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About
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1990 a small group of volunteers were assisting a neuromuscular
centre. They realised that the services at the centre were not
adequate to provide a broad range of services to the disabled.
Moreover the poor and the really needy could not even reach
the centre due to the lack of transport and financial resources.
After working for six years it was felt that the services could
now be carried on without their intervention as the work was
streamlined and adequate resources were available to the parent
organisation. After much deliberation it decided to extend its
services to the poor sectors of the community rather than confining
its efforts to the disabled. By working with the disabled it
had realised the necessity of empowering various segments of
the society in order that they could endeavour to meet their
needs by themselves or through and with the assistance of their
fellow citizens. Hence in 1996 this organisation was converted
to The Society for Participatory Well Being (SPWB) with
the blessings of the Directorate of Social Welfare, Government
of Sindh. As the name itself states the focus of the Society
was on participation for well being, which embraces in its terminology
an integrated comprehensive, all embracing approach to well
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Members
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the Executive Board
1.
Dr. Salma Omer - President
2. Dr. Rehmet Ahmed- Vice President
3. Ms Ayesha Shehzad - Treasurer
4. Ms. Noor Tirmizi - Gen. Secretary
5. Ms. Shahnaz Akbar - Joint Secretary
6. Ms. Taj Beg - Member
7. Ms. Madeeha Abdullah - Member
8. Ms Kokub Mujtaba - Member
9. Dr. Asma Mughal - Member
10. Ms. Maryam Reza - Member
11. Ms. Sabiha Mohammed - Member
12. Ms. Shahida Abdullah - Executive Director
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OBJECTIVES
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Participation leading to greater involvement and ultimate control
of people on their lives and the institutions around them. This
will lead to their empowerment and learning of skills to run the
affairs of their community with or without the assistance of government
and other organisations.
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Institutional development in the form of community councils, youth
committees, women councils or committees, participatory economic
endeavours and the like. This assists in learning decision-making,
action orientated programmes based on the needs of people, and
learning democracy as a way of life rather then as a empty political
slogan.
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Strengthening of existing institutions and persons to provide
better services and encourage community participation and gender
equality as a civic responsibility.
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ensure that no child in the community is out of school and no
sick person without health care.
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To ensure completion of schooling of girls who had to dropout
of schools due to gender discrimination.
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To improve and enhance existing educational facilities. Spread
literacy and awareness amongst women and young girls about their
rights, roles, and equal position in their homes, in the society
and the importance for their active participation in the decision
making process affecting the lives of their children, their neighbourhood
and themselves The introduction of functional literacy particularly
in women enhances the quality of their life and those around them.
- To
teach skills or enhance existing skills for making a living through
employment or small enterprises. Specially economic empowerment
of women through creation of income generation project and vocational
education to youth for better employment prospects
- To
improve the physical condition of the child and adolescent population
in particular through the introduction of sports and recreation
programmes. This will prevent child labour and hopefully child
abuse in the community
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