News And Events

Yoga Therapy- March 2021

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…

Hisaab Kitaab – Financial Literacy – 24th December, 2020

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…

Awareness Session on Human Rights at Dar ul Aman- 10th December, 2020

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…

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,…

16 days of Activism – 2nd -3rd December, 2020

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…

Universal Children’s Day Celebration – 20th November, 2020

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…

Dastak Collaborates with KEUNE – 6th November 2020

Dastak collaborated with KEUNE to organize a full day Makeup and Hair Styling workshop for women. Hair and Makeup professionals from KEUNE gave awareness regarding self grooming and care of the skin and hair and also demonstrated makeup and…
October 26- 27, 2020 Dastak organized a training workshop for 11 Lahore based communities. This training focused on the laws and procedures related to Protection, Prevention and Response services related to the cases of Gender Based Violence. It also focused on aspects of gender sensitization and a Human Rights Based Approach towards serving the GBV survivors. A total of 40 members attended this training. The training was designed in an interactive manner to keep the community members engaged and to also help them understand the information being conveyed to them in a better way. Participants also took part in individual and group activities which were designed to gauge their progress at various stages of the training.

Training Workshop on Community Actors – 26th – 27th October 2020

Dastak organized a training workshop for 11 Lahore based communities. This training focused on the laws and procedures related to Protection, Prevention and Response services related to the cases of Gender Based Violence.  It also focused on…

Apni Hifazat – A Music Based Learning Program for Children – 16th October 2020

Dastak collaborated with Roshan Rahain, an organization working for children education to organize a session to educate children on safety using music and storytelling. In current times of crisis when horrible and life altering incidents of…

Breast Cancer Awareness – 22nd October 2020

The Breast Cancer Awareness Session held on October 22, 2020 at Dastak aimed to educate women about the importance of early detection of breast cancer and its possible treatments. The session was attended by female survivors of domestic violence,…

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