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The program is named after Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. The Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a federal unconditional cash transfer poverty reduction program in Pakistan . Launched in July 2008, it was the largest single social safety net program in the country with nearly Rs. 90 billion ($900 million) distributed to 5.4 million ...
Women's Action Forum (WAF) was established in Karachi in September, 1981 [3] by a group of 15 [4] women named Farida Sher, Samina Rehman, Najma Sadeque (1943- 2015) (Founder of Shirkat Gah), Rukhsana Rashid, Ghazala Rahman Rafiq, [5] Farida Shaheed (head of NGO named Shirkat Gah), Fareeha Zafar, Aban Marker Kabraji, Zohra Yusuf (member Shirkat Gah), Nighat Said Khan (founder of Applied Socio ...
Begum Ra'ana Laiquat Ali Khan (Founder of APWA) [1]. The All Pakistan Women's Association, or APWA, (Urdu: آل پاکستان ویمنز ایسوسی ایشن) as it is commonly known, is a voluntary, non-profit and non-political Pakistani organisation whose fundamental aim is the promotion of moral, social and economic welfare of the women of Pakistan.
Name of NGO Cause PWA: PWA (Patients' Welfare Association) is a non-profit, non-governmental, largest student-run organization of Pakistan. It has Pakistan's largest single-outlet blood bank in Civil Hospital Karachi and a Thalassemia Daycare Centre with around 250 registered patients receiving blood transfusions and management of thalassemia, all free of cost.
Sadaffe stated that her goal is “Women Economic Empowerment and Inclusion”. [ 28 ] [ 29 ] She founded CIRCLE to empower women through technology. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] CIRCLE is a social tech-enterprise aimed at improving women's economic empowerment to help build and develop the entrepreneurial and leadership capacity of women.
Microfinance Program (Mawakhat) provides small and interest-free loans to underprivileged individuals in Pakistan to help them start or expand their businesses. [21] Alkhidmat's Mawakhat program includes dedicated efforts to empower and support the transgender community, fostering economic independence and livelihood opportunities. [35]
[4] [5] Its original charter mandated that the bank would employ women and extend small business loans exclusively to women. [ 5 ] he first branch of the bank was opened in Karachi in December 1989, and by 1991, it had 15 branches throughout the country.
WMC was founded by Fauzia Shaheen in 2005, and she continues to serve as its executive director and general secretary. [1] [2] The organization's main objectives are to conduct research, educate women in various professions of the media and to promote creativity and empowerment among Pakistani women writers and journalists.