Tuesday 16 July 2019

Four Pakistani Young Leaders Represented Green Flag at Global Conference on Gender Equality from Lahore

Women Deliver 2019 is the biggest conference on Gender Equality that was held from June 1–6 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. All of them are also part of Award-winning Women Deliver Young Leaders Program.

The conference was attended by 8500 people and influential from around the world. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke at the opening ceremony with other head of states.

Umair Asif ED/Founder Kafka Welfare Organization spoke as a guest speaker at the opening of Silent Disco Session Youth Zone. The topic of the session was Empowerment of Women and Girls through the power of sports and play based on personal experience. He said, Women in sport defy gender stereotypes and social norms, make inspiring role models, and promote gender equality. Twitter: @ranaumairasif

Vlogger and Social Activist Namra Nasyr joined a session as a guest speaker titled “Changing Dynamics for Women in Workforce”, organized by Johnson and Johnson.
She spoke on a special dialogue about ‘The Importance of mentorship ‘.

Joshua Participated as a guest speaker in a session organized by Bill and Melinda Gates Institute. The topic of the panel discussion was “Achieving gender equality by 2030”

Laraib Abid presented her poster at digital posters session and won Ingenuity fund by 120 under 40.

Saturday 15 December 2018

Kafka Annual Report 2017

Ali Asif represented Kafka and Pakistan at a meeting held by Common Wealth Youth and Peace Network

March 2017



YOUTH CAMPAIGNING FOR CHANGE IN PAKISTAN: SPOTLIGHT ON KAFKA WELFARE ORGANIZATION

Your Life Your Choice

Project Duration: Nov, Dec, Jan 2017, 2018
Target Audience: Youth, Girls
Main Objective: Our objective was to advocate for the role of young people as agents in family planning initiatives. Through our efforts of ensuring young people are taking up leadership roles on issues which affects their lives and community, we aimed at influencing policies and inspiring actions across various audiences, both from the government and private sector.
Introduction: A Family Planning campaign by International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) and Kafka Welfare Organization.
Outcome: 3500 youngsters were trained and facilitated
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Finance for Development

Project Duration: Dec 2017
Target Audience: Youth, Girls
Main Objective: 
To train community members on tax and budget system so that they can rise vice for their rights in the democratic system.
Introduction: 
Outcome: 16 youngsters were engaged and trained


Kafka become a partner of Indus Consortium 


Sports For Development and Peace

“Our children deserve a peaceful future and sport is a most effective tool to promote those values"



Umair Asif Implemented Sports for Development and Peace activities with Reconciled North Korean and South Korean Children in Suwon, South Korea with Korea sharing movement and Football 4 Peace South Korea 
Project Duration: April-Oct 2017
Target Audience: Youth, Girls
Main Objective: Our objective was to advocate for the role of young people as agents in family planning initiatives. Through our efforts of ensuring young people are taking up leadership roles on issues which affects their lives and community, we aimed at influencing policies and inspiring actions across various audiences, both from the government and private sector.
Introduction: A Family Planning campaign by International Youth Alliance for Family Planning (IYAFP) and Kafka Welfare Organization.
Outcome: 3500 youngsters were trained and facilitated

WARP Peace Summit 2017

Seoul, South Korea by IYPG 

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Kafka Become a member of IPYG (International Peace and Youth Working Group)


International Opportunities for Youth



International Youth Day 2017

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World AIDS Day


International Volunteer Day


International Human Rights Day

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International Peace Day

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International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

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International Women Day

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Kafka's Executive Director Umair Asif graduated from Seoul National University with the best thesis award

https://kafkamediamentions.blogspot.com/2018/09/kafkas-executive-director-umair-asif.html

Umair Asif is nominated for 120 Under 40 The New Generation of Family Planning Leaders Awards 2017

Source: https://www.120under40.org/nominee/umair-asif-0


World Aids Day: How Youth around the world are fighting HIV

Reaching youth through sports

The concept of “Sports for Development and Peace” (SDP) has brought positive change to communities around the world. SDP uses team-based sports to teach social and moral values to young people. Since 2001 when the United Nations officially endorsed it, SDP programs have been initiated globally by different organizations, two famous ones being Right to Play and UNOSDP (United Nations Office on Sports for Development & Peace).

