SPO D.I. Khan signed an MOU with District Election Commissioner, D.I.Khan and Zonal In-charge NADRA to ensure women and excluded group’s participation in electoral process
SPO D.I. Khan signed an MOU with District Election Commissioner, D.I.Khan and Zonal In-charge NADRA to ensure women and excluded group’s participation in electoral process. Some highlights of this MOU are: Through this MOU, all Aagahi Centers established by SPO would be declared Voter Facilitation Centers NADRA will send Mobile Registration Vans (MRVs) to all areas particularly remote areas on the request of SPO to facilitate women voter registration in D.I.Khan NADRA will establish separate Facilitation Counter for SPO’s stakeholders including Aagahi Centers, partner CBO/NGO offices to ensure provision of right to identity and right to vote for women, people with disability, minorities and other excluder groups SPO & Election Commission will jointly make efforts to provide enabling environment to women during general elections 2018 to cast their vote Election Commission of Pakistan and SPO will identify pockets in D.I. Khan Region where women are prohibited from their right to vote. SPO and Election Commission will both ensure women participation in the democratic processes. Zonal In-charge NADRA is signing MOU SPO, NADRA and Election Commission D.I. Khan MOU signing ceremony group photo SPO BoD Chairperson, members, CE SPO & Election Commission members inaugurating Voter Facilitation Center, Union Council Dhap Shumali, D.I. Khan
SPO Dera Kee Kahani; SPO Kay Saathion Kee Zabani (SPO DI Khan Office’s Story; In the words of SPO’s Friends)
SPO Dera Kee Kahani; SPO Kay Saathion Kee Zabani (SPO DI Khan Office’s Story; In the words of SPO’s Friends) Dated: 13th January, 2018 This event was conducted in SPO D.I. Khan regional office to commemorate completion of 20 years of SPO’s presence in DI Khan region and to celebrate SPO Board of Director’s visit to D.I. Khan. Honorable members of the SPO Board of Directors including Mr. Javed Jabbar, Mr. Syed Abid Rizvi, Dr. Tufail Muhammad, Ms. Zeenat Yaqoub Yousafzai, Ms. Arifa Mazhar, Dr. Taj Baloch, Ms. Parveen Akhtar and Mr. Saleem Malik visited D.I. Khan region and joined the celebrations which were based upon a presentation prepared by the SPO D.I. Khan region followed by speeches by various stakeholders and field visits to see the work done by SPO during past 20 years. Main event of the visit comprised of a video documentary presentation consisting of 11 segments; namely SPO’s work in Art for Peace, Inter-faith Harmony, Inter-sectarian Harmony, NGOs in D.I. Khan, Print and Electronic Media, Revival of Traditional Sports, District Administration, Musalihati (Arbitration) Committees, Political Parties, Betterment in Service Delivery, and Women Political Participation. This event was followed by a Shield Presentation Ceremony to Mr. Javed Jabbar, Chairperson, SPO BoD, Mr. Saleem Malik, C.E, SPO, and Mr. Shafi Ullah Khan, RH, SPO, D.I.Khan. The stakeholders were given a huge round of applause while presenting Certificates of Appreciation. Mr. Javed Jabbar and Mr. Saleem Malik addressed the ceremony and thanked the stakeholders for contributing towards the SPO’s objectives in a very productive manner.
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) has been advocating for the implementation of pro women laws
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) has been advocating for the implementation of pro women laws promulgated by state to end the violence against women and girl’s with the technical and financial support of Trocaire and Australian Government. The Project has been implemented in Sindh Province.
Equitable Access to Education for Adolescent Girls in Sindh and Baluchistan Province
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), with the technical and financial support of Small Grant and Ambassdor’s Fund Program (SGAFP), Implemented a Project, “Equitable Access to Education for Adolescent Girls in Sindh and Baluchistan Province”. The Project was successful in: Enrolling 2000 out of schools girls in Government Schools Provided required missing facilities in 30 Govt. Schools Established 21 Alternate Learning Paths (ALPs) where 561 girls, who did not get education in their school age were enrolled to continue their education Trained 200 female teachers that have been teaching in 30 identified schools serving 90 village of 7 union councils Engaged 5400 parents through awareness raising sessions and, provided counseling to 5400 adolescent girls who were not attending schools
Pro women laws
Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) has been advocating for the implementation of pro women laws promulgated by state to end violence against women and girl’s with the technical and financial support of Trocaire and Australian Government. The Project has been implemented in Sindh Province.
SPO DI Khan Office’s Story; In the words of SPO’s Friends
This event was conducted in SPO D.I. Khan regional office to commemorate completion of 20 years of SPO’s presence in DI Khan region and to celebrate SPO Board of Director’s visit to D.I. Khan. Honorable members of the SPO Board of Directors including Mr. Javed Jabbar, Mr. Syed Abid Rizvi, Dr. Tufail Muhammad, Ms. Zeenat Yaqoub Yousafzai, Ms. Arifa Mazhar, Dr. Taj Baloch, Ms. Parveen Akhtar and Mr. Saleem Malik visited D.I. Khan region and joined the celebrations which were based upon a presentation prepared by the SPO D.I. Khan region followed by speeches by various stakeholders and field visits to see the work done by SPO during past 20 years. Main event of the visit comprised of a video documentary presentation consisting of 11 segments; namely SPO’s work in Art for Peace, Inter-faith Harmony, Inter-sectarian Harmony, NGOs in D.I. Khan, Print and Electronic Media, Revival of Traditional Sports, District Administration, Musalihati (Arbitration) Committees, Political Parties, Betterment in Service Delivery, and Women Political Participation. This event was followed by a Shield Presentation Ceremony to Mr. Javed Jabbar, Chairperson, SPO BoD, Mr. Saleem Malik, C.E, SPO, and Mr. Shafi Ullah Khan, RH, SPO, D.I.Khan.
Lobbying meeting on Policy Gaps in Water Managment Ordinance 2002, Sindh
A meeting on Lobbying and Media Briefing with stakeholders organized by Strengthening participatory Organization – SPO, Hyderabad in collaboration with AWRE, supported by OXFAM, to highlight gaps in policy, inclusion of women and marginalized groups and in Water Management Ordinance 2002. On the occasion Mr Mustafa Baloch (Regional Head) SPO, Mr. Abdul Wahid Sangrasi (Sr. Prog. Specialist) SPO and other experts discussed about the ordinance, gaps and inclusion of women and marginalized groups in the ordinance. Further it was discussed that media will play its role to create awareness among people through various programs, documentaries and talk shows on Water Management.
Projects Brief
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Provincial Commission on Status of Women (PCSW) A delayed legal entity to support women in Sindh
Roundtable was participated by government and civil society representatives such as Women Development Department, Social Welfare Department, Health, Police, Ministry of Human Rights Government of Sindh, Members of Provincial Assembly Sindh, Media and Academia Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO), rights based civil society organization under the project tilled as “Policy Advocacy and Research to Strengthen Implementation of Pro-Women Legislation and GBV Response Services in Sindh” supported by Australian Government conducted roundtable discussion on 17th of August 2017, participated by civil society and government related stakeholders in local hotel Karachi. The roundtable aimed at steering up the process of establishment of the support structures based on pro women legislation of government of Sindh. The pro women structures such as “Provincial Commission on Status of Women”, under Sindh Commission on the Status of Women Act 2015, Provincial and District level “Monitoring Committees” under The Sindh Early Child Marriages Restraint Act 2014, and “Provincial and District level “Domestic Violence Commissions” under The Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2013, were to be established soon after the enactment of the pro-women laws that yet await to be notified to minimize the sufferings of women in Sindh Province.