Sindh Graduate Association

09/12 Rimpa Plaza, M.A. Jinnah Road,
Karachi-74400.
Phone: 021-2765867, 2724359,
Fax: 021-2744502
E-mail: sga_markaz@yahoo.com
Website: www.sga.org.pk

Date of Establishment: June 04, 1972
Date of Registration: September 29, 1972
Registered under Societies Registration Act (XXI) of 1860
Geographical Area: Sindh – Pakistan
Total Branches: 109
Registered Members: 9000
Council of Members: 145
Central Executive Committee: 23
Status: Non-Profit, Non- Sectarian and Non-Political Civil Society Organization
Vision: Construction of peaceful developed society in Sindh
Mission Statement:
SGA is a Humane Social Organization, which recognizes intercultural and interpersonal interaction as the fundamental basis for voluntary work.
SGA follows Humanistic Philosophy that recognizes and respects the values and rights of each individual, group or culture as a starting point for any kind of human interaction.
SGA in its work synthesizes the methodical approach of concretization and empowerment of communities.
SGA undertakes social analysis of the society within the framework of participation, equity and equality. Based on the principle of Human Rights as enshrined in the U.N.O. Charter and the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
SGA believes that Peace and National Harmony is possible only when knowledge and experience possessed by each individual is released in a transparent process and through collective group actions.
SGA while pursuing the goal of National Harmony and Peace shall undertake empirical analysis, to identify discrimination and gaps in access and quality of life within Sindh and compared with national scenarios.
SGA believes that through constructive dialogue and mutual understanding perception of reality do change.
SGA would endeavour to orient personal actions and personal perceptions through socialization and education when individual values, preferences and norms have been internalized. People form their needs, hopes and aspirations according to those perceptions. This subjective reality will always orient personal action and interaction with other human beings.
SGA would gear these aspirations towards groups action and constructive roles for the welfare of Sindhi Folk and other Pakistani brothers.
SGA would operate on the assumption that ‘modernization paradigm’ is a reductionistic view which neglects the diversity of possible cultural understandings of development. Each society has created its own language and culture, which reflects its values, traditions and vision. It is the basic rights of each society to preserve protect and flourish these values.

Aims and objects of the Association:
(a) To organize and unite the Graduates of Sindh where ever they may be.
(b) To redress the unemployment and social grievances of the people of Sindh where ever they may be.
(c) Toe endeavour to increase the Sindhi Primary Schools and to secure improvements in the Primary, Secondary and Higher (General and Technical) Education and to establish Educational Institutions.
(d) To secure facilities from Federal/ Provincial Government and Private source for providing libraries, hostels, reading rooms and auditoriums.
(e) To provide assistance to people in respect of matters arising out of or incidental to their employment.
(f) To organize and run clubs, libraries, fair price shops and other forms of Social services.
(g) To cooperate and federate with other organizations of Sindh/ Pakistan having kindred objects.
(h) To endeavour to improve health facilities and establish health institutions.
(i) To facilitate and to establish income generating projects for empowerment of poor.
(k) To endeavour to mobilize and sensitize the people on gender issues and social development.
(l) To endeavour to protect archeological structures and to preserve cultural heritage of Sindh.
(m) To endeavour to work on the issues facing the people of Sindh in Different fields for their environmental, social and economical development.
(n) To promote, fund, build, aid. Assist, manage, maintain, administer and run schools, polytechnics, colleges universities, research centers, educational institutions and training centers.
(o) To promote, establish, purchase, acquire manage, control, supervise co-operative societies, corporate bodies or industrial undertakings, companies, financial institutions, banking companies and any other institutions.
(p) To purchase, take on lease, exchange hire or otherwise acquire immovable or movable properties, rights and privileges whatsoever to build, construct, alter and maintain buildings, houses or other constructions for the Associations or general benefits of people.
(q) To purchase, hire maintain any agricultural farms, equipment, machinery or apparatuses for furtherance of objects of the Association.
(r) In association with any foreign organization or on its own the Association may undertake all or any of its programs or activities in any country (recognized by Pakistan) of the world or assist the replication of such programs or activities in such manner as the council of members may decide.
(s) To enter into any arrangement with Provincial / Federal Government or authority, local municipal or otherwise public or quasi-public bodies that may seem conducive to the ojbejcts of the Association for rights, privileges and concessions, which the Association for rights, privileges and concessions, which the Association may think desirable to obtain and to carry out exercise, and comply and such arrangements rights privileges and concessions.
(t) To Receive donation from any person, local organizations, corporate bodies including without limitation private and public limited companies Government of Sindh/ Pakistan International Organizations. Foreign Governments UN Agencies from home and abroad.
(u) To establish in any place in Sindh, Pakistan or elsewhere in the world such branch, agency or local board for managing any of the affairs of the Association as may be considered necessary and expedient.
(v) To establish, run and support research institutions, laboratories, technical training centers and schools, grant stipends, scholarships for training abroad, and to do all such other things as may be calculated to benefit the Association. To promote arts and science and advancement of Knowledge on literature medicine, engineering agriculture and other areas which will promote the well-being of human beings and / or preservation of flora and fauna on a sustainable basis and give literary and science awards and prizes in furtherance of these objectives.
(w) To establish support, or aid in the establishment and running of associations institutions funds, trusts and conveniences calculated to benefit members of employees or ex-employees cjf the Association or the dependents connected to such persons and to grant pensions and allowances and to pay towards insurance and to subscribe or contribute money  to employees, provident fund and to open schools hospitals, clubs, cooperative shops and to provide suitable living quarters.
(x) To act or be appointed as trustee, agent representative, to manage superintend and to control any venture in furtherance of the objects of Association.
(y) To fund, build, aid, assist, set up, manage, maintain, administer, run homes, shelters, for poor and ultra poor with special emphasis on welfare of children, women and disabled for their Development and empowerment and for relief of distress.
(z) To print, publish, issue, circulate papers, periodicals books, publications and other literary, scientific and useful works, efforts and undertakes or may undertake/use electronic means/ media such as TV channels, radio etc as may be helpful to accomplish any of the objects of the Association.