Source: https://www.mindthismagazine.com/world-aids-day-nigeria-uganda-can-teach-us/

YJAW Youth Blog
Project Duration: Jan-Dec 2016
Target Audience: Global Youth, Social Writers
Main Objective: Raise voice on social issues through blogs
Introduction: 
Outcome: 100 Articles were generated on different social issues and the blog reached to 10,000 people

www.instagram.com/yjawriters

Dream Together Master Program  

August 2016


Umair Asif  ED-KWO was nominated by UNOSDP for Dream Together Master Program at Seoul National University South Korea funded by Korean Government. 

Family Planning 2020 Goals

Umair Asif  ED-KWO joined FP 2020 Expert Advisory Community as a member from Pakistan.

Their World 

Umair Asif ED-KWO, Iram Asif Chairperson-KWO, and Ali Asif MD-KWO have been supporting Global Education campaign their world by Sarah Brown as a Global Youth Ambassadors from Pakistan

Taleemi Blog

Taleemi Blog was initiated by KWO that is a source to raise voice for school education in Lahore District.

Spend on Education

A social media campaign was initiated by Kafka to raise voice for more education financing in Pakistan.

Opportunity Corner
To deal with youth unemployment KWO has initiated a social media campaign to provide youth with more and more opportunities. 

Kafka Daily Motion Channel

Kafka HIVE Profile on CVE

Kafka GNB Profile

Youth Health Friendly Helpline

KWO initiated a Online Youth Health Helpline to advocate young people on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV/AIDS and Family Planning Issues

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Youth-Health-Friendly-Helpline-1554709781501345/about/?ref=page_internal
https://youthhealthfriendlyhelpline.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/YouthHealthFH

Kafka Online Links
https://www.facebook.com/Kafkawo/
https://www.peaceinsight.org/conflicts/pakistan/peacebuilding-organisations/kwo/
http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/
https://tribune.com.pk/kafka-welfare-organization/
http://kafkapk.org/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQL_nfS1FsUzZRqG5MOpgw
https://www.instagram.com/kafka_welfare_orgnization/
https://www.sportanddev.org/en/media/gallery-sport-creative-minds
https://kafkado.webs.com/
https://twitter.com/kafkawo?lang=el
https://theirworld.org/voices/child-marriage-laws-needed-in-pakistan-to-protect-girls-school-education
https://men-care.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/Pakistan-Poster-4.pdf
https://www.dawn.com/news/1170082
https://womendeliver.org/classmember/umair-asif/
http://data.myworld2015.org/?_ga=1.25276341.906524643.1407967607
http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2015/february/20150218_UNOSDP


Monday 30 July 2018

علم دوست تعلیمی مہم کے تحت تعلیمی بیٹھک کا انعقاد

علم دوست تعلیمی مہم کے تحت تعلیمی بیٹھک کا انعقاد 
لاہور کی یونین کونسل ۲۵۵ میں علم دوست تعلیمی مہم کے تحت تعلیمی بیٹھک کا انعقاد ۔ تعلیمی بیٹھک میں لوگوں نے تعلیمی مسائل کی نشاندگی کرتے ہوئے کہا کے 
علاقے میں واقع دو اسکولوں میں سے ایک لڑکوں کا پرائمری اور دوسرا لڑکیوں کا مڈل ہے جبکہ دونوں اسکول ہائی نہیں۔ انکا مزید کہنا تھا کے ہائی اسکول نہ ہونے اور معیار تعلیم غیر تسلی بخش ہونے وجہ سے ہمارے بچے تعلیم حاصل کرنے دوردراز جانے پر مجبور ہیںْ ۔ جو لوگ بچوں کو دور اسکول بیجنا افورڈ نہیں کرپاتے انکی تعلیم 
ادھوری رہے جاتی ہے۔ والدین نے یہ بھی کہا کے علاقے میں واقع سرکاری اسکولوں میں لائبریری اور سائنس لیب کی سہولت موجود نہیں۔ یاد رہے کہ لاہور میں ۶۱۰ 
سرکاری اسکول پرائمری ہیں جنہیں اپگریڈ کرنے کی اشد ضرورت ہے اور ۴۳ فیصد ہائی اسکولوں میں سائنس لیبز نہیں ہیں۔ اس موقع پر علم دوست کے رہنما عمیر آصف نے کہا کے نئی آنے والی گورنمنٹ کو ترجیحاتی
بنیادوں پہ مسائل حل کرنے کی ضرورت ہے۔

Candidates commit to a charter of demands to lead quality-focused education reform in Lahore

