Goals
The main
objectives of the association are to
·
promote and uplift the cause of the education of
the children and adults especially talent students. The priority will be given
to the female students.
·
increase the literacy rate of the nation and
work for social build-up of the public.
·
work
on implementation of local policies and plans and United Nations Convention on
the Rights of People with Disabilities (UNCRPD)
·
empower
people with disabilities especially People based in rural areas, gender
equalization, Youth with disabilities, Children with Disabilities
and cross disability.
·
support research into the development and
treatment of depression and related issues.
·
uplift and upgrade the well being of the local
and international community to promote friendship and inter-cultural harmony
and the importance of global wellbeing.
·
help the underprivileged communities in general
and widows and deprived children in particular.
·
invest resources in such a way that an optimum
utilization may be achieved according to the societal norms.
·
organize capacity building workshops for
private, public and non formal school teachers.
·
promote public private partnership in the field
of education, health and women empowerment.
·
celebrate the international days of basic human
rights
·
arrange the healthy competitions for the
talented students all across the country and cross boarder through school to
school links.
·
analyze the quality education through public
exams conducted by the education department and Punjab Examination Commission.
Work
ASER research on the
most pressing issue related to peace, conflict prevention, conflict evolution
and peace building Research on Arms & human security Research on human rights
issues, disability rights. ASER plans to develop and maintain a resource base
for peace and disability related studies. ASER also plans to produce a
quarterly magazine based on the research undertaken on peace related issues and
disability rights in Pakistan. The magazine will benefit over 3 million
handicapped people of the country and will provide a platform to the most
deprived community of the society. We also aim to plan and arrange various
workshops, seminars and conferences on subjects related to peace and disability
rights.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE & RECOVERY
Prolonged violence between the Government of Pakistan and militant groups in and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa displaced approximately 2.7 million individuals and created a humanitarian emergency. Most of the IDPs have returned back but with destroyed homes and property and with loss of jobs and businesses. Those children who lost their loved ones in the conflict remain at high risk of trafficking and abuse. Urgent physical, social, economic and psychological rehabilitation is needed in these troubled areas to safeguard children and other vulnerable people.
Pakistan also suffered its worst ever natural disaster on the morning of 8 October, 2005 when an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck a mountainous area of 28,000 square kilometres of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The death toll was estimated at 73,000 of which around 17,000 were school students. Around 3.5 million persons were left homeless, of which at least 60 per cent were women and children. Approximately 42,000 children were orphaned, 23,000 children were disabled and an estimated 17,300 women were widowed. Health facilities, water and sanitation schemes, schools, roads, communication systems and public offices were destroyed and agricultural land, livestock and forests were partially or fully lost. The disaster hit children and women particularly hard as many schools had just started morning classes and women were inside their homes when buildings collapsed.
In crisis situation like above, APDR plans to develop a data base of volunteers with their skills so that when an emergency strikes, the APDR volunteers can play their vital role in both emergency and planned missions. For volunteers to be effective, they need to be supported and co-ordinated. APDR has been training and mobilizing volunteers for emergency response and recovery efforts.
Prolonged violence between the Government of Pakistan and militant groups in and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa displaced approximately 2.7 million individuals and created a humanitarian emergency. Most of the IDPs have returned back but with destroyed homes and property and with loss of jobs and businesses. Those children who lost their loved ones in the conflict remain at high risk of trafficking and abuse. Urgent physical, social, economic and psychological rehabilitation is needed in these troubled areas to safeguard children and other vulnerable people.
Pakistan also suffered its worst ever natural disaster on the morning of 8 October, 2005 when an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale struck a mountainous area of 28,000 square kilometres of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The death toll was estimated at 73,000 of which around 17,000 were school students. Around 3.5 million persons were left homeless, of which at least 60 per cent were women and children. Approximately 42,000 children were orphaned, 23,000 children were disabled and an estimated 17,300 women were widowed. Health facilities, water and sanitation schemes, schools, roads, communication systems and public offices were destroyed and agricultural land, livestock and forests were partially or fully lost. The disaster hit children and women particularly hard as many schools had just started morning classes and women were inside their homes when buildings collapsed.
In crisis situation like above, APDR plans to develop a data base of volunteers with their skills so that when an emergency strikes, the APDR volunteers can play their vital role in both emergency and planned missions. For volunteers to be effective, they need to be supported and co-ordinated. APDR has been training and mobilizing volunteers for emergency response and recovery efforts.
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