{"id":3947,"date":"2025-06-17T07:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/?page_id=3947"},"modified":"2025-08-23T19:30:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T19:30:55","slug":"history-and-journey-of-hnp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/history-and-journey-of-hnp\/","title":{"rendered":"History and journey of HNP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3947\" class=\"elementor elementor-3947\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-220161f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"220161f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71db3fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71db3fc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c0a771 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c0a771\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"173\" height=\"122\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Homenetpakitan.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5553\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae9604 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae9604\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n  \/* Table container for mobile scroll *\/\n  .table-responsive {\n    width: 100%;\n    overflow-x: auto;\n  }\n\n  #customers {\n    width: 100%;\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    text-align: left;\n    min-width: 350px; \/* prevent breaking too small *\/\n  }\n\n  #customers th,\n  #customers td {\n    width: 50%;\n    padding: 10px;\n    border: 1px solid #ddd;\n    font-size: 16px;\n  }\n\n  \/* Header background *\/\n  #customers th {\n    background-color: #eb9f28;\n    color: #fff;\n  }\n\n  \/* Hover effect *\/\n  #customers th:hover {\n    background-color: #f3b94d;\n  }\n\n  \/* Responsive adjustments *\/\n  @media (max-width: 600px) {\n    #customers th,\n    #customers td {\n      display: block;\n      width: 100%;\n      box-sizing: border-box;\n      font-size: 14px;\n      padding: 8px;\n    }\n    #customers tr {\n      margin-bottom: 10px;\n      display: block;\n      border-bottom: 2px solid #eb9f28;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n  <table id=\"customers\">\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Name of Organization:<\/th>\n        <th>HomeNet Pakistan<\/th>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Country of Registration:<\/td>\n        <td>Pakistan<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Type of Legal entity:<\/td>\n        <td>NGO<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Name of Contact Person for this Proposal:<\/td>\n        <td>Ume-Laila Azhar<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Address:<\/td>\n        <td>\n          <strong>HO:<\/strong> 2-B LDA Flats, Garden View Apartments,<br>\n          Lawrence Road, Lahore 54000, Pakistan<br>\n          <strong>Sub Office Karachi:<\/strong><br>\n          <strong>Sub office KP:<\/strong> HomeNet Pakistan sub Office:<br>\n          Sardar Colony, Murree road, House no 297\/-CB- Abbottabad Cantt.<br>\n          Naheem Khan Colony, Near Masjid Ibrahim Khalil Ullah GT Road Haripur.\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Phone:<\/td>\n        <td>+92-42-36313186 &amp; +92-42-36313187<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Fax:<\/td>\n        <td>+92-42-36282989<\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td>Email:<\/td>\n        <td>\n          Info@homenetpakistan.org,<br>\n          lailazharali@gmail.com;<br>\n          ed@homenetpkaistan.org\n        <\/td>\n      <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de71c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6de71c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4355850 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4355850\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8586e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4a8586e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"337\" src=\"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenet-information.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5554\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenet-information.png 774w, https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenet-information-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenet-information-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/homenet-information-600x385.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-999544d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"999544d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3610f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3610f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organizational Background:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Vision:<\/strong> HomeNet Pakistan is a membership-based network, comprising of membership-based organizations representing the majority of home based workers across Pakistan. HomeNet Pakistan envisions a society in which home based workers are ensured visibility, recognition, legaland social protection, and a decent standard of living.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br \/><b>Mission: <\/b>HomeNet Pakistan, as a member of HomeNet South Asia, strives to empower home based workers to realize their economic, political and social rights through the strengthening of their respective organizations, adoption of fair trade practices, resulting in the improvement of<br \/>their working and living conditions, thus ensuring that home based workers have security of income, and participation in governance related to their concerns and livelihood. HomeNet Pakistan, a member of HomeNet South Asia, comprises of membership-based organizations that represent the majority of home based workers across Pakistan. Being registered under Societies Act 1860 Registration number RL\/2525\/L\/S\/05 in year 2005, the HomeNet Pakistan (HNP) comprised of network of 360 home based worker\u2019s organizations, demonstrating 50,000 women members from 50 districts of Pakistan. Mandate of formed organizations are to raise awareness regarding economic, social, domestic and worst working conditions of 70% of home-based women workers working in informal sector but contributing significantly towards the country\u2019s economic activities. The organization envisions a society in which home based workers are ensured visibility, recognition, legal and social protection, and a decent standard of living. Mission of the organization is to empower home based workers by realizing their economic, political and social rights through strengthening of their representative organization, adoption of fair trade practices, improvement of decent working and living condition, ensured security of income, and civic participation in governance related matters and their livelihood.<br \/>HomeNet Pakistan believes that women working in informal economy need to be recognized as workers. They must be considered as producers and artisans whichis possible only by imparting skill development training, introducing improved technologies, ensuring direct access to credit schemes, effective marketing opportunities of their products and implementing trade\/labor policy. The focused areas ofHNP includes <b>policy watch, advocacy andresearch for effective legislation, capacity and leadership development, information development and dissemination. <\/b>Major activities undertaken by the organization includes the following.