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The Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN) is the largest development network in Pakistan with an outreach to over 34 million rural Pakistanis. [1] It consists of a network of 12 Rural Support Programmes (RSPs). [2] The RSP’s rely on a community driven model of development.
In 1987, a workshop on the role of rural women in development was held in Abuja and led to the establishment of Better Life Program for the Rural Woman. [7] Currently the organisation has recently developed a new strategy which will be implemented over the next five years to ensure rural women in Nigeria and Africa are supported and empowered. [8]
The term rural development is not limited to issues of developing countries. In fact many developed countries have very active rural development programs. [citation needed] Rural development aims at finding ways to improve rural lives with the participation of rural people themselves, so as to meet the required needs of rural communities. [20]
The Ministry of Women Affairs is required to review substantive and procedural laws that affect women. [1] Some activities undertaken by the Ministry include cottage industry projects such as bee-keeping, pottery and vegetable oil production to boost the economic empowerment of women, where the Ministry provides equipment and training to women's cooperatives.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency Pakistan; AFS Intercultural Exchanges; American Himalaya Foundation; Arab-Pakistani Fund; Akhuwat Foundation; Asian Human Rights Development Organization; Association for the Development of Pakistan; Aurat Foundation; Aga Khan Rural Support Programme; ACTED
The role of women's empowerment on agricultural development in Malawi. 2011. University of Reading Master's Thesis submitted to Graduate Institute of International and Applied Economics; Pala, A.O. Women’s access to land and their role in agriculture and decision-making on the farm: experiences of the Joluo of Kenya. 1983. Journal of Eastern ...
The main functions of the NCSW include the examination of the policy, programs, and other measures taken by the Pakistani Government for women's development and the review of all policies, laws, rules, and regulations affecting the status and rights of women and gender equality in accordance with the Constitution. Other focus areas of the NCSW ...
The Kasur Mawakhat Program rests on two core practices; social mobilization and development interventions identified by the people. [31] As part of this program, interest-free loans were provided to the people of these villages who used them to start businesses or invested in their farms for agriculture.