Journalism of the Future: Viability, Quality, Diversity & Safety 2-day Media Summit 14-15 November 2024, Islamabad “A media report helped operationalize a dysfunctional health facility, saving many lives in remote Kohistan,” shared Rashida Dohad. She was speaking as a panelist in the session on Constructive Journalism at the 2-day summit attended by over 200 well-known journalists, media experts and students. #omarasgharkhanfoundation #journalism #digitalmedia
More than 100 Pakistani citizens from different minority religious communities including Christians, Hindus and Sikhs from 14 KP districts participated in a provincial consultation convened by Aawaz II and Omar Asghar Khan Foundation to promote interfaith harmony in the province. Many are part of the village and district forums formed by the programme to serve as platforms for collective actions. "We are often 'advised' to convert to Islam," was an experience shared by many participants…
Public Petitions based on Social Accountability Plans (SAPs) 27 June 2022, Haripur 31 women leaders and other activists representing 9 Haripur CSOs including members of the Area Support Network created under Fempower Pakistan were assisted by the Foundation to present 51 public petitions for improvements in drinking water, healthcare, waste disposal and other public services at a Khuli Kutchery organized by the District Administration in Haripur. One of the petitions was for a vocational centre…
2 March 2022, Quetta The Foundation and Shirkat Gah assisted Balochistan's MPs, government officials and civil society representatives to review budget allocations for FY2021-22 and prepare gender responsive budget (GRB) proposals for FY2022-23. The need for a creative Provincial Finance Award was discussed as part of systemic changes to improve public finance management in the province. The GRB proposals are framed to support priority actions to better comply with CEDAW & SDG5, which were idenified…
#16DaysActivismAgainstGenderBasedViolence. The 7 December event was part of the 16-day global campaign. The Foundation used flowers & balloons to spread orange..
Elected councillors & activists from Abbottabad, Haripur & Mansehra reviewed the 2018 manifestos, identified more important pledges -- and also gaps -- that support women's agency in democratic governance. This will shape dialogue with political leaders and others.