HUMAN RIGHT EDUCATION AT GRASSROOTS LEVEL FOCUSING ON YOUTH
RESEARCH AND POLICY ANALYSIS FOR IDENTIFYING THE GAPS
INFLUENCING
AUTHORITIES AND POLITICAL DECISION-MAKERS
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES WITH SOCIAL PROTECTION SHCEMES
Our Interventions
AWAM Pakistan’s core mandate is women’s empowerment, which is essential for gender equality. Empowerment enhances self-worth, decision-making, resource access, and control over lives, crucial for influencing social behaviors. Despite being half of the population, women face pervasive gender inequality, hindered by acceptance of violence, harassment, discriminatory laws, and workplace bias.
Pakistan, having ratified international agreements like CEDAW and committed to SDGs, introduced laws and policies to protect women’s rights. AWAM focuses on addressing societal factors leading to harmful practices like early marriage, domestic violence, and discrimination, striving for a safer, equitable society.
AWAM engages grassroots communities, authorities, and decision-makers to promote gender equality, and educate on women’s rights, discriminatory practices, and relevant laws. It empowers young women to lead and supports women human rights defenders, including those from minority and informal sectors.
WORKING WOMEN OF INFORMAL SECTORS
Since its inception in 2007, AWAM has dedicated itself to empowering working women [of informal sectors], focusing on domestic and home-based workers. By organizing small groups, AWAM educates these workers about their rights, facilitates their civic registration, and advocates for their access to social security benefits and social protection schemes.
GIRLS EDUCATION PROGRAMME
This Specific Programme Is Meant To Mobilize Local Communities To Increase Girl Enrolment, And Retention, And Influence The Female Youth School Dropout Ratio. Its Primary Focus Is On (I) ‘strengthen The Capacities Of Local Leaders, Youth, And Religious Leaders To Take Advocacy Initiatives For Influencing The Authorities, And Political Decision-makers To Ensure The Girls’ Education And (Ii) ‘engaging The Parliamentarians, Media Houses, And Journalists For Protecting The Right To Education Of Girls And Young Women’ As Committed In Cedaw And Sdgs.
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT & GENDER EQUALITY
Women’s Empowerment Is The Core Mandate Of Awam Pakistan. For Awam, Empowering Women Is Crucial For Gender Equality As Empowerment Increases Their Self-worth, Decision-making Power, Access To Resources, Control Over Their Lives, And Ability To Influence Social Behaviors. Women And Girls Make Up Half Of The World’s Population, Which Means They Have Tremendous Potential To Contribute To Society.
PERSON WITH DISABILITES
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has sparked new discussions on disability rights and influenced lawmakers to adopt policies that focus on empowering people with disabilities and engaging them in social activities. The convention emphasizes inclusion, legal protection, and treating persons with disabilities as a diverse group with certain rights and social roles, along with responsibilities similar to those of non-disabled individuals.
YOUTH PANCHAYAT
The Youth Panchayat initiative seeks to fill this gap by creating a platform where youth from both majority and minority communities can come together to discuss these pressing issues. By engaging young people in meaningful dialogue, the Youth Panchayat aims to influence a change in attitudes, dismantle prejudices, and build bridges between communities. It is a symbolic step towards creating a more inclusive society where differences in religion or identity are not grounds for discrimination but celebrated as part of the nation’s diversity.
Build Your Dream
AWAM PAKISTAN
Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) is the women-led registered organization whose resources and energies concentrate on mainstreaming the less-privileged and marginalized sections of society – women, persons with disabilities, and religious minorities.
AWAM Pakistan’s core mandate is women’s empowerment, which is essential for gender equality. AWAM focuses on addressing societal factors leading to harmful practices like early marriage, domestic violence, and discrimination, striving for a safer, equitable society. AWAM’s work is aligned with international human rights frameworks and global development goals. We actively contribute to SDG 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality) and 10 (Reduced Inequalities) along with UN International Conventions and Mechanisms.
6630
Women and Young Girls Facilitated
7800
Persons with Disabilities Facilitated
280+
Youth Capacitated And Mobilized
19
Year of experience
Contact
- Address: P-98/15, Street 1, Block-B, Al-Fayyaz Colony, Satyyana Road, Faisalabad-Pakistan (38000)
- Email: [email protected]
- Tel/Fax: +92-41-8554335
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