WFAC Associate Group in Pakistan

Determined to promote Women's rights in Pakistan, Agsa Khan has set up a new Women's organisation which is the latest WFAC Associate group.

In June this year, a determined young Pakistani woman, Aqsa Khan set up her own organization, Women's Organization on Rights and Development (WORD).

WORD is based in Islamabad and focusses on promoting women’s rights and gender equality by working with the Government, Civil Society Organizations, National and International organisations.

WORD’s vision is see women and girls gain confidence, leadership capacity and participate in decision-making, to lead a life of dignity freedom from want, fear and violence.

They work with poor women, girls and excluded groups to fight poverty, discrimination and injustice through working with pro-women organizations, government and movements on women’s rights.

WORD is one of the very first WFAC Associate organisations, coming under the WFAC Umbrella. Women for a Change will be keeping you up to date with their activities and promoting their influencial work.

First WFAC Associate Group

In 1984, a remarkable woman, Grace Louma, began a personal crusade to help the women of of a small impoverished Ugandan town, Kaabong.

This isolated township is in a severely deprived, semi-desert and warrior region of Uganda, bordering Sudan.

Drought is an ever-increasing problem and HIV is rife.

However, twenty-five years on, well over 250 women are better empowered to help themselves.

They have a central office, a large orchard, a grind mill and a small industry producing craftwork.

The disabled are cared for, and HIV positive women get together to stage awareness-raising dramas.

The collective, renamed ‘Aware Uganda’, is starting to expand into other areas of Karamoja and beyond.

Aware Uganda is the first organisation to become a WFAC Associate, under the WFAC Umbrella, and Women for a Change will be helping to promote their valuable work..

WFAC volunteers help supporter launch Charity

On Sunday 18th October, Women for a Change co-founder, Chris Crowstaff accompanied by WFAC Country Co-ordinators, Tanya Akehurst (UK) and Irit Keller (Israel) helped Jo Berry to launch her charity Building Bridges for Peace.

Over 100 people attended the event in Brighton UK, the town where Jo's father was murdered by an IRA bomb 25 years ago.

Accompanying Jo at the launch was Pat Magee, the man responsible for planting the bomb which killed her father.





Pat has travelled widely with Jo promoting a message of Peace and Dialogue and at the launch he spoke eloquently about his support for the charity's aims

Following the formal event, The WFAC volunteers were responsible for an informal gathering afterwards.

The event was filmed by a production company, Positive TV and you should be able to spot the WFAC team doing their bit for peace.

Photo: Brighton Argus