Dastak CRU convened a parliamentarians briefing to discuss and follow up on the status of child protection legislative agenda. The objective was to bring together a group of newly sworn in national and provincial parliamentarians and Child Rights Movement (CRM) members to discuss pertinent issues related to child protection with particular focus on child marriages […]
Dastak Child Rights organized Children’s Annual Event 2018 on 18 December 2018 at Alhamra Cultural Complex where it brought together children from across Punjab to celebrate their talents and to enhance their socialization skills and self-confidence. The event was attended by nearly 300 children from different cities of Punjab. It comprised of an art and […]
Rights of the Girl Child and Elimination of Child Marriages: Community Awareness for Social change An awareness program was conducted for residents of communities located near Firdous Market, Gulberg 3, Lahore. This program was attended by 40 men and women. The session was focused on child marriages. To create better understanding of the damaging impact […]
Dastak organized a talent show for children of SOS Village in Multan. A series of activities were planned for children including a painting, dance and singing competitions. A total of 102 children attended the show out of which 50 participated in the competitions. Gifts were distributed to the winners and refreshments served to all children […]
Custody and guardianship laws are outdated and need reform in order to accommodate legal process for adoption or foster care. The CRU has initiated a move for proposing a draft law for a comprehensive and child rights sensitive adjudication of custody disputes and to give legal recognition to adoption and foster care. In this regard, CRU organized a […]
Dastak held a talent competition at SOS Children’s Home in Sialkot. Children showcased a variety of talents including singing, painting and dancing. The theme of the painting contest was ‘Keeping the Environment Clean’. Winners of the talent show will be invited to Lahore for a National Event on Universal Children’s Day 2018.
Dastak organized ‘Consultation and Panel Discussion – Provincial Child Protection Agenda 2018’ in Karachi on April 24, 2018. The aim of the consultation was to frame an effective action plan at the provincial level for the elimination of four core issues: child domestic labor, child sexual abuse and commercial exploitation, corporal punishment and child marriages.
Under the Child Rights Unit’s initiative on Alternative Care, a series of consultations in 2017 produced a document on the minimum standards for the care and treatment of children without family support. This document addresses state agencies and NGOs which work in this area of child rights and proposes recommendations for the improvement of alternative care […]
Dastak Charitable Trust has created mediation and counseling guidelines for the staff of both private and government run shelter homes, crises centers, and other professionals who directly assist women suffering from hardships and tribulations. While most women protection agencies are using mediation and counseling as strategies to address the needs of women who have been […]
There is a strong need to concentrate on resettlement and rehabilitation initiatives for women survivors of gender based violence. Shelter homes emerge as one of the main duty bearers for taking resettlement initiatives for such women as most often victims seek refuge in shelters. These policy guidelines have been developed by Dastak with a view to […]