Monthly Archives: December 2023

Social Accountability 8 Online Training Sessions for Activists in Iran November 2023 Extending its footprints beyond Pakistan, Omar Asghar Khan Foundation designed and conducted an online training on #SocialAccountability for more than 30 activists in Iran. The training helped participants understand public budgets and ways in which citizens can monitor them to recommend government actions for improving the delivery of public services. The training was designed within the PFM context of Iran.

She Leads We Prosper Fempower Pakistan National Convention 21 December 2023, Lahore More than 300 women leaders, male allies, including community activists, parliamentarians and government officials, participated in a convention to celebrate the achievements of Fempower Pakistan (2019-2024). They shared stories, experiences and reaffirmed their commitment to promoting women’s political participation for equal opportunities, choices and building a fair society. Implemented by Shirkat Gah-Women’s Resource Centre, Omar Asghar Khan Foundation, Simorgh Women's Resource & Publication…

Gender Budget Tagging & Expenditure Tracking (GBT&ET) Training Workshop for Government of Punjab 20 December 2023, Lahore On 20 December 2023, Omar Asghar Khan Foundation designed and conducted a training on Gender Budget Tagging & Expenditure Tracking for about 50 government officials from key departments including Finance, Planning & Development, Women Development, Social Welfare, Health, Education, Population Welfare, Home, Agriculture, Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries, etc. The training was part of the technical assistance provided by…

Aawaz II: 15th KP Provincial Forum Meeting 19 December 2023, Peshawar At the 15th meeting of Aawaz II's Provincial Forum (PF) in KP, members including senior representatives of government/statutory bodies and civil society organisations reviewed actions taken to support policy and public finance actions to prevent GBV and child marriage and promote social inclusion. The PF commended Aawaz II's efforts to communicate policy recommendations to increase investments in preventing GBV and protecting the rights of…

Women’s Voice & Local Ownership (WVLO) Scaling Social Accountability for Amplifying Women’s Voice & Improving Health Services Launch Workshop, 3-9 December 2023, Lisbon-Portugal Scaling social accountability to amplify women’s voices to make healthcare more responsive to their needs and increase the uptake of reproductive health services is the objective of the four-year WVLO project supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF). The BMGF convened an intensive workshop bringing together its three WVLO country…