Effective Role of Monitoring Committees to Restrain Early Child Marriages in Sindh
A one day dialogue on “Effective Role of Monitoring Committees to Restrain Early Child Marriages in Sindh” was held at a Local Hotel in Hyderabad, dialogue was organized by Strengthening Participatory Organization (SPO) Karachi and Hyderabad regions in collaboration with Women Development Department, Government of Sindh and with the financial support of Trocaire and Australian Government. The event highlighted the role of Monitoring Committees at District level to restrain Early Child Marriages in Sindh Province, by engaging government departments, local civil society networks. Ms. Shamim Mumtaz (Advisor to Chief Minister Sindh) for Social Welfare Department, Government of Sindh and Dr. Javed Jabbar (Ex-Federal Minister) were the key speakers of the event. Large number of Civil Society Network representatives, Law Enforcement departments, Journalists, Lawyers, Writers, members of District Monitoring Committees attended the event. The role of SPO, Government of Sindh, support of Trocaire and Government of Australia were appreciated for highlighting and strengthening Monitoring committees at District Level.