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The Ehsaas Programme was the flagship social protection measure to lead towards a welfare state that is embodied in the Constitution of Pakistan.Its aim was to create precision safety nets, promote financial inclusion and access to digital services, support women's economic empowerment, focus on the central role of human capital formation for poverty eradication, economic growth, and ...
The Prime Minister's Youth Programme is a special initiative launched by the Pakistani government in 2013 - 2018. The Youth Programme comprised several schemes including Prime Minister's Interest-Free Loan Scheme, Prime Minister's Youth Business Loans, Prime Minister's Youth Training Scheme, Prime Minister's Youth Skills Development Scheme, Prime Minister's Scheme for Provision of Laptops and ...
In July 2018, NCSW and the UN Women Pakistan launched a report on the Status of Rural Women in Pakistan, which highlights opportunities and obstacles to rural women face in the development and provides a set of recommendations for action by government, civil society, and donors that can enhance their economic and social wellbeing. [19]
Roshaneh Zafar (Urdu: روشانے ظفر) is a Pakistani development activist, working in the field of women's economic empowerment.She created the first specialised microfinance organisation in Pakistan, the Kashf Foundation, in 1996 which has served over 5 million women entrepreneurs across Pakistan and continues to pave the path for women's economic empowerment through its holistic ...
Studies on female entrepreneurs show that women have to cope with stereotypical attitudes towards them on a daily basis. Business relations from customers to suppliers and banks constantly remind the entrepreneur that she is different, sometimes in a positive way such as by praising her for being a successful entrepreneur even though she is a ...
[1] [2] Founded in 2001 by Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib, who serves as the executive director, Akhuwat operates its head office in Lahore and has expanded to over 1,500 cities in Pakistan. [3] Akhuwat has disbursed 4.5 million interest-free loans (Qarz-e-Hasna) totalling PKR 128 billion (US$798 million) to over 3 million families across Pakistan.
Ara was born in Karachi, Pakistan and raised in Hong Kong where her father was working as a banker. [2] She received her early education from Rosaryhill School. [3]After completing her graduation, she started her career as a journalist in a Hong Kong newspaper for a year before moving into advertising.
The Cabinet Committee on Privatisation (CCoP) approved transaction structures for the privatisation of First Women Bank Ltd. [6] [7] After a hiatus of several years, in February 2024, the Federal Cabinet of the Government of Pakistan finally approved the privatization of the First Women Bank.