SPO

Partners/communities We believe in sovereignty of and equity with our partners. Owners/employees/supporters Ownership of our mission is based on mutual trust, honesty, professionalism and transparency. Process Our process is based on an understanding of roles and responsibilities, which include accountability, ethnic impartiality and effective participation. Improvement Creativity and innovation is the hallmark of all our

With the passage of time the activities of SPO has diversified to cover the emerging issues in the particular socio-economic and political context of Pakistan. Currently, SPO’s core areas are democratic governance, social justice and peace and harmony. In addition, SPO has a component of special projects that deals with disasters and emergency situations, such

SPO is a national civil society organization. Its national centre is in Islamabad, but it has eight regional offices in Multan, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Quetta, Karachi, Lahore, Turbat and Dera Ismail Khan. Besides that one project office in Muzafarabad and six temporary project offices are contributing to achieving SPO’s goals. The national center’s role is to

SPO’s governance lies in the hands of a 14 member Board[1] of Directors which comprises of 13 elected members and the Chief Executive.  The Board is elected for a three-year term from a General Body[2] with equal representation from all four provinces of Pakistan and reserved seats for the Federal Capital Territory. Members of the

SPO began life as a Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) supported organization. However, it soon started attracting more funding and sponsorships from a wider range of contributors. These include bilateral and multi-lateral aid givers like British High Commission (BHC) Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), European Commission (EC), Embassy for the Kingdom of Netherlands (EKN) and

Canadian International Development Agency Emergency Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority Election Commission of Pakistan Free & Fair Election Network Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Islamabad Official web gateway to the Government of Pakistan Pakistan Coalition for Education Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy United Nations Development Programme UN-HABITAT

National Centre House No. 30-A, Main Nazim-uddin Road, F-10/4, Islamabad Tel: (+92-51) 2104677, 2104679, 2104680 Fax: (+92-51) 2112787 Email: info@spopk.org www.spopk.org |Top| Peshawar House 15, Street 1, Sector N/4, Phase-4, Hayatabad, Peshawar. Tel: 091-5811792,5810021 Fax: 091-5813089 Email: peshawar@spopk.org |Top| D.I. Khan House No.2, Street No. 2, Wensam Housing Society, Dera. Ismail. Khan Cannt. Tel: 0966-713231

Since its inception Pakistan has mostly been ruled by undemocratic forces. Therefore, its state structure lacks a mechanism that ensures participation of the people in issues pertinent to governance. Absence of strong participatory mechanism in governance model has marginalised certain segments and communities of the society. Following its vision of democratic, socially just and tolerant

Social justice is a result of complex interplay of several political, institutional, cultural ethos, and socio-economic factors. Therefore, it is imperative to remove the hindrances that create problems in the achievement of social justice and subject people to social injustice. True to its mission of establishing a socially just system and society, SPO has initiated

Project Title:   Improving Mother and Child Health Care by Capacity Building of Health Facilities Project Donor: USAID through Jhpiego Project Duration: Thirty Months (starting from January 2015) Project Location: Sindh (District Jacobabad) Project Brief: SPO will work with 90 health facilities of district Jacobabad for improving mother and child health care services. Main activities which