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Family Planning Association of Pakistan's Women Empowerement Program And Smokeless Chulah

Javaria Abbas


INDUSTRY :

AREA : Gender

ORGANIZATION : Family Planning Association Of Pakistan

LENGTH : 17

LUMS No : 17-008-2007-1

PUBLICATION YEAR : 2007

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KEYWORDS:

Family Planning Association,Pakistan,Womens Empowerement,Program,Smokeless Chulah,Community,Rural Areasl FPAP Workshop,Cooking,Responsibility,Revolution,Sustainibility


DESCRIPTION:

One definition of women¿s empowerment is the ability of women to exercise their choices over their minds, bodies and lives. Empowerment also implies the capacity to not only improve their situation, but also to take the initiative to help others in the community. In a country where 76 percent of the population lives in the rural areas, a majority of women are engaged in child rearing, fetching water, preparing food, gathering fuel and working in the fields. In most cases they silently bear oppression, illiteracy and poor heath standards. Just over a decade ago at a FPAP workshop, participants from various parts of Pakistan, while drawing attention to the universal responsibility of women for cooking, stated how time consuming this drudgery was, how it was a service taken for granted, and above all how much of a heath hazard it was. This was the beginning of the Chulah Revolution, which was centred around an environment friendly smokeless stove. This case deals with issues related to the sustainability and extension of FPAPs program, while also examining the relevance and impact of FPAP undertaking the program. 


LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1) equip the participants with management skills to take decisions for re-launching a project with minimum cost. 2) Participants will come to understand the basic right of FP/RH of human beinds and the harm caused by over population. The importance of conserving limited energy/fuel resources of agriculture-based countires such as Pakistan through adaptation of traditional technology will also be emphasized. 3) While understanding the harmfil effects of the traditional chulah on women's and children's health and environment, participants will be encouraged to identify similar concerns and look for solutions.


SUBJECTS COVERED:

Gender, Family Planning