Our Projects 2007 to 2019

Supporting access to Justice of rural women in south Punjab (SAJRWSP) (2013)

In two districts of south Punjab, Multan, and Bahawalpur this project was led by EHD with the only object to provide free services of legal aid to women from a lower court to high court cases. For this radio program, seminars, awareness sessions with rural communities, and consultation with bar councils were initiated. By this project, more than 1600 women were facilitated in two big districts.

Ensuring Entitled Rights of Bonded labor in Multan (2012-2014)

The project “Ensuring Entitled Rights of Bonded Labour in Multan phase”  address the workers of brick kiln bondage which is the least priority of the government and line agencies so there is a need to highlight the issue on different forums on district and provincial level. the project contributed to bringing change in policies and actions to promote and protect the rights of immensely deprived bonded laborers of the District Multan along with providing free legal aid services to brick kiln workers.

Promoting Rights for Rural Women and Girls(PRFRWG (2009-15)

The proposed project has been designed keeping in view the overall situation of women and girls. The project creates enabling environment for women belonging to low-income groups to equip girls with education and increase earnings for livelihood. The project aims to mainstream community members’ particularly female members to take part in healthy activities and enhance knowledge on rights accordingly. The proposed project is also perceived to engage public representatives and institutions to extend support to realize economic development and social empowerment of vulnerable sections of the society. Increasing girls’ education through improving educational services and motivational campaigns for the community members, empowering women of villages through vocational skill and awareness on child and women rights in District Muzaffargarh.

Access to Justice for Vulnerable Populations in Pakistan, A2J Project (2014-16)

The objective of this program is to free legal aid to marginalize groups especially minorities and women and to develop and implement a multi-pronged public awareness campaign that increases citizens’ knowledge of the laws, which protect their fundamental rights.

Peace Proctors Project in Multan (2016-18)

The only objective of the project is to promote a peaceful culture in students of the university and to develop them as peace proctors in their respective societies. This project is implemented in Bahaudin Zakarya University In Multan.

Access to justice Punjab Project ( 2015 to 2018)

To the aware community of their entitled rights but also to provide administrative and legal aid free of cost.

StatusDonor name Time period(geographical coverage)(Area of work/District)Activities with short details
DonorEuropean Union 2016-2018Multan
  • Awareness raising with community on legal rights
  • Legal aid services
  • Administrative justice help
  • Legal support center for legal counseling
DonorDAI 2016-2018Multan
  • Engaging the youth in peace activities
  • Establishing the peace club in university
DonorThe Asia Foundation 2015-2018Khanewal
  • Awareness raising with community on legal rights
  • Legal aid services
  • Administrative justice help
  • Legal support center for legal counseling
DonorPILER 2009 to 2014

 (Multan Khaneval Muzafargarh)

  • Awareness sessions with workers on labour rights and labour laws.
  • Formulation of unions in industry.
  • Seminars and rally for the labour rights and land rights.
  • Free legal aid for industry workers
  • Conducting trainings on OHS with workers
  • Awareness sessions are conducted on Sexual harrasement on Worplace
 DonorIOM May-Aug2013Multan Bahwalpur
  • Awareness session with community especialy with women on legal rights to protect the humen rights on UC level and village level in both districts
  • Seminar in both districts on legal rights with key stakeholders
  • Weekly Radio programe from both district on legal topics with legal experts.
  • Legal counseling and support by toll free number
  • Established legal aid desks in both districts for free legal aid process.
DonorTDH 2012 to 2015 (Muzafargarh)
  • Sessions with rural community on importance of gir’s education.
  • Enrollemenet compaigns
  • Developed VSDC(vocational skills development centers) in rural area for the women empowerment.
  • Developed the working group on gender violence and child rights issues.
  • Compaigns is launched for the girls birth registration.
  • Trainings with rural women and men is conducted on chuld rights and women rights. Especialy on Gender issues.

Current/Former Donor

NHRF 2012 to 2019

(Multan Muzafargarh)

  • Conducting labour rights education sessions with Brick kiln workers
  • Pictorial material is distributed among the workers
  • Free legal aid is providing to bounded labouers
  • Lobbying meetings are processing with Govt officials.
  • Detailed trainings are conducting on labour laws, labour rights, Bounded labour Abolition Act 1992 and unionization.
  • Supporting workers to understand the registration with social security and EOBI.
  • Working on reactivation of DVC under law,
  • BLAC (bounded labour action committee is formulated to address the bounded labour issue on every forum.
DonorUNHRC

Multan Muzafargarh

  • Conducting labour rights education sessions with Brick kiln workersPictorial material is distributed among the workers
  • Free legal aid is providing to bounded labouers
  • Supporting workers to understand the registration with social security  and EOBI.
  • Support to women workers on alternate skill and market liason