a. Women Empowerment

This is essential to get together women to gain the stable society and steady economy and this only can be happened when men and women of society put their role in true spirits. Gender mainstreaming is the key to success.

“No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you; There is no sanction anywhere for the deplorable condition in which our women have to live.” – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, 1944.

b. Gender Discrimination, Gender Based Violence & Responsibilities of Society

Understanding the Gender and Sex is the base to highlight the Gender based discrimination and violence, it is the core responsibility of society to point out the angst and divest factors surrounded by society, so that societal thoughts are indispensable to bring them according to the need of hour where equality is essential for harmony and required goal to get the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as Pakistan agreed with United Nations in the present decade. Issues of vulnerable elements are compulsory to be addressed and ways to be copped as well.

c. Human Rights (Women, children, old age people, minorities, victim, witness & accused)

Society cannot be developed until they will not provide Human Rights as laid down in the Holy Quran and Constitution of Pakistan 1973. Universal Declaration on Human Rights is the live example to provide rights and justice as needed, later on CEDAW, Beijing Declaration and much more pro-women laws have been introduced to minimize the level of Prejudice and biases amongst society.

d. Social and Cultural Arts Seminars/Youth Affairs

This is constitutional right of every citizen of Pakistan to retain his/her culture, in this regard seminars, programs and other imperative sessions have been offered to entertain the youth timely and accordingly as per need of the time.

Dr. Naeem Zeeshan

Head of WIO Societal Development Project. Contact details: drnaeemzeeshan@wioaward.org