Orangi Pilot Project (OPP) was set up in 1980 by the renowned Social Scientist Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan to engender, among the poor, in the vast informal settlements of Pakistan, the spirit of acquiring housing, sanitation, clean water, education, health, food security, and livelihood through a community-based approach. The Organization began its work in Orangi which at the time, with a population of 0.8 million, was considered Asia’s largest squatter settlement. OPRCT, formerly OPP-OCT, is a Non-Banking Financial Institute under Orangi Pilot Project (OPP). Established by Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan in 1980, OPP aimed to develop participatory models to address issues in informal settlements and poverty. It started with cooperatives and evolved into Pakistan’s first Micro-credit program. Originally limited to Orangi, the program expanded to support NGOs and CBOs in rural and urban areas, empowering small farmers, businesspeople, and rural women.