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| Tackling Polio Resurgence |
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| The emergence of as many as six polio cases since April in North Waziristan district, after a hiatus of 15 months, has poured cold water over hopes of Pakistan being, in the words of Unicef officials, “closest to the finish line”. While the cases in themselves are cause for alarm, they also reflect the damaging impact Covid-19 has had on routine and targeted vaccination campaigns against a number of infectious diseases, including polio. Moreover, the strong resurgence of the virus in a high-risk area also indicates that several systemic issues .... |
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SPARC Retreat at FATEH Jang |
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Women's Day Celebration |
| Celebration of Women's Day at Sparc, under the theme Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow. |
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3 Day Training of Teachers of Government Schools
SPARC with support of Terre des hommes organized 3 Day Training of Teachers of Government Schools located in Machar Colony Karachi. The objective of this training was to facilitate the teachers in implementing innovative and friendlier methods of teaching in order to improve quality of education and reduce dropout rate in schools. |
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| Media Dialogue on Saving Young Generation from Tobacco Hazards through Sustainable Measures in Pakistan |
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SPARC organized a dialogue with media on Saving Young Generation from Tobacco Hazards through Sustainable Measures in Pakistan. Anti-Tobacco Activists expressed their concern about the high prevalence of smoking among youth, requesting government to increase the taxes by 30% as per the WHO recommendation to dampen the consumption. |
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| Dialogue on Tobacco Taxation |
SPARC organized a policy dialogue on Tobacco Taxation. Anti-Tobacco Activists told media that smoking is a silent killer in our society, with a total of 29 million active smokers. Of which 170,000 die each year due to tobacco related diseases. Besides being a deadly substance tobacco causes a health burden of Rs. 615 billion due to loss of productivity and tobacco-related diseases, while the revenue collected from the tobacco industry is only Rs120 billion. Higher taxes on tobacco are essentials to mitigate this burden. Unfortunately, in the last three years taxes could not be increased because  Tobacco Industry misleads the government with illicit trade figures. Increasing taxes on tobacco is the most effective policy to reduce consumption and generate additional funds for the government. Pakistan should increase the excise rates by at least 30% on cigarettes to ensure the reduction in cigarette consumption and the growth of tobacco revenue. |
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Vocational skills and Life Skills Based Education
28,275 girls and women completed training on vocational skills and Life Skills Based Education (LSBE) under GIRLS Inspire initiative from the year 2016 to 2022 and the training is still going on. According to data 52.2% girls and women utilized their training and earned livelihood for themselves.
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A session with children of Non-formal education center more Mehr Abadi on Psychosocial Support
A session with children of the Non-formal education center established by SPARC in the slum of Islamabad was organized to know the issues and problems of the children. In this session, 11 children including 6 girls and 5 boys were participated. The psychologist asked different questions from the children and applied different techniques relevant to the subject to know the issues and problems of violence that exist in the community.
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Report on 'State of Violence against Women, Children' launched
Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO) published a report entitled “State of Violence against Women & Children in Pakistan: District Wise Analysis” to provide accurate data on the prevalence and statistics of violence against women and children. Click here
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Covid-19 restrictions lifted across country
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said that all restrictions, which were imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic in the country, have been removed, besides expediting the vaccination campaign to provide vaccine cover to 100% population. Click here
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Two-thirds of Households with Children Have Lost Income during Pandemic
Aleast two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a new report published today by UNICEF and the World Bank. Click here
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Israeli forces shot and killed a 15-year-old Palestinian boy near Jerusalem
Israeli forces routinely unlawfully kill Palestinian children with impunity, using excessive force and unjustified intentional lethal force," said Ayed Abu Eqtaish, accountability program director at DCIP. "If a child is suspected of committing a criminal act, they should be apprehended in accordance with international standards and afforded due process of law.
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