Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CDPI) seeks to inform and influence public policies and civil society initiatives in Pakistan through research-based advocacy and capacity building in order to promote citizenship, build peace, and achieve inclusive and sustainable development. Areas of special sectoral focus include the promotion of peace and tolerance, rule of law, transparency and access to information, budget watch, and legislative watch and development. CPDI envisions a world that guarantees rule of law, protects human and civil rights, embraces diversity of views, supports vulnerable people, and provides optimum conditions in which each individual can realize his or her full potential.