Acid Survivors Pakistan » uk http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org Official Website of Acid Survivors Foundation, Pakistan Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Congratulations ASTI! http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/congratulations-asti http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/congratulations-asti#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:32:54 +0000 Valerie Khan http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/?p=434 We wish the best of luck to our long time partner from England and are proud to see their precious efforts rewarded this way.

HRH The Princess Royal

Dr John Morrison, Founder of ASTI, with HRH The Princess Royal at the Acid Survivors Foundation, Bangladesh, 2000.Dr John Morrison, Founder of ASTI, with HRH The Princess Royal at the Acid Survivors Foundation, Bangladesh, 2000.

It gives us great pleasure to inform you that HRH The Princess Royal has agreed to be Patron of Acid Survivors Trust International (ASTI). More to come……

]]> http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/congratulations-asti/feed 0 9th December 2009: Celebration Of 16 Days Of Activism For Eliminating Violence Against Women. http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/9th-december-2009-celebration-of-16-days-of-activism-for-eliminating-violence-against-women http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/9th-december-2009-celebration-of-16-days-of-activism-for-eliminating-violence-against-women#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 08:58:20 +0000 Valerie Khan http://acidsurvivorspakistan.org/?p=246 The press conference was organised by DFID and UNDP Gender Justice Program in collboration with Acid Survivors Foundation. ASF-Pak documentary "Bushra Survives". Valerie Khan Yusufzai, ASF-Pak Chairperson was amongst the panelists.George Turkington. Head of UK DIFD in Pakistan also isnsited on the need to eradicate violence against women, a global phenomenon. This press conference organised by DFID Pakistan and  UNDP in collaboration with Acid Survivors Foundation was the occasion to remind all stakeholders that Violence Against Women was a major breach of Human Rights and also the occasion to identify the way forward : strengthening the civil society collaboration, education for grass root community members and capacity building of caregivers as well as sensitisation of key decison makers such as parliamentarians, was declared  essential to bring a sustainable change.

Abdul Rauf from GEO, was the anchor person.

If you wish to get more information regarding the event, kindly follow this link:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinpakistan/sets/72157622841803305/

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