Dastak celebrated International women’s Day with the residents this year on March 08, 2021 in a very unique way. The residents were given the opportunity to visit a bakery in Lahore that goes by the name of Go Flour. Go Flour, run by Ms. Asma Shah is a social enterprise that trains local women from […]
The Child Rights Unit at Dastak recently conducted training workshops for legal practitioners under its current project, titled: Juvenile Justice – Reformative Education and Monitoring of Prisons (Punjab). 24 advocates engaged in the criminal legal system, hailing from Punjab’s districts of Lahore, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur were trained on the rights of the juveniles under […]
Dastak conducted Yoga Classes for the residents during the month of March 2021. These classes were conducted by an expert yogi, Mrs. Farzana Khalid from Faiz Ghar. The objective of these yoga classes was to empower these women to progress toward improved health and well-being through the application of the teachings and practices of Yoga. […]
This resource directory is created in an attempt to cure the gap in GBV response by consolidating a list of service providers. This directory will facilitate referral of survivors of GBV to relevant service providers and assist survivors’ navigation through the vast GBV response network.
Dastak organized a session on financial literacy for women in collaboration with Roshan Rahain. The session was designed to give women the opportunity to learn about The knowledge and understanding of, financial concepts, banking/financial products and services. The skills and attitudes towards budgeting, savings, investment, debt management, financial negotiation, rights and obligations, etc. Facilitate behavioral […]
On the Human Rights Day 2020, Dastak organized a very informative and interactive session with the survivors of domestic violence residing at Lahore Dar ul Aman to raise awareness about Women rights in Human rights. The participant women had no idea about their basic rights. This session helped them understand the importance of knowing their […]
Dastak Charitable Trust, in collaboration with Punjab Social Welfare Department, organised a training for staff of Darul Amans from nine district headquarters of Punjab mainly Lahore, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, and D.G. Khan. The training was organised to initiate testing of a prototype database in order to store data of women survivors […]
Dastak conducted various activities to create awareness regarding the 16 days of activism. A two day Art Workshop was conducted with the survivors of domestic violence and the theme of the workshop was “Creating a Happy Place”. Women showcased their emotions and desires through paintings. The second day of the art workshop was based on […]
World Children’s Day was first established in 1954 as Universal Children’s Day and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness, awareness among children worldwide, and improving children’s welfare. Dastak informal school children celebrated the universal children’s Day on November 20, 2020. The children participated in an Art Competition and created amazing […]