Women’s Voice and Leadership – Pakistan
Development Project
Women’s Voice and Leadership – Pakistan
Strengthening the leadership of local women's rights organizations in Pakistan to increase women and girls' enjoyment of human rights
The Situation
In Pakistan, women and girls are among the most vulnerable to having their human rights violated. Those who are part of other marginalized groups face further discrimination.
Although Pakistan's constitution calls for equality, rights, and protection for all, human rights violations remain a major concern.
The women's rights movement in the country has reached a critical point, with organizations and movements facing shrinking spaces to organize. Many organizations lack the resources, capacity, and autonomy to drive change agendas. Moreover, there is a pressing need for more platforms that encourage collaboration and collective action for women's rights organizations.
The Women's Voice and Leadership Program is a worldwide initiative by Global Affairs Canada to support local and regional women's organizations and movements seeking to empower women and girls, advance the protection of women's and girls' rights and achieve gender equality.
DETAILS
LOCATION
Pakistan
DURATION
5 years (2019-2024)
Lire la description du programme en français (PDF).
OUR SUPPORTERS
This project is undertaken with the financial support of the Government of Canada, provided through Global Affairs Canada, and the generous Canadian public.
What are we doing?
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Providing core funding, capacity strengthening and further developing women’s leadership.
PROGRAMMING
Supporting women's rights organizations to develop and implement initiatives and campaigns that protect and advance women's rights.
NETWORK STRENGTHENING
Bolstering women's rights alliances and networks to advance a feminist agenda.
What have we achieved so far?
Oxfam has been working alongside women’s rights organizations to strengthen the leadership of women and women's rights organizations in Pakistan, to increase the relevance of women’s rights programming and advocacy work and to strengthen women’s rights networks and alliances. Together, these efforts are addressing human rights violations against women and girls and advancing gender equality in Pakistan.
Between 2022-2023 we reached 153,759 people and collaborated with our 12 core partners, 38 grantees, and 191 indirect beneficiary organizations and activists.
- Digital outreach campaigns reached 130,153 people and highlighted the potential of technology to amplify the voices of women's rights organizations in Pakistan;
- Women's rights organizations continued to focus on gender transformative programming and implemented locally relevant innovative approaches;
- Two participants in the Gender Leadership program became executive directors in their respective organizations, a significant step;
- A guidebook on gender budget analysis was produced.
Read our Annual Report and Impact By The Numbers report to learn more about our work and impact in 2023.
Our project partners
- Advocacy Research Training and Services Foundation
- Association of Business, Professional & Agricultural Women
- Awaz-e-Niswan
- Breaking Barriers Women
- Development Empowerment Women Association
- National Organization for Working Communities
- Pakistan Rural Workers Social Welfare Organization (PRWSWO)
- Roshni Welfare Organization (RWO)
- Saiban Development Organization (SDO)
- Society for Human Advancement and Disadvantaged Empowerment (SHADE)
- Ujala Seher Organization
- Women in Struggle for Empowerment (WISE)
Our Alliances
- Child Rights Movement
- Feminist Fridays
- Human Resource Development Network
- Legislative Watch Group
- Mumkin Alliance
Annual Report 2023
Our Impact by The Numbers
Support women and girls in Pakistan to advance their human rights.