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National Centre for Women Development (NCWD) – founded 1997; National Commission for Women (NCW) – founded 1988; Rural Women Energy Security (RUWES) – founded 2013; Women in Management, Business and Public Service (WIMBIZ) – founded 2001; Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) – founded 1993 by Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi; Women in Nigeria ...
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.
In Karachi Caritas started the Livelihood program, an entrepreneurship project with the slogan "Empower Women, Empower Pakistan". Between November 2017 until February 2018 they trained 240 women and young girls in candle making, handicrafts, jewellery making, block printing, screen printing, foil work, cutting and stitching, dress design and ...
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 ...
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.
The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." [1] It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local ...
National Council of Women's Societies, also known by its acronym NCWS, is a Nigerian non-governmental and non-partisan women's organization composed of a network of independent women organizations in Nigeria binding together to use NCWS' platform to advocate gender welfare issues to the government and society.
Akhuwat College for Women is located in Chakwal and is an educational institute and residential facility housing women from Pakistan. Young women receive merit-based admissions with reserved seats from different provinces and administrative regions of Pakistan. [20] Akhuwat College/University