Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child-Pakistan (SPARC)

Contact data:	#151, Street 37, F-10/1, Islamabad Pakistan Tel: + 92 51 229 1553 Fax: + 92 51 229 1680 Email: sparc@comsats.net.pk, admn@sparcpk.org Website: www.sparcpk.org
Year established:	1992
No. Staff:	86
Main contact:	arshad mahmood (ed@sparcpk.org)
Membership No:	1993
Network Membership:	NGO Group for the CRC

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Organisation aims and activities: SPARC acts to promote and protect the rights of children in Pakistan, using international standards related to child rights as a yardstick, through advocacy supported by research, awareness raising, service delivery and capacity building. It has been working exclusively on child-related issues, drawing inspiration from the UNCRC.

Operational level: National

Works with age groups : Children 0 - 18

Organisation type: NGO - non governmental organisation

Organisation mandate: Lobby governments and the United Nations, Provide training or education on child rights, Research child rights, Undertake legal casework on behalf of children, Work directly with children, Work in partnership with organisations, Work with media and press

Areas of expertise: Child participation, Children and the media, Economic rights, Education and cultural rights, Health and welfare, Justice, Reporting to and monitoring the CRC, Violence

Countries in which this organisation works: Pakistan

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