Daily Times

The Young Omang Network has developed an advocacy toolkit which provides necessary information and proposes a set of changes to government representatives and parliamentarians on laws, policies and implementation documents related to youth reproductive health and youth policies. “The toolkit gives rationale behind each change demanded and the consensus developed so far in the communities and among civil society organisations for these changes. It will serve as a resource for the decision makers to improve quality of policies, programs and services for youth reproductive health in Pakistan,” this was briefed during the “National Workshop on Youth Policies” which was organised by a leading youth development organisation Bargad as member of the Young Omang Network. The workshop provided a platform for parliamentarians, government officials and CSOs from all four provinces to commit to work for the cause of youth development through advocacy. They resolved to use their respective provincial Assemblies and Departments to bring attention to the need for youth policies with progressive language on reproductive health as part of the youth policies. They also committed to advocate for inclusion of Life Skill Based Education in the school curriculum, provision of Youth Friendly Health Services, increasing the legal age of marriage and promoting transgender rights.