Acid Survivors Pakistan » gender http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org Official Website of Acid Survivors Foundation, Pakistan Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:45:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What is GJP? http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/what-is-gjp http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/what-is-gjp#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:30:12 +0000 Valerie Khan http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/?p=343
Gender Justice & Protection Project

Violence Against Women (VAW) is pervasive across class, religion, ethnicity and urban/rural divide in Pakistan. Violence and the threat of it contribute to the low social indicators for women’s development in the country. The Gender Justice and Protection Project (GJP) is a key initiative of UNDP’s Gender Support Program funded by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) and implemented by United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). The five year project has been initiated to contribute to sustainable reduction in violence against women (VAW) in accordance with the government’s policy commitments. The project has established a fund to support promising initiatives from the Government and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to combat the prevalence of violence, abuse, discrimination and social exclusion against women.
]]> http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/what-is-gjp/feed 0 About Acid Survivors Foundation UNDP Project :GJP And Our Awareness Raising Strategy. http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/about-acid-survivors-foundation-undp-project-gjp-and-our-awareness-raising-strategy http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/about-acid-survivors-foundation-undp-project-gjp-and-our-awareness-raising-strategy#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 17:11:59 +0000 Valerie Khan http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/?p=336 The panel for discussing gender Justice Programme from UNDP and eradication of violence against women.

The panel for discussing gender Justice Programme from UNDP and eradication of violence against women.

Screening of Documentary and Panel Discussion on VAW

December 2009: An event titled ‘16 Days and Beyond….’ to commemorate the end of the 16 Days of Activism on Eliminating Violence against Women, was organized by the project on 9 December 2009 in Islamabad. The event featured screening of a documentary “Bushra Survives” by the Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF), one of the implementing partners of GJP, followed by a panel discussion on VAW.

Mr. Toshihiro Tanaka, Country Director UNDP and Mr. Mr. George Turkington, Head of the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) were the chief guests for the occasion. The eminent panelist for the event included: (i) Ms. Saba Gul Khattak, Member Social Sectors, Planning Commission; (ii) Ms. Marvi Memon, Member National Assembly; (iii) Dr. Farzana Bari, Head of Gender Studies, QAU University; (iv) Dr. Rakshinda Parveen, social activist; (v) Ms. Samar Minallah, human rights activist and documentary film maker; (vi) Ms. Valerie Khan Yusufazi, Chair of Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF); and (vii) Mr. Salman Asif, Gender Advisor, UNDP. A large number of stakeholders also participated.

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