In March 2010, the Parliament of Pakistan passed a new law titled “Protection Against Harassment of Women at Workplace Act 2010”. PODA was one of the nine Pakistani NGOs and many concerned Pakistani citizens...

PODA-Pakistan organized a one-day Provincial Consultation on Rural Women’s Participation in Upcoming Local Government Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PODA-Pakistan organized a one-day Provincial Consultation on Rural Women’s Participation in Upcoming Local Government Elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Challenges and Opportunities on Monday 13th December 2021. The consultation was organized at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Commission...

Protection Research Study for Women Farmers in Pakistan by FAO PAK and PODA

Pakistan is an agrarian economy where 60- 70% population’s livelihoods depend on the agriculture sector. In addition, it contributes 19.2 percent to the GDP and provides employment to around 38.5 percent of the labor...

Mrs. Bismillah Irum is a member of PODA Rural Women Leadership Network

Mrs. Bismillah Irum is a member of PODA Rural Women Leadership Network, from district Khanewal Pakistan and President of Roshan Rahen organization in South Punjab.

14th Annual Rural Women Leadership Conference by PODA-Islamabad

Theme: THE GAME CHANGERS: Rural Women Rising for Equity, Ecology, Democracy & economic Development Leadership in Pakistan PODA’s unique conference will bring together grassroots activists, brave lady health workers, tireless community social workers, bold writers, poets,...

13th Annual Conference on Rural Women Day by PODA-Pakistan

Over 120 rural women leaders from 60 districts of Pakistan participated in PODA’s 13th annual conference on the international day of rural women from 15th to 17th October 2020 at Lok Virsa in Islamabad to celebrate UN...

Rural Women Leadership Network

Report of Wednesday 20th April 2022 Webinar by (PARWL)-Pakistan.

Report of Wednesday 13th April 2022 Webinar by PARWL-Pakistan.

Wednesday Webinars by Rural Women of Pakistan – meet a new woman leader