About eighty percent women in Pakistan have poor living status and to pull them out of that poverty a lot of governmental and private development work is needed. Sindh Minister for Women Development, Dr Saeeda Malik stated this at a press conference held in connection with the 10th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women Issues, "Beijing+10, Consultative Conference", here on Thursday at New Sindh Secretariat building.
According to facts and figures, about 5,000 NGOs and over 10,000 CBOs are working in the country for the well-being of women. They together also represent the country on international level and highlight the issues related to women, the minister said.
"None of the NGOs and the government can change poverty into prosperity at once," she added.
Saeeda Malik said that no country in the world has achieved hundred percent employment's mark but a country can minimise the unemployment rate with the help of the private sector.
In recent years awareness about women problems has increased but it will take a little more time to get the results, she said and admitted that work was in slow pace but soon the results will come forward.
The minister talked about a programme launched in which 300,000 persons especially women will get skill-development training.
Women are trained to start their own business at home like making soap, detergents, candles etc and they have been given loans for this purpose, she said.
The minister said that many social factors are also responsible due to which women were in such poor condition, whether it is financial factor, health or social, adding twelve critical areas of concern have been chalked out for women on which work is going to be done for the betterment of womenfolk.
Dr Saeeda Malik said that if Islamic system had been implemented in our country none of us were facing the problems that appear nowadays in our society regarding women.
"In 'Bachat Bazars' low-income class women set up their stalls and get some noble earnings for their family. It is also a step from the government to help out those women," she said.
The minister said that a W3P programme has been launched to educate 1500 councillors in phase one, whereas women political schools are also being set up to train councillors on regular basis. Women complaint cells are also a good example in doing efforts for improving their condition and six committees have been made to tackle women issues including jail reforms, she added.
In all 54 NGOs from 20 districts of Sindh other than 150 NGOs from all over Pakistan will participate in this conference. Apart from that people from civil society, MPAs women councillors, secretaries, educationists, technocrats, students would also take part. The conference will be held on Friday at a local hotel.
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