Candidates commit to a charter of demands to lead quality-focused education reform in Lahore
Lahore: With a few days left to the General Elections, several contesting candidates from major political parties gathered to speak at a multi-party convention to discuss the state of education in District Lahore, and commit to citizen-led charter of demands to ensure quality education across the government-run schools.
The convention was organized by Alif Ailaan and Ilm Dost, in collaboration with Idara-e-Taleem-o-Agahi, Shaur Welfare and Kafka Welfare Organization.
Politicians joining to speak at the event included Senator Dr Musadik Malik and Shaista Malik from PMLN, Zulfiqar Ali Badr, Iftikhar Ahmed and Asim Bhatti from PPP, Ameer Bahadur Khan Hoti (ANP), Zubair Niazi and Dr Nausheen Hamid from PTI, Zaeem Qadri (IND), Hafiz Salman, Jibran Butt, Zikr Ullah Mujahid and Ameer-ul-Azeem from Jamaat-e-Islami, Zeba Ahsan from PMLQ.
Analysis of the educational landscape in Lahore revealed that availability of schools beyond primary access and poor quality education are the two most important factors contributing to failing education standards in Lahore that set the tone for candidates’ plans to reform schools in their constituencies.
While speaking at the session, Dr Musadik Malik promised to introduce broad-based learning to equip children with knowledge and tools of all disciplines at school-level. He also stated that PMLN would now focus on improving quality as during the past 5 years their focus had remained on access given the sheer number of children out of school in Punjab. Dr Nausheen Hamid of PTI will have her party prioritise science education, train science teachers and upgrade science curriculum. She talked about the latest PTI manifesto that focuses exclusively on STEM education. Most of the candidates spoke of increasing budget allocation towards education and strict regulation and monitoring of both private and public schools. Pak Sarzameen Party’s representative promised to provide free education from Grade 1 till Matriculation.
The session also offered an opportunity for voters to ask their candidates of their plans to improve schools upfront. One speaker from the audience questioned the candidates over their party’s efforts to provide facilities for children with disabilities in schools. Another speaker suggested party reps to focus more on industry-academia linkages with schools and universities to improve quality of learning and increase job opportunities upon graduation.
As per Pakistan District Education Rankings 2017, released by Alif Ailaan, Lahore ranks 32nd nationally and 19th provincially on Education Score (that measures learning, retention and gender parity) with the learning score as low as 53.93.
Based on the learning assessment conducted by Punjab Examination Commission, Lahore ranks the lowest in learning outcomes in subjects of English, Math and Science. For both Classes 5 and 8, students have scored less than 50% in these foundational subjects. This can be attributed to a lack of functional science labs in 155 high and higher secondary schools.
Moreover, out of 1202 total public schools in the district, there are only 234 middle schools against 610 primary schools that make up half of all public schools in Lahore. Lack of schools beyond primary levels explains why there is a steep drop in the enrolment rates as we move up the higher classes and shift of students to private schools, especially from Class 10 (46,468) to Class 11 (3161). Less than 1 out of 5 schools in Lahore district are public.
A comparison of private and public schools also shows more private schools at every level, which means parents, have to pay more to private schools for their children’s education throughout.
For Lahore’s future elected representatives, providing affordable quality education through government schools in addition to enrolling all 290,000 out-of-school children in Lahore is the biggest challenge awaiting them.
All participants agreed to commit to a Charter of Demands that was based on the demands of parents, teachers and community members in Lahore to have the schools and quality of education improved in their respective constituencies in the coming months.
The demands are as following:
1.     Upgradation of schools to primary to middle, from middle to high, from high to high-secondary schools.
2.     Construction of science and computer labs for modern and quality instruction to students
3.     Complete facilities in form of labs and equipment to be provided to schools to help students learn the latest techniques in biology, chemistry and physics
4.     Construction of more government schools at every level and improvement in their quality so parents can provide their children with affordable, quality education.
5.     Appointment of teachers for science and computers, and establishment of libraries
6.     Training of teachers so they are able to teach according to modern learning practices
7.     Introduction of biometric system to ensure regular attendance of teachers
8.     Popularization of healthy co-curricular activities in schools
9.     Increase in education budget and school principals to be trained for effective utilization of the allocated school budgets.

