Chairperson National Commission on the Status of Women, Ms. Ume-Laila Azhar, inaugurated the stall section at the 18th Annual Rural Women Leadership Training organized by the Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy (PODA). The stalls featured women entrepreneurs from across Pakistan showcasing traditional crafts, artisanal goods and herbal products, presenting a vivid example of how Rural Women Leadership is driving local entrepreneurship and household resilience.<\/p>\n
During her address, Ms. Azhar praised PODA\u2019s work in amplifying rural voices and reaffirmed NCSW Islamabad\u2019s commitment to advancing education, health, justice and economic inclusion for every woman and girl. She highlighted the importance of creating practical pathways so rural leaders can access markets, training and services that strengthen communities.<\/p>\n
The life of every woman and girl is precious and vital to building an enlightened and prosperous Pakistan.<\/strong> The Chairperson used this message to underscore why investments in leadership, skills and enterprise for rural women are central to national development and social progress.<\/p>\n Through continued partnerships with organizations like PODA, UN agencies and civil society, the NCSW aims to expand opportunities for women to learn, lead and thrive. Initiatives showcased at the training reflect a hands-on approach to boosting incomes, preserving local knowledge and promoting gender-equal participation in the economy.<\/p>\n Held on International Rural Women Day, the event brought together over 100 rural women leaders from across the country to share experiences, strengthen leadership and inspire collective action. The emphasis on Rural Women Leadership at this gathering signals a growing focus on empowering rural enterprises that support families, communities and the broader Pakistani economy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" NCSW Chairperson opens PODA’s 18th Rural Women Leadership event, highlighting entrepreneurship and economic empowerment for rural women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":12664,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12665\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.peakpoint.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}