Pakistan

The first All Pakistan Youth Conference organized by SG-WELDD brought together young women and men from 38 youth groups from 11 districts across Pakistan’s four provinces. Coming together, the youth constructed a dialogue through participatory group work; shared experiences of working on various social issues and in particular how this impacts on women. They also shared the challenges that they faced in attaining their goals, as well as their future plans.

In Pakistan’s Sindh province, minorities continue to face waves of violence that include abduction, forced conversion of Hindu girls, incidents of rape and further discrimination. On May 6th, a protest was organized by Shirkat Gah WELDD (Women’s Empowerment & Leadership Development for Democratization) Youth Groups and Progressive Human Foundation (PHF) in Hyderabad, Sindh to fight the injustice.