Pakistan: Ending violence against women

Jahangir Khan is an enthusiastic Change Maker and regularly attends 'We Can' activities in Swabi district. He comes from a very strict, traditional family and grew up with a violent father. One day, a friend invited him to join a study circle on how violence-free homes are happier, and Jahangir put what he learned into practice.

Jahangir Khan, Change Maker, Swabi district

The majority of women in Pakistan regularly experience some form of violence. It is so entrenched in society that it is often seen as the norm. And when disasters occur and families are forced to leave their homes, women become even more vulnerable. 

Your donation will help protect women who find themselves at greater risk after emergencies such as last year's floods. It will also support the on-going 'We Can' end violence against women campaign, which is helping to change attitudes and spread the anti-violence message throughout schools and local communities.

Project aims

• Make violence against women socially unacceptable by spreading the message via mass media and by engaging local people as 'Change Makers' - individuals who commit to changing their own and other's negative attitudes.
• Keep women that have been forced from their homes safer and empower all women to report cases of violence within their communities.
• Stop the cycle of violence by changing attitudes at an early age and work to make schools harassment free.

How far does your money go?

• £75 could air a radio jingle and help us spread the word.
• £55 would train a teacher (who will in turn train five others) to support children affected by violence and to promote positive attitudes towards women and girls.
• Just £25 could help us engage 500 change makers to help us spread the anti-violence message.