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d5d74 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10d5d74\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8472fba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8472fba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Researches and surveys<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Awareness Raising at three levels<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Legal and rights Awareness<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Advocacy, lobbying with Parliamentarians, Media, women councilors, lawyers, GOP and relevant stakeholders<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Leadership development<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Enterprise development<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Economic and livelihood related services<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Referral service VAWs , marriage dissolution , child custody , harassment , etc.<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Job placement<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Complaint mechanism for work and community related issues<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Linking up with micro financing institutes<br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>Welfare for women and girl child<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e227ff1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e227ff1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-630277e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"630277e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HomeNet Pakistan is a national level organization, working across the Pakistan on the subject of mobilizing and organizing the home based workers (HBWs) and their visibility. With its head office located in Lahore the HNP is strongly rooted in Sindh through its regional office located in Karachi. At district level, HNP is present through its formed District Action Committees (DAC). At national and international level the organization works through its alliances and networks.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Since 2005, the organization is busy in organizing and mobilizing home based workers organizations and home workers themselves. This process initially started after 2005 realizing the fact that collecting statistics would provide sound grounds for advocating for laws and policies for these home workers and specifically women workers who are major contributor of national economy.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Strategic Programmes of Organization<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Programme for organizing, strengthening and sensitizing women workers for Grass <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">RootsAction and Organization:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-566ef5f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"566ef5f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b3e30 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77b3e30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>The programme focuses on building the capacity of women workers, particularly those in home based and other informal settings including domestic workers, to organize themselves into collective entities.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The programme also involves establishing and strengthening grassroots organizations or MBOs (cooperatives) to provide a platform for women workers to voice their concerns and advocate for their rights collectively.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Activities udder this program may include conducting training sessions on leadership skills, collective bargaining, campaigning and organizational management.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It aims to raise awareness among women workers about their rights, labor laws and the benefits of collective action.<br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-920203a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"920203a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec7266 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec7266\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Programme for Strengthening Citizens\u2019 for Advocacy and Action:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22195e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f22195e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68d809 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e68d809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The programme encourages collaboration and partnership between different <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">stakeholders, including civil society organizations, local governments, and&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">academic institutions, to amplify advocacy efforts.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">This program<\/span>targets&nbsp;<span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">broader&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">community engagement and mobilization beyond just women workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It aims to empower citizens, including men and women from various sectors of <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">society, to advocate for policies and actions that support the rights and welfare of&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">home-based workers and other informal economy.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Activities may include community workshops, awareness campaigns, and <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">advocacy training to equip citizens with the knowledge and skills necessary for&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">effective advocacy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5406a0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5406a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddbe3a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ddbe3a1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a7c95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a7c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>3. Programme for Affirmative Legislation and Policies:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc04014 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cc04014\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-179d243 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"179d243\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>The programme focuses on advocating for the development and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations that recognize and protect the rights of home-based workers and informal workers.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>&nbsp;The programme seeks to address gaps in existing legal frameworks and promote affirmative action measures to improve the socio-economic conditions of home-based workers.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>&nbsp;It involves research, analysis, and lobbying efforts to influence lawmakers and policymakers at various levels of government.