Abstract
Non-government organizations have been mushrooming in Pakistan with
fastest pace since its inception. Its rapid growth in almost every district of
Pakistan has made their roles indispensable for human welfare and
particularly for women wellbeing. NGOs are in forefront for identifying,
discussing and resolving the issues related to women (Awan, 2012) including
empowerment, health and education, violence against women, honour
crimes, inheritance and family laws (Khoso et al., 2011). Their focus is to
bring the women in the mainstream of wellness therefore they are providing
physical support in the form of credit or assets and also imparting relevant
training to women. On the other hand they are advocating their rights on all
forums to make the society’s environment congenial for women.
While performing these tasks they have been facing multifaceted socio
cultural barriers and to overcome these hurdles they have been devising
strategies and thus paving their way forward to work harmoniously. This
paper briefly reviews the history of women NGOs in Pakistan. By taking
descriptive approach this paper tend to understand the struggle NGOs have
been doing to be acceptable in tribal patriarchal society of Baluchistan. In
this context, it will further explore the complexities of challenges and counter
strategies NGOs have adopted for women empowerment in Baluchistan.
Dr. Huma Zafar. (2019) NGOs and Women’s empowerment: Challenges and Strategies, Balochistan Review, Volume XL, Issue 1.
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