JAAG WELFARE MOVEMENT
FACILITATING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ADVOCACY & RESEARCH
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About Us
Our Background
Jaag Welfare Movement, founded in 1997, is a dedicated non-governmental organization committed to community development and empowerment. Recognizing that true development arises from raising awareness, Jaag focuses on enlightening individuals, especially women and children, about their rights and encouraging them to take charge of their development. Since its inception, Jaag Welfare Movement has been registered with the Social Welfare Department, embarking on a journey of positive change.
Here at Jaag Welfare Movement, we are committed to enable women, children and Marginalized communities especially Older People to acquire greater access to knowledge, resources and institutions and Influence attitudes and behaviour for a social environment responsive to women’s concerns and people-centred issues.
Leadership: The organization has had a dynamic leadership over the years. Mr. Nazir Ahmad Lar is the Founder President, who laid the foundation of Jaag Welfare Movement. Subsequently, the presidency has been assumed by Molana Maqsood Ahmad, Mr. Muhammad Ramzan Jatala Advocate, and Mrs. Rehana Yasmeen, making her the first woman President. The organization continues to evolve under visionary leadership. Recently Abdul Rub Farooqi is Presedent also as well as Executive Director.
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In 1998, it was registered with the Social Welfare Department under the Reg. # DD-SW(BD) 98-382 dated 29-08-1998.
Objectives
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Health and Hygiene Education: Provide education on health and hygiene to empower the community.
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Combat Child Labor and Violence Against Women (VAW): Raise awareness and take action against child labor and VAW, including child marriages.
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Literacy and Skill Development: Enhance literacy and skill development in the program areas.
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Empowerment: Empower people, especially older people and women through group formation, training, and networking for right-based programming.
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Advocacy and Research: Undertake policy-level advocacy and conduct research on relevant themes.
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Humanitarian Response: Undertake humanitarian response in emergencies and actions for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
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Promote Peace: Facilitate mechanisms that promote tolerance, social harmony, and peace in society.
کھیت مزدورخواتین
Creating Enabling Environment for Women Agriculture Workers in Pakistan funded by Forum Asia/Awaz CDS
Governance
Capacity Building
JAAG attempts to organize poor and marginalized communities especially to generate counterbalancing power and enable them to demand accountability and transparency of public institutions while effectively participating in governance and policy making processes. In order to promote peace, harmony and pluralistic attitude JAAG will continue to support and strengthen local initiatives for conflict resolution, peace building and promoting just and democratic governance.
Major outcomes:
Poor & excluded people are organized and able to raise a collective voice to access and control basic social services.
Enhanced accountability, transparency and responsiveness of government institutions.
Policy and human rights watch groups and peace initiatives are strengthened & supported.
Change in policies/laws and obtaining rights of poorest.
Parallel political structure of poorest will be developed for their rights and challenging the feudal.
Acceptance of status of minorities and approval of their rights and change in policies for their rights.
Development of syllabus of primary education in mother tongue and promotion of mother tongue.
Women & Girls Rights
Ending Violence Against Women & Child Marriage
JAAG intends to weaken the very foundations of inequality, injustice and poverty by mobilizing and organizing women for equal land rights, active political participation, economic empowerment and eradication of discrimination and violence against women. We will focus on strengthening and supporting community initiatives to access and use basic social services such as health, education, water, vocational skills and control over assets. Efforts will be made to increase and streamline women's political participation and effective engagement in the decision making processes at local and national levels. We will support and strengthen women's organizations and networks to facilitate their collective voice against discriminatory and oppressive laws and traditions.
Outcomes:
Women and girls have increased access to and control over basic social services.
Girls school enrolment and attainment is enhanced.
Women are increasingly demanding & asserting their rights for equitable resource distribution & participation.
Discriminatory and suppressive laws, policies and traditional practices are removed.
Laws, policies, systems and mechanisms are put in place to curb violence against women & girls especially some better laws to curb Child Marriages.
Education
The Right to Quality Education
JAAG is working to enable poor and marginalized communities to access, control and manage schools and improve quality of education, particularly for women and girls.
Strategic actions:
Campaigning and advocating for increased spending on education and accountability of state.
Supporting communities to secure and manage school facilities and interact with and influence policy makers.
Awareness and sensitization of communities, parents for enrollment of children into schools.
Awareness and sensitization for improving the roles of teachers and minimizing discriminatory attitudes at schools and communities toward poorest and minorities.
Campaign and movements for increase of education budget, facilities at schools and proper management.
Sensitization and campaign for creative and learning activities at village level schools.
Homeless Outreach
Helping The Community
At Jaag Welfare Movement, we are dedicated to supporting individuals through our various initiatives. With one of our initiatives being Homeless Outreach, we are always striving to make a difference. Whether it is in our community, or one much farther away from home, we know that all in need deserve our help and support.
Food Donation Drop-Off
What We Can Do
With our mission always in mind, we work tirelessly to improve the lives of individuals from all walks of life. Food Donation Drop-Off is something that we take very seriously, and work to enhance each and every day. Our whole team of dedicated Nonprofit Organization experts and volunteers are committed to this cause and will continue to work for a better future.
“Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do”
Voltaire
