PAIMAN- an Urdu word meaning Promise, is Pro-active in functioning,
pro-people in thinking, result oriented in projects and
participatory in training methods. PAIMAN's promise revolves
around linking people and communities to opportunities by
realizing their potentials and widening their horizons.
PAIMAN is a non for profit organization that strives for
the socio-political and economic empowerment of marginalized
groups particularly women.
PAIMAN's multi-faceted services encompass advocacy; training
programmes tailored to targeted requirements for human resource
development; research services to governmental or international
agencies; serving as a resource centre for dissemination
of updated information in relevant areas through updated
databases and policy briefs; and holding of workshops, as
well as serving as a platform for civic action for positive
change through community mobilization and advocacy.
OUR VISION :
| "PAIMAN
envisions a progressive, tolerant, educated and dynamic
civic society where sovereignty is reflected through
empowered communities and motivated individuals; where
law and order guarantees fundamental rights of each
individual regardless of gender, creed, age, social
status, religion, political beliefs or physical attribute" |
OUR GOALS:
•
Women Political and Economic Empowerment
• Gender Responsive Governance
• Human Resource Development
• Formal & Non Formal Education
• Upgrading skill through Education
• Crises Management and Mitigation
• Integrated Rural Economic Development
• Political Education and Leadership Development
• Advocacy for Peace, Security and Conflict
Resolution, Human Rights
• Environment/Cultural Heritage and wildlife
Preservation
• Entrepreneurship and employment generation
through SME for youth and Women
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PAIMAN has the largest network of socially and
politically active women in the country who work together
for the cause of women emancipation through awareness raising
and capacity building.
Portfolio of PAIMAN's core programmes contains:
WHAT
WE DO?
• PAIMAN Political Empowerment programme (PEP)
is committed to political empowerment of communities: an
initiative to educate men and women in the art of politics
and leadership through meaningful advocacy campaigns, seminars
and capacity development workshops
PAIMAN as a part of its political/civic education program
conducts on regular basis series of capacity building trainings
of women political leaders, political activists, potential
leaders across Pakistan in Gender Budgeting, Human Rights,
Gender Justice, Gender Mainstreaming, Monitoring Committees,
Gender Responsive Governance, Legislative agenda setting,
constituency servicing, networking, advocacy and democratization
etc.
Seminars on the importance of women's participation in politics,
credible & transparent electoral process, women's role
in transforming the political process, political agenda
and political institutions, women leadership development
and democracy & governance are organized from time to
time.
PAIMAN being a member of Free & Fair Election Network
(FAFEN) PAIMAN observed elections 2008 in 45 National Assembly
constituencies out of 265 in the three provinces. It deployed
some 3000 observers in these constituencies to observe the
elections.
• PAIMAN Economic Empowerment Network (PEEN)
is aimed at providing sustainable livelihood to poverty-ridden
households through capacity building and micro-enterprise
support. PEEN provides skills and capacity building opportunities
to help marginalized women and men in generating a regular
income in some of the poorest regions of Pakistan.
| Hidden
Hands is an initiative of PEEN, which patronizes marginalized
women artisans according to principles of "fair
trade" with an aim to preserve and revive the
extinct heritage and traditional crafts of Pakistani
culture through exquisite products of timeless beauty |
• PAIMAN Education Endorsement Programme
(PEEP) is determined to reach out to those who
are 'Hard to Reach' in order to cater the needs of quality
education through research and participatory trainings.
OUR STRENGTHS & EXPERTISE
RESEARCH STUDIES
PAIMAN has conducted research studies and surveys
encompassing women political participation, socio-economic
profiles of elected women representatives, good governance,
gender mainstreaming in policies and programs, child rights
& Child health specific issues and problems, education
related issues and has developed reports on the same for
national & international organizations & institutes.
• Design and development of projects & establishing
the relevant databases
• Developing evaluation reports, project based investigation
reports, policy briefs & survey designs
• Analyzing international & regional developments
dealing with issues of religion, politics, security, economics,
international cooperation and globalization.
TRAINING CURRICULUM & MATERIAL
PAIMAN has developed Training Curriculum and awareness raising
material like pamphlets, posters regarding:
• Women political participation
• Gender issues
• Gender Responsive Governance
• Gender Budget
• Gender & Justice
• Gender Mainstreaming in policies and projects
• Gender sensitization
• Democracy and Good Governance
• Child Rights
• Monitoring & Evaluation of Projects & Programs
• Education (School Management, School leadership
development)
• Small business entrepreneurship development for
women
• Conflict management & Resolution at UC/tehisl/district
level
• Monitoring of Projects
• Election Observation & Monitoring
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