E News Letter
January, 2010
Issue No:- 05
Edited By : Mohammad Zia-ur-Rehman Editorial Committee: Khadija Shaheen Surayya Faiz & Sadia Saeed
Layout/Graphics Designing:
Muhammad Maqbool
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Field Offices
Field Office Ali Pur
Near Telephone Exchange, Ali Pur District Muzaffar Gardh Phone/ Fax # +92-66- 2701014
Email: foalipur@awazcds.org.pk
Field Office Vehari
# 422, Street No. 4, Southern Block, Sharqi Colony Vehari Phone / Fax # +92-67-3360326 Email: fovehari@awazcds.org.pk
Field Office Taunsa
Gali Hakeem Jafar, Jafranwala, Mangrotha Raod, Taunsa Sharief District D G Khan Phone / Fax # +92-642-601498
Email: fotaunsa@awazcds.org.pk
Field Office Jam Pur
Joya House, Awami Colony , Dajal Road Jam Pur City, District Rajan Pur Phone/ Fax # +92-60-4300110
Email: fojampur@awazcds.org.pk
Improving Lives through Learning
Self help Initiatives taken by VDCs/CCBs
Awaz Field Office Taunsa
• A vaccination camp was organized with the coordination of Health Department Taunsa in which 39 children were vaccinated on hepatitis B & THQ staff raised awareness through session about health issues during the camp.
• 8 male & 6 female of 8 target areas received their CNIC.
• Awaz team remained successful to motivate people in increasing literacy and 6 -student enrollments increased in 2 target areas.
• 8 new latrines increased in 8 target areas.
• 220 animals vaccinated in 15 target areas by organizing camps during this Month.
• 8- Children registered in 5 target areas and 11- Female (pregnant) vaccinated in 3target areas.
• 1VDCs member of Khatoon CCB Munderani started a small business (shoes) & on self help basis
Awaz Field Office Alipur
Field office conducted meeting with lecturers and oriented them about Awaz Foundation Pakistan and requested them to support in the formation of students’ club.
Capacity building Training was done with 5 newly formed male and 5 female VDCs on Basic skill Development.
Mobilization meeting of five union council activists for district Risk analysis work shop at Aghosh hotel Muzafar Garh was organized by Concern Worldwide.
AwazCDS field office team Alipur along with the 21, Male &13 female, participated in that training.
Awaz Field Office Jampur
• Three more children enrolled to GGPS of Basti Sindhela U/C kotla Dewan.
• 40 born children were registered in union councils of target areas this shows that now people are understanding the importance of birth registration.
• Al-khaier Traquiati Tanzeem of Basti Kumharain U/C Dajal papered 07 small box from saving and installed in Basti for putting the Holy papers entitle of Al- Khaier.
• UjalaTariquiati Tanzeem (M)of Basti Meo organized a protest against Public heath deportment for water scheme maintenance with the participation of 70 people as a result the contractor of this project involved VDC members during the maintenance and installed good quality water pipes.
• 6 more VDCs started saving mechanism and record keeping.
• 6 VDCs replicated the training received by Awaz CDS in their community areas.
Seminar/Trainings:
Field Office Taunsa and Alipur Team participated in Basic Skill Development -2 (TOT) training workshop at Sheza-Inn Hotel Multan on 12,14-01-10 & staff capacity enhanced about report writing ,SWOT, analyses, communication, facilitation skills & account management
• All Program field staff participated in three days TOT at Multan which was conducted on 12 to 14 January by AwazCDS .Staff enhanced their capacity about BSD 2nd now the field staff are able to conduct the Training at their own community level.
Publications Of AWAZCDS
Global Week of Action Against Gun Violence
June 2009
Justice Beyond Legalities (Research Study on Extent and Dynamic of Punchayat System and its Impact on Marginalized Communities in Southern Punjab)
March 2009
Bread for survival (An Overview of Livelihood Patterns and Related Gender Issues in PATA Community of Southern Punjab)
May 2008
Peeny kay Saaf Pani ka Hasool Mushkil Kiyun.......? (Research on provision of safe drinking water)
March 2008
Punjab ka Ilaqa-e-Ghair (Research on socio-economic and political condition of tribal areas in South Punjab) Urdu version
January2007
Peoples' Perception About Discriminatory Laws & Customary Practices Promoting Violence Against Women
March 2006
The Socio-Economic and Political Situation of PATA in Southern Punjab (English Version)
December 2005
Maqami Hakumaton kay Awami Tarqiyati Iqdamat ka Estehkam
July 2005
Hudood Qawaneen Naqais-O-Tabsara
December 2004
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Every Child Deserves a Childhood
In the world of Work 165 million children aged 5 to 14 years are used, out of which 74 million are engaged in such works that could be dangerous to their lives. Compared with other continents, child labor is most vigorously practiced in Asian countries. Despite the fact that over the past six years the number of minors who worked here fell by nearly 5 million people, yet more than 122 million children and adolescents aged 5 to 14 years are engaged in commerce or in the workplace. Among the “leaders” who indulge children in child labor are Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
“Learning how to learn is life's most important skill.”
