Seminar Reports:

                             
August 27, 2005. : Society for Alternative Media and Research, with the collaboration of ActionAid-Pakistan, organized a one-day public forum on “The State of Pakistan’s Economy: The Real Picture” in Hotel Holiday Inn, Islamabad.

One-Day Journalists’ Workshop on Disaster Reporting  (Report of training workshop held at Sindbad Hotel, Multan, on 1^st October ,2005)In the wake of recent floods in southern Punjab, Society for Alternative Media and Research (SAMAR), in collaboration with the Oxfam GB, carried out a research study in the districts of Layyah, Muzaffargarh, and Dera Ghazi Khan to critically analyse the role media played in disaster communication by reporting the extent of damages and provision of relief to the affected communities. To present an objective and impartial view of the flood reporting,

Dissemination of findings of Research Report on impact of river’s erosion on livelihood in Jhang, South Punjab, conducted by Badar Alam. (Journalist Fellowship Awarded )

22^nd July, 2006 at Grand Hotel, Davis Road, Lahore. Pakistan

Holding of a national seminar to disseminate findings of research reports on livelihood issues in disaster prone areas inviting important policy makers and other stakeholders including partner organizations of Oxfam GB. 

16^th August, 2006 at Envoy Continental Hotel, Islamabad.

Studies:

River erosion: Impact on people’s lives and livelihoods

Research by Mohammad Badar Alam

Papers:

Agriculture and Food Security
in Pakistan

Alternative Labour Policy
for
Rural Workers

Education Justice:
A Pre-requisite for Social justice

Indigenous Education in Pakistan

Livelihood Rights of Peasants
and Rural Workers

Role of Parliament in
International Agreements

People’s Charter of Freedom

Privatization of WAPDA:
Workers and Consumers Concerns
And the
National Concerns

Pro-poor interventions in irrigation system
For
Poverty reduction