Citizens’ engagement is vital for quality education delivery: Shahnaz Wazir Ali ISLAMABAD: (25 June 2012) Quality research on education is important and an organized civil society effort, along with media, is vital to engage the political leadership for political ownership of education and to bring this subject into public debate’ said Shahnaz Wazir Ali, MNA-PPP […]
Jun 25 2012 | Posted in
Education |
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Communication and Social Accountability Training held for Public School Teachers ISLAMABAD: (20 June 2012) Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) held a training workshop for public school teachers on “Interpersonal Communication and Teaching Skills and Social Accountability in Education” here on Wednesday. The training was aimed at introducing social accountability tools to public schools teachers and […]
Jun 20 2012 | Posted in
Education,
Pakistan |
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Social Mobilization in slums of Islamabad – what good have development organizations contributed to our society Social mobilization refers to the idea of sensitizing and mobilizing a society or community to address the social issues it faces. It is believed that without having a community on board, the effectiveness of development work undertaken for its […]
Right to education and social accountability: Experts call for implementation of article 25-A ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar urged people to make respective provincial governments accountable for legislation on ensuring quality education for all as promised in the constitution through article 25-A of 18th amendment. They also stressed on firm implementation of legislation, increased educational […]
Promotion of Right to Information in Pakistan – struggling from a common platform Right to information (RTI) is the essence of democracy and good governance. It fosters transparency and lays foundation for accountability. It is the right which plays pivotal role in holding governments and public officers accountable of their responsibilities. Without having an access […]
Feb 24 2012 | Posted in
Opinion |
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Experts call for scaling up social accountability initiatives in South Asia Region ISLAMABAD: (16 February 2012) Speakers at a roundtable demanded constructive civic engagement between government and citizens towards strengthening the principles of democratic governance in Pakistan. They also underscored youth involvement to ensure effective social accountability as 68 percent of Pakistan’s population is below […]
Good Governance – Making governments socially accountability Public participation is the cornerstone of the drive towards promoting and ensuring good governance in a society. However, in developing countries like Pakistan, instead of playing an active role in providing their input for the governance process and policy formulation aimed at public welfare, thanks to a limited […]
Philippine Tarsier emits high-frequency calls like bats A team of scientists has recently discovered that the Philippine tarsier (Tarsius syrichta) just like bats, can communicate through pure ultrasound. It issues calls that are so high-pitched, that human ears can’t perceive. Marissa Ramiser, an evolutionary biologist at the Humboldt State University California, noted that the tarsiers […]
Feb 9 2012 | Posted in
Sci-Tech |
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