“The knowledge gained from this workshop is important for us because topics like gender and sex are not openly discussed in both schools and home,” shares Madiha Irfan, a student in Karachi.

Over the past several months, the CWS-P/A Capacity Building Program has conducted several trainings to build the capacity of local community groups, teachers and others for improved education, social mobilization and advocacy.

The October 8, 2005 earthquake that devastated more than 30,000 square kilometers of northern parts of Pakistan left more than 73,000 people dead, displaced 3 million people, and injured or disabled more than 200,000  individuals.

Church World Service - Pakistan/Afghanistan has advanced the successes of the Girls' Education Project (GEP) in Afghanistan by continuing to meet all proposed initial targets. Through the collaborated efforts of CWS-P/A and its implementing partner, ADA (Afghan Development Association), positive changes regarding the devastatingly low literacy rates in Afghanistan, particularly for women and girls, are aspired.

Water scarcity is a major issue in the agriculture-dependent Umerkot District, Pakistan.  Water runs through the areas on fixed intervals which are insufficient to meet the farming communities’ needs. Food insecurity has subsequently become a prevalent problem for this and other districts in Sindh Province.