52 meetings were held with stakeholders in project targeted districts of Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro and Matiari to ensure the advocacy for improved pro-women legislation and GBV response services at grassroots
SPO
Translation and Dissemination of Pro-Women Laws in Sindhi and Urdu
Domestic Violence Act 2013, Child Marriages Restraint Act and Anti women customary practice Act 2011 were translated in local language SINDHI and national language URDU for wider understanding of targeted
Equipping and Furnishing of Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Sindh Office
One of the major milestones of the project was strengthened pro-women structures like Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), by supporting them in equipping their offices with necessary items and facilities in
Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) Inauguration Ceremony
Formal memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed between the Patron and Deputy Speaker Women Parliamentary Caucus (WPC) and Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) in Provincial Assembly of Sindh on November 09,
Need Assessment to Strengthen SCSW
The Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW)) was established on September 08, 2017 after rigorous efforts of Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) with the support of Provincial Steering Forum
Dialogues with Sindh Assembly Legislators on Findings of Research Study on Contemplating Men Legislators’ Attitude Towards Empowerment of Women Legislators
Men and women legislators particularly from benches of opposition parties .i.e. MQM-Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League (Functional), Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) and Deputy Speaker Ms. Syeda Shehla Raza, Deputy Speaker and
Australian High Commission Visit
First secretary Australian Government Ms. Stacey Weeve, Ms. Najma Program Manager Trocaire, Ms. Momina Program Officer Trocaire and Ms. Shabana Program Officer Trocaire Visited, observed and witnessed the successful collaboration
Helping and facilitating PCSW to identify legal experts
Civil society organizations providing legal aid to the GBV survivors referred cases of GBV to the legal aid provides through SPO. These cases were supported with counselling, court representation, police
Public Assembly
Under the project “Public Assembly” was organized by SPO office Karachi based the community and civil society needs to interact with relevant authority to highlight the advocacy issues on implementation
Review of Sindh Acid Control and Acid Crime Prevention Act 2016 & Sindh Restriction of Dowry Act, 2017
Consultation meetings were organized by Sindh Commission on the Status of Women (SCSW) with the support of SPO, Trocaire, and Australian Aid on 7 and 28 May 2018 in Karachi.