DevCon

DevCon - An Association for Rural Development [Official Twitter].
We are a civil society organization working for the uplift of most marginalized communities.

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Factory Management Staff training on Health, Safety and Gender in Korangi, Karachi. This initiative is part of a child labour reduction programme in Garments and Textile Industry in Karachi. For this programme we are partnering with TDH Germany.

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ITL, one the leading names in garments manufacturers, presents Certificate of Appreciation to DevCon in recognition of our outstanding commitment to Health, Safety, Environment, and Gender Equality for factory workers and managers.

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Liyari river, 38 KM, can be converted into urban forest by planting local trees. It will become home to thousands of birds and will positively impact climate of Karachi. Once forest is developed, agro-forestry extension projects can also be planned there.
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Ground water recharge, through bore-well technology, is one the best solutions for water preservation, flood water management, and climate change. Number of countries are using this method, why aren't we?

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DevCon observed World Day Against Child Labor, sports activities were organized in collaboration with Human Rights Defender's in Korangi to engage street children in healthy activities and provide them opportunity to exercise their UN CRC's Article 31 – Right To Play.

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Meeting with Group GM HR, at Artistic Milliners, a leading garments' export brand. DevCon will link with Artistic its trained women from our vocational centers for advanced training followed by employment there. The first batch will get registered at Artistic in a week. @tdh_de

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Karachi: Certificates Distribution Ceremony: Certificates distributed among DevCon Vocational Training graduates. Helping women to become financially self-reliant through skills enhancement, employment and business entrepreneurship. @tdh_de @SalamDharejo

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DevCon in partnership with TDH Germany is working with garments and textile industries in Karachi to help train their workers on health, safety and gender. Total target is 10,000 of which 7500 workers have been trained so far at their workplace.
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Karachi: Training of Trainers (ToT) of Students of WASH Club and faculty members of targeted schools in Malir and Korangi districts of Karachi. School WASH and MHM program is being implemented by DevCon in partnership with WaterAid Pakistan.

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Korangi Karachi: DevCon, in partnership with TDH Germany, is enhancing vocational skills of women to help them become either entrepreneur or skilled workforce for garments industry. Women economic self-reliance to eventually reduce child labour.

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Karachi: Factory Workers Training on Health and Safety at Workplace, in partnership with TDH Germany. Out of total target of 10,000 workers of Garments and Textile Industries, 7000 have been trained so far. Pictures of session at Demin-e Private Limited.

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Another Ultra Water Filtration Plant is ready to provide clean drinking water to communities in Ibrahim Hydri, a coastal area settlement in Karachi.

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Ultra Filtration Plant for safe drinking water installed under DevCon-WAP Pakistan partnership for underserved communities of Ibrahim Hyderi, Korangi, Karachi. #DevCon #WAP #UFP

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DevCon is going to launch an Urban WASH Project in Karachi, under which potable water shall be provided to communities through the installation of water filtration plants and RO Units in the areas where there is a scarcity of clean drinking water.

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Senior Executive level meeting was held between DevCon and Artistic Milliners. Discussed and agreed that both entities, through a joint venture, will work together to arrange technical training for would-be industrial workers and their job placement in the industry.

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National consultation of stakeholders on the Status of Child Labor. Participated by Employers' Federation, Trade Unions, ILO, government dept, media and civil society. Jointly organized by DevCon and Workers Employers Bilateral Council of Pakistan (WEBCOP). @SalamDharejo @tdh_de

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DevCon has become the member of Working Group for Awareness Raising on Online Child Abuse. Decision was taken in meeting held under the auspices of Task Force on Prevention and Control of Cyber Crime Against Children. @SalamDharejo @tdh_de @UNICEF_Pakistan

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Ms. Antonia Peters, First Secretary, Development Cooperation, German Embassy, Islamabad visited DevCon program initiatives. @SalamDharejo @tdh_de

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DevCon's stakeholders, DMC staff nd communities sharing the learnings nd success stories, showcasing good practices. Administrator, Municipal Commissioner nd other department staff attended the event. @SalamDharejo @tdh_de

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Partners in Sindh organized Youth Convention in Karachi to create a common platform for youth networking and leadership. Youth groups deliberated and presented issues and road map for future networking and leadership goals. @SalamDharejo @tdh_de @UNICEF_Pakistan