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Part-I. Organizational History and Purpose. WHO ARE WE?. CPCS is a Sindh-based think-tank, which works to develop and enhance vibrant democratic role of civil society. Vision. To create a responsible political and civil society, based on freedom, knowledge, information and social justice.

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Part-I

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  1. Part-I Organizational History and Purpose

  2. WHO ARE WE? • CPCS is a Sindh-based think-tank, which works to develop and enhance vibrant democratic role of civil society

  3. Vision • To create a responsible political and civil society, based on freedom, knowledge, information and social justice

  4. ORGANIZATIONAL BACKGROUND: • Center for Peace and Civil Society (CPCS) is a non-profit civic initiative, which was established in 2001 and was registered in 2005 at Hyderabad, Pakistan. • Established by a group of individuals from diverse backgrounds ranging from politics to media and academia to writers and intellectuals.

  5. Main Objectives and Aims: • Political education of youth, political activists, academia, journalists/media writers to create critical mass for democratic, political and civic vibrancy • Create organized linkages and civic mechanisms to bridge the gap of political understanding among change actors like political parties, media , academia and civil society • Create awareness among citizens for political/civic rights through advocacy, action research, dialogue/public forums and trainings • Promote civil society education and producing quality advocacy and policy literature through publications and active civic engagements • Develop policy alternatives from people’s perspective through continuous dialogue and action research

  6. Core Guiding Values • Peace • Freedom • Social Justice • Knowledge • Equality • Pluralism

  7. Target Groups • Political Parties • Media Writers • Academia • Youth • Women • Children • Civil Society Organizations

  8. Target Thematic Areas • Democracy & Democratic Governance • Rule of Law • Political Education • Public Policy and Legislation • Civil Society • Conflict Transformation

  9. Social Tools of Change • Advocacy and Dialogue • Action Research • Training • Civic Education • Thematic Literature/Publications • Issue Based Mass Campaigns • Cultural and Cyber Activism

  10. Partners and Institutional Friends

  11. Program Themes • Democracy and Decentralization • Rule of Law and Social Justice • Access to Information & Democratic Governance • Secularism and Pluralism • Peace and Human Rights • Political and Civic Rights • Conflicts and Democracy • Corruption, Nepotism and Criminalization in Politics • Gender Justice and Democracy • Freedom, competition and Political Society • Electoral Transparency and Democracy • Role of Media in Democracy and Governance.

  12. Primary geographic focus: SINDH

  13. Program Strategy • Training • Action research • Policy dialogue and democratic discourse among civil society • Civic and political education program (Publications)

  14. Trainings: We produce leaders

  15. Trainings: We unite future leaders

  16. Dialogue: We create space for intellectual plurality

  17. Civic Society Education Program (Publications)

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