2 November 2016: Lahore University of Management Sciences, Shaikh Ahmad Hassan School of Law (LUMS, SAHSOL) signed an MoU with Aurat Foundation on November 2, 2016 at the LUMS Founders’ Room. Prof. Dr. S. Sohail H. Naqvi, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Martin Lau, Dean of SAHSOL, attended the event on behalf of LUMS, while Aurat Foundation was represented by Ms. Mumtaz Mughal, Resident Director Aurat Foundation, Ms. Hasna Cheema, Deputy Programe Manager GEP, Provincial Manager AAWAZ Voice and Accountibilty Programe, Mr. Anjum Rafiq, Regional Coordinator LISTEN and ICSWDD Programme.

The MOU attempts to create training for of SAHSOL students and other research work, which includes:

1.      To provide students with internship/externship opportunities (that are full supervised and certified) in order to develop a specialist knowledge transfer across AF and SAHSOL;

2.      To collaborate on awareness raising sessions together; and

3.      To collaborate on originating, designing and submitting research and policy   grant applications, especially on the topics of human rights, law and gender.

Aurat Foundation and LUMS are assured that this important step will add towards gender mainstreaming and add to the debate of women’s empowerment.