women4peacetech

Reclaiming urban and rural spaces for women of Pakistan- Extract from BuildPeace Conference 2020

At Women4peacetech we provide digital trainings to reclaim urban and rural spaces for women for their economic empowerment. Also, to empower women through technology for positive peace. The idea for women4peacetech formed back in 2018 while I was working with the co-founder of women4peacetech on the Build Peace project where we interacted with women and …

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How simple community led Initiative can change women access to safe spaces – The initiative called Ladies Parks – by Quratulain Fatima

When I was the Rawalpindi City Assistant Commissioner, I and the community looked for low-cost, self-sustaining innovative solutions to address the concerns women brought to me. Fortunately, we were able to convert playgrounds for existing government-owned schools into women-only parks after school hours. Some may consider this solution as regressive due to segregation of genders …

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How a women-only park became a safe space from harassment

In 2012 I was city administrator for Pakistan’s fourth largest city, Rawalpindi, which has a population of over two million. Soon after my appointment, the 65-year-old resident Rasheeda came to tell me how women in her low-income community did not have any recreational spaces.

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