One person can make a big difference Benazir Bhutto (June 21, 1953- December 27, 2007) was born in Pakistan. She was the daughter of Zulifikar Ali Bhutto, the leader and founder of the Pakistan People’s Party. Benazir attended college at Harvard (1969-73) and Oxford University (1973-77) and was awarded degrees in Comparative Government and Philosophy, Political Science and Economics. Benazir had plans to enter Pakistan’s Foreign Service, however the execution of her father propelled her into
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t r i b u t i o n o f U N F PA a n d I P P F Bangladesh Country Evaluation Report DFID Department for International Development Addressing the Reproductive Health Needs and Rights of Young People since ICPD: The contribution of UNFPA and IPPF Bangladesh Country Evaluation Report September 2003 Written by: Alanagh Raikes Malabika Sarker Hashima-e-Nasreen For: UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG UNFPA and IPPF Evaluation: Bangladesh Country Report CONTENTS Acronyms............
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DEVELOPMENT FINANCE & ITS ROLE IN RURAL AREAS TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY 2010 M. MOBASHAR ALI & RANA RASHID REHMAN STATE BANK OF PAKISTAN-BANKING SERVICES CORPORATION SIALKOT 9/3/2010 Contents INTRODUCTION 4 LITRATURE REVIEW 4 REVIEW OF POVERTY IN PAKISTAN 6 SBP INITIATIVES IN TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT FINANCE 8 ESTABLISHMENT OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE GROUP 8 ESTABLISHMENT OF AGRICULTURE FINANCE DIVISION 9 PUBLIC AWARENESS PROGRAMS 10
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formidable dimensions in India. And poverty has numerous definitions given by different people/organizations. However, lack of minimum civic basics like food, shelter, clothing, sanitation, safe water and schooling etc. are the common factors. Lack of education deprives people from voicing their feelings, needs and demands to the state authorities and they continue to suffer. They suffer from malnutrition and under nutrition so easily fall prey to serious health issues due to reduced immunity power. Poverty
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and that microfinance will continue to make important contributions to poverty reduction. Admittedly, an assessment of Grameen solely in terms of financial viability—that is, without also taking into account the social benefits in terms of the empowerment of women and its positive
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Company wishes to thank the experts who contributed their valuable time and insights to the Third Billion Index: • Rajnee Aggarwal, President, Federation of Indian Women Entrepreneurs (FIWE) • H.E. Fatima Al Jaber, Chairperson, Abu Dhabi Business Women’s Council • Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail, President, Effat University • Kim Azzarelli, Vice President of New Ventures, Newsweek/Daily Beast Women in the World Foundation • Poyni Bhatt, CAO of SINE (Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship), IIT Bombay
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Women’s Changing Roles in the Context of Economic Reform and Globalization Shahra Razavi United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Palais des Nations 1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland razavi @unrisd.org May 2003 (first draft: not to be quoted or cited without permission of author) Background Paper for the UNESCO Education for All Monitoring Report 2003: Gender and Education for All Introduction The 1980s
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Eve teasing Eve teasing is a euphemism used in India and sometimes Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal for public sexual harassment, street harassment or molestation of women by men, with Eve being a reference to the biblical Eve. Considered a problem related to delinquency in youth it is a form of sexual aggression that ranges in severity from sexually suggestive remarks, brushing in public places, catcalls, to outright groping. Sometimes it is referred to with a coy suggestion of innocent fun, making
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ASSIGNMENT On Holistic marketing concept on Unilever Bangladesh limited Course Name: Marketing Management Course Code: MKT-425 Section: A Submitted to: Farhana Noor Lecturer Department of Business and Administration Faculty of Business and Economics Daffodil International University Submitted by: Kamrul islam 093-11-1280 Tuhin Mir 093-11-1279 Md. Sabuz uddin 093-11-1298
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Preface There is no doubt that we are in the midst of a great revolution in the history of women. The evidence is everywhere; the voice of women is increasingly heard in Parliament, courts and in the streets. While women in the West had to fight for over a century to get some of their basic rights, like the right to vote, the Constitution of India gave women equal rights with men from the beginning. Unfortunately, women in this country are mostly unaware of their rights because of illiteracy and
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