22-03-2023
Lahore 3-day Orientation Workshop for legal Aid Desk Officers of Punjab
3-Day orientation workshop for Legal Aid Desk Officers of Punjab was held on 22nd – 24th March, 2023 at Maisonette Hotels & Resorts, Lahore where Legal Aid Desk Officers from focused districts of Punjab, representatives of COBs, UNDP and AF participated.
The workshop was designed to enhance and strengthen the capacities and abilities of Legal Aid Desk Officers on the issues of KPs, PLHIV or at risk of HIV as well as to equip them with the information about the project objectives, deliverables, legal framework and resource mechanisms available at district and provincial levels. They were also oriented about their work modalities, implementation strategy, dealing cases of PLHIV or at risk of HIV with confidentiality and dignity.
The mentioned contents were covered on the 1st day i.e., introduction of participants, objectives of the workshop, briefing about project, stigma and discrimination linked with PLHIV & KPs, Sex vs. Gender and concepts of GBV. On the 2nd half of 1st day, an opportunity was created to have COBs on board and interact with the Legal Aid Desk Officers for further coordination and activities. COBs also gave brief introduction about the working of their organizations and issues and barriers faced by KPs, PLHIVs or at risk of HIV.
On 2nd day of the workshop, sessions on ‘Social Inclusion in context of KPs’, ‘overview of constitutional, national and provincial legal and policy frameworks for the protection of human rights of PLHIV or at risk of HIV’, and ‘mapping exercise of referral mechanisms for protection of KPs PLHIV or at risk of HIV’ were held. All the participants took active part in the discussion.
On the 3rd day of the workshop, legal aid desk officers prepared their plans of actions and presented at the end of the session. Work modalities and implementation strategies were thoroughly discussed and finalized. The workshop was ended with thanks and concluding remarks by Ms. Shamaila Tanvir, Project Manager, Aurat Foundation, Islamabad.
Training methodology: Different techniques were adopted to develop the interest of participants. Participatory approaches such as brainstorming, interactive session, plenary discussions, and group activities were organized. The medium of instructions of training were in Urdu for the participants. Resource material was distributed among the participants. Multimedia and power point slides were also used as a tool of learning during the workshop. The participants enthusiastically participated in the sessions and also enriched the proceedings with their rich field experience and learning.
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