INTRODUCTION
All Pakistan NGOs Alliance - APNA is a Body of Professional Think-Tanks from Civil Society Organizations across Pakistan, which aims to empower Civil Society and improve the Institutional Environment by working on Policies and Laws that aim at enhancing the influence of Civil Society Organizations, on issues of Public Dialogue and Showcasing the important role Civil Society has in the
implementation and accountability of Humanitarian and Social Developmental Agenda. BACKGROUND
APNA is a Movement of Civil Society Organizations in Pakistan that was established in January 2010, by the Think Tanks of National Organizations under the aegis of UGOOD. APNA is striving to serve its member organizations by leading a coordinated technical backstopping, outreach, and advocacy effort under a unified platform. Its primary purpose is to create an environment in Pakistan, where civil society actors can participate, connect, and multiply their contributions, to generate sustainable solutions and raise voices for meaningful participation in the developmental stratosphere. APNA works on enhancing the capacity of civil society on policy dialogue, good governance, strategic planning, humanitarian coordination, and fundraising. It enables civil society to play a significant part in the achievement of national and international developmental commitments of Pakistan by highlighting actual communal needs and optimizing resource allocation for them. APNA also aspires for Influencing policy change and enacting systemic change via innovative research, policy reviews, dialogues, surveys & consultations that are led by local and national actors. The dedicated supreme body of professionals representing the Think-Tanks of APNA has distinguished academic, social, and professional backgrounds and is highly motivated to work at their best capacity for the social development sectors locally and internationally. Objectives
Establishing partnerships and strategic alliances with national and international NGOs to work along the lines of UN Human Rights Reporting Instruments and Communication Format. To influence government entities and institutes by crafting major policy agendas through conducting research, providing advice, and advocacy in a wide range of topics such as social policy, protection of fundamental human rights, expression, and access to information. To provide advice and ideas on specific social, cultural, and economic problems and unite all the social sectors/alliances under a single platform to raise the voice and build the capacity of the civil society organizations of Pakistan to become more effective by using UN Human Rights Mechanisms. To provide advice and ideas on specific social, cultural, and economic problems and unite all the social sectors under a single platform to raise the voice and build the capacity of the civil society organizations of Pakistan to become more effective by using UN Human Rights Mechanisms. To establish partnerships and strategic alliances with NGOs/INGOs and UN Organizations that share our Values and Goals. To develop cooperation and linkage between various social sectors and community organizations in the undeveloped and neglected areas of Pakistan so that the organizations belonging to these areas may be given a voice to raise the particular issues of their specific areas by optimizing resources and sharing vital information. To advocate for policy and legislative reforms through civil society organizations and alliances as well as by networking with national and international civil societies to empower and protect the social and productive agendas in the development sectors. To affiliate or integrate with any international, national, and regional association as may have been established for objects similar to the regional and International Associations in line with the mission and vision of APNA. To review and recommend amendments in the existing laws, rules, regulations, by-laws, and UN international obligations and duties in the best interest of the people in the areas of social development sectors. To organize and manage APNA Annual Award Ceremony (APNA-AAC) for acknowledging good work to encourage NGOs/INGOs/UN Organisations in consultation with the public, private, INGOs, UN Systems, and grant-making organizations. Guiding Ethical Principles:
The APNA will have the following principles to adopt as guiding principles.
• Advocating for change by using research to influence public opinion and policymakers especially in today’s complex societies, the analytical reports produced by Think-Tank to play an influential role in helping decision-makers in crafting major policy agendas.
• Playing a fundamental role in shaping policy agendas and mobilizing expertise to put forward evidence.
• Establishing affiliation with universities, foundations, advocacy groups, and other organizations that generate policy research in the sectors influencing social development concerns.
• Publishing articles, studies, or even drafting legislation on particular matters of policy or society.
• Acting as a body of experts providing advice and ideas on specific social, cultural, or economic problems.
• Conducting scholarly research, creating a space for debate, generating ideas, monitoring public policy, and providing intellectual resources to the public.
• Working with local to worldwide levels to influence social and humanitarian policy, making governments aware of concerns of the citizen, and advocating for public participation in government and politics.
• Using specialized knowledge to perform in-depth research on a wide variety of subjects.
