Partnerships

SAMAR has been working in different fields for the past 14 years in partnership with OSF, Oxfam GB, Oxfam-Novib, ActionAid, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), USAID (CVP), International Union against Lungs Disease (Union), Campaign for Tobacco free Kids (CTFK) and others. Following are the details:

1- CVP-USAID: (Cycle-3) Impact of 18th Amendment on District Governance 2013 which includes;
• Training of 30 civil society organizations to monitor working of district governments in Punjab province
• Policy dialogues on monitoring reports
• Publishing of Policy Monitors

2- CVP-USAID: (Cycle-4) Media Monitoring on Local Bodies Election Coverage by Electronic and Print Media 2013-2014 which includes;
• Establishing a full-fledged electronic media reporting room
• Local bodies election coverage monitoring and analysis reports
• Report launching at four provincial headquarters

3- Oxfam-Novib: Media Initiative for Disaster Reduction which (2013) includes;
• Inclusion of Disaster Reporting in Mass Communication Curriculum of Public Sector Universities
• Investigative disaster reporting (videos and written) by students of three universities

4- OxfamNovib-BSWA: Civil Society Capacity Building on International Obligations under UN Framework of Rights 2013
• Developed Toolkit / handbook for preparation of the Human Security Report. The Toolkit was prepared for Oxfam Novib partners in Citizens First Project.
• Hand Book on Advocacy, Lobbying and Campaigning for Oxam Novib partners in Citizens First Project. The Hand book is prepared for three-day training of campaigning organizations
• Civil Society Position Paper on International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The civil society position will support a national campaign in compliance and reporting on ICESCR.
• The National Plan of Action on ICESCR to be proposed to the overnment, because government is required o develop National Plan of Action but so far process not initiated even this that ICESCR is ratified. This NPA shall be proposed to government from civil society.

5- Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (CTFK-Washington based): Legislation for Tobacco Control in Pakistan and laws implementation monitoring Since 2007

6- Union: (UK based): Tobacco Taxation and Technical Support to Government of Pakistan Since 2011

7- FES: Monitoring of general elections’ coverage by electronic media 2013

8- FES: Strengthening Democratic Media in Pakistan Since 2008
• Promoting media literacy
• Promoting plural and democratic media
• Publishing quarterly ‘Media Review’ in Urdu language

9- Oxfam GB: Media for Advocacy around Livelihood Issues at National Level 2006
• Investigative special reports by journalists on flood and drought disaster
• Video documentary on livelihood issues

Oxfam GB: Improving disaster reportage for better disaster management 2005
• Journalists’ training on disaster reporting
• Video documentary on “News for Whom?

10- ActionAid: Documentary Film on fisher folk people struggle 2007