Education Pakistan Project #18592

Free Education for 150 poor girls in Pakistan

by Sustainable Development Association (SDA)

Project Report | Jan 19, 2018
We are helping women to provide Identity Documents

By Shakeela Nasir | Program Officer

Session with Women by teachers and students

In Pakistan census was held in 2017 which shows that men and women are almost equal in numbers (http://www.pbscensus.gov.pk/). Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) which is a constitutional body to hold free and fare election, its data tells very alrming situation. According to the recent data of voters, there are about 125 Millions women less registered as voter as compared to men. National Identity Card (NIC) is pre-requisit to be registered as voter. Its mean these women has not NIC which is also necassary for social protection. This shows the intensity of pathatic women rights situation in Pakistan.

Sustainable Development Association in collaboration with Election Commission of Pakistan launched a campaign to facilitate the girls and women to get registered for issuance of National Identity Card so they could be registered as voter and able to cast their vote in the general election which is going to be held in this year 2018. The minimum age for issuance of National Identity Card and to be registered as voter is 18 years.

Women empowered to cast vote will be able to influence their parliamentarians to make pro women policies particularly their right to education.

School Childrens and teachers are also part of this campaign and they are identifying the girls of their communities who have reached to age of 18. This is raising awareness among the women as well about the importance of National Identity Card for social protection and to get registered as a voter.

Mobilization Session with Men for their support

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