Launch of radio series based on success stories of little known women entrepreneurs “Hamari Tarraqui, Hamaray Masail” 12th Feb 2008 at Islamabad.

These radio programmes were funded by the British High Commission FCO as part of the project, Building media capacity for gender-just and investigative reporting for better public understanding and support for gender equity and equality.

The project aims to strengthen the awareness in Pakistan of constraints in women’s development and promote empowerment and to show the media how they can effectively report on these issues in the future.

Arfa Sayeda Zehra, Chairperson, National Commission on the Status of Women has consented to be the Chief Guest of the Launch Ceremony and will deliver the opening address for the occasion.

A team of six Radio Producers have traveled across the country in the rural and urban areas to bring stories from Karachi, Dadu, Sukkur, Jocobabad, Multan, Muzafargarh, Uch Sharif, Jatoi, Meerwala, Bhawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Lodhran, Mianwali, Chakwal, Rawalpind, Peshawar, Abbotabad, Haripur, and other locations.

The themes of the radio programs are to highlight the journey of the Pakistani women for Developmental issues and comprises of

• Assess to Justice and legal rights
• Political Participation of the Pakistani women in the National and Local District Government
• Women and Mobility
• Breaking stereo types and cultural barriers
• Sexual Violence including the Honor Killings, Forced Marriages, Quran Marriages and Forced Prostitution.
• Women and Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights
• Women’s Economic Rights

A 16-programme radio series based on women-related issues, gender equity and
women's rights as human rights brings success case studies of women and girls, the series also bring forth the supportive male voices for advocating the humanitarian rights with special focus on women rights as human rights.

( Thanks: Orginal Contents on saadia-developmentalissuesandwomen.blogspot.com)