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 is recognized as a leading proponent of participatory development in Pakistan, and is engaged in capacity building of community institutions throughout the country. SPO’s presence at the grassroots, and its regular interaction and committed partnership with community institutions, have, in turn, strengthened SPO’s resolve to assist poor and disadvantaged sections of the communities to
Pakistan is a culturally, racially, linguistically and religious heterogeneous country. For a prosperous and peaceful society it is indispensible to create harmonious modus vivindi for cultures and denominations who inhabit the variegated cultural tapestry of Pakistan. Realising the importance of social harmony in a multi-cultural society SPO has embarked upon a programme of “Peace and
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
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
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
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