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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 ...
At the program's start in 2008, the Pakistani government allocated RS 34 billion, or $425 million, for BISP; the allocation doubled to RS 70 billion, or $875 million in the following year. [ 12 ] The Benazir Income Support Programme is planning to launch a new initiative that encourages human capital development through a conditional cash ...
Fiza Farhan is a Pakistani social entrepreneur and activist. She is the co-founder of the Buksh Foundation and founder of ORA Global Advisors. [1] [2] She is a member of the UN Secretary-General's panel on Women's Economic Empowerment. She is also known for microfinance and energy project schemes. [3] [4] [5]
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 ...
Feminism in Pakistan refers to the set of movements which aim to define, establish, and defend the rights of women in Pakistan.This may involve the pursuit of equal political, economic, and social rights, alongside equal opportunity.
For example, in Pakistan, female entrepreneurs account for only 1% of this gender's population, while in Zambia 40% of women are engaged in this activity. The highest number of females involved in entrepreneurial activities can be seen in Sub-Saharan Africa, with 27% of the female population.
A landmark educational institution of Karachi— RLAK Govt. College of Home Economics has a proud history. The Government of Pakistan proposed the idea for the establishment of a college of home economics in Karachi as part of its first-ever six-year Development Plan of Education (1951–1957) shortly after Independence, realizing the necessity and importance of investing in the education of ...