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AURAT FOUNDATION
Established in 1986, Aurat Publication and Information Service
Foundation is a civil society organisation committed to work for
women’s empowerment and citizens’ participation in governance for
creating a socially just, democratic and humane society in
Pakistan. Over the last 21 years, Aurat Foundation has come to be
recognised nationally and internationally as one of the leading
institutions for enhancing women’s economic and political status
in the country. The Foundation has also emerged as a major support
organisation for civil society organisations working for social
change at the community level.
    The Foundation works
primarily with the collaboration of civil society organisations,
networks and groups and has an outreach extending to all of
Pakistan’s districts. It has a network of information focal points
for community level women in rural and urban communities across
Pakistan; it has created and is strengthening
its network of civil society organisations in all the districts of
Pakistan for citizens’ participation in addressing issues of
concern for women at the district level and below; and it is
catalysing critical groups in society to influence policy,
legislation and programmes for women’s greater economic and
political power in society.
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