CIIP – COURAGE DISGUISED BEHIND the VEIL

Aziz Mai wife of Shafi Muhammad lives in Basti Sakhwali, Tehsil Kotaddu, and District Muzafargarh. Aziz Mai has five daughters and four sons. She is married since twenty eight years. She was living happily with her family , since she came to know her husband is suffering from Blood Cancer . Clouds of sorrows covered […]

Inclusion of women’s empowerment topics in curriculum demanded

Our correspondent Saturday, November 08, 2014 From Print Edition Islamabad Speakers emphasised on rethinking and revision of curriculum, especially in Pakistan Studies and Islamic Studies, and inclusion of topics related to socio-economic development and women’s empowerment in Pakistan. The demand came forward at a dialogue ‘Pakistan Millennium Development Goals Status and Post-2015 Development Framework’ jointly […]

Baseline Evaluation Report

EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF INTEGERATED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMME

This report is the outcome of External Evaluation of Integrated Community Development and Empowerment Programme (ICDEP) implemented by AWAZ CDS in four districts of southern Punjab. The document gives background, provides an overview of evaluation process, details evaluation findings, lists lessons learnt and finally puts forward a few recommendations aimed at enhancing the effectiveness and relevance of the programme […]

AWAZ-Assessment by Simiotichs 2011

AWAZ-Assessment by Simiotichs 2011

Awaz is a Multan based organization, working in Multan, Vehari, Alipur, Taunsa, Kot Addu, and Janpur. It has organizational chart and job descriptions are available in written form. Awaz was originally and continues to be a rights based organization advocating for rights. However, following the floods of 2010, they are and now providing high level services in the flood […]

Hudood Qawaneen Naqais-O-Tabsara

Hudood Qawaneen Naqais-O-Tabsara

Hudood Qawaneen, Naqais-o-Tabsira: (Hudood laws, flaws and discussion) is an Urdu publication. The topic focused in this 12 page booklet is very sensitive to be discussed, especially where people have no information about human rights, and very limited knowledge of religion, that comes out from a Mullah who is usually an illiterate or semi literate […]

Maqami Hakumaton kay Awami Tarqiyati Iqdamat ka Estehkam

Maqami Hakumaton kay Awami Tarqiyati Iqdamat ka Estehkam

Over the period of last four years it was observed that the system itself provides the space to the common people but the implementers lack the political will as will as capacity. For example Citizen Community Boards were introduced to ensure the community participation but the process and procedures for the registration of CCBs was […]

The Socio-Economic and Political Situation of PATin Southern Punjab

The Socioeconomic and political Situation of PATA in Southern Punjab

While the world is moving towards a global economy in which the local economic and industrial Infrastructure is under threat on the one hand for its integration with the global set up while on the other hand the consumption of local human and material resources has been affected and has caused unemployment and poverty conditions […]