This document provides information about the Ezaz-e-Niswan Development Organization (EDO), a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering marginalized and deprived women through education, skills development, and economic opportunities. The organization aims to promote gender equality and women's rights by raising awareness, providing health services, and enabling greater political and social participation of women. EDO conducts workshops, seminars, and awareness campaigns covering issues like human rights, violence against women, and inter-faith harmony in districts across Punjab province.
3. ADDRESS OF EDO
66- Rehmat Park, PO Box 24,
University Road Sargodha
Phone .+92 48 3215719
fax: +92 48 3215719
Email: ngeorge307@yahoo.com
4. INTRODUCTION
Ezaz-e-Niswan Development
Organization(EDO) is a non profitable
organization dedicated to empowerment of
marginalized and deprived Women through
education, skills and economic uplift.
Thus through enhancement of capacity
building, women would play an important
role in society, both socially and
economically.
5. EMERGENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Human kind has always inclined towards the lower end.
Hence the need was felt to empower women in the society.
Being more than half of the population of pakistan women
have never been allowed to enjoy equal political,
economical and social opportunities.
Discriminatory laws such as Hadood Ordinance, Qisas,
Diyyat and law of evidence as well as other customary
practies such as karo Kari,vanni, punchayat /jirga system ,
Marriage with Quran and exchange marriages generally
determine women is continously increasing and access to
justice is always limited if not denied.
These violations impair and nullify women’s right to their
personal freedom.
6. VISION
Recognition of women as equal human beings
in the society.
7. MISSION
Women to play an active role in the family for
social and economic uplift.
8. GOAL
Struggle for participatory role of
women in the society.
9. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
EDO intends to dignify women in the society. Appended
hereunder are the aims and objectives of the organization;
To promote education mong women and children so that in future
they may become part of a dynamic leadership.
To struggle for the economic uplift of women and families through
the expansion of micro finance schemes.
To facilitate improvement of basic health condition through the
sustainable services of voluntary health workers.
To enable women to achieve political participation and
involvement in decision making process in society.
To build solidarity and a spirit of sisterhood among women of
other faiths so as to promote peaceful co-existence, justice and
healing.
To raise awareness about human rights, gender inequality and
environmental issues.
10. METHODOLOGY
In order to achive its objectives, EDO would
work by having grassroots
meeting, workshop, seminars, interactive
theaters, demonstration, networking and use of
media(publications on the issues in national
magazines and newspapers).In continuation to
its efforts the EDO would conduct fat-finding
visits and compile research
material, publications etc and organization
signature compaigns and peaceful protests on
the serious issues affecting women.
11. ISSUES
Human Rights Awareness
Violence against women
Gender Equality
Participation in decision-making in family and
society
Basic Health Condition
Study circle on women protection Bill
Inter Faith Harmonys
12. AREA OF WORK
Women
Children
Youth
Teachers
Local key leaders
Religious leaders
Minorities
14. STRUCTER OF EDO
Bord of Directors
Director
Executive Secretary
Coordinator Computer Accounts Officer
operator
Social Office Assistant
organizers
Teachers Support Staff
(Driver,Guard,
Office
attendant
Community and Volunteers