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Islamabad (June 2, 2011): World Bank has outsourced its post 2010 floods Social Impact Monitoring project to Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO). For the implementation of this qualitative research project, SPO in consultation with relevant stakeholders has selected Nowshehra in Khyber Pakhtoonkhuwa and Thatta in Sindh. The project will be implemented by a team of subject

Islamabad (May 31, 2011): Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) Power99 FM Radio Network signed a memorandum of understanding to work in collaboration to bring the issues of development into the limelight of media. ‘The joint venture will focus on the basic issues faced by the people and development practitioners at the grass root level’ stated in

Parliamentarians of Sindh realize the fact that there are some loopholes, issues of mismanagement and policy gaps within the education system, which need to be addressed with the help of civil society actors. They were speaking at a meeting organized by Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) with parliamentarians on ‘Education and Strategy of Sindh’ on May

  Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) held a conference on ‘Local Initiatives in Development’ on March 17, 2011. Speakers of the conference emphasized capacity building of local communities to enable them to build a democratic, just and peaceful society in Pakistan. Introducing the objectives of the conference Naseer Memon, Chief Executive SPO, said that the struggles

  Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) program is rights-based. In the larger development agencies, the rights-based approach has its roots in the increasing public concern with the development effectiveness. Civil Society in Pakistan has emerged as catalyst and change agent during the last 3 decades and has been winning and gaining more grounds in mainstream development

    Considering the repercussions of violence/terrorism upon achieving the target of MDGs goals, Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO) organized a Round Table Forum on ‘Peace and Human Development’ in Islamabad on December 28, 2010. Speakers in the conference stressed the need to shift current paradigm of security state to human security to achieve Millennium Development

  “Women’s Leadership Role in Flood Affected Area To End Gender Based Violence” Background: 25th November marks the beginning of the 16 days of activism campaign against gender-based violence and 2010 is the 20th successive year for this campaign. The 16 days activism campaign ending on December 10th also highlights other significant dates, including November 29;

  Dr. Tufail Mohammad is the Chairperson of Strengthening Participatory Organisation (SPO). Under his leadership SPO endeavors for the empowerment of the marginalized section of the society and realization of basic human rights in Pakistan. Recently, he was awarded with the meritorious services award by the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan for his outstanding

Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) SPO Response Flood Situation in Pakistan September 7, 2010 Overview: Over the course of July and early August 2010, Pakistan experienced the worst monsoon-related floods in living memory. Heavy rainfall, flash floods and riverine floods have devastated large parts of Pakistan since the arrival of seasonal monsoon rains on 22 July,