Aurat Foundation, in collaboration with Women Learning Partnership (WLP), organised a six days Training of Trainers in Nathia Gali from 16-21 June 2016. Aurat Foundation and WLP enjoy a longstanding partnership for empowerment of women and joined hands to build capacity of leading advocacy organizations and networks across Pakistan. Through such capacity building trainings a number of women’s rights defenders are trained and imparted with advocacy and lobbying skills in community based networks.

The objective of the TOT was to reflection on discriminatory perceptions, attitudes and practices, develop a common understanding on gender and women rights and anti-women practices.

Substance of various sessions included: Enabling a selected group of facilitators to review and evaluate the success of leadership and political participation workshops, building knowledge and training capacity of a new group of facilitators, strengthening each partner’s capacity for follow up and evaluation, thus bolstering their national/regional outreach, and  supporting the WLP partnership by sharing information, building organizational capacity, and deepening understanding of each partner’s unique context and opportunities.

Ms. Rabeea Hadi, Director Advocacy, conducted the training, and Ms. Hina Akram, Assistant Manager Capacity Building, facilitated the training.