Non government organisations (NGOs) are active in Kech district. There are 31 registered and some non-registered NGOs active for women, child and youth welfare. One of the province-wide NGOs has established a primary school at Turbat. Many football clubs in the district provide a forum for youth to sit together and communicate, which can result in collective development. A few women participate in various activities of existing NGOs.

 The Rural Community Development Council (RCDC), with its headquarters at Gwadar, is collaborating with the Primary Education Development (PED) Project and Primary Education Quality Improvement Project (PEQIP) to establish primary schools for girls in the district. The Rural Community Development Council has employed male as well as female Community Education Promoters to motivate the population in Kech for establishing girls primary schools on self-help basis. To date this council has established 4 such schools in the district. Under the council, many youth clubs have been established to provide the youth of Kech chances for social interaction and various sports activities. Some of these clubs are registered with the Department of Social Welfare.

 The Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) has been working on Village Education Program for females since 1993. Under this program Anjuman Zanana Taleem (AZT) – Association for Female Education – is organised in the village where there is no school at all. To date the SPO has organised 26 AZTs of which 5 have been registered with the Social Welfare Department as CBOs. These community based organisations not only monitor the educational activities of the school but also strive to motivate women for income generating activities like embroidery, small shops, and goat farming. Women are provided training in embroidery, kitchen gardening, and health issues. Presently the organisation is working in six clusters in Tump, Balicha, Nasirabad, Klatuk, Sami, and surroundings of Turbat.

The National Rural Support Program (NRSP), established in 1993, is active in Kech for the socio-economic uplift of the rural population through a community participation approach. Under this program community based organisations (CBOs) are organised and NRSP staff provides training for capacity building in various sectors. Small projects are financed by the National Rural Support Programme in the form of loans, of which the recovery rate is 97 percent. The programme provide technical support in agriculture, livestock, forestry, infrastructure development, and technology transfer. To date, the National Rural Support Program has provided furniture and 2 years’ pay for 10 single teacher primary schools in Hoshab and Kolwa, while the building was provided by the community. The programme is involved in community motivation for the hand-over of water supply schemes to the community. The programme intends to start family planning and health education programme in the near future.

Some international organisations and projects have been active in the district, specially in the field of education, health, and rural development. Through the World Food Programme (WFP) cooking oil is distributed among pregnant women. The World Bank has provided assistance for water management through the On Farm Water Management Project in Kech district.

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