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    Women health workers creating particular pathways of change

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2013
    Being a ‘Lady Health Worker’ (or community health worker) in Bangladesh and Pakistan changes women’s status and relations at the level of the family, community, their organisation and society as a whole.  The women’s improved standing in the community reflects the increasing recognition given to health care and family planning.
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    Evaluation study: working with men and boys on prevention of GBV

    Partners for Prevention, 2012
    This evaluation report looks at the Humqadam programme, a set of interventions with men and boys in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The programme grew out of the organisation Rozan’s work to include men as partners in violence prevention. Activities involved community sessions with around 100 men and boys, interactive community theatres, a Stop Rape campaign and cross gender discussion forums.
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    The “We Can” Campaign in South Asia, 2004-2011. External evaluation report

    Oxfam, 2011
    This evaluation was commissioned by Oxfam GB to measure the impact of the We Can campaign, which ran from 2004-2010 in six countries across south Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). The overall goal of the We Can programme was to reduce the social acceptance of violence against women across the six countries. There were four objectives:
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    Understanding masculinities: a formative research on masculinities and gender based violence in a peri-urban area in Rawalpindi, Pakistan

    Partners for Prevention: Working to Prevent Violence against Women, 2012
    This research report attempts to provide some insight into young boys and men's lives and their experiences of masculinities and gender norms within the context of Pakistan. It is Rozan's belief that initiatives aimed at gender transformation must address and understand how these roles and norms are experienced by men and how they impact their lives and relationships.
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    Women's empowerment: a scoping study

    Aurat Publication and Information Service Foundation, 2011
    Women's empowerment is a complex, multi-dimensional, fluid and emerging concept within feminism and development literature. It has economic, political, social, cultural, religious, personal, psychological and emotional elements. Empowerment appears to be context-specific and has multiple determinants.
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    Rural development in Swat, Pakistan: Understanding food and livelihood security in post-conflict contexts

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2012
    In Pakistan, the Norwegian Embassy is supporting several international and local NGOs as well as several UN agencies in humanitarian and development activities in Kyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) including Swat.
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    The global financial and economic crisis and its impact on women: a human rights perspective

    Programme on Women's Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2011
    How has the global financial and economic crisis impacted on south Asian countries, and how has it affected women and men differently? Common economic analyses have highlighted the social impact using financial indicators. But this approach ignores those sections of society not counted in traditional economic spheres, including many women.
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    Gender review: Royal Norwegian Embassy Pakistan

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
    In 2007 Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) adopted an action plan for Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Development Cooperation (GEAP). The purpose of this gender review is to strengthen the efforts of the Norwegian embassy in Pakistan in particular to plan, implement, monitor, and report on how issues are promoted in programmes and in the policy dialogue with partners.
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    Empowering Women: The effect of women’s decision making power on reproductive health services uptake. Evidence from Pakistan

    World Bank, 2011
    What correlations are there between women’s autonomy and their uptake of reproductive health services in Pakistan? This policy research working paper suggests that women’s decision making power has a significant positive impact on services uptake, while influential males’ decision making power has the opposite effect.
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    Pakistan floods 2010; Rapid gender needs assessment of flood affected communities

    United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2010
    What gender issues emerged from the Pakistan Floods of 2010? The purpose of this United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) Rapid Gender Assessment Needs Report is to substantiate the findings of the preliminary report (4 September 2010).

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