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No.TitleCategoryAuthors / Organization / Year / Donor/PublisherSummaryLink
1Monitoring Life Skills-Based Education Implementation in Government Schools in SindhImplementation Assessment ReportKomal Qidwai | Aahung | April 2025 | Funded by the Malala Fund Education Champion Network (ECN) grantMonitoring study assessed LSBE implementation in Sindh govt schools. Revealed inconsistency in classroom practice. Recommends refresher training, monitoring, parental engagement, accountability.View here
2Unpacking Opposition: The Contested Landscape of Life Skills-Based Education in PakistanResearch ReportAahung, March 2025 | Funded by ODI GlobalExplores contested LSBE in Pakistan. Resistance shifting to censorship. Advocacy built momentum, especially in Sindh.View here
3Abortion Access and Advocacy in PakistanPolicy and Advocacy BriefAahung, with the Center for Reproductive Rights | July 2024Policy brief on safe abortion access. Recommends decriminalization, integration, stronger data collection, collective advocacy platforms.View here
4Assessment Study Report on the Schoolteacher Training Program for Life Skills-Based Education CurriculumImpact Evaluation ReportAnamta Ghur & Komal Ali | Aahung | June 2024 | Funded by the Malala Fund ECN grantEvaluation of LSBE teacher training program. Found major knowledge gains, student confidence, challenges with ICT, parental engagement, workloads.View here
5Unveiling Challenges to Female Education: An Analysis of Barriers to Sustaining Girls’ Participation in Secondary Education in PakistanResearch ReportAnamta Ghur & Komal Ali | Aahung | April 2024 | Funded by the Girls First Fund’s Changemakers GrantDesk review of girls’ education barriers. Identifies systemic issues like school shortage, safety, sanitation, social norms, early marriage.View here
6Joint Parallel Report on the Implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in PakistanPolicy & Advocacy BriefPrepared by Science for Democracy and the International Human Rights Center, Loyola Law School, in collaboration with Aahung (Komal Qidwai) | Submitted to UN CESCR | March 2024Report to UN CESCR on SRHR violations. Calls for decriminalization of abortion, safe services, contraception, stigma reduction.View here
7Brief on LSBE Curriculum FeedbackProgram Learning ReportKomal Qidwai | Aahung | March 2024Findings from LSBE curriculum consultations. Emphasizes parental engagement, gender-transformative approach, integration of digital tools.View here
8Landscape Analysis of National and Provincial Youth Policies and Education Sector Plans: Way Forward for Adolescent and Youth Health in PakistanResearch ReportAnamta Ghur & Komal Ali | Aahung | January 2024 | Funded by the Girls First Fund’s Changemakers GrantReview of youth policies and sectoral plans. Identifies gaps in SRHR, MHM, WASH, child marriage laws. Recommends policy alignment and adolescent-specific strategies.View here
9Young Voices, Bounded Dreams: Gender Norms and Social Networks in Child, Early, and Forced MarriagesResearch ReportKomal Qidwai, Syed Anzal Abbas Jaffari, Suman Lohana & Fabiha Moin | Aahung | 2024 | Funded by the Girls First Fund’s Changemakers GrantStudy on gender norms and networks in CEFMU. Shows parental control over marriage, limited autonomy for girls, but aspirations for education/delayed marriage.View here
10Navigating Challenges in Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Pakistan – The Story of AahungPeer-Reviewed Academic Book ChapterKomal Qidwai & Sheena Hadi | Aahung | 2024 | In Handbook on Sex, Gender and Health, Springer, Singapore. DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-9265-0_53-1Chapter on Aahung’s journey in SRHR. Highlights challenges, advocacy, resilience, lessons on scaling LSBE in conservative settings.View here
11Unsafe and Unjust: The Legal and Social Barriers that Deny Women and Girls their Right to Safe Abortion Services in Sindh, PakistanResearch ReportKomal Qidwai, Safina Azeem & Syed Anzal Abbas Jaffari (Aahung) and Sara Malkani (CRR) | 2023 | Published by CRR & AahungReport on unsafe abortion access in Sindh. Documents restrictive laws, stigma, unsafe methods, provider discretion. Calls for reform and accountability.View here
