The landscape of interior Sindh and its immensely diverse culture is usually marred by the tales of feudal lords, woes of bonded labor and socio-cultural excesses. According to the Multidimensional...

• November 15, 2019
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With Pakistan’s currently dismal economic conditions, many people argue that things aren’t looking up for the poor. The reality is that even in a growing and flourishing economy, when a...

• October 1, 2019
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Social Policy and Development Expert, Asmat Kakar, highlights three SUCCESS case studies from women in Rural Sindh. Self-confidence is important for perceiving our innate potentials. It is critical not only for self-transformation...

• September 16, 2019
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Women empowerment is not about replacing one form of power with another. It is ideally defined as leading ‘to the liberation of men from false value systems and ideologies of...

• September 12, 2019
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Passing through the pleasant high mountains, vast steppes, beautifully architectural fountains, fresh water lakes, and witnessing the rich culture of Tajikistan had been an enlightening experience to learn more about the...

• March 5, 2019
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Natasha Khan In remote villages of Sindh, women’s social, cultural, economic and psychological growth is hampered which deeply embeds them and their families in the blackhole of poverty. They are...

• November 1, 2018
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Zara Jamil You know how long it takes to reach a hospital on a donkey cart, traversing through landscape that mirrors a desert, under the open scorching sun, on roads...

• October 5, 2018
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Pakistan ranks 138 (out of 144) in education, and has a female literacy rate of just 43 per cent. As investment in education increases, there is a need to understand the...

• May 16, 2018
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A buffalo lounges lazily on the way to Naheed’s house. In a small room at the front of the house, a woman sits atop a palang, with everything that turns...

• April 10, 2018
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Women’s contribution to agriculture across South Asia is often overlooked, yet the evidence suggests that they play a central role, particularly in livestock management. Here Sultana Ali and Abdur Rehman...

• June 5, 2017
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