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Trafficking in Persons and Smuggling of Migrants
Connect protection experience, legal expertise and referral learning while recognising the distinct experiences and rights of people affected.
About C-SAM
A shared voice. A lasting alliance.
C-SAM connects the experience, expertise and reach of civil society organisations across Pakistan to strengthen rights, evidence and collective action on migration.
Who we are
Where civil society connects migration realities with policy and action.
C-SAM is an independent national alliance built around what civil society can achieve together.
Our members contribute community experience, legal and protection expertise, research, learning and public engagement. The Alliance connects these strengths through a governed platform for cooperation.
Direct programme delivery normally remains with member organisations. Collective initiatives undertaken through C-SAM require formal approval and appropriate resources.
Why we exist
Migration does not happen in silos. Neither should our response.
A family’s decision to migrate touches work, rights, opportunity and belonging. No single organisation sees the whole picture.
Civil society brings knowledge from communities, legal services, research and public engagement. C-SAM connects that knowledge across Pakistan, creating space for shared learning, coordinated referrals and a collective voice.
Vision, mission & principles
A common direction
Our vision
A Pakistan where migration is safe, regular, dignified and inclusive, with civil society playing a leading role in protecting rights and shaping just policy in partnership with other stakeholders.
Our mission
To strengthen civil society’s collective role in migration governance in Pakistan through convening, evidence, capacity strengthening, policy engagement and coordinated action, safeguarding the rights and dignity of migrants, returnees and survivors.
Our institutional principles
- Autonomy
- Evidence-based advocacy
- Convening, not competing
- Inclusion by design
- Safeguarding and do-no-harm
- Proportionate accountability
- Realistic ambition
Our journey
Built together, growing with purpose.
September 2025
The founding process
Twenty civil society organisations established the Alliance through a shared commitment to inclusive migration governance.
19 December 2025
The national launch
C-SAM formally launched as a national civil society platform on migration.
2026
Institutional consolidation
The Alliance strengthened its governance architecture and introduced its first managed institutional membership expansion.
September 2026
An expanded phase
A broader national membership marks the Alliance’s expanded phase, building on its original establishment in 2025.
A note on founding status
The founding process involved 20 organisations. There are 19 active founding members following SPO’s withdrawal. Founding status carries no additional governance privilege.
Working groups
How collaboration becomes work
The Strategy identifies five thematic spaces for technical contribution, learning and policy development. Working Groups can evolve through C-SAM’s governance processes as priorities and member capacity change.
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Safe and Regular Migration Pathways
Bring community perspectives to information, recruitment and access to regular migration pathways.
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Return, Reintegration and Displacement
Connect services, livelihoods and social inclusion with the realities of returning home and rebuilding lives.
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Rights, Protection and Access to Justice
Strengthen learning on legal aid, safeguarding, rights and access to appropriate support.
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Evidence, Learning and Policy Influence
Turn member knowledge and research into shared learning and considered policy contributions.
2025 to 2030
Five outcomes guide our strategy.
The Strategy sets a direction for stronger collective voice, shared evidence, referral coordination and institutional accountability through 2030.
- Stronger collective voice and policy influence
- Stronger evidence, knowledge and learning
- Stronger member capacity and referral coordination
- More inclusive, provincially representative engagement
- A sustainable, accountable and resilient Alliance