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Bargad
Young people celebrating International Volunteer Day with Bargad

Since 1997 · Lahore, Pakistan

نوجوانو!اچھے خواب دیکھنے کی جرات کِیجئےCreating Safe and Inclusive Spaces for Youth for 28 years and Counting

What we do Our impact

  • 100+

    Projects

  • 500K+

    Beneficiaries

  • 44

    Partners

  • 3,572+

    BVN Members

  • 4

    Provincial Youth Policies

  • 37

    MOUs

  • 35

    Training Manuals

  • 75

    Total Publications

Let the numbers speak

Bargad volunteers holding certificates after a training

Who we are

Creating Safe and Inclusive Spaces for Youth for 28 years and Counting

Named after the banyan tree, a traditional village gathering spot, Bargad has been a sanctuary for Pakistan’s youth since 1997: a place to engage, express and grow together.

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What we see

Our Vision

Socially responsible, politically aware, forward looking and gender sensitive youth that respects freedom, equality and rule of law.

What we do

Our Mission

  • Engage vulnerable youth and women in all diversity to their full potential through education, mentorship and innovative interventions designed to enhance their overall well-being.
  • To invest in youth-led and youth-centred ideas, to convene key stakeholders in the sector and advocate for systems and policy changes that meet youths’ needs.
  • Engage youth to end violence against women.

Where we work

Our Outreach

  • 4Provinces and 2 Regions
  • 84Districts
  • 86Universities
  • 40Colleges
  • 35Higher Secondary Schools
  • 26membership based student organizations and forums
  • 34Student Societies
  • 15Partner Youth groups

What we focus on

Our Program Areas

Six areas of work, each built around the needs of young people and the communities they live in.

  • Young people and Bargad team at a heritage site
    01

    Socio-Economic Inclusion and Transformation

  • Youth workshop on health and well-being
    02

    Health and Well-being

  • Women sharing their voices in a Bargad session
    03

    Strengthening Young CSOs

  • Youth holding certificates of a civic education course
    04

    Civic Education and Leadership

  • Bargad youth delegation at COP29
    05

    Climate Change Education

  • Youth taking part in a peace and cooperation activity
    06

    Peace and Youth Cooperation

How we work

Our Model to Transform Youth Lives

  1. Social Empowerment
  2. Political Empowerment
  3. Economic Empowerment
  4. Tech. Empowerment
  5. Climate Empowerment
Pillars of youth development: social, political and economic empowerment

What we are doing

Ongoing Projects

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Knowledge

Latest Publications

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Events

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launching Ceremony Punjab Youth Portal International Youth Day 2019

آج ہوم اکنامس کالج لاہور میں پنجاب یوتھ پورٹل کا افتتاح کیا۔ اس موقع پر پنجاب بھر سے یوتھ کے سینکٹروں نمائندوں نے شرکت کی۔ حکومت پنجاب یوتھ افئیرز کے لئے بھرپور اقدامات…

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Together

Our Partners

Amplifying our impact to reach more youth and women through transformative programs.

  • Government of Punjab
  • Government of Sindh
  • Government of Balochistan
  • Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP)
  • TEVTA
  • Oxfam
  • VSO
  • University of Central Punjab
  • University of Home Economics Lahore
  • University of Education
  • University of Management and Technology
  • University of Sargodha
  • Partner university
  • Qurtaba University

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Let’s work together to empower youth.

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