1.  Introduction of scholarship schemes for needy students

Monday 21 May 2018

Kafka Annual Report 2016

Lahore Education Budget Tracking Convention 2016

Project Duration: Feb 2016
Target Audience: 100
Main Objective: Tracking of Education Budget Lahore District
Introduction: 
Outcome: Attended by ten Parliamentarians, 30 media mentions, 29 education providers and CSOs
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http://tribune.com.pk/story/1045195/bigger-allocations-sought-for-education


International Women Day Photo Essay Contest 2016

Project Duration: March 2016
Target Audience: Youth, Women, Girls
Main Objective:

Celebrate Women Day and raise voice for Women Rights

Introduction: To celebrate International Women's Day 2016 Kafka Welfare Organization in collaboration with YJAW is organizing Photo Essay Contest

Theme: "“Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”

Outcome: Reached to 500 people

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Right To Education Awareness Campaign 2016

Project Duration: July-August 2016
Target Audience: Youth, Parents, Other Civil Society Stakeholders 
Main Objective: Awareness of Right to Education law Pakistan
Introduction: The purpose of this campaign is to aware people about the Right to Information Act.


 
Outcomes: 1000 people were beneficiaries of the campaign 


Role Parents to Improve Education Status

Project Duration: March 2016
Target Audience: Parents
Main Objective: Awareness campaign for parents to elaborate their role in the education of their children. Also, pledge signatures were taken by parents to ensure that they will take a part in the education of their children.
Introduction: 
Outcome: 20 volunteers collected 1000 committment signatures in a door to door campaign
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Right a Letter to Your MPA/MNA Ask him to Improve Public Schools

Project Duration: April 2016
Target Audience: Parents, Youth, Politicians
Main Objective: Demanding education through parents
Introduction: Provided people an opportunity to write a letter to MPA/MNA to highlight education issues in your constituencies for actions by politicians.

Outcome: 500 people wrote letters to MPA/MNA

IYAFP Membership

Project Duration: May 2016
Target Audience: Youth, Girls
Main Objective: Membership of IYAFP Pakistan Chapter
Introduction: 
Outcome: Got 200 members as a result of the membership campaign

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Call for Writings on Family Planning & Child Marriages

Project Duration: May, June 2016
Target Audience: Youth and all other people
Main Objective: Highlighting Family Planning and Child Marriages issues in Pakistan and around the world
Introduction:
Themes: 1- Family Planning a Human Right, 2- Stop Child Marriages
The articles were published at YJAW Global Youth Blog
Outcome: 20 articles were produced by different people around the world

Meeting With LERA

Project Duration: March 2016
Target Audience: 35
Main Objective: Relationship building with Lahore Education Reporter Association 
Introduction: 
Outcome: Attended by 30 Education Beat Reporters from Lahore,
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Punjab Education Budget Tracking convention 

Project Duration: June 2016
Target Audience: Youth, Politicians, Media, NGOs, Civil society ETC
Main Objective: Tracking of Punjab Provincial Education Budget 
Introduction: 
Outcome: Attended by 11 Parliamentarians, 35 media mentions, 31 education providers and CSOs
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Awareness of Women Safety

A social media-based Women safety campaign was organized by Kafka Welfare Organization.

Thalassemia Awareness Campaign

May 2016
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Family Planning Awareness

May 2016

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Polio Awareness Campaign

May 2016
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Awareness of CVE

May 2016
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CVE Training by DCHD and DAI Pakistan

June 2016
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YJAW Youth Blog
Project Duration: Jan-Dec 2016
Target Audience: Global Youth, Social Writers
Main Objective: Raise voice on social issues through blogs
Introduction: 
Outcome: 100 Articles were generated on different social issues and the blog reached to 10,000 people


Voice of Parents NA 126 Lahore
Project Duration: October 2016
Target Audience: 400
Main Objective: Discuss School Education Issues in NA 126 Lahore 
Introduction: 

CYPAN PEACE AMBASSADOR NETWORK

Project Duration: October 2016 
Introduction: Ali Asif represented Kafka Welfare Organization recently  Common Wealth Youth Peace Network as a Youth Peace Ambassador to support the network in Pakistan.



International AIDS Conference 2016

Umair Asif Executive Director KWO and Ali Asif Media Director KWO represented KWO at AIDS 2016.


