By Kelly Pokharel | Director of Operations
Ascend Pakistan launched our program of women's health and leadership through outdoor sport in April 2023. During the first year, Ascend invested in the technical training of 5 Pakistani women to lead the program. The training included leadership, team building and lesson planning as well as technical skills such as rock climbing, first aid and outdoor risk management. Their work included community outreach to more than 1,500 in the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan, teahcing the core components of the Ascend program to various groups throughout the community.
In April 2024, 30 young women join the Ascend after school program where they have honed their leadership skills, learned to physically and mentally challenge their bodies and have pushed the limits of what they thought they were capable of through outdoor adventures such as bouldering and hiking.
Through Ascend, women find a safe space and a supportive community of women where the focus is building tools to maintain positive mental and physical health, strengthening leadership and life skills, giving back to the community through service, and pushing the boundaries of what they thought was possible to achieve.
The work of Ascend will continue into the future. All project support can now be made through our campaign Unlock Women's Potential: Afghanistan & Pakistan https://globalgiving.org/projects/unlock-womens-potential-afghanistan-and-pakistan
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