MO- Overall Program Management DAI (Development Alternative Initiatives) Consortium A-Implementation Partners SPO (Strengthening Participatory Organization) AF (Aurat Foundation) SAP-PK (South Asia Partnership, Pakistan) SDF (Sungi Development Foundation) Steering Committee-Strategic direction Consortium partners, Advisory Committee + DFID
As its name insinuates, AAWAZ is a program that invokes people’s clamor for social justice, peace and vertical accountability. Its programming supports an empowered, mobilized and participatory-minded citizenry and creates robust and critical voice channels in the form of active civil society and other non-traditional voice channel actors. The goal of AAWAZ is a stable,
AAWAZ is an investigative as well as an implementing programme. It will need rigorous monitoring and evaluation to test the actual effects and assess the potential for scaling up. A Programme Analysis, Research and Results (PARR) facility will be established to conduct on-going independent analysis and assessments of the three substantive outputs of the programme
Output 3 of AAWAZ program refers to introducing and strengthening inclusive and accountable democratic processes by encouraging accountability of all governing tiers by citizens regarding provision of services. Citizen engagement throughout the programme also refers as a cross-cutting thematic area where inclusive approaches are embedded.
Peace and harmony is much desired goal for Pakistani society progressively crippled by extremism, violence and fragmentation. Citizens’ in general and youth in particular who are prone and can deflect to extremist agenda were engaged through various activities to strengthen communities’ collective voices.
Pakistan is ranked 55th out of 86 in the 2012 on Social Institutions and Gender Index. In Pakistan, there is no constitutional bar on the political participation of women as voters and as candidates. However, women’s representation in national legislature never moved beyond 3%. Gender equality in political arena is still a distant dream for
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), Sungi Development Foundation (SDF), South Asia Partnership (SAP-PK) and Aurat Foundation (AF) are responsible for implementation of this program at village, UC, Tehsil, district, provincial and national levels. Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is to generate evidence through M&E, research and analysis for policy advocacy in collaboration with other consortium partners.
Aawaz funded by DFID and rolled out in May 2012, AAWAZ V&A is a 5-year long project to benefit roughly 9 million people in 45 districts of Punjab and KP provinces. The program is a joint venture of a consortium of an international and five (5) leading rights based national organizations. This gigantic effort is
A bottom up structure of AAWAZ forums at village, UC, Tehsil and district levels is linked up, mobilized, capacitated and facilitated through awareness raising, capacity building, lobbying and policy advocacy activities. Moreover, AAGAHI centers to be established at each Union Council level are to become locus of awareness and capacity building activities. Each AAWAZ forum
