Working to assist invisible and stigmatized populations to realize their potential and strengths in order to build healthy communities that are empowered and are able to sustain themselves. VISION was registered in 1998 under the Societies Act of 1860, envisioning “All
Humans have equal rights irrespective of caste, religion, gender, s*xual orientation, color, race,
age, genetics and / or disabled
” with a mission to “evolve a just and equitable society for all
populations, as well as equipping them with tools to sustain a long-term positive change.” A
right-based organization, which over the years has provided training and capacity building to
vulnerable communities in all provinces of Pakistan, as well as most of the SAARC countries
(Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and India). Target Audience- Children/ Youth, GSM communities, CBOs (community based organizations), Women from all
walks of life, Policy Makers & Civil Society, Religious Minorities
Legal Trek
● Child Rights
❖ Supreme Court of Pakistan 2017-Maid torture case, called-in as subject
expert on child trafficking by the Chief Justice of Pakistan
❖ Supreme Court of Pakistan 2018- Filed a CPLA to register the children of
s*x workers in formal educational institutions.
● Transgender Rights
❖ High Court, Lahore 2001- Filed a WRIT against HIV & AIDs testing of
Transgender population without informed consent.
❖ Supreme Court of Pakistan-Human Rights Cell (HRC) 2017- Filed a
CPLA against municipal authorities on forced eviction of transgender
populations from Mardan city.
❖ Office of District Police Officer 2019- Filed a complaint against municipal
authorities on forced eviction of transgender population from Swat.
❖ Provincial Ombudsman, Rawalpindi 2020- Filed a complaint against
discrimination of transgender population in Murree. Policy Making Endeavours
● 2018- Chief Justice advisory committee member- expediting and streamlining
transgender identity cards
● 2019-Policy document with Punjab Social Protection Authority (PSPA)-drafting policy
document on the implementation of Transgender Protection Act 2018
Training Manuals
● Workshop manual (Basic life skills, Sensitization of Human Rights organization
regarding gender and s*xual minorities, Advocacy, Theatre etc)
● Police training manual on transgender rights (developed upon the request of National
Commission for Human Rights NCHR)
● Safety and Security Manual for Human Right Defenders (translation in Urdu)
● Child Abuse Manual commissioned by Fund for Global Human Rights Washington D.C
with technical assistance from Protection International Brussels. Educational Materials
Mapping of Street Children, Exploring the mechanics of Male child s*xuality in the context of
street, Survey on internal child trafficking, Child labor and relevant laws, Contextual
understanding of Pe******ia and homos*xuality, Internal child trafficking research, Usman aur
Chotu kay sath bharna (growing up with Usman & Chotu), Usman or us k dost (Usman and his
Friends)
Documentaries
Listen to My Voice, Trafficked, Madhu the mystic, After Sunset, Musafirkhana (Dawn production
based on VISION research), My Body My Right
Grants/ Consultancies/ Collaborations - the organization in the past received support grants,
and consultancies from various international as well as national organizations for its varied
valuable projects: Akbar Foundation (U.S.A), Ashoka Foundation (U.S.A), Advocate for Youth
(AFY, U.S.A), Mothercare, World Bank, OxFam-Novib, DIFFID, European Union, Western
Union (U.S. A), International Labor Rights Fund (ILFR, washington DC, U.S.A), Naz Foundation
(NFI, England), COC (Netherland), Group Development (GD, France), Fund for Global Human
Rights (FGHR, U.S.A), ILGA Asia ( Thailand), Coalition for Sexual & Bodily Rights (CSBRTurkey), Protection International (PI, Belgium), PATH (U.S.A.), UNHCR (Pakistan)
Projects Successfully Completed
● Nayab Health Project-HIV/ AIDS-prevention and safe practices
● Hath mein Hath-safe space, non-formal education for street kids
● Safe space project for kids
● Listen to My Voice (European Union/ Groupe Development Funding) (2012-2015)
● Tabeer Hum-awareness, education, capacity building of GSM (2016)
● Initiative to transfer ownership through developing trans-women leadership (2017)
● AFY (Protection from the Ground Up) (2018-2021)
● COC (PRIDE PROGRAMME) (2018-2020)
Fellowships
Ashoka Fellowship, Accumen Fellowship
Strategies Adopted
Advocacy/ Sensitization/ Legislation, Capacity Building, Training/ Workshops/ Focus Groups,
Behavioral Change Communication, Awareness Campaign and GSM Peer Education
Services Provided:
Customized Baseline Formative Research, Need and Program Assessment, Customized
sensitized trainings provided in Child’s Rights, Child Trafficking Prevention, GSM Rights,
Collective Protection, Communicable/ non-communicable disease prevention and control
through education and awareness, e.g. STI/ HIV AIDS, Pre and post HIV test counseling skill
training, Empowerment programs e.g. leadership training, skill building workshops, capacity
building training, counseling workshops, social welfare. www.visionpk.org www.facebook.com/TheVisionOrganization
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