arid Zone Development Authority d. Local Bodies e. Official administrative system. f. International aid agencies g. National and local institutions h. Concerned citizens i. Development specialists
The coordination required between so many different sectors is a complex challenge but it is one that has to be attempted because it is only through such cooperation that the people will be able to attain a decent standard of living. We therefore hereby establish the Thar chapter of a people’s development alliance.
12. On the basis of our observation, investigation and discussions, we recommend that specified measures be implemented to help the Thar region and the Thar people to take their rightful place in national progress.
13. On behalf of the residents of the Thar:
Nur Mohammad Shah M. Usman Nawaz Khoso Abdul Karim Wali Mohammad Balouch Ms. Leero Abdul Latif Ashraf Ali Soonar A. Kumar and Lal Khan
On behalf of the urban-based specialists: Dr. A. Ghaffar Billoo, Dr. Hussain Buksh Kolachi, Dr. Farida Yasmin, Dr. Qurrat-ul-Ain Bakhteari, Professor G. Mastoi, Dr. Laique
7. The children of Thar, who have an equal right to the basic protection from disease and infection already available to children in other regions of Pakistan, personify the deep agony of the Thar.
8. The cause of the Thar region is a supreme national concern that transcends all political divisions and personal differences all who care can cooperate in relevant, practical action to provide immediate relief, medium-term support and long term development planning.
9. While immediate action is required to render desperately needed aid there is also needed, with equal urgency, a comprehensive review of medium term and long-term development programmes in order that they reflect accurately up-dated, on-the ground reality and in order that they meet the genuine needs of the people.
10. The situation demands the mobilization and active participation of the people in the process of development. The solution lies in an unprecedented degree of constructive cooperation between institutions and individuals, at the grass-roots level in the Thar region and at all other levels in the district, division, province and country.
11. To do justice to the demands of the situation, there is required a new people’s development alliance, a framework within which one and all are able to work together:
The coordination required between so many different sectors is a complex challenge but it is one that has to be attempted because it is only through such cooperation that the people will be able to attain a decent standard of living. We therefore hereby establish the Thar chapter of a people’s development alliance.
12. On the basis of our observation, investigation and discussions, we recommend that specified measures be implemented to help the Thar region and the Thar people to take their rightful place in national progress.
13. On behalf of the residents of the Thar:
On behalf of the urban-based specialists: Dr. A. Ghaffar Billoo, Dr. Hussain Buksh Kolachi, Dr. Farida Yasmin, Dr. Qurrat-ul-Ain Bakhteari, Professor G. Mastoi, Dr. Laique