SHIRAKAT
Working together for Equality and Social Justice
Call Center
051-8351155
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shirakat.kar@gmail.com
Our Office
Flat 1, Khudadad Heights, E-11, Islamabad
About Shirakat
A just, peaceful and tolerant society where all can exercise their human rights.
Shirakat is a non-governmental organization working on human rights and women’s rights in Pakistan. The organization is governed by a board of directors including development professionals, gender and human rights activists and behavioral change communication specialists. The board is responsible for policy guidance, management and review of performance of the organization.
Our Programmes
Our vision is a just peaceful and tolerant society where all can exercise their human rights.
Economic Justice
Shirakat’s economic justice program works at several levels; capacity building; micro enterprise development; grassroots action and governance.
Gender Justice
Gender equality and women’s empowerment is a crosscutting issue in all of Shirakat’s programmes and projects. Shirakat is in constant contact with over 320 young girls and boys previously trained on gender equality.
Climate Justice
Climate change and conservation is a critical area of concern as per Shirakat’s Strategic Plan. The main focus is on children and youth through awareness raising activities and collective action.
Older Peoples Rights
Shirakat is a member of Policy Advisory Group being coordinated by Helpage Pakistan and is engaged in national as well as global level lobbying and advocacy.
Political participation of women
Shirakat promotes gender equality through equal participation of women in social, political and economic activities.
Fatherhood
In a patriarchal society like Pakistan, the roles of fathers are largely seen as providers and earners. They are rarely encouraged to be nurtures, supporters and care givers in the family system.
Webinar on Child Early and Forced Marriages (CEFM) and COVID-19
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Accountability Mechanisms, Gender Transformative Approaches & Post-legislative Scrutiny
An expert discussion on how gender transformative approaches can be institutionalized and embedded into accountability mechanisms and post legislative scrutiny.…
Role of Government Institutions in addressing VAW and Transforming Masculine Behaviors and Patriarchal Norm
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ENGAGING MEN TO ENSURE IMPLEMENTATION OF PRO-WOMEN LEGISLATION
A discussion on how men can be engaged to ensure effective implementation of women-friendly laws and the efforts to address…
Shirakat at a Inception workshop organized by Pakistan Alliance for Early childhood (PAFEC)
Shirakat at a Inception workshop organized by Pakistan Alliance for Early childhood (PAFEC) Islamabad Hotel
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