Database training and CBF assessment with Punjab Darul Amans – 3rd December 2020

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 of violence who reside in shelter homes. The training reiterated the importance of a human rights and survivor centric approach in running shelters. The Competency Based Framework (CBF) was introduced as an assessment tool for staff to ensure compliance with international standards of care for shelter residents.

Dastak also shared with the participants SOPs and printed material on COVID-19 protocols specifically for shelter homes.