Tag: NGO
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Suniel Shetty is a real-life hero, and now we have proof
Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was an action hero on screen and a real-life hero off screen. About 28 years ago, the star rescues 128 women survivors of sex trafficking. All these years later, this kind act has come to light through one of the women saved in that operation, Charimaya Tamang. The incident occurred on…
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NGO World Central Kitchen says seven of its workers killed in Israeli strike in Gaza
An Israeli strike killed several people working for US-based charity World Central Kitchen in the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to the organization’s founder. World Central Kitchen “lost several of our sisters and brothers in an IDF air strike in Gaza. I am heartbroken and grieving for their families and friends and our whole WCK…
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Abdul Sattar Edhi’s statue put up at Edhi Chowk in Quetta
A statue of late Abdul Sattar Edhi has been placed at a chowk named after him in Quetta. The statue is built in partnership with Peoples Primary Healthcare Institute. “I wanted to pay a tribute to Edhi for his outstanding welfare work,” said Ishaq Lehri ,who sculpted the figure while talking to Samaa Digital. The…
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Shirakat animations — a way towards progressive thinking and self-analysis
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) Shirakat works on human rights, especially women’s rights in Pakistan. The NGO has recently released some animated videos addressing different social issues, including harassment, discriminatory behaviours, sexual abuse and domestic violence against women, to change mindsets and dismantle patriarchy and stereotypes that equally affect both men and women. The videos’ topic, script, voiceovers…
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KP woman ‘forced to resign’ for bringing baby to work
An NGO [non-governmental organisation] in Peshawar named Community Appraisal and Motivation Programme (CAMP) has allegedly forced a woman to resign for bringing a 6 months baby to work. According to the details, Zeenat Khan — who worked as a media coordinator at CAMP’s office — while talking to Naya Daur said that when she started…