[1] Initially focused on promoting and protecting breastfeeding, it has expanded to child labour, juvenile justice, education and violence against children.
[1] It has held "children's parliaments"[2][3] and worked to end corporal punishment in Pakistani schools.
[1] While the headquarters is located in Islamabad, it has offices in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta, Hyderabad, Multan and Nowshera.
[1] SPARC is a member of the Pakistan National Alliance[7] and the International Baby Food Action Network.
[8] The Protection of Breastfeeding and Young Child Nutrition Ordinance, drafted by founding SPARC member Anees Jillani, was signed in October 2002 and came into force in 2010.