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Dastak signed an MOU with the Anti-Harassment Gender Crime Cell and Victims Support Centre, Punjab Police – 12 August 2022 – Lahore

Qila Gujjar Sindh police Station, Lahore:   Dastak Charitable Trust entered into an MOU with the Anti-Harassment Gender Crime Cell and Victims Support Centre, Punjab Police created under the Capital City Police, Investigation Wing to strengthen the…

A campaign by Dastak اپنے ساتھ اپنا مستقبل بھی سنواریں ۔

In 2022, Dastak launched a campaign among beauticians and small beauty parlor workers in Lahore to raise awareness about the women's rights related to marriage as well as existing Prevention, Protection, Response (PPR) services in Punjab. During…

Community Paralegals Training Program 2021

Dastak designed a module on Muslim family laws related to divorce, maintenance of wife and children, khula and divorce, custody of children etc. Using community contacts, social activists were selected from Lahore and Multan to undergo a rigorous…

Mutual Learning and Training Workshops on Improving Outcomes of Criminal Litigation in Gender Based Violence Cases – 11th and 12th August 2021

Dastak organised a workshop in Lahore for prosecutors, lawyers and police officers from Lahore and Multan on methods to guarantee dispensation of justice for survivors of gender based violence. The workshop, led by Human Rights Watch Country…

Workshop on Education for Children in Punjab Prisons – 22nd to 24th June 2021

The Child Rights Unit at Dastak conducted refresher training workshops for Punjab Prisons psychologists under its initiative, ‘Education for Children in Prisons (Punjab)’ for the Juvenile Justice program, running since 2019. 10 psychologists…

International Women’s Day Celebration – 8th March 2021

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.…

Training Workshop on Juvenile Justice for Legal Practitioners – 26th February to 5th March 2021

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…

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…

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