Sports for Development 

Project Duration: June-July 2016
Main Objective: Teaching Global youth how they can use sports as a tool for development in their social campaigns 
Introduction:
1-Umair Asif ED-KWO has organized a 'Sports for HIV/AIDS' workshop with global youth leaders at International AIDS Conference 2016 held at Durban, South Africa
2- Ali Asif MD-KWO has organized a session an Arts and Sports for HIV/AIDS session at main stage global youth village AIDS 2016 Durban South Africa 
Outcome: 1- First session was attended by 30 global youth leaders
2- the Second session was attended by 60 global youth leaders





4 School Visits with Chairman Union Council 256

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Visited 5 Schools with Chairman Union Council 116

Feb 2016


50 Under 30 Young Leaders

International Peace Day
Project Duration: Sep 2016
Target Audience: Youth, Politicians, Media, NGOs, Civil society ETC
Main Objective: Endorsement of Peace Day
Introduction: To celebrate International Peace Day 2016 KWO brought Peace messages to promote peace and counter violence and extremism in Pakistan.
Outcome: 20 Youngsters participated and shared peace messages

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Meeting with Education Minister Punjab Rana Mashood Ahmad Khan


Dream Together Master Program  

August 2016
Umair Asif  ED-KWO was nominated by UNOSDP for Dream Together Master Program at Seoul National University South Korea funded by Korean Government. 


IYAFP

Umair Asif  ED-KWO joined International Youth Alliance for Family Planning as a Country Coordinator Pakistan.


Family Planning 2020 Goals


Umair Asif  ED-KWO joined FP 2020 Expert Advisory Community as a member from Pakistan.



120 Under 40

Umair Asif  ED-KWO nominated for 120 Under 40 New Generation of Family Planning Leaders

Their World 

Umair Asif ED-KWO, Iram Asif Chairperson-KWO, and Ali Asif MD-KWO have been supporting Global Education campaign their world by Sarah Brown as a Global Youth Ambassadors from Pakistan

Article by Their World

An article on Sports for Development written by Umair Asif was published by Their World https://theirworld.org/voices/how-sports-can-help-pakistan-8217-s-children-and-youth-get-the-most-out-of-education

You be the Change 2016

Umair Asif ED-KWO was nominated for you be the change award by Nelson Mandela Youth Awards

Punjab Education Budget-Plan International

June 2016
Umair Asif ED-KWO spoke at Punjab Education Budget Session organized by Plan International Pakistan.

 

Meeting with Chief Minister of Punjab, 

Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Shareef
Jan 2016

Career Counseling Session organized at Punjab University Lahore
Jan 2016


Satukatla School Visit UC 256


Taleemi Blog

Taleemi Blog was initiated by KWO that is a source to raise voice for school education in Lahore District.
https://lahoreeducationvoice.blogspot.com/

Spend on Education

A social media campaign was initiated by Kafka to raise voice for more education financing in Pakistan.
https://www.facebook.com/spendoneducation/

Opportunity Corner
To deal with youth unemployment KWO has initiated a social media campaign to provide youth with more and more opportunities. 
https://www.facebook.com/oppcorner/

Kafka Daily Motion Channel

https://www.dailymotion.com/kafkawo

Kafka HIVE Profile on CVE

http://www.hive.org.pk/kafka-welfare-organization/

Kafka GNB Profile

https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/members/kafka-welfare-organization/

Youth Health Friendly Helpline

KWO initiated a Online Youth Health Helpline to advocate young people on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, HIV/AIDS and Family Planning Issues

https://www.facebook.com/pg/Youth-Health-Friendly-Helpline-1554709781501345/about/?ref=page_internal
https://youthhealthfriendlyhelpline.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/YouthHealthFH

Kafka Online Links
https://www.facebook.com/Kafkawo/
https://www.peaceinsight.org/conflicts/pakistan/peacebuilding-organisations/kwo/
http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/
https://tribune.com.pk/kafka-welfare-organization/
http://kafkapk.org/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQL_nfS1FsUzZRqG5MOpgw
https://www.instagram.com/kafka_welfare_orgnization/
https://www.sportanddev.org/en/media/gallery-sport-creative-minds
https://kafkado.webs.com/
https://twitter.com/kafkawo?lang=el
https://theirworld.org/voices/child-marriage-laws-needed-in-pakistan-to-protect-girls-school-education
https://men-care.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2015/05/Pakistan-Poster-4.pdf
https://www.dawn.com/news/1170082
https://womendeliver.org/classmember/umair-asif/
http://data.myworld2015.org/?_ga=1.25276341.906524643.1407967607
http://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/featurestories/2015/february/20150218_UNOSDP



WARP Peace Summit 2017, Seoul South Korea

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Umair Asif represented Kafka Pakistan at WARP Peace Summit 2017
September, 2017 Seoul South Korea 

