Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) and the Ministry of Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Government of Sindh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the promotion of good governance and pro people legislation in the province. The MoU was signed by Dr. Sikandar Mandhro, the Minister for Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Sindh and Naseer Memon, Chief
Strengthening Participatory Organization conducted a training workshop in Lahore on ‘Interpersonal Communication Skills and the Power of a Positive Attitude’ from Sep 30 – Oct 1 for its Associate level staff. A total of 23 staff members from the National Center and all Regional Centers participated in the interactive workshop which discussed topics such as
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) recently organized a three-day training workshop on “Democratic Governance, Social Justice / Gender Justice and role of Civil Society” from September 8-10 in Karachi. The training session was conducted by Mr. Javed Ahmed (Jami) Chandio and included 12 officer level staff from the Programme Implementation department in Turbat, Quetta, Hyderabad and
SPO organized a consultation on January 9th 2014 to finalize the draft Domestic Violence (DV) Bill and National Policy for Home Based Workers (NPHBW) in collaboration with MOLJ&HR by inviting relevant stakeholders who have background and knowledge about the areas covered under Bill and Policy. The purpose of the consultation was to highlight the
Political leaders and civil society activists linked the hope that the New Year 2014 will turn prosperous and peaceful for the whole Sindh and the people belonging to different sects and religious entities will play their role for promoting religious harmony. They were speaking at a ‘Dialogue on Role of Political Parties in Good Governance’
Daman Civil Society Network (DCSN) and Aawaz District Forum (ADF) with the technical assistance of SPO D.I.Khan has provided support to reconciliation Committees formed at Police Stations in the district. On December 31,2013 a ceremony was organized in Police Rest House presided by Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Police Officer (DPO) D.I.Khan. During the
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), organized a roundtable to get input from civil society on the proposed environmental law in Sindh. Sindh Minister Dr Sikandar Mandhro, SPO country head Naseer Memon, DG EPA Naeem Mughul, Chairperson Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF) Mohammad Ali Shah, Prof Ismail Kumbhar of Agriculture University Tando Jam, Javed Akhtar of IUCN, Nasir
Protection of human rights is signature identity of democratic societies. All stakeholders need to strive for improving the image of Pakistan on human rights front. State of human rights in Pakistan merits greater cooperation among various stakeholders for improvement. Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights (MoLJ&HR) have
A public advocacy event on “Effective Legislation to Protect Women’s Rights” on conclusion of 16 days worldwide campaign against violence against women by Mumkin Alliance. Naseer Memon Chief Executive, Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) in his address said that the women rights cannot be attained without getting room in political agenda of the society; He said that