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NGOs and Gender Development, the Case of AKRSP1 in District Chitral, NWFP, Pakistan

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  • Humayun Khan

    (Professor, Institute of Development Studies, NWFP Agricultural University, Peshawar, Pakistan.)

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The empowerment of women and improvement of their socio-economic status are essential ingredients of economic, political and social development. To achieve these objectives, the Government and NGOs have launched a number of programs in various parts of the country. The Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) is working on the same agenda in Northern districts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The aim of the present research was to study the gender related interventions introduced by the AKRSP in District Chitral. The study findings show that the gender related interventions introduced by AKRSP have played a key role in the development of rural women in the area under reference. In addition to the provision of water supply schemes, health and credit facilities, training has also been imparted to the local women in different sectors of the rural economy including: agriculture, livestock management, vocational and enterprise development. This training has had a positive effect on economic activities performed by rural women and has enhanced the income of the respondents from various economic activities in their respective fields in the research area. Another major effect of the AKRSP interventions was the saving of time of rural women that had been spent on fetching water before these interventions. Though these interventions have improved the socio-economic conditions of women to a greater extent in the area, their sustainability requires regular monitoring and follow-up of training.

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  • Humayun Khan, 2006. "NGOs and Gender Development, the Case of AKRSP1 in District Chitral, NWFP, Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 11(1), pages 81-98, Jan-Jun.
    • Handle: RePEc:lje:journl:v:11:y:2006:i:1:p:81-98
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    1. John Daly, 2001. "Gender equality rights versus traditional practices: Struggles for control and change in Swaziland," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(1), pages 45-56.
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