Training on Counter Extremism & Violence April 2016 by DCHD with Azme Alishan

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Friday 16 March 2018

Kafka Annual Report 2015

Young Leaders Program 2015
Program: Peace & Conflict Resolution (Sports for Development & Peace), SDG 16
Project Duration: 1-17 Feb 2015
Target Audience: Youth
Main Objective: Training on Sports for Development & Peace
Introduction: Umair Rana represented Kafka Welfare Organization, Pakistan at Young Leaders Program 2015 Hoonam University Gwangju, South Korea. The program was based on Sports for Development & Peace, conflict resolution & Child Protection. The host organization was United Nations Office on Sports for Development & Peace
Outcome: Represented Pakistan and Kafka at United Nations
Learned Sports for Development & Peace



Lets Ring Peace Beat Project

Program: Peace & Conflict Resolution, Youth, Social Media, CVE, SDG 16
Project Duration: Ist April- 30 June 2015
Target Audience: 2,00000
Main Objective: Counter Extremism & Violence Through Innovative Tools  SMS, Voice SMS, Social Media and App
Introduction: It was an innovative project to counter extremism & violence by promoting peace and harmony. The project included SMS, Voice SMS, video message recording and dissemination, social media and a symposium. 
Outcome:1.  Social Media campaign will retain its sustainability and will work as a platform for youngsters to share their ideas on peace promotion and CVE.
·   2.  Social media beneficiaries are passionate to work voluntarily to promote social media campaign at national level to counter violence and extremism.
·      3 .   Government parliamentarians have promised us to implement the idea at national level to counter extremism and violence.
·    4.  Video messages are a source of peace promotion and available on social media to promote peace among youth 



Youth Peace Symposium 2015 

Program: Youth, Peace & Conflict Resolution, CVE, Social Media, SDG 16
Project Duration: 1-10 June 2015
Target Audience: Youth
Main Objective: Counter Extremism & Violence through youth participation in policy advocacy and peacemaking activities 
Introduction:A youth peace symposium was organized by Kafka to mobilize youth for peacemaking process. 300 youngsters gathered from all over Pakistan to participate in policy making particularly policies affecting youth.
Outcome: Sensitize 300 youngsters on Counter Extremism and Violence
Contributed to the policy-making process 


Lahore Education Conference 2015

Program: Education & Capacity Building, Youth, SDG 4
Project Duration: Sep 2015
Target Audience: Youth, Civil Society, Teachers, Media
Main Objective: Transformation and Improvement of district education
Introduction: An education conference was organized to discuss education challenges, Barriers and solutions in perspective of Lahore at UMT Lahore. Politicians Fareed Ahmad Paracha, MPA Sadia Sohail, Wiqas Hasan Mokel, Mansoor Malik President Lahore Education Reporter Association participated as a main speakers.  
Outcome: 1. More than 350 youngsters got awareness and motivation.
2. All of them started to volunteer for our project and made a chain to spread project at national and international level.
3. Raised issues through 10 leading print media
Education Forum 2015

Program: Education & Capacity Building, SDG4
Project Duration: March 2015
Target Audience: Youth, Civil Society, Teachers, Media
Main Objective: Finding Solutions for Education problems
Introduction: An education forum was organized by Kafka Welfare Organization in collaboration with DFID funded Alif Ailaan education campaign at human rights commission of Pakistan. Regional Head SPO, MPA Parween Akhtar and MPA Dr. Nausheen Hamid attended session as a prominent speakers. Director ITA Ms. Baela Raza Jameel also joined the event as a honorable guest.  
Outcome: 1. Capacity building and awareness sessions were held for more than 100 youngsters.
2. Recommendations were made on education system and presented to parliamentarians to raise this issue in parliament. 
Community Sessions

Program: Education & Capacity Building, SDG4
Project Duration: March 2015
Target Audience: Mothers, Community
Main Objective: Advocacy of Community on Article 25-A
Introduction: A community session was organized by Kafka Welfare Organization with DFID funded education campaign Alif Ailaan in collaboration with AWAZ program at Maryam Colony near Bagriyan.  
Outcome: Recommendations were made and presented to parliamentarians to raise issues of the community. 
Education Enrollment Rangeela Riksha Tour

Program: Education & Capacity Building (Article 25-A Awareness), SDG 4
Project Duration: August 2015
Target Audience: Citizen of Walled City Lahore, Youth and Media
Main Objective: Advocacy of Article 25-A (Right to Education Act)
Introduction:
Outcome: More than 1000 parents got aware through campaign.
Media stories were generated
Voice of Teacher Seminar 

