Society Undertaking Poor Peoples’ Onus for RighTs

(SUPPORT – Foundation)

“Supporting equal rights & freedom of all people”

______Head Office: House # 74, Street – 02, Sachal Colony, Larkana Sindh Region Office: Malano Street, Muhallah Khanchandabad, Station Road, Shikarpur Sindh Contact: 0331-3045011 Email: [email protected]

Part 1: Introduction

Society Undertaking Poor Peoples’ Onus for Rights – SUPPORT Foundation is not for profit, non- political, non-religious and women lead organization working in Sindh province of Pakistan since 2010. The organization is registered under Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 with registration number: 0513 at Shikarpur district of Sindh in the year 2010. The purpose of the organization is to extend support to people who are deprived of their basic rights and struggle for the rights. The organization is being act as defender of rights of citizens focusing women.

Vision

To see an affluent, peaceful and developed society that taking their rights

Mission

“To support and aware the communities for getting their rights & development focusing women and marginalized and neglected population”

Objectives

The fundamental premise of SUPPORT Foundation is that women and men who are conventionally termed as poor have the economic and human capacity as well as the moral right to actively participate in the development process that affects them and to identify their own development priorities.

Aims and goal of SF are;

 Promote respect and adherence of human rights/SDGs and democracy;  Creates awareness and support for justice of deprived people from all segment of society.  Engaging in advocacy in concrete cases of human rights violations, and protecting human rights defenders;  Intervening in cases of torture, and all forms of custodial abuses and state excesses, such as extrajudicial executions and disappearances;  Paying special attention to vulnerable groups, such as women, children, minorities, and indigenous people, so as to ensure their protection  Serve as a catalyst to the Women Organizations in their efforts, to empower the marginalized women folk.  Respond to emergencies, early recovery and continuous support to communities in bringing life back to normal after emergency.  Promote public awareness in the field of legal/human rights/SDGs and education  Publish articles through social media and various publications on legal education, society and human rights.

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Organization Working Strategy

 Research & advocacy for supporting equal rights & freedom of all people under Universal Declaration of Human Rights  Formulating and implementing management programs through people’s participation.  To develop linkage between Government – NGO – community.  Capacity building of social workers and human rights defenders/institutions through various training program, exposure trips and information dissemination for rights

Part 2: SUPPORT Focus:

Thematic Areas:

. Health . Education . WASH . Conservation . Democratic Values . Peace & Tolerance . Citizens’ Rights . Environment . Legal Aid . Women Issues

Part 3: SUPPORT Geographical Areas:

1. Summary of target areas:

The organization can work in all parts of Sindh & Balochistan province but, the SUPPORT Foundation, currently is working in five districts of north Sindh.

2. No of UC,s/ Tehsils and District

District Tehsils UCs Villages Office Larkana 03 44 200 Regional Office Larkana Kamber/Shahdadkot 03 40 150 Regional Office Larkana Shikarpur 04 51 300 Regional Office Shikarpur Jacobabad 03 40 100 Regional Office Shikarpur Kashmore@Kandhkot 02 30 100 Regional Office Shikarpur

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3. Population of Target groups.

Target Groups: The target groups or beneficiaries of the SUPPORT Foundation include the indigent, women, children, youths, men, people with disabilities, law enforcers, community leaders, influential people, civil society organizations and the general public.

Part 4: SUPPORT’s Team:

1. Board of Directors

Sr. No Name Designation Profession 1. Ms Afroze Chairperson Development Professional 2. Ms Saima Bhutto Executive Director Development Professional 3. Ms Aisha General Secretary Human Rights Defender 4. Ms Saima Latif Joint Secretary Legal Expert 5. Ms Sanam Finance Secretary Finance Expert 6. Ms Alveena Executive Member Social Activist 7. Mr Abdul Malik Executive Member Education Expert

2. SUPPORT Staff (Current)

Sr. No Name Designation Region 1. Ms Saima Bhutto Executive Director Shikarpur 2. Ms Sanam Malano Director Programs Shikarpur 3. Mr. Amanullah Finance Officer Shikarpur 4. Mr Ghulam Nabi Program Manager (Legal Rights) Shikarpur 5. Ms Sajida Khuharo Advocacy Officer Shikarpur 6. Ms Moona Social Mobilizer Shikarpur 7. Ms Moomal Admin Officer Shikarpur 8. Mr Shafiq Alam IT Officer Larkana 9. Mr Ali Raza Social Mobilizer Larkana 10. Mr Fida Hussain Field Coordinator Shikarpur 11. Mr Maqbool Ahmed Development Consultant Larkana

3. SUPPORT Volunteer Team:

 Larkana district 20  Jacobabad district 10  Kamber district 15  Kandhkot district 10  Shikarpur district 30  Shahdadkot 05

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Part 5: SUPPORT Working Experiences:

1. Completed Projects:

Project Name/ Location Year Outputs Campaign for Legal Rights (Shikarpur) 2011 Community is aware about their rights Distribution of Food Items among flood affected people (Lakhi, District Shikarpur) 2011 Food items for flood affected people Poverty Survey (Shikarpur) 2012 Scoring poverty for financial assistance Capacity Building of Political Workers under Trained 100 local councilors for local Local Government Support Project (Larkana) 2013-14 government elections Awareness Campaign for Women Rights (Larkana & Kamber) 2014-15 Women rights Legal Aid for Women 2016 Poor litigants are provided legal aid Legal Empowerment of Poor Women 2017 Legal Aid & Awareness for rural women Unregistered women of Shikarpur Tehsil were facilitated through NADRA Mobile Women NIC Registration Campaign 2018 Registration Van

2. In Process Projects & Campaigns:

Project name From Outputs Poor girls are provided skill development Women Skill Development Program 2018 training Green Pakistan Campaign 2019 Environment Protection (Plantation) Better Health is my right 2018 Health Awareness Session in Rural Areas

Part 6: SUPPORT Strengths:

1. Following Policies and Procedures are developed and in practice;

1. Human Resource Manual 2. Finance Policy 3. Admin Policy 4. General Rules/Regulations

2. Organizational Audit Details: (Reports are available)

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Contact information:

Head Office: House # 74, Street – 02, Sachal Colony, Larkana Sindh Region Office: Malano Street, Muhallah Khanchandabad, Station Road, Shikarpur Sindh Contact: 0331-3045011, 0331-2692596 Email: [email protected] https://www.facebook.com/Support.foundationPakistan/

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