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NbS Innovations in Water Management WRAP Team Meets with CDA Chair 9 July 2026, Islamabad A high-level delegation consisting of senior representatives of FCDO, Oxford Policy Management and its consortium partner Omar Asghar Khan Foundation along with project leads: FDO and PCRWR met with the CDA Chair to present the results of 3 rainwater harvesting […]

National Youth Summit Islamabad — AAWAZ II Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Punjab | 29–30 April 2026 Youth are not the leaders of tomorrow — they are the changemakers of today. Bringing together 80 young leaders, Aawaz Change Agents, Youth Icons, and civil society representatives from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, the Aawaz II National Youth Summit united

Aawaz II Provincial Forum – Khyber Pakhtunkhwa & Punjab Sustaining Inclusion and Rights: Prioritizing Policy Actions and Community Engagement Government representatives, civil society leaders, development partners, and human rights advocates came together in Islamabad for the joint Aawaz II Provincial Forum of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab to reflect on the programme’s achievements and explore ways

Women, Floods & Public Budgets WAF Seminar 8 October 2025, National Press Club, Islamabad Ms. Rashida Dohad, Executive Director of #omarasgharkhanfoundation spoke about floods and #genderresponsivebudgets at a seminar convened by the Women’s Action Forum. She stressed the need to promte women’s leadership in deciding climate policies, actions and budgets. She called for increased investments

2005 Earthquake: 20 Years Later We will never forget 8 October 2025 Ms. Rashida Dohad of #omarasgharkhanfoundation appeared on the popular TV show #RedLineWithTalatHussain to discuss the state’s unfulfilled promises to rehabilitate those affected by the earthquake that devastated KP and Kashmir on 8 October 2005. Despite the passage of two decades, the New Bakhrial

Aawaz II National Learning Event 22 October 2025, Islamabad Aawaz II celebrates six years of partnership with local organisations and communities that have changed discriminatory social norms and worked together with provincial and district governments for improving access to services and benefits for the most marginalised. A few key achievements include: 35.9 million individuals have

Aawaz II – Tahaffuz & Meesaq Centres in KP October 2025, Peshawar & Rawalpindi “The KP Police will set up Tahaffuz and Meesaq Centres to provide security and redressal support to transgender persons and non-Muslim religious minorities,” stated Mr. Zulfiquar Hameed, IGP KP during a meeting with a delegation of #omarashgarkhanfoundation on 16 October 2025.

Aawaz II Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission on the Status of Women 24 October 2025, Peshawar A delegation of #AawazII called on the newly appointed Chair of the KP Commission on the Status of Women, Dr. Sumera Shams. Ms. Rakhshanda Naz, Member Aawaz II Provincial Forum congratulated Dr. Shams on her appointment as Chair of a strong

Water Resources Accountability in Pakistan (WRAP) Grant Award Ceremony 27 October 2025, Islamabad 8 Pakistani civil society organisations received grants under WRAP’s Catalytic Fund (CF) to pilot nature-based solutions to water management and governance. The grants support projects implemented in collaboration with the federal and provincial/area governments of GB, Punjab and KP that will demonstrate

Aawaz Aagahi Centre (AAC) 4 November 2025, Akora Khattak, KP A 15-member delegation of Aawaz II’s Provincial Forum from Punjab visited an AAC in Akora Khattak as part of an inter-provincial exchange aimed at sharing experiences between the programme’s stakeholders in Punjab and KP. The delegation included representatives from the Punjab Women Protection Authority, Local