Major Areas of Activity:

• Education- (Formal, Non-Formal and Adult & Youth literacy)
• Health- (Clinics, MCH Centres, Emergency Medical Centre, Eye & Skin disease camps)
• Poverty Alleviation – (Social Mobilization, Micro Credit)
• Emergency and Relief
• Income Generation
• Rural Water Supply & Sanitation
• Human Resource Development
• Community Monitoring Facilities
• Prevention and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
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Projects Completed:
Education

• 30-Village community Schools, District Dadu in the year 1995-97, funded by TVO, educated 900 Girls.
• 70-Village Community Schools, District Badin in the Year 1996-98, funded by UNICEF-SEF educated 2100 Girls.
• 100-Village Community Schools, Sukkur-Larkana Divisions in the year 1996-98, funded by PDP – SAP, Government of Pakistan, educated 3000 Girls.
• 15-Community Girls Schools, Badin in the year 2001-2003 funded by UNESCO, educated 450 Girls.
• 20-Community Support Mobilization for Government Primary Schools in Dadu in the year 2001, funded by UNESCO
• 60-Community Mobilization Schools to Support Girls in Badin in the year 2001, funded by UNESCO
• 400 Adult literacy Centres in District Hyderabad and Thatta in the year 2004-05 funded by USAID, The Asia Foundation, Islamabad, Graduates more than 10,000 learners.
• Provided financial assistance in setting up Science and Computer Laboratories in Roshan Tara Schools by INFAQ Foundation.

Income Generation
Micro Credit Facilities to 200 Skilled Females, Sher Khan Khoso, Kandiaro District Naushero-Feroz
Micro Credit Facilities to Women in District Dadu by SGA Women Branch, Karachi
Health

• SGA-Clinics (Juma)
• Mother and Child Health Care Units

Emergency Relief Camps

• Provided 90 Houses to the Cyclone affected families of District Thatta in collaboration with Action-aid Pakistan in the year 1999.
• Provided relief in cash and kind (Medicine, Blankets and Food items) to the Earth quake affected people of Azad Jumu & Kashmir and NWFP.
• Provided Relief in Cash and kind (Medicine) to the flood affected families of LBOD of District Badin and Mirpurkhas in 2003.

Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Project

• 14-Pilot schemes in 16 Villages of District Dadu, Jacobabad, Khairpur (Mir’s), Larkana, Shikarpur and Thatta, funded by World Bank.

