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Updated 04-09-08

“Womenza” a mega event of women social, cultural and economic empowerment was inaugurated by honourable Minister, Women Development Sindh Ms. Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto on August 29, 2008 at Expo Centre Karachi in collaboration with KNACK (Pvt) Ltd., Karachi.  In the address Minister, Women Development emphasized the need of women participation in the economic activities at local, provincial and national level.  She expressed that economic strengthening of the women is the key to over all empowerment of women in all spheres of life.

The Secretary, Women Development Department Mr. Gul Muhamamd Umrani addressing on the occasion gave an over view of the projects and services being undertaken currently by the Department.  The future projects to be commissioned by the department were also highlighted by the Secretary specially the project titled “Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Programme”, envisaged to provide human resource development of the youth of the province.

A seminar on Women Economic Empowerment was also held at the occasion presided by honourable Minister Law Sindh, Mr. Ayaz Soomro.  The speakers stressed the need of elimination of gender discrimination in the employment and allocation of economic resources.  It was also suggested that women quota in the employment be increased and equal opportunity be provided to the women for getting their appropriate share in the development sector. 

The exhibition was visited Dr. Fehmida Mirza, honourable Speaker National Assembly and Ms. Shazia Marri, honourable Minister Information Sindh.  These leading ladies of Sindh appreciated the commendable efforts of the Women Development Department and expressed that these exhibitions will definitely boost the social economic level of women of Sindh.  It was  further added that the direct participation by the producing women will maximize their profit, eliminating the middlemen who used to cater large share of profit.  The  honourable Minister, Women Development Sindh announced that these type of exhibitions will be held in other big cities of Sindh enabling participation of handicraft women all over province.         

The Women Development Department provided 20 stalls free of cost to women entrepreneurship from all over Sindh.

23-08-08The Minister, Women Development Sindh, Ms. Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto has visited Karachi, Hyderabad and Larkana Women Jails on 13^th, 14^th  and 16^thAugust,2008, respectively, in connection with 61^st Independence Day Anniversary.  TheMinister distributed gifts to the women prisoners and their children as a gesture of goodwill and faith that the women prisoners would be a law abiding citizens of Pakistan after their exile period.

13-08-08

Baby Child Care Training in all the district headquarters of Sindh and 18 towns in Karachi.  The Minister, Women Development Sindh inaugurated the training at Keamari Town Karachi and district Larkana. The training will be imparted in all districts of Sindh.  The training has already been completed at district Jamshoro, Lyari town and Shah Faisal town district Karachi.

14th August celebrations.  The Minister, Women Development will celebrate the independence day with female prisoners at Karachi and Hyderabad on 13th and 14th August, 2008.  The Minister will visit the Karachi and Hyderabad jails and will distribute gifts to the female prisoners and their children.   The celebration will be attended by members of the civil society, media personnel and staff of the department.  Gifts will be distributed to the women prisoners and their children at  Sukkur and Larkana jails enabling women prisoners all over Sindh to celebrate Independence Day and remember to be a law abiding citizen in future.

UPDATED ON 4th AUGUST 2008

Mr. Ashfaque Ahmed Qadri, Director, Women Development nominated as Project

Director of Benazir Bhutto Shaheed Youth Development Program, Directorate of

Women Development Sindh, Karachi.

115^th Birth Day of Mohtarma Fatima Jinnah was celebrated at Directorate of

Women Development Sindh on 31^st July, 2008.  Minister, Women Development   

Sindh inaugurated the celebration by cake cutting and addressing the audience.

 UPDATED ON 26TH JULY 2008

The Minister Women Development announced “WOMENZA”,  a mega event of culture learning and socio economic development for women in collaboration with Knack (Pvt) Ltd.  The main features of the event are :-

- The exhibition from 29^th to 31^st July, 2008 at EXPO Centre Karachi.

- Conference and seminar.

- Womenza Road Show.

 Schedule:

- Inaugural Session

   Friday, August 29^th 2008                          From 12.00 AM to 2.00 PM

-  Women Only Sessions:

Friday, August 29^th 2008                           From 4.00 PM to 10.00 PM

- Women & Their Families

Saturday, August 30^th 2008                      From 10.00 AM to 10.00 PM

Sunday, August 31^st 2008                 From 10.00 AM to 10.00 PM                    

The events include training seminar and conference, Marvel Women Blog, Women Excellence Award, Visionaries Avenue, Health Corner, Nutrition & Nourishment, Beauty & Fitness Junction, Home Tips, Gardening Guidance, Krazzy Kidz Mania, Food Street.

The Minister, Women Development chaired a meeting of Committee for Female/Juvenile Prisoners.  The meeting considered activities and progress of the committee.  The 46 cases of Juvenile under trial prisoners, whose bail has been granted for still in jail for want of surety money were considered and the committee was advised to make the arrangement of their release, as follows :-

Karachi Prison:                        40 prisoners     Surety amount Rs.1,640,000

Hyderabad Prison                   03 prisoners    Surety amount Rs.   150,000

Central Prison-1 Sukkur          02 prisoners     Surety amount Rs.     80,000

Central Prison-2 Sukkur          01 prisoner      Surety amount Rs.     50,000      

The Minister, Women Development Sindh advised the committee to ensure that no  female prisoner remained in jail for a single day for want of fine. 

 UPDATED ON 12TH JULY 2008

The Minister, Women Development Sindh continued interaction with the members of civil society and development agencies in districts.  She visited various Dehs and  Talukas of District Thatta for reviewing the development progress in the district by a  prominent women development NGO named Alestan Latif Social Welfare Organization, village Ranta and Daro. During her visit of hatta district she also held meetings with EDO Finance, EDO,   CDD and DO Social Welfare for reviewing the progress of implementation of GRAP          in the district.