Organizational History and Purpose

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Part-I

• Organizational History and Purpose

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WHO ARE WE?

• CPCS is a Sindh-based think-tank, which works to
  develop and enhance vibrant democratic role of
  civil society

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Vision

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

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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.

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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 peoples
  perspective through continuous dialogue and
  action research

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Core Guiding Values

• Peace
• Freedom
• Social Justice
• Knowledge
• Equality
• Pluralism

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Target Groups

• Political Parties
• Media Writers
• Academia
• Youth
• Women
• Children
• Civil Society Organizations

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Target Thematic Areas

• Democracy Democratic Governance
• Rule of Law
• Political Education
• Public Policy and Legislation
• Civil Society
• Conflict Transformation

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Social Tools of Change

• Advocacy and Dialogue
• Action Research
• Training
• Civic Education
• Thematic Literature/Publications
• Issue Based Mass Campaigns
• Cultural and Cyber Activism

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Partners and Institutional Friends
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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.

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Primary geographic focus SINDH
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Program Strategy

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

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Trainings We produce leaders
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Trainings We unite future leaders
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Dialogue We create space for intellectual
plurality
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Civic Society Education Program (Publications)
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