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Compliance Report

Democratic Governance

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 society guided by participatory principles, SPO endeavors to address the issue of governance through its programme of Democratic Governance. The Democratic Governance Programme emphasises mainstreaming of marginalised communities in decision making processes for the realisation of basic human rights as enunciated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the Constitution of Pakistan. It will ultimately lead to the next stage of claiming rights from policy and decision making institutions through a democratic struggle. This will be achieved through extensive and sustained political education via CSNs. The people will be enabled and encouraged through education and training to participate fully in all forms of voluntary activities for social development. Youth, the most vibrant section of the society, will also be engaged and mainstreamed in social and political processes through this programme. The programme geared to achieve three outputs through different activities divided into three components. The crux of first component of these activities is to enhance conceptual clarity on rights based approaches so that every partner organization has a clear conceptual framework for its activities. Later these organizations will become instrumental in raising awareness about human rights, planning, managing and sustaining programs concerning human rights education in their communities. Second component relates to the organizational management training of partner organizations to ensure that there is an increased capacity to promote and practice sustainable, transparent and accountable systems within the organization. Also, this responds to needs in health, education, livelihoods and income generation. Under the activities of third component political workers will receive skills training, development knowledge and problem solving techniques. In addition, they will have the opportunity to conduct events at district level so that they may gain a sense of self-confidence and address development issues, and transfer knowledge with the political parties. All of the programme activities aim at bringing about change in different tiers of governance ranging from sub-district and CBOs, MAs and WOs to parliament, ministries and state departments. The activities will cumulatively contribute to the overall out of Democratic Governance Programme in the shape of “enhanced capacity of community organization and public interest institutions to exercise and promote democratic structures at all levels.” SPO strives to empower marginalized communities through its activities and interventions across Pakistan. To appreciate the struggle of women, men and communities in bringing about change in their lives and communities, SPO regularly compiles and publishes their stories in the shape of case studies. These stories do not represent an overall view of the situation but they definitely represent snippets of the bigger picture

Contact Us

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Representation on HR Forum

Human Resource Development Network (HRDN) The Human Resource Development Network (HRDN), conceived by like minded HRD professionals in 1999 and became functional in March 2000, has grown steadily over the years. It originated as a Network of professionals and to provide them a platform where they could share ideas and newer concepts in the field of development, emerging around the globe and then acclimatize and practice them at national/regional level. The idea was also to set up a network that should work as a bridge between individual development professionals and organizations. SPO enjoys life time Organizational Membership of HRDN and is representing on its BOD for the last three years. Pakistan Human Resource Network (PHRN) PHRN is a network of Human Resources Professionals of Development Sector in Islamabad. This is a platform hosted by The Asia Foundation for HR professionals of the sector for sharing best practices, arranging lectures, expert talks and networking. SPO is a member of the advisory committee of PHRN. The Training Forum – Islamabad Chapter SPO represents on the forum which is hosted by SDPI (Sustainable Development Policy Institute). This forum provides the opportunity to HR Professionals from different sectors to share their thoughts on current trends and best practices.

Policies

Crèche Policy.(Read) Gender Policy.(Read) Interns Policy and Procedures. (Read) Code of Conduct-Conflict of Interest Policy. (Read) Anti Harassment Policy. (Read) Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy. (Read) Zero Tolerance Policy. (Read) Compensation Policy. Consultancy Policy. Finance Policy & Procedures. Hiring & Termination Policy. Hiring of Consultants Policy. Leave Policy. (Read) Procurement Policy. Property Management Policy. Staff Training & Development Policy. Training Unit Policy. IT Policy. Governance Policy. Grievance Settlement Policy. Travel policy and Procedures. Security Guidelines. Whistle Blowing Policy

Contributors

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 United States Agency for International Development (USAID) etc. and International NGOs like Action Aid, Save the Children UK, Save the Children US, Oxfam GB, Oxfam Novib, Care International and The Asia Foundation. SPO has also been successful in generating its own resources. SPO is increasingly on the look out to increase its financial strength and reduce its dependence on donor funds. SPO is actively pursuing expansion in its indigenous resource base. In terms of the scope of work and outreach, approach, impact and institutional strength, it is hard to think of a comparable NGO in Pakistan. SPO has carved out a niche for itself that puts it on the pedestal of prominence in the development sector.

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