Description:
1.
Teach Income Generating Skills
Taught
skills, such as embroidery and wool knitting,
wevaing and hand looms, wood work, glass
work, bead work, basket making, etc. Soft
loans are also provided to women when they
needed to set up their own enterprises.
2.
Job Placement and Counseling Center for
Women
BPW
Lahore established a joint venture with
German Technical Assistance (GTZ) to establish
Job Placement and Counseling Center for
Women (JPC-W) in May 1999. Management Committee
of JPC-W consists of BPW Lahore members.
Main activities
include
| (1) |
counselling on labour market demand,
job requirement application, CV writing. |
| (2) |
Placing of job seeking women. |
| (3) |
Give guidance in career planning and
training in Professional enhancement. |
| (4) |
Help women to balance roles at work
and at home. |
| (5) |
Support employers who offer job opportunities
for women. |
Duration:
1. Teach Income Generating
Skill: did not specify
2. Job-Placement and Counseling Center for
Women: May 1999 – present
Results:
Privileged
women in Pakistan help their under privileged
sisters to help them get employ in Lahore
area – keeping in view the social
constraints and taboos of Pakistan society.
The women who received training becme useful
members of the society.
Contact:
Mrs. Rashda Afzal (President)
E-mail: Gtzjpcw@brain.net.pk
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