Human Resource Development

• 4-Computer Training Centres in Malir (Karachi), Hala, Ghotki and Dadu, funded by Youth Affairs Division, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
• 2-Women Development Centres
• 2-English Development Centres.
• Capacity Building Development Program of SGA Office Bearers in the year 1996-97.
• Imparted Training 57 Roshan Tara School Teachers from IED-AKU during 2000-2002 on Mathematics, Social Studies, Science and Languages subjects as well as on management.
• Capacity Building of 283 Roshan Tara School Teachers, funded by RSPN, Islamabad in 2003.
• Gender Development of 100 RTS Teachers, funded by RSPN, Islamabad in December 2006
• SGA Staff Capacity Building Program on different working Areas.
• SGA Volunteers Capacity Building Program on continuous basis.

Social Sector Strategy (SSS)

• Conducted Social Sector Strategy in Health and Education Sectors by M/S Arjumand And Associates (AAA) in collaboration with RSPN under DFID Program in March 2007.

Cultural Activities:
National Latif Congress:
Year 1978 was celebrated was latif year, attributed to the name of Great Sufi Saint of Sindh, Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai.
Seminars Held: Through out Sindh.
Mirpur khas, Tando Adam, Tando Allah Yar, Sakrand, Badin, Kandiaro.
Compendium of research papers published in a book form named as:
Jarr Thar Tikh Tanwar (Flame & Flute)
Expo Sindh:
(1) June, 1981
(2) September, 1994
(3) November, 1998
Representing the Cultural heritage of Sindh, exposure of Folk Art and Crafts in Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi.

International Sachal Congress:

• Year 1989, Celebrate as Sachal year, Congress was held in Karachi in November, 1989
• Research papers read on Sachal’s poetry and philosophy were compiled in a book form under the title “Sachal Saro Sach”
• Shah Sachal Sami International Peace Conference: December 18 to 28, 2004 held at Karachi followed by a week long Cultural tour of Sindh to the 32 Indian writers, Intellectuals and literary persons.
• Peace Lectures by DADA J.P. Vaswani in March 2005.

Projects under way:
Education

• 20-Roshan Tara Schools functioning in Sindh Province (self help basis) at Primary – Higher Secondary level with enrollment of more than 8000 students.
• 11-Village Community Schools, Khipro, District Sanghar.
• 16 Village Community Schools in District Mirpur Khas
• Capacity Building of Roshan Tara School Teachers on continuous basis.
• Scholarships to 57 students of Professional Institutions with the financial assistance of Shabbir Ahmed Jumani family

Health

• 24-Hours Emergency Medical Centre, (YASMEC) Nooriabad, Super Highway
• Ambulance Service Provided by SGA Branches, YASMEC and Khipro.
• Rugular Free Eye and Skin Diseases Camps.
• Dispensary at Khipro, District Sanghar in collaboration with Actionaid Pakistan.
• Open Heart surgery of 18 patients in India in collaboration with Sadhu Vaswani Mission, Mumbay, India.

Poverty Alleviation

• Social Mobilization and Poverty Alleviation Project, Khipro, District Sanghar, funded by Action Aid Pakistan since 2000.
• Social Mobilization Projects, District Larkana, Nawabshah, Ghotki and Shikarpur in collaboration with Khushhali Bank, Islamabad.

Community Monitoring Facilities

• Conducting data collection of facilities being provided by Government of Sindh in the area of Education, Health, Water Supply & Sanitation and Irrigation in District Hyderabad (Old), Mirpurkhas (Old), Tharparkar, Naushero-Feroz, Shikarpur and Jaccobabad (Old).

Publications

• Shah Latif Poet for all times
• Jar Thar Tikh Tanwar
• Flame and Flute
• Latifi Laat
• Baran Jo Shah
• Roshan Tara Barana Geet
• Sachal Saro Sach
• Nian Thakjee Pia
• The Quest
• Flower Fairy Stories
• SGA (1972-1995)
• Raj Rashee Diwan Diaram Giduamal
• Weh-m-Wisarej
• SGA Sik Samoond
• Assan Jo Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (Series of books for Roshan Tara Students)
• Takht Gah Khudaabad
• SGA Samachar (Quarterly Magazine)
• Hayati (Life) Monthly Magazine
• Kala Bagh Dam – A view point of Sindh
• Akhion Pasi Aayoon
• Selected Verses from Shah Jo Risalo

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