12Qualitative Review on the Impact of Policy on Maternal Health Service Provision in PakistanResearch ReportKomal Qidwai, Safina Azeem, & Syed Anzal Abbas Jaffari | Aahung with CRR | June 2023Review of maternal health policy implementation. Identifies gaps in accountability, funding, training, coordination. Notes flood impact.View here
13Comparative Analysis Study on the Effectiveness of Youth and Parent Awareness Sessions in Improving Utilization of Adolescent and Youth SRHR Services in SindhImpact Evaluation ReportAahung | 2022Evaluation of youth vs youth+parent SRHR sessions. Found parental involvement improved knowledge and communication. Recommends scaling family-based approaches.View here
14Assessing the Use of Cable Television for Creating Awareness on Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and RightsImpact Evaluation ReportKomal Qidwai | Aahung, with UNFPA Pakistan & Global Affairs Canada (SMK Project) | December 2022Evaluation of TV awareness intervention. Found strong recall, stigma barriers, gendered TV patterns. Recommends tailored content and integration with SRHR strategies.View here
15Applying the Integrated Model of Menstrual Experience to Validate a Framework for Healthy Menstrual Experience for Young Girls in Pakistan through Structural Equation ModellingPeer-Reviewed Academic ArticleJunaid-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Sharmeen Hussain, Nazo Pirzada, Hira Mustafa Khan, Umaimah Khan, Aisha Ijaz, Sana Tajuddin, Hannah-Kate Haynes & Sheena Hadi | Aahung | 2021 | Women’s Health Research, 3(1): 17–31Survey-based article on menstrual experience among girls in Sindh. Found stigma and norms reduce knowledge and access. Proposes contextualized framework for interventions.View here
16Reaching the Roof of the World: Assessing the SRHR Beliefs of Communities Residing in the Highest Mountain Ranges in the World for Integration of Life-Skills Based Education in School CurriculaPeer-Reviewed Academic ArticleJunaid-ur-Rehman Siddiqui, Hira Mustafa Khan, Maha Islam, Sana Tajuddin & Aisha Ijaz | Aahung | 2021 | Archives of Women’s Health and Care, 4(2): 1–5Qualitative study in Gilgit-Baltistan on puberty, marriage, gender roles, rights. Finds misinformation, disparities, reliance on religious teachings. Calls for tailored LSBE.View here
17Needs Assessment for Improving Comprehensive Reproductive Health Services in Rural Sindh, PakistanProgram Learning ReportAahung | 2019 | Funded by AmplifyChangeBaseline assessment of SRHR in rural Sindh. Found gaps in family planning, unsafe care, referral systems. Recommends training and monitoring.View here
18Building Support for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Education and Responding to Resistance in Conservative Contexts: Cases from PakistanPeer-Reviewed Academic ArticleVenkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Marina Plesons, Sheena Hadi, Qadeer Baig & Iliana Lange | 2018 | Global Health: Science and Practice, 6(1): 128–135Article on building LSBE support in conservative contexts. Highlights engagement of religious leaders, parents, media, and policymakers.View here
19Sukh Initiative Final Project ReportImpact Evaluation ReportAahung | May 2014 – September 2018 | Funded under the Sukh Initiative (Aman Foundation, Packard Foundation, Gates Foundation, Govt of Sindh)Final Sukh Initiative report. Highlights LSBE integration in schools, teacher training, parental sensitization, youth outreach, advocacy strategies.View here
20Aahung — Empowering Adolescents in Pakistan through Life Skills-Based EducationResearch ReportAminah Jahangir & Neha Mankani | UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) | 2016Case study of LSBE program in Sindh schools. Found improved adolescent knowledge, parental/institutional support. Recommends advocacy and partnerships.View here
21Invest in Adolescents and Young People: It PaysPeer-Reviewed Academic ArticleChandra-Mouli, Greifinger, Nwosu, Hainsworth, Hadi, McConville, Benevides, Patkar, Sethi, Boldosser-Boesch, Awasthi, Mathur, Braeken & others | September 2013 | Reproductive Health, 10:51Global commentary on adolescent health. Calls for tackling gender inequality, child marriage, menstrual stigma, sexuality education, youth-friendly services.View here
Established in 1995, Aahung is a Karachi-based NGO which aims to improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) of men, women, and adolescents across Pakistan.
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