Program: Education & Capacity Building, SDG4
Project Duration: Sep 2015
Target Audience: Public School Teachers of Punjab
Main Objective:  Highlight teacher Issues and envision their role in transforming education
Introduction:
Outcome: More than 500 people in grass root area got awareness on the importance of education for their children.
Policy dialogue on the security situation of public schools

Program: Education & Capacity Building, Children, SDG4 
Project Duration: Jan 2015
Target Audience: Parliamentarians, Politicians, Civil Society and Civil Society Organizations, Youth, Teachers and Teacher Unions 
Main Objective: Policy Advocacy on Security Situation of Public Schools After APS Attack
Introduction:
Outcome: Issues were raised by teachers and hurdles of education system were discussed.
2. Recommendations were made and presented to parliamentarians to raise this issue in parliament. 
Policy Dialogue on Budget Hurdles and Implementation of article 25-A

Program: Education & Capacity Building, SDG4
Project Duration: June 2015
Target Audience: Parliamentarians, Politicians, Civil Society and Civil Society Organizations, Youth, Teachers and Teacher Unions 
Main Objective: Education Budget Tracking, Demanding increase of Education Budget, Advocacy of all stakeholders on Education Budget 
Introduction:
Outcome: 2. Different civil society organizations discussed the need of implementation of article 25 A and plans were developed to make this implementation successful
2. Recommendations were made and presented to parliamentarians to raise this issue in parliament.
Session on Girls education 

Program: Education & Capacity Building (Girls Education), SDG4, SDG5
Project Duration: Oct 2015
Target Audience: Parliamentarians, Politicians, Civil Society and Civil Society Organizations, Youth, Teachers and Teacher Unions 
Main Objective: Raise Voice for Girls Education, Discuss Challenges and Barriers of Girls Education
Introduction:
Outcome: 1.  Different civil society organizations discussed the need of increment in girls education rate  and plans were developed to make this increment successful
2. Recommendations were made and presented to parliamentarians to raise this issue in parliament. 

Civil Society Protest for Karachi incident 

Program: Peace & Conflict Resolution, SDG16
Project Duration: 
Target Audience: Civil Society
Main Objective: Protest to Counter Extremism & Violence 
Introduction:
Outcome: Democratic protest was done to show sympathy and brotherhood with the incident victims.
Sports for Education & Development

Program: Peace & Conflict Resolution, Youth, Sports for Development & Peace, Education, SDG 16, SDG4
Project Duration: May 2015
Target Audience: Youth of Punjab University Lahore
Main Objective: Sensitize youth on Sports for Development & Peace, Youth Participation in Political and Policy Advocacy 
Introduction:
Outcome:100 youngsters were sensitized on objectives
Generated media stories
2 Parliamentarians Participated as a speaker and promised to provide better sports opportunities

http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/2015/12/sports-for-education-and-development.html

Youth Education Activism & Leadership Learning Program

Program: Peace & Conflict Resolution, Youth, Social Media, Leadership, Sports for Development & Peace, SDG16, 
Project Duration: April 2015
Target Audience: Youth from different occupations and universities
Main Objective: Sensitize Youth on Education Activism, Leadership, Sports for Development & Peace
Introduction:
Outcome: 20 youngsters were trained and got life-changing experience on how social media and sports can be used for peace promotion and conflict resolution. 

http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/2015/12/education-activism-leadership-and.html

Child Marriage Forum 2015

Program: Children & Youth, Child Marriages, SRHR, Family Planning, HIV/AIDS, Girls Education
Project Duration: May 2015 (Under Child Marriages Campaign), SDG4, SDG3, SDG4, SDG5,  
Target Audience: Youth of Superior University, Youth Activists 
Main Objective: Sensitize Youth on Child Marriage Issue and Law, Prepare youth as a pressure group to amend child marriages law 
Introduction:
Outcome:1.  Awareness and useful discussion held on Child marriage issues and laws.
2. Recommendations were made and presented to parliamentarians to raise this issue in parliament. 

http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/2015/12/kafka-child-marriage-forum-2015.html

Story Telling Session with Jahan Ara Wattoo

Program: Education & Capacity Building, Children, SDG4
Project Duration: Jan 2015
Target Audience: Class 4,5 children of a Public School
Main Objective: Teaching Through Leadership
Introduction:
Outcome: School going children got the idea of leadership and self-creation