Manager Field Operations facilitated in Two day’s teachers training workshop which was on LSBE Level 1 dated Jan 13-14, 2010 at Sialkot on the request of partner organziation.18 male teachers were capacitated on LSBE Level 1, teachers learned the new participatory teaching methodologies.
A dialogue on “Democracy and Role of Civil Society” was organized at AwazCDS Field Office Vehari. .23 (female 08, m ale 15) participants from different civil society organizations participated in the dialogue. In the seminar participants condemned dictatorship and said that it was the main cause of democracy failure in Pakistan. They also urged the role of CSOs in building democratic culture and bringing good governance in Pakistan.
A Vital voice for women
The woman plays vital roles in building the society on healthier and stronger foundations. But unfortunately the social practices are quite opposite, the women in Pakistan have been isolated from the mainstream of society. They are never considered to give their right sanctioned by the religion and law. A Seminar was organized by Awaz Foundation Pakistan to highlight the particular issue. The seminar was attended by more then 100 people from different CSOs of south punjab.. Rana Raiz Saeed (Development expert and lobbyist) and Madam Romana Tanvir(Member NCSW)were chief guests of the seminar. Focusing on the particular issue the NCSW representative stated that I my self was very surprised when first time came to know about these alarming figures……………
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Challenging Violence against women
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Gender-based violence is universal, differing only in scope from one society to the next. Much of this violence is inflicted on girls and women by husbands, fathers, or other male relatives. The home can be one of the most dangerous places for a wo
man to be.
This violence includes a wide range of violations of women’s human rights, including trafficking in women and girls, rape, wife abuse, sexual abuse of children, and harmful cultural practices and traditions that irreparably damage girls’ and women’s reproductive and sexual health. Although reliable data on the incidence of gender-based violence is scarce, especially in Southern Punjab. However Awaz CDS has developed a database to collect the record from all the national print media about such violence cases and according to this database: 251 Women got victim of various forms of violence only in the first month of 2010
A Pink ribbon for all women
International Cancer Day had been celebrated all over the world on 4th February to take steps to reduce cancer disease and increase awareness among the masses toward this horrible disease so that less number of people could suffer the disease and survive better. Among women rate of breast cancer and gastrointestinal tract cancer is alarmingly high While other five types of cancer diagnosed in women are head and neck cancer, mouth and ear cancer and ovary, bladder and cervix cancers. Among men, the most rampant are head and neck cancer while lymphoma, lung cancer, liver and urinary bladder cancer are also diagnosed. More than one million women world wide are diagnosed with breast cancer every year. It is estimated that 1 in 9 Pakistani women suffer from breast cancer at some stage of their life. Several studies and reports suggest that among Asian population, Pakistani women have the highest risk of breast cancer. At least 90,000 women suffer from breast cancer in Pakistan every year. Over 10,000 endure female breast cancer patients out of 83 million of population in Punjab reported to healthcare professionals, which suggested that less than 50 per cent of women, suffering from breast cancer, had never gone to doctors in Pakistan. The cause of which has been described as increasing poverty and lack of state-run healthcare facilities. According to different surveys, breast cancer in West was contracted at 60 years of age or more, but in Pakistan it occurred at the age of 45, which means that women suffered the malady earlier and died younger. There were only four to five trained medical oncologists, 15 to 16 radio oncologists and handful of nurses dealing in cancer specialty in Punjab one cancer hospital in private sector ie Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, whereas there were seven cancer healthcare facilities in government sector including three to four cancer centres of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) in addition to Lahore. There are only 500 beds allocated for all cancer patients out of total population of 83 million in Punjab, which means that there is one bed for 150,000 people in the province," Due to this lack of facilities only 15% cancer patients survive in Pakistan’ There is need to create awareness about breast cancer among women, the government and voluntary organizations should create awareness through extensive publicity campaigns.
Policy, Research and Advocacy unit
National Solidarity Day
The Solidarity Day
was organized under Aman Ittehad - Citizens’ platform. The
Solidarity Day expressed a resolve to strive for stronger
democracy and democratic institutions.
Grand National Consultative & Planning Meeting GCAP-Pakistan
GCAP-Pakistan National Secretariat organized the National Consultation & Planning Meeting in Multan for sharing the plan of activities with its members on 24th January, 2010. It was attended by 61 different representatives of NGOs, CSOs and GCAP members including Mr. Mohammad Zia-ur-Rehman (Chief Executive Awaz CDS), Mr. Rana Riaz Saeed (CEO Development Advocates & Lobbyists) and Mr. Irfan Mufti from SAP Pakistan.
Social Mobilization of the Community
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Social Mobilization teams formed 14 male and 14 female community organizations in the 4 Union Councils of Sher Shah Town. As a result 534 male and 477 female got the membership of 28 Community Organizations.• 450 community members entered their data for getting CNIC
• Community has arranged teacher and room for school
• 12 community organizations have established their offices and started record keeping
• Prepared list of 25 children for their birth registration
• 10 Community Organizations started saving.
Life Skill Based Education Program in Multan
Whole of schools’ activities
Whole of school activities were conducted in 12 LSBE selected schools. 1700 people (50 teachers, 10 School heads and 1640 students) participated in these events. Students participated in Speeches; Role plays on Risky Behaviors, Gender Disparity and Early Marriages consequences, Painting competition and essay writing.
