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Awards & recognition

Registered, certified and recognised.

National and international honours for literacy and community empowerment, including two UNESCO prizes.

Registration

  • Registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860 (Reg. No. RP/3429/L/S/97/452)
  • Registered under Section 2(36) of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001
  • Tax exemption under Section 2(36) read with Section 61
  • Registered with Punjab Charity Commission
  • Accredited by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy (PCP)
  • Enlisted with UN bodies and various international donor agencies

Certifications

  • ISO 9001:2015 certified for Quality Management Systems
  • Certified Training Provider by NAVTTC
  • Part of the National Steering Committees on Literacy and Girls’ Education

Certificates & medals

Certificate of registration, Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of the Punjab
Registration under the Voluntary Social Welfare Agencies Ordinance, 1961 (1994)
Punjab Charity Commission registration certificate
Punjab Charity Commission registration
Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy certification
Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy certification
UNESCO Comenius Medal
Comenius Medal, UNESCO, Paris (1998)
UNESCO King Sejong Literacy Prize medal
King Sejong Literacy Prize, UNESCO, Paris (2002)

Key awards

1998Comenius Medal – UNESCO, Paris, for innovative work in literacy
2002King Sejong Prize – UNESCO, Paris, for the best NGO promoting literacy
1998Presidential Award of Aizaz-e-Fazilat for literacy promotion – Government of Pakistan, Education Department
1996Aizaz-e-Fazilat – Presidential Award to Shaheen Attiq Ur Rehman
2002Best Provincial NGO Award – Punjab Commission for Literacy for EFA
2001Special Award for Promotion of Literacy – Pakistan Literacy Commission, Government of Punjab
2011Best Coordination Award by UNICEF for outstanding work in flood-affected areas – Muzaffargarh
2015Best Community Work at National Level – AGAHI Awards Beyond 2015
2015Picture Literacy Award
2016Cash Grand Competition for Innovative Projects for the Elimination of Child Labour – UNICEF & Ombudsman
2016Best Performance on Inclusion Award – PM IFL Scheme
—Recognition for outstanding work against child labour – National Commission for Child Welfare and Development (NCCWD)
—Prime Minister of Pakistan Leadership Award to Usman Bilal – learner at Bunyad Hope Surgical Centre, Bagwal Awan, Sialkot

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