Reg. No: 01222 (Societies Act 1860)
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Program Detail • DIN Pakistan

Human Rights & Civic Empowerment

Legal literacy, election monitoring, and protection of peasant/landless worker rights.

Program Overview & Strategy

Strengthening democratic participation, legal aid awareness, election observation, and advocacy for peasant farmers (Hari rights) and marginalized religious minorities.

As an active member of FAFEN (Free and Fair Election Network) and SPO, DIN conducts non-partisan election monitoring, voter registration drives for rural women, and legal rights workshops for landless agricultural workers across rural districts.

Program Objectives & Pillars

  • FAFEN election observation & polling station monitoring
  • Voter CNIC registration campaigns for women
  • Legal literacy workshops for agricultural laborers
  • Rights advocacy for religious and ethnic minorities
Human Rights & Civic Empowerment
Program Impact Baseline
320+
Polling Stations Monitored
5,400+
Women CNICs Facilitated
95+
Legal Literacy Sessions
Active Districts:
ShikarpurSukkurGhotkiBenazirabadHyderabad
Project Archive Correlation

Projects Executed Under Human Rights & Civic Empowerment

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Completed2018–2019

Democracy & Election Observation Campaign

Deploying trained non-partisan observers across 250 polling stations and conducting voter registration drives for rural women.

Donor: FAFEN / Trust for Voluntary Organizations (TVO)Read
Completed2007–2009

Institutional Strengthening of 40 Affiliated CBOs

Capacity training in financial management, project proposal writing, and governance for 40 grassroots Community-Based Organizations.

Donor: Trust for Voluntary Organizations (TVO)Read
Completed2004–2005

Agricultural Peasant (Hari) Rights & Legal Awareness

Legal literacy and tenancy rights awareness workshops for landless sharecroppers (Haris) under the Sindh Tenancy Act.

Donor: SPO SindhRead
Completed2004

Grassroots CBO Network Formation & Registration

Initial mobilization of 15 community organizations in Shikarpur district to form the foundation of DIN Pakistan.

Donor: TVO (Trust for Voluntary Organizations)Read