20 September 2016
PACS with support of sixteen Civil Society Organization (CSO) partners intensified the Behtar Shiksha Haq Abhiyan in Uttar Pradesh (UP) from June 2016 to August 2016. ... Read More
While working in the kitchen of a junior school , Gita Saroj, from Kesopur village in the Pratapgarh district of Uttar Pradesh, was set menial tasks by colleagues, because she was considered as belong... Read More
Living in a tiny mud-and-thatch hut with her family and goats in the village of Bhatpurva, in Uttar Pradesh, Kamrunissa earned meagre and irregular wages as a farm labourer. Her disabled husband had m... Read More
Mahadevkhurd village in Siddarthnagar district of Uttar Pradesh was beset with many problems till a women’s self-help group decided to take matters in their own hands. Supported by PACS partner Purv... Read More
13 January 2016
The Poorest Areas Civil Society (PACS) programme celebrated its seven-year long journey of creating leadership and empowering socially excluded communities in Uttar Pradesh by holding a three-day clos... Read More
PACS has been working with partners to strengthen School Management Committees – the decision-making bodies responsible for monitoring schools and addressing issues under the Right to Education Act ... Read More
This photo gallery shows case studies and quotes from just 10 of the communities and individuals that PACS has been able to support in Uttar Pradesh to give a flavour of the impact that we have had in... Read More
PACS has been working with partners to empower parents, especially those from socially excluded communities, to stand for election on School Management Committees – the decision-making bodies respon... Read More
PACS partners have been collaborating with School Management Committees and with State governments in special “Back to School” programmes and enrollment drives to reduce absenteeism and dropout ra... Read More
14 November 2015
On 14 November 2015, PACS along with Fifth Estate and the Government of Uttar Pradesh organised a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Manch, hosted by the Chief Minister of UP, Mr Akhilesh Yadav. Th... Read More