Education Non-Formal: Adult Literacy Program

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Education Non-Formal: Adult Literacy Program

6 sewing/tailoring and 6 Adult Literacy Centers are being run among displaced women

Under the project title “Socio-Economic Empowerment of Displaced Women in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan” 6 sewing/tailoring and 6 Adult Literacy Centres are being run among displaced women at various parts of Quetta. The training course is for 7 months.

2-day Adult Literacy Training

Under the project title “Socio-Economic Empowerment of Displaced Women in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan” 2-day Adult Literacy Training was held for teachers and supervisors on 28th-29th October 2023 at Umeed Partnership Pakistan’s office Quetta. The facilitator for the training was Shamin Gulzar Director UPP.

A full day Orientation and project briefing Session

Under the project title “Socio-Economic Empowerment of Displaced Women in Quetta, Baluchistan, Pakistan” a full day orientation and project briefing session was held for 30 teachers and trainers along with project staff on 27th October 2023 at auditorium Hall Jan Luxury hotel Quetta. The facilitators for the session were Shamin Gulzar Director UPP, Yousaf Gill project coordinator and Hamida Hazara project supervisor. The topic covered during the session were:

Skills and business development
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
Secondary Traumatic Stress/Compassion
Secondary Trauma

Summary: UPP

Umeed Partnership Pakistan (UPP) is a Non-Governmental, Non-Profit, Non-Commercial, Non-Political voluntary organization having a broad vision to render its social, democratic and human rights services irrespective of caste, creed, or gender. UPP was established in 2000 with likeminded group of people of Baluchistan who dedicated their heart and soul to work for the welfare of the people who are poor, needy, suffering, disadvantaged, destitute, depressed, disabled oppressed, weaker section of people from rural, tribal, slums, sub-urban, urban areas. UPP was registered under Societies Act 1860 with registration # 764 on 18 April 2001 at Quetta and it is entitled to work nationwide. It is also registered in the UK as a charity The group increasingly became aware that the women of this region received almost no education and do not know even their human basic rights.. This meant that the human potential of 50% of the population was unrealized –a tragic waste of talent. Thus UPP gradually expanded and evolved into a women’s support body to provide help to women who are illiterate, ignorance of their basic human rights, victims of abduction, rape, forced conversion, forced marriages, widowhood, disease, domestic/gender violence, sexual harassment and gender discrimination. UPP mainly works for the empowerment and promotion and protection of human rights of women, children and transgender. Though UPP was started by both male and female members but now it is headed and run by women and most of the decision making roles are held by women.