{"id":1408,"date":"2008-09-20T20:53:14","date_gmt":"2008-09-20T18:53:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.world-citizenship.org\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2025-02-26T13:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:04:07","slug":"the-aurat-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngo.heidi-barathieu-brun.ch\/?p=1408","title":{"rendered":"The AURAT FOUNDATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

Linked with Nigar Ahmad – Pakistan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Established in 1986, Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation is a civil society organisation committed to work for women\u2019s empowerment and citizens\u2019 participation in governance for creating a socially just, democratic and humane society in Pakistan. Over the last 21 years, Aurat Foundation has come to be recognised nationally and internationally as one of the leading institutions for enhancing women\u2019s economic and political status in the country. The Foundation has also emerged as a major support organisation for civil society organisations working for social change at the community level … (full text on the Homepage<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Programmes<\/a>:
\nStrategy<\/a>;
\nProjects<\/a>;
\nCitizens\u2019 Campaign for Women\u2019s Representation<\/a>, CCWR;
\nCitizen’s Reports<\/a>;
\nPartners<\/a>;
\nPublications<\/a>;
\nPhoto Gallery<\/a>;
\nHead Office: 8-B, LDA Garden ViewApts, Lawrence Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan;
\nContact<\/a>: Head-Office and 5 Regional Offices.<\/p>\n

About AF<\/a>: Aurat Foundation has its Head Office in Lahore, and five regional offices in the federal and the provincial capitals (Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar and Quetta). Further, AF has a countrywide network of voluntary citizens\u2019 groups and individual activists.<\/p>\n

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These groups include Citizens Action Committees (CACs), Resource Groups and Aurat Foundation Resource Centres (AF-RCs) and Information Network Centres (INCs). With its local partners in all the 104 districts of Pakistan, AF is a national organisation with the largest district level network in the country.<\/p>\n

AF is a civil society organisation working for women\u2019s empowerment and citizens\u2019 rights with the collaboration of citizens\u2019 groups and organisations to provide information, build capacity and undertake advocacy for women\u2019s issues and for good governance in Pakistan. The goals of the Foundation are to:<\/p>\n