Muslim Scholars, PCSW, WDD, and PODA Advocate for Marriage Age Reform Aligned with Islamic Values to Protect Vulnerable Girls — With Support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Islamabad

Muslim Scholars, PCSW, WDD, and PODA Advocate for Marriage Age Reform Aligned with Islamic Values to Protect Vulnerable Girls — With Support from the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Islamabad Lahore, Wednesday, 29 October 2025 —...

Health Club Formed Following Menstrual Hygiene Awareness Session in School in Shiekhupura

Wednesday 22 October 2025; In an awareness session organized by PODA with the facilitation of focal person, Rukhsana Arshad, girl students of a public school were educated, informed, and made aware on menstrual hygiene...

Communities in Jhang Mobilized to End Early Marriages and Promote Women’s SRHR

Jhang, Tuesday, 7 October 2025 — Communities in Jhang were actively engaged through awareness-raising activities and a theatre performance organized by PODA (Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA), focusing on Sexual and Reproductive Health...

Health Club Launched as Girls Gain Menstrual Hygiene and Life Skills Training in Jhang

Monday, October 6, 2025 – Around 100 girls from a government school in District Jhang actively participated in a dynamic set of activities aimed at raising awareness on menstrual hygiene management, anemia, and nutrition....

Nikah Registrars in Gujrat Call for Effective Laws to End Child Marriages

Gujrat, Tuesday, 30 September 2025: Participants of a training session for Nikah Khawan and marriage registrars, organized in collaboration with the District Population Welfare Office, Gujrat, called on provincial legislators to urgently strengthen legal...

New Educational Series of Radio Programs by PODA

New Educational Series of Radio Programs by PODA from 3 Different FM 101 Radio Stations at Different Times of the Day 1st Radio Program – Tuesday 30th September, 2025 FM 101 Islamabad – Listen...

Civil Society in Mandi Bahauddin Passes Resolution to Raise Girls’ Minimum Marriage Age to 18 in Punjab

Mandi Bahauddin, Thursday 25 September 2025 — Civil society representatives from diverse sectors – law, health, education, media, youth, and grassroots communities unanimously passed a resolution demanding the minimum legal age of marriage for...

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Awareness Session on MHM and SRHR Conducted by PODA in UC Jewa Wala, Bahawalnagar

Awareness Session on MHM and SRHR Conducted by PODA in UC Jewa Wala, Bahawalnagar On August 29, 2025, in Union Council Jewa Wala, Tehsil Manchinabad, District Bahawalnagar, PODA organized an awareness session focused on...

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Women Development Department Punjab, DC Office Kasur, MPA Safia Saeed, and PODA Unite to Support Flood-Affected Women with Hygiene Kits

Women Development Department Punjab, DC Office Kasur, MPA Safia Saeed, and PODA Unite to Support Flood-Affected Women with Hygiene Kits September 2025: Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA), in collaboration with the Women Development...

Call for Legal Reform in Murree: Community Unites to End Child Marriage and Protect Girls’ Rights

Murree, Saturday, 13 September 2025 — As part of the ongoing project “Reduce Early Marriages to Enhance Gender Equality,” supported by the Norwegian Embassy in Islamabad, an awareness session was held in Murree to...