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Interactive Session on Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Islamic Perspective
For the commemoration of World Sexual Health Day, Rutgers WPF Pakistan organised a lecture on the teachings of Islam regarding sexual and reproductive health, followed by a question and answer session with the audience, on September 28, 2011.
Dr Khalid Zaheer, a prominent religious scholar, was invited to talk about ‘Sexual and Reproductive Health: An Islamic Perspective’ in front of an audience of 70 people, comprising of youth, civil society organisations, including Rutgers WPF’s partner organisations and representatives of the media.
The purpose of the lecture was to provide guidance about the teachings of Islam on sexual and reproductive health in order to ensure that Pakistani youth is informed and empowered to make the right decisions and take charge of their behaviors in the lights of the true teachings of Islam.
Dr. Zaheer informed the audience that there is widespread sexual abuse of children and youth in our society and is owed largely to parents’ and teachers’ own reluctance to talk openly about such matters. He emphasized that it is necessary to give children information on matters of sexuality, and that this information should come from parents and teachers, based on the understanding of Quran. He gave reference to various Quranic verses and Hadiths to demonstrate the Islamic perspective on sexual and reproductive health. The five themes of the lecture were: what does Quran says; Islamic perspective on specific matters; the necessity of reproductive health education; the reasons for opposition related to reproductive health education; and what are the ways to counter this opposition?
Following the lecture, the members of the audience were given an opportunity to ask their questions, to remove misconceptions and seek further clarifications. Dr. Zaheer answered a number of questions on different matter, including early marriages, abortion and family planning, among others.
Rutgers WPF will compile the questions and answers from the session into frequently asked questions (FAQS) document, which will be made available online at Rutgers WPF website and Facebook page.
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Workshop for Board Members under PSO Learning Work Trajectory (LWT) Project
Rutgers WPF Pakistan held a one day workshop for the board members of the partner organisations in the PSO Learning Work Trajectory (LWT) Project, on September 12, 2011, in Murree. There were 22 participants representing the organisations that are a part of the LWT: Aahung, Awaz CDS, Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP), Health and Nutrition Development Society (HANDS), KhwendoKor, National Trust for Population Welfare (NaTPOW), Participatory Integrated Development Society (PIDS), and Rutgers WPF Pakistan. The purpose of the workshop was to develop one vision of SRHR among board members for SRHR movement building and to seek board members support for SRHR mainstreaming.
The workshop, facilitated by Rutgers WPF and its consultant, RIZ Consulting, consisted of an overview of Pakistan’s National and International commitments on SRHR, key SRHR concepts and sensitization, forming a shared vision on SRHR and endorsement of the HR Code of Conduct.
The workshop was successful in achieving its objective of building stronger ownership amongst board members to mainstream SRHR in their respective organizations. The board members also endorsed the HR code of conduct and accepted responsibility for ensuring that it becomes part of the HR policy of their respective organisations. The workshop concluded with recommendations for further enhancement of SRHR rights: greater engagement with religious leaders; designing advocacy and programming efforts with sensitivity to local cultural context; and greater focus on network expansion with other groups particularly gender, children and human rights organizations.
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Organizational Effectiveness (OE) workshop
A three days consultative workshop was held under the Packard Foundation funded Organizational Effectiveness (OE) project from 19th to 21st September, 2011, at Muzafarabad. The entire staff of Rutgers WPF participated in the workshop. During the workshop the Rutgers WPF Pakistan’s Strategic Paper was reviewed, and the five years Strategic Plan (SP) was finalised. The Annual Operational Planning (AOP) framework was also finalised and on the basis of the AOP the Quarterly Operational Plan was also drafted.
The next phase of the OE project will entail the supervision of the quarterly plans. At the end of each quarter a one day review meeting will be held to share feedback of the team on OP. At the end of the year three days workshop will be held with WPF Staff, where the one year OP will be reviewed and reflection will be shared, along with developing next year’s OP.
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