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Organizational History Organizational History and Purposeand Purpose

WHO ARE WE?WHO ARE WE?

CPCS is a Sindh-based think-tank, which CPCS is a Sindh-based think-tank, which works to develop and enhance vibrant works to develop and enhance vibrant

democratic role of civil societydemocratic role of civil society

VisionVision

To create a responsible political and civil To create a responsible political and civil society, based on freedom, knowledge, society, based on freedom, knowledge,

information and social justiceinformation and social justice

ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND: BACKGROUND:

Center for Peace and Civil Society (CPCS) Center for Peace and Civil Society (CPCS) is a non-profit civic initiative, which was is a non-profit civic initiative, which was established in 2001 and was registered in established in 2001 and was registered in 2005 at Hyderabad, Pakistan. 2005 at Hyderabad, Pakistan.

Established by a group of individuals from Established by a group of individuals from diverse backgrounds ranging from politics diverse backgrounds ranging from politics to media and academia to writers and to media and academia to writers and intellectuals.intellectuals.

Main Objectives and Aims:Main Objectives and Aims:

Political education of youth, political activists, academia, Political education of youth, political activists, academia, journalists/media writers to create critical mass for democratic, journalists/media writers to create critical mass for democratic, political and civic vibrancy political and civic vibrancy

Create organized linkages and civic mechanisms to bridge the gap of Create organized linkages and civic mechanisms to bridge the gap of political understanding among change actors like political parties, political understanding among change actors like political parties, media , academia and civil societymedia , academia and civil society

Create awareness among citizens for political/civic rights through Create awareness among citizens for political/civic rights through advocacy, action research, dialogue/public forums and trainingsadvocacy, action research, dialogue/public forums and trainings

Promote civil society education and producing quality advocacy and Promote civil society education and producing quality advocacy and policy literature through publications and active civic engagementspolicy literature through publications and active civic engagements

Develop policy alternatives from people’s perspective through Develop policy alternatives from people’s perspective through continuous dialogue and action researchcontinuous dialogue and action research

Core Guiding ValuesCore Guiding Values

PeacePeace FreedomFreedom Social JusticeSocial Justice KnowledgeKnowledge EqualityEquality PluralismPluralism

Target GroupsTarget Groups

Political PartiesPolitical Parties Media WritersMedia Writers AcademiaAcademia YouthYouth WomenWomen ChildrenChildren Civil Society OrganizationsCivil Society Organizations

Target Thematic AreasTarget Thematic Areas

Democracy & Democratic GovernanceDemocracy & Democratic Governance Rule of LawRule of Law Political EducationPolitical Education Public Policy and LegislationPublic Policy and Legislation Civil SocietyCivil Society Conflict TransformationConflict Transformation

Social Tools of ChangeSocial Tools of Change

Advocacy and DialogueAdvocacy and Dialogue Action ResearchAction Research TrainingTraining Civic EducationCivic Education Thematic Literature/PublicationsThematic Literature/Publications Issue Based Mass CampaignsIssue Based Mass Campaigns Cultural and Cyber ActivismCultural and Cyber Activism

Partners and Institutional FriendsPartners and Institutional Friends

Program ThemesProgram Themes

Democracy and DecentralizationDemocracy and Decentralization Rule of Law and Social JusticeRule of Law and Social Justice Access to Information & Democratic GovernanceAccess to Information & Democratic Governance Secularism and Pluralism Secularism and Pluralism Peace and Human RightsPeace and Human Rights Political and Civic Rights Political and Civic Rights Conflicts and DemocracyConflicts and Democracy Corruption, Nepotism and Criminalization in PoliticsCorruption, Nepotism and Criminalization in Politics Gender Justice and DemocracyGender Justice and Democracy Freedom, competition and Political SocietyFreedom, competition and Political Society Electoral Transparency and DemocracyElectoral Transparency and Democracy Role of Media in Democracy and Governance.Role of Media in Democracy and Governance.

Primary geographic focus: SINDH Primary geographic focus: SINDH

Program StrategyProgram Strategy

TrainingTraining

Action researchAction research

Policy dialogue and democratic discourse among Policy dialogue and democratic discourse among civil societycivil society

Civic and political education program (Publications)Civic and political education program (Publications)

Trainings: We produce leadersTrainings: We produce leaders

Trainings: We unite future leadersTrainings: We unite future leaders

Dialogue: We create space for Dialogue: We create space for intellectual pluralityintellectual plurality

Civic Society Education Program (Publications)Civic Society Education Program (Publications)