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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,…

Hina Jilani announced as 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award laureate – 7th October 2020

Pioneering lawyer, pro-democracy campaigner and avid civil rights activist Hina Jilani was announced as the recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award – bestowed annually by the Swedish Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA)…

Dastak Collaborates with School of Nutrition – 21 September, 2020

Dastak organized an awareness session on Nutrition and Good Dietary Habits in collaboration with School of Nutrition on September 21, 2020 in Lahore. Dr. Shazia Zahra, Dietician and Board Member of School of Nutrition conducted this session…

Movement Therapy with the Survivors of Violence – 3rd September 2020

A 3 day Movement Therapy was organized by Dastak Charitable Trust for the survivors of violence in September, 2020. It was conducted by a certified fitness trainer. 12 women participated in this therapeutic activity. The session included meditation…

Expert Group Meeting Standardizing and Improving Existing Response Services for Survivors of Gender-based Violence – 11th February 2020

Dastak Charitable Trust convened a gathering of experts and decision makers to critically discuss and agree on formal linkages that must be established with and between service providers to bring efficiency and consistency in response to GBV…

Drama and Music Therapy Workshop for Children in Faisalabad Central Jail – 11 January 2020

Dastak CRU conducted a two-day therapy workshop for the juvenile prisoners in Central Jail Faisalabad in collaboration with Ajoka Theatre  on January 11 and 13, 2020. This workshop aimed at supplementing Dastak’s ongoing Education Program…

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