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Struggle of Human Rights Activists Promoting Peace and Social
Justice Annual Conference of Human & Democratic Rights Activists
(December 9, 2011)
Sungi Development Foundation is working mainly in KPK most
conservative districts, for the last 20 years, and contributed significantly in
challenging the patriarchal system and conservative culture for people empowerment.
In addition, it had been striving to influence policies, in partnership with the
people and civil society from all over Pakistan....... 
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Rights Based Development National Training (October 8-9,
2011)
On the request of Gilgit Baltistan Advocacy Network, Human and
Democratic Rights Programme of Sungi arranged 2-days national training on
Rights Based Development in District Ghizar of Giglit Baltistan. Total 26
particpants of District Ghizar and Tehsil Yaseen seven district of
Gilgit-Baltistan particpated in the training
wprkshop.......................... 
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National Conference on "Labour Righs as Citizen Righs: Realising
constitutional Reforms" The Pakistan Institute of Labour
Education and Research, Sungi Development Foundation, and Muttahida Labour
Federation organized a national-level conference titled ‘Labour Rights as Citizen Rights: Realising Constitutional
Reforms’ in Islamabad, on May 27-28
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Sungi Development Foundation achieves HAP
certification HAP International has
the immense pleasure to announce that the Sungi Development Foundation (Sungi) successfully completed the quality assurance audit against the
HAP 2007 Standard in Humanitarian Accountability and Quality
Management with only 4 corrective actions. This major
achievement was made possible thanks to the dedication and hard work of the
Sungi management and staff. This HAP certification audit covers all of Sungi’s
activities,.......... 
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People of Tehsil Ghazi District Haripur demanded for early LG
election Human Rights Programme of Sungi
arranged one-day political education seminar in Tehsil Ghazi of District
Haripur on March 31, 2011. 100 participants including 80 men and 20 women
from civil society organization, ex-councilors, media person, notables,
ex-Tehsil Nazim ghazi, UC Nazim participated in the seminar
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Sungi Arranged Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB) Sensitization
Training for Government Line Agencies (March 28,
2011) Despite
the constitutional pledges, the decision-making power has always been outside
the domain of the common people. The budget cycle leaves very little time and
space for stakeholders to lobby for their demands. Even elected
representatives have very little time to discuss the budget thus budget
become a document ................... 
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Civil society of Allai District Battagram demanded for
early local government election on party basis Human Rights programme of Sungi
arranged one day political education seminar on LG election in Allai on March
15, 2011. 70 social and political activists, ex-LG councilors, media person
attended the seminars............................ 
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Sungi won the PPAF-Citi Foundation Award in "Innovative
Category" Microfinance for women Empowerment, ACC Haripur (Rural
Development Association) has won the PPAF-Citi Foundation award in innovative
category held at Islamabad Sarina Hotel dated 22 February
2011............................ 
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One-Day Seminar on Consumer Courts Orientation Abbottabad.
Human Rights Programme of
Sungi Development Foundation arranged one-day orientation seminar on the
establishment of “Consumer Court” in District Abbottabad. The seminar was
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Sungi HAP Report Preamble: Sungi is committed to make itself, accountable to partner
communities and all other stakeholders, who are related to any of its
programmes. Sungi believes that the accountability is a key element for
humanitarian and development work. Relationship between Sungi and partner
communities is based on empowered partnership principles and all share due
responsibility and are accountable to each
other.................................................... 
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Concept of Community Learning Movement
National Center for Advocacy Studies, Pune, India,
initiated the Grassroots Initiative in some districts of India in 2008 and realized
that the initiative was able to mobilize and organize marginalized communities to
advocate for their rights themselves more effectively than organizations advocating
on behalf of the communities. NCAS felt that it should spread this message to SAARC
countries; Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and
Sungi...........
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Integrity in Public Services One-day seminar
on "marking the international week against corruption" (Dec 09,
2010) Human Rights
Programme arranged a one-day seminar on “marking the international week
against corruption”. The theme of the seminar was “integrity in Public
Services” The seminar was arranged with the coordination of district
government Abbottabad. Director National Accountability Bureau
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Police Training on Human Rights and Behavioral Change
Communication
Human
Rights Programme of Sungi arranged first ever training for Abbottabad police
constable in Omar Asghar Khan Centre for Development from October 28-29, 2010.
Total 11 constables from urban and rural police stations..
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Sungi started 16-days of campaign on ending violence
against women Rights Programme of Sungi with the
collaboration of SAHARA Development Foundation and Area Coordination Councils
of district Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram and AJK started 16-days
campaign on ending valance against women that is also known as “White Ribbon
Campaign” Theme of the year 2010 ............................................

