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HERSELF initiative allies with Facebook to empower Pakistani women

HERSELF initiative allies with Facebook to empower Pakistani women

October 5, 2016, Lahore, Pakistan: Punjab Information Technology Board’s (PITB) program “Herself” became the first project in Pakistan to collaborate with Facebook’s economic empowerment initiatives. This was announced at the launch ceremony of Herself’s partnership with Facebook’s “SheMeansBusiness”, which was held at Arfa Software Technology Park and attended by more than 300 women from all...

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Achieving empowerment of the Arab Woman

Achieving empowerment of the Arab Woman

Tell us about yourself and professional journey? I am an Engineer and a mother of two boys, originally from Damascus, Syria. Born and raised in the UAE which I consider my second home. I earned a degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University Canada. My first working experience was with a Canadian electronic manufacturer representative,...

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Leveraging Tech for Women Economic Empowerment

Leveraging Tech for Women Economic Empowerment

 Lahore (Pakistan), February 1st, 2016: This week UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, organized a skills development workshop on ‘Women and Food Tech Sharing Economy: Employability and Empowerment’ to enable women to focus on self-efficiency and resourcefulness through innovation. The training took place at Hospitality Inn in January...