Storytelling Session with Dr. Nausheen Hamid

Program: Education & Capacity Building, Children, SDG4
Project Duration: June 2015
Target Audience: Class 5 Children of a Public School
Main Objective: Teaching Through Leadership
Introduction:
Outcome: School going children got the idea of leadership and self-creation.

http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/2015/12/storytelling-session-by-mpa-dr-nausheen.html



Brick Kiln Visit
Program: Education & Capacity Building, Children, SDG4
Project Duration: December 2015
Target Audience: Brick Kiln Child Workers, 
Main Objective: Survey of Brick Kiln Child Workers 
Introduction:
Outcome: Collected data and reasons behind Child Labor at 3 Brick Kiln of Pakistan

http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/2015/12/brick-kilns-visit-gajumata-lahore.html

Sheikhupura Public Schools Visit
Program: Education & Capacity Building, Children, SDG4
Project Duration: December 2015
Target Audience: Public School Children 
Main Objective: Highlighting the issues of Public School at Mahmu wali Village and Highlight the work of Moamin Foundation 
Introduction:
Outcome: Highlighted the work of Moamin Foundation and calculated school issues of Mahmuwali Village

http://kafkawo.blogspot.com/2015/12/sheikhupura-school-visits-with-alif.html

Social Media Peace Ambassadors
Program: Social Media for Social Change
Project Duration: April-June 2015
Target Audience: Youth of Pakistan
Main Objective: Promote Peace through Social media Tools by involving youth as a agent of change
Introduction:
Outcome: Trained 20 youngsters as a Social Media Peace Ambassador, Promoted peace through Facebook Page, Blog and Mob App
Engaged 2000 young people on Facebook in just 10 days

Education Ambassadors
Program: Education & Capacity Building, Children, Youth, SDG4
Project Duration: June-July 2015
Target Audience: Youth of Pakistan
Main Objective: Train Youth as an agent of change to promote education
Introduction:
Outcome: 10 youngsters were trained as a youth ambassador to support Kafka campaign to transform education

International Youth Day 2015
Program: Youth
Project Duration: July-August 2015
Target Audience: Global Youth
Main Objective: Highlight Youth Efforts as an agent of change
Introduction:
Outcome: 30 Youngsters were highlighted through the program

Quality Education Drive
Program: Youth, Education & Capacity Building, Children, Social Media, SDG4
Project Duration: August-Sep 2015
Target Audience: Global Youth, 
Main Objective: Demand Quality Education through Youth Endorsement
Introduction: 
Outcome: Introduced Hash Tag #WeDemandQualityEducation
Created a Twitter Account @WDQ_E
Got Youth Endorsement Through video messages of Youth


International Peace Day Competition 2015, 21 Sep
Program: Youth, Peace Promotion, CVE, Social Media, SDG16
Project Duration: September 2015
Target Audience: Global Youth, 
Main Objective: Promote Peace by Involving Youth in Peace Making Activities of Short Documentary, writings and postcards
Introduction: 
Outcome: 10 Peace videos were generated, 10 postcards were generated, and 10 writings were generated

Call for Writings on Sports for Development & Peace 
Program: Youth, Peace Promotion, CVE, Social Media, SDG16
Project Duration: March-April 2015
Target Audience: Global Youth, 
Main Objective: Promote Peace by Involving Youth in Peace Making Activities of Short Documentary, writings and postcards
Introduction: 
Outcome: 10 Peace videos were generated, 10 postcards were generated, and 10 writings were generated

Call for Writings, October, November & December Themes
Project Duration: Oct, Nov, December 2015
Target Audience: Global Youth, Social Writers 
Main Objective: Celebrate World Teachers Day, International Day of Girl Child, World Mental Health Day, Peace, Tolerance, Universal Children Day, Elimination of Violence Against Women, International AIDS day, Inclusive Education and Human Rights Day through generating writings through blog
Introduction: 
Outcome: Raised voice on above social issues through 3 blogs on every issue mentioned above

YJAW Youth Blog
Project Duration: Jan-Dec 2015
Target Audience: Global Youth, Social Writers
Main Objective: Raise voice on social issues through blogs
Introduction: 
Outcome: 100 Articles were generated on different social issues



Chairperson
Ms. Iram Hasan
iram@kafkapk.org

Executive Director
Mr. Umair Asif
umair@kafkapk.org

Project Manager
Ali Asif