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Human and Democratic Rights Activists Staged Protest Rallies
Against Dr. Farooq Khan murder in Hazara and
AJK Human and Democratic Rights activist of Sungi working area staged
protest rallies against the brutal murder of Dr. Muhammad Farooque Khan in
Hazara and AJK. The protester demanded from the government to provide
security to the scholars like Dr .Khan. The protester who was carrying
placards writing condolence messages on and the messages for the law
enforcement agencies to start enquiry, unpack the reasons behind the murder
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Civil Society Alliance on Un
Women
UN WOMEN - PERSPECTIVES FROM PAKISTANI RIGHTS
ACTIVISTS
The UN has, over many decades,
taken steps and established mechanisms to promote gender justice and equality and
women’s empowerment, both in terms of human rights and economic development.
Despite some progress, socio-economic and political gender inequalities persist in
every society and Pakistan is no exception...................
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Feed the Children Aqua Box Distribution in
District Rajanpur (10-12 Sep.
2010)
On 10th and 12th September Sungi distributed 300 aqua boxes
donated by Feed the Children UK in Basti Sidique, UC Noorpur Machiwala, District
Rajanpur. Earlier Sungi with the help of volunteer from Saya Foundation (an
organization in Rajanpur) had identified the community by visiting each location where
families had taken shelter (some under a tree, or a charpoi, or a make shift canvas
roof, or a room that was still standing). .............................................
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Friends of Sungi "Sharing on Flood Relief
Work" (July, August 2010)
Sungi have over 30 staff members who are trained in disaster
preparedness with experience in relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction after flash
floods, earthquake, heavy snowfall/rain. Therefore after July/August 2010 flood
disaster, five teams have been formed for: Kohistan, Charsada/Noshera/Swat/Dir,
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Sungi Mobile Medical Camp in Noshera (25th August
2010)
I was in Noshehra on 25th August visiting Sungi’s Mobile medical camp at Mohala Dhobian
UC Choki Town. Already at 9 am a line of women and men was waiting to see the doctor.
The need for women doctors was expressed by the young women standing in line as one had
been injured with bruises all over her body. ....................................
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Omar Asghar Khan Awami Assembly 2010 "Democratic Governance and
Social Justice"
Sungi development
Foundation arranged 3-days Omar Asghar Khan Awami Assembly in head office
Abbottabad from July 03-05, 2010. The theme of the assembly
was “Democratic Governance and Social
Justice”. .......................
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Human and Democratic Rights arranged series
of seminar on Early Local Government
Election
Human and Democratic Rights
(HDR) programme of Sungi arranged 4 seminar in Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra and
Battagram on early LG election in June 2010. In these seminars different representative of civil society, ex-
LG councilors, women councilors, media, advocates and other notable were invited
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Resolution during the two-day National Conference
on "People’s
Perspective on Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan Package (June 11-12,
2010) This house representing leaders of
national and regional political parties, writers, human rights and peace
activists, lawyers, women’s rights activists, academicians, students,
intellectuals, media persons and concerned citizens of Pakistan resolved that
the Balochs are faced with serious problems such as denial of right to
self-determination, ........ 
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Peoples Perspective on the Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan
Package;
18th Amendment Implication, Implementation, Way Forward
Conference
June 11th & 12th 2010, National
Library Hall,
Islamabad
Peace and inclusion of all peoples’ in governance are the
prerequisites for a prosperous and a developing state. Pakistan is a multi nation
state and this fact has to be recognized, thus recognizing the different stages of
political, .... 
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Pre-Budget Consultation Meeting District Haripur (March
22,
2010)
District government had already started drafting district
budget in a time when there is there is no Local Government in place and the
district is being run by administrators under the supervision of DCO. Sungi’s Human
and Democratic Rights Programme (HDR) realizing the gap between the district
administration and the common people started pre-budget consultation meetings with
district
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Potohari Arts and
Crafts Village opening at Shakarparian,
Islamabad. The Potohari Arts and Crafts village
located at Shakarparian will have a soft opening on February 19th and will be
open to the public from 11:00 a.m to 6:00 p. m daily
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Sungi Started Democratic Governance
Project (DGP) in 6 National assemblies
Constituencies Sungi under its Human & Democratic Rights Programme (HDR) had
started Democratic Governance Project in six constituencies of Hazara Division.
The project is on going in 4-districts of Hazara Division, Haripur,
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