Islamabad - To highlight the issue of interfaith harmony and rights of minorities on national level, Cavish Development Foundation in collaboration with Pak Interfaith Pakistan held a National Conference on Interfaith Harmony and Rights of Minorities on Thursday November 11, 2010 in Islamabad.

This conference was chaired by Ms. Aasia Nasir, Parliamentary Secretary Science and Technology, Member Parliamentary Standing committee on Minorities and Member JUI-F. Addressing the conference, Ms. Asia said, “Discrimination against minority is widespread. We need to sensitize public and bring attitudinal change in them to eliminate this menace from society. We minorities love Pakistan, we own it and we want to participate in its development. Pakistan can only progress if minorities are treated equally and are given representation in every sector.”

Islamabad – A seminar for police officials on “Role of Police in Ending Violence against Women” was organized and conducted by Cavish Development Foundation in collaboration with District Police Department on Friday September 24, 2010 in Rawalpindi.

The main purpose of the seminar was to discuss the role of police in ending violence against women. Speakers of the seminar provided important information to the audience about international human rights frameworks, with particular focus on Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Convention on Ending All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and Child Rights Convention (CRC). 

Islamabad – Cavish Development Foundation officially launched Interfaith Harmony and Peace project on Monday, April 12, 2010, at Hotel Ambassador, Islamabad. Honorable guests included Father Arshad, Fatima Jinnah Church, Masood Chohan, Chairperson District Peace Committee Khanewal, O.P.Narain, President All Pakistan Hindu Panchait, Naeem Iqbal, Chairperson Cavish’s Board of Directors and Aftab Iqbal, Member Cavish’s Board of Directors.

Giving a presentation on the project, Muhammad Tahir Khattak shared with the participants that the one year project would be implemented in Khanewal and Rajanpur Districts. He added that under the project Cavish aims to promote interfaith harmony, social existence and peace among religious minorities and Muslim majority.

Islamabad: Cavish Development Foundation completed an eight day training workshop on REFLECT Approach to adult learning and social change. The training was organized under the agreement between Plan Pakistan and Cavish for capacity building of Plan Pakistan’s staff and partner organizations.

A total of 20 participants from Plan Pakistan three program areas, i.e. Chakwal, Islamabad and Vehari, participated in the training workshop. During the workshop, the participants were given detailed orientation about the basic developmental concepts such as poverty, development, gender equality and child rights. The major focus of the training remained upon equipping the participants with theoretical and practical knowledge of methods and processes of REFLECT Approach and Participatory Reflection and Action. Various participatory training methods such as group dynamics, group discussions, reading material, and field work were used for imparting the training.