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Women empowerment through community Development programs in Balochistan

Abstract

This research study examines women empowerment though community development programs in Balochistan. The study includes interviews and field studies with the women beneficiaries of NGOs to know the impacts of a community development program named, "women empowerment in Muslim context- gender, poverty and democratization from the inside out" launched by Shirkat Gah Women's Resource Center in district Jaffarabad, Balochistan. Focusing on two key questions, how women achieved empowerment though this project, which can identify the forces that obstruct them and those that support their empowerment . On the other hand, how they made autonomous decisions to challenge or transform power relations that impede gender equality. Community Development is an approach to bring about changes in whole community. These changes are actually planned at development of the community. It involves all people, particularly of the areas in the development activities. Community development can provide opportunities to local people to improve the socio-economic condition and also use the existing resources in better way. Community development programs should be ready to meet changing needs of the target population to make them really independent after the completion of the program.

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