As a Chair of Civil Society Support Program (CSSP), I am proud to what this organization continues to achieve since its inception in 2007.
Read moreThe Civil Society Support Program (CSSP) is a non-profit civil society organization which emerged as a response to the challenges faced by the civil society of Pakistan with regards to the fight against poverty, social injustice, and governance issues. It was established in 2007 and received registration under Societies Registration Act 1860. CSSP is aimed at socio-economic transformation of citizens and institutions through organizing, educating, engaging and involving communities and public institutions for a prosperous and healthy society. This will be achieved by diversifying the efforts of different stakeholders including youth, civil society organizations, media persons, academia, researchers, lawyers for policy reforms and implementation. CSSP is mainly engaged in interventions focusing on youth development; promoting education, gender equality, sports, art and tourism; promoting social and cultural norms and traditions; Climate change; DRR and Humanitarian response.
The major bottleneck in implementation of Hindu Marriage Act, 2016 was absence of clear directions for implementation mechanism of the Act with true spirit. Rule of business were developed but not circulated at district level.
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Mahesh is 24 years old, resident of village Rasheed Farm UC Kaak Taluka Shujaabad, district Mirpurkhas. He belongs to a Meghwar community (Hindu minority). His father Mr Narain is a tenant farmer of a village’s landlord.
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Go home, turn on your television, switch to the news channel and keep watching it for at least one hour. Next, pick up the newspaper skim through the headlines and read the main stories on current affairs.
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CSSP played a leadership role in establishing NHH (National Humanitarian Network) Sindh Chapter and had been representing Sindh Province at NHN’s Central Executive Committee as CEC member since 2011. The CSSP facilitated and led the NHN’s mission to evaluate drought situation in Tharparkar by developing and circulating a drought situation paper among all the relevant stakeholders. The key strategies adopted in CSSP humanitarian work include policy formulation, close coordination and facilitation services for line departments and stakeholders and awareness rising through IEC materials, TV and Radio programs, Conducting research, need assessments and construction of physical infrastructure.
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