Sanjog’s Interventions

Child Protection and Child Right Governance Dastageer Legal Aid Center - Sanjog Drug Rehabilitation Center for Juveniles and Young Adults in District Jail, Lahore Legal aid to children in Karachi Legal aid to children in District Jail, Lahore Legal aid to children in Quetta Protection and Socio economic rehabilitation of street working and living children Children accompanying their mother in the jail Madadgaar Helpline Sanjog Theatre Imtizaj Coordination Office Hazara Town and surroundings (Hazara ethnic minority) Basti Panchyte (Christian minority) Sirki Kalan (Hindu minority)

Hazara Town and Surroundings (Hazara Ethnic Minority) 2007-2012

Sanjog implemented many activities during 7 years in Quetta in order to empower vulnerable children (male-female), particularly of ethnic and religious minorities. The goal was to enable children to combat all kinds of abuse and exploitation and empower them for a socially & economically sound life. Major activities were capacity building of community organizations, awareness raising, life skills education, non- formal education, technical skill building along with psycho-social counseling and medical aid.

Specific objectives of the intervention were:

To educate and mobilize community/ Stakeholders on child protection.
To provide services to ensure protection of children in child centers and outreach points.
To strengthen linkages among child protection organizations in Quetta.

Target Groups:

Children working under hazardous conditions as child domestic workers, carpet weavers and garbage collectors with age group of 5-18

Target Communities:

Families of marginalized children from Hazara ethnic minority
Owners of garbage depot, carpet weaving industries and home based industries

Target areas were:

New Madina-tul-llm Public High School
3 Garbage Depots(Habibullah, Abdul Wadood & Muhammad Hashim)
2 Carpet weaving (1 Muhammad Fazal, 2 Razzaq Ali)
Ali Model High School
Institutions & organizations intervening in targeted localities
Trade Testing Board
District Government Officials
Local, national and international organizations working on education, child labor, community mobilization and economic rehabilitation

Outcome of intervention:

43 students pass exam of trade testing board annually
160 students pass NFE course annually
304 and 60 children attended the LSBE sessions annually in center and outreach respectively
150 children counseled by Psycho Social Para Counseling Group sessions annually

These interventions were financially supported by Groupe Developpement and Embassy of Finland.