Branches, Groups, and Affiliates

By the end of 2009, IFOR had counted 83 member organizations in 53 different countries and on all continents...

New Members

In 2009, one new member became an IFOR affiliate. “Sympathy, Treatment, Acceptance and Rehabilitation,” also know as STAR, is a non-governmental, non-political and not for profit organization working in Faisalabad and Nankana in Pakistan. The aim of the organization is “To develop a society with equal rights of all the community members with a special focus on Orphans & poor Children and disadvantaged Women.” The organization also works for rehabilitation of people and works toward inter-faith harmony, peace and gender equality at a grassroots level.

STAR has collaborated with partner organizations to promote the concepts of Inter-Faith Harmony and Peace building among school children in Pakistan and has worked with teachers, political and religious leaders to promote Peace Day activities in Pakistan. In August 2009, the STAR group received a Peace Award from Lasani Welfare Foundation.

We welcome “’Sympathy, Treatment, Acceptance and Rehabilitation” to the IFOR network and look forward to hearing about their future programs and projects. Contact information for STAR and akk other IFOR members can be found in the IFOR BGA Directory at the end of the 2009 IFOR Annual Report, or on the IFOR website www.IFOR.org .

All IFOR Branches, Groups and Affiliates (BGAs) are invited each year to submit a short report for inclusion in the IFOR Annual Report. In the section titled AROUND THE MOVEMENT you will find an overview of the different activities, events and programs organized or initiated in 2009 by IFOR BGAs from around the world.