1. About us
Packages of HANDS ICD
HANDS-Institute of Community Development Diploma Courses:
Two Days Training
is counted as one of the largest network of Social Sector Management
capacity building institutions of Pakistan in Educational Management and Professional
development sector. Furthermore, it is making
on
Development
great effort toward human and institutional Leadership Development for NPO Managers
development at the community and grassroots
Women Empowerment
level for reducing poverty and promoting Certification and Short Courses
sustainable development, which focus to design Organizational Development Certification Course
and implement institutional strengthening and Professional Social Animation Skills
capacity building training for community Leadership related training resources.
leaders, activists, doctors, academicians, Organization appraisal.
teachers, professionals, government officials,
students and its staff to provide a resource for Consultancy Services
community leaders, volunteers, and citizens Audio Video production services.
who desire to make their community a better Mid-term evaluation and project evaluation.
place to live. HANDS-ICD believes that a rich Research and development.
learning experience matters and becomes an Resource mobilization.
instrument of positive transformation, of
individuals and society as whole. HANDS ICD Publication Areas:
is working with its partners and sponsors Books on Social and development issues
countrywide to conduct and implement Research Report.
international and national training and Awareness publication
exchange programs that are personally Leadership and institutional development
meaningful, professionally motivating, and
intellectually stimulating for all participants.
HANDS-ICD makes its efforts to empower
underprivileged, neglected and deprived
community through training and capacity
building programs so that they manage their
own affairs and to work collectively for
accelerating and sustaining positive
transformation HANDS-ICD Believe that
HANDS
human & institutional Development is a key of
prosperity and change in the society.
Institute of Community Development
140-C Block II, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan Tel: 021-34532804, 021-34527698, Fax: 021-34559252
Email: hands.icd@hands.org.pk , Website: www.hands.org.pk
HANDS
Institute of Community Development

2. Objectives of the training
• Know about sex & gender Target audience
• Understand gender equity
The course is designed for development
What we offer • Identify gender analysis skills
practitioners seeking to build gender knowledge
• Know about AIDS & HIV
and practice skills for gender equity. Participants
Women encounter challenges every day. Apart • Recognize women’ leadership
are programme staff, managers and gender focal
from sharing their communities ’struggles over • Understand economic, social & political
points in government and development agencies.
limited resources like water, land or jobs, many justices
systematically face discrimination simply by virtue • Know human rights
of being female. This includes physical and sexual • Know GBV & solutions Language of the course:
violence, being kept out of school, and lack of • Lean what is self esteem and body image?
This course will be conducted in English and Urdu
access to property and other rights yet young • Understand sexual and reproductive health
(local language can be used).
women around the globe possess the collective • Know violence against women
power to change their lives heir communities and Contents of training
the world we live in. Just as they face daily Course Duration:
challenges, young women are continually • Gender
This is a Three days course and full day sessions
developing innovative, effective ways to improve • Difference between gender & sex
will start at 8.30 a.m. and end at 5.00 p.m. Field
their lives. By bringing together their wisdom and • AIDS & HIV
visit is also part of the learning.
creativity, young women are leading change • Human rights
Understanding that investing in women’s • GBV
leadership is essential to social change now and for • Sexual & reproductive health Certificate:
the future, HANDS Institute of Community • Violence against women A certificate will be awarded to those who
Development has developed this training resource • Women rights successfully complete the course with at least
in the consultation with experienced trainers for Outcomes of the training 80%attendence.
and by young women, Empowering Women to At this program's conclusion, participants should
Lead Change is designed to support the be able to: Learning Investment:
development of women’s skills and to enable them • Know ways how women should be
to provide leadership on the issues that concern Day scholars: Rs. 9500
empowered Residential: Rs. 17500
them. It offers engaging and dynamic activities to • Recognise distinguish between sex &
motivate and enable young women to believe in gender
their abilities to catalyse change and to mobilise • Understand HIV & AIDS
others to do the same. • Promote human rights in general & women
rights in particular
• Know violence against women and their
solution