The National Coordinator, Awaz e Niswan, Ms. Urooj Obaid, recently organized a session for the male staff, focusing on topics integral to the workplace environment. The session, focused on gender dynamics, gender-based violence (GBV), and safeguarding, aimed to engage the participants in critical discussions surrounding these important topics. The National Coordinator facilitated a comprehensive discussion [...] Read More
Members of Awaz e Niswan Hunza chapter came together to celebrate their triumph over gender-based violence and to raise awareness about climate change. They shared inspiring stories of resilience, underlining the need for mutual support to break free from inequality. Beyond gender concerns, these women emphasized the strong connection between gender equality and environmental sustainability. [...] Read More
Awaz e Niswan Coordinator from Sindh held joint meeting with Chakiwara and Nawabad chapters. During the meeting, they discussed the modality and the issues to be raised in their upcoming meetings with the government representatives. The Nawabad and Chakiwara chapter members shared the outcomes of the community meetings by highlighting various issues being faced by [...] Read More
Recently, Awaz e Niswan Sindh chapters convened a meeting at the Maripur Centre in Karachi. During the gathering, young leaders engaged in one-on-one discussions regarding their upcoming meeting with the elected local body representatives of the Layari region. They addressed various issues and prioritized them for the forthcoming discussion. Young women emphasized the necessity for [...] Read More
Awaz e Niswan (AAN) organized two three-day Training of Trainers on 26th-28th December 2022 and 6th-8th February 2023 in Karachi and Islamabad respectively. The Three-day training focused on Political Education and Mobilization of Young Women Leaders. The trainings were well attended by Young members of the WVN from Sargodha, Faislabad, Ghotki, sibbi, Turbat, Gwadar, Haripur, [...] Read More
Awaz-e-Niswan, under the Project Jamhooriat aur Ba Ikhtiar Aurat (JAZBA) trained over fifty journalists from all over Pakistan in the year 2021-2022. The main purpose of the training was to sensitize the media on gender issues, and ethics and guide them through these journalistic ethical and sensitivity checklists on how to report on women voters [...] Read More
Awaz-e-Niswan, under Project Jamhooriat and Ba-ikhtiar Aurat, held a two-day Learning Workshop in Islamabad for the local resource persons of women voters' networks from 25 districts. Ms. Kausar S. Khan facilitated the two-day learning workshop, which aimed to achieve the following objectives: Share field experience to inform program approach for improved actions and outcomes. Discuss [...] Read More
Awaz-e-Niswan organized a three-day training on Social Accountability in Islamabad from December 25th to 27th, 2022. Young women from AAN chapters based in Karachi, Hunza, Peshawar, and Chakwal participated enthusiastically in the event. Ms. Rashida Doha from the Omar Asghar Khan Foundation served as the Lead Facilitator. The objective of the training was to help [...] Read More
A radio series consisting of 30 episodes was planned with the purpose of enhancing the participation of women and marginalized communities in politics as informed voters, engaged citizens, and potential candidates for public representation. These programs aimed to change existing gender norms and stereotypes concerning women's roles in the public and political spheres. The programs [...] Read More
Under the project Jamhooriat aur Baikhtiar Aurat (JAZBA), SAP-PK and AF have formed local chapters as Women Voter Networks (WVNs) in 25 districts across five regions. These WVNs were formed on the footprints of Awaz-e-Niswan (AAN) methodology for chapter formation. To support replication of AAN model, AAN conducted two ToTs for Local Resource Persons (LRPs) [...] Read More