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    Democratic governance through transparent and

    accountable practicesAurat Foundation works for building and strengthening the

    foundations of a sustainable democracy; national consensus

    strengthening participatory, transparent and accountable

    governance; impartial, free and fair elections to restore the

    electorate's rapidly declining faith in the electoral process. Is

    disenfranchisement of women, intra-party women's quotas o

    general seats, access to disaggregated data are also highlig

    Women's econo mic

    mpowermenturat Foundation's critical role

    to strengthen and facilitate

    vil society organisations

    orking with informal sector

    omen workers to enable

    em to increase their

    roductivity and incomes, getecognition under labour laws

    nd become eligible for social

    rotection.The emphasis is on

    roviding grants, undertaking

    dvocacy for women's

    conomic empowerment

    rough gender-responsive

    districts of Pakistan enabled it to respond rapidly to the catastrophe through its nation-de flood relief campaign. The 'Motherland' website launched by Aurat Foundation became ab of local, regional and international relief activity with the support of its regional andernational partners. During the IDPs (Internally Displaced Persons) crisis in 2008-2009, anddate, it has been involved in major local initiatives to protect vulnerable children and womenSwabi, Mardan and Swat. During earthquake 2005, it was a leading national organisation topport earthquake victims.AF has also developed a draft 'National Policy on IDPs'.

    elief, rehabilitation and disaster management

    Repeal of discriminatory laws

    An Introduction to Aurat Foundation An Introduction to Aurat Foundation

    udgetary allocations, and incorporation of women's concerns into

    e macro-economic policy framework and social protection

    rogrammes.

    urat Foundation contributes massively in relief and rehabilitation

    ork during natural and man-made disasters. It responded to

    akistan's worst 2010 by immediately launching the

    otherland Flood Relief Campaign'. Its grassroots-level networks in

    ever floods in

    Main Areas of Work

    This remains a key

    area of interventions

    and includes specific

    inputs in political

    education and

    activism to ensure

    women's involvement

    in defining their

    political and socialenvironment.

    Interventions include

    seminars, public

    meetings and

    dissemination of

    information. Specific

    inputs highlight the role

    and performance of

    women legislators,

    leaders and councillors

    and the measures taken

    for strengthening theirrole in political and

    decision-making

    institutions.

    Women's political empowerment

    Ending violence against women

    Ending violence against women is critical for

    creating an enabling environment for women. Aurat

    Foundation advocates measures such as policy

    reform, positive legislation and strengthening law

    and enforcement mechanisms, in addition to

    focussed advocacy for elimination of violence

    against women and implementation of procedures

    to support female victims and survivors of violence.

    This is a key area of

    Foundation's work. T

    repeal or reform of

    discriminatory laws

    women and minoriti

    such as the Hudood

    Ordinances, the Law

    Evidence, the Qisas

    Diyat Provisions in t

    Pakistan Penal Cod

    the Citizenship Act remain high on our agenda as these laws

    carry a number of discriminatory provisions. Elimination of n

    customary practices against women is also pursued.

    Institutionalising response from government and

    political parties

    Aurat Foundation pursues official national and international

    commitments and decisions announced in public or in party

    manifestoes by governments and political parties like NPA,

    CEDAW, through policy dialogue and advocacy with

    decision-makers and political par ty leaders for increasing

    women's access to information, resources and decision-

    making. It seeks their institutionalisation through laws,

    notifications, budgetary allocations and agreements and

    works for their implementation in letter and spirit.

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    Chief Executive Officer, Pakistan Poverty Alleviation Fund

    (PPAF); Development Practitioner; Chartered Accountant

    Development Practitioner; former Cabinet Secretary

    & Ambassador; Researcher

    Economist; Human Rights Activist;Development Practitioner

    Chairperson National Commission on the Status

    of Women; Women's Rights Activist

    Chairperson, Rural Support Programmes Network,

    Pakistan; Development Practitioner

    Architect & Planner; Social Researcher and Writer;

    Development Practitioner

    Director Human Rights Commission of Pakistan;

    Human Rights Activist, Senior Journalist

    Chairman Saiban; former Director, Katchi Abadis, KDA;

    Development Practitioner

    Executive Director, Khowendo Kor;

    Human Rights Activist

    Development Expert,Public Policy Consultant, Writer and Poet

    Executive Director, South Asia Partnership Pakistan;

    Development Expert; Human Rights Activist

    Educationist; Women's Rights Activist

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