Grant Title: Waseeb Aman Kath-I (Community Peace Assembly)
Grant Number PUND012
Grant Location District Multan UC 83,84
Start Date 2-07-2018
End Date 15-04-2019
Status Completed
Description:
The project was aimed to engage community members to counter the influence of VE groups and dissemination of extremist propaganda in target areas. Under the said project, Sanjh Pakistan engaged 3,000 community members to counter the influence of VE groups and dissemination of extremist propaganda in 30 villages of two union councils of Bosan Town, District Multan, by revival of local dispute resolution structures through establishing “Wasaib Aman Kaths (WAKs)”. During this project; Sanjh Pakistan formed 30 Waseeb Aman Kath (WAK) offices. WAK members conducted monthly meetings to share their progress and to plan the further activities. Sanjh Pakistan’s mobilization team organized 30 theater programs in different community at the common place where people from diverse background came. After conducting theater in the village Sanjh Pakistan team conducted 60 follow up session with the help of community activist. 30 WAK conducted 60 community actions (2 by each WAK) to support the promotion of interfaith harmony, tolerance and peaceful coexistence. The main purposes of community actions were cherishing peace and the local culture of tolerance. Awareness session of Peace in community Action. WAK member organized 10 UC-community Actions with the collaboration of Sanjh Pakistan to promote peace, tolerance, brotherhood and social harmony. These 10 UC-community actions are following: The group of WAKs organized two debate events, two essay events, Two Saraiki poetry recitals events, and two Music Festivals were organized which involved 332 males and 09 females, Two Kabadi competitions (Saraiki Peace Festivals). A Two a-day long WAKs conventions organized by the Sanjh Pakistan Team. The total participants of these conventions were 547, males were 502 and females were 45.