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 <\/span>&nbsp;Activities may include drafting policy briefs, organizing policy dialogues, and participating in legislative hearings to advocate for specific reforms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5851611 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5851611\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1b8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad1b8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>4. Programme for Economic Empowerment, Financial Inclusion and Sustainable livelihoods:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429cdb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4429cdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bfa8ee elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bfa8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>\u2022 The programme aims to enhance the economic well-being and financial resilience of home-based workers through various interventions.<br>\u2022 It may include providing access to financial services such as microcredit, savings, and insurance schemes tailored to the needs of home-based workers.<br>\u2022 The programme also focuses on skill development training, entrepreneurship support, and market linkages to help home-based workers improve their productivity and income-generating opportunities.<br>\u2022 Additionally, it promotes sustainable livelihood practices that consider environmental sustainability and social equity, ensuring that economic empowerment efforts benefit both current and future generations of home-based workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676f474 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"676f474\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f9d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0f9d4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. Programme for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Sustainability Governance,<\/span><\/strong><br \/><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and Climate Justice:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2849fb2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2849fb2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca87ad4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca87ad4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3931c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3931c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 The programme aligns the organization&#8217;s activities with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework to promote sustainable and&nbsp;inclusive development.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 It emphasizes the integration of environmental sustainability, social equity, and&nbsp;economic prosperity in all aspects of the organization&#8217;s work.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Activities under this program may include conducting assessments to identify the&nbsp;organization&#8217;s contribution to specific SDGs, developing strategies to address&nbsp;priority areas, and monitoring progress towards achieving SDG targets.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">Description of past and present experience and relationships of Organization. Relevant collaborative efforts the organization participated:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The organization has implemented the following projects to date:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Advocacy for HBW Policy; SDF; 2008-2010.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Training on Association Formation, Mennonite Economic Development Association (MEDA), 27 September,2010 to 28 Feb,2011<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Empowering Home-based Women Workers, International Labour Organization (ILO), and 15 July 2010 to 28 February 2011.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Extending Support to HBWs Policy Process in the post devolution scenario in Pakistan, ILO, Jan till Dec 2012<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022&nbsp; Media Campaign for Home-based Workers, UN Women, September 2010 to October 2011<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Stakeholder\u2019s consultation on Policies and legislation for HBWs; Friedrich Ebert Stiftung;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">June 2012- Dec 2012.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Partners in Global Monitoring Research; WEIGO; August 2011-August 2013<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Assist unions and worker rights organizations in organizing and advocating for the rights&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of informal economy workers; Solidarity Center; April &#8211; 30 July 2012.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Empowering HBWs \u201cA project for Kite Makers\u201d; The Asia Foundation; July\u20192012 \u2013<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">May\u20192013<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;World Class Cities for All IUP (Inclusive Urban Project) , HomeNet South Asia, 1 April&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2010 to Dec 2014<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Adopting and implementation of HBWs policy and legislation, UN Women, May 2014 to&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Nov 2015<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Advocacy and organizing of Domestic workers , Plan Pakistan , Jan\u2019 2013 \u2013 15th Aug\u2019&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2014<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Awareness raising &amp; Policy advocacy on women rights for women worker, GEP, April&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2014 to Aug 2015<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Influencing Home Based Workers Policy For Women, Oxfam GB, July 2014 to March&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2015<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Influencing Home Based Workers Policy For Women (Phase II),OXFAM GB , April 2015&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">to March 2016<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Influencing HBWs Policy for Women (Phase III), OXFAM GB, April 2016 to March 2017<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Protection of Social &amp;Economic Rights of urban HBWs, UUSC, April 2016-Feb 2017<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Policy and Practice for women HBWs and DWs rights in Sindh and Punjab; Oxfam; 01&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">April 2017 to 31 March 2018 (Sindh &amp; Punjab).<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Women2030 Sub-grant for National Monitoring ofthe Sustainable Development Goals and<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Development Justice 2020- 2021, supported by APWLD.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Hidden Workers-Improving Transparency and Traceability to improve working conditions<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">of Home workers in Apparel and Footwear chain (Sindh) April\u2019 2020 \u2013 September\u2019 2022<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">supported by HomeNet South, Traidcraft, Home workers worldwide &amp; European&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">commission.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Financial Inclusion of Home-based Workers\u2019 Enterprises through Business Booster Loan&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">and Trainings (FBLT) 2022-2025<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Awareness on inheritance and property rights and HBWs law. Supported by Legal Aid Society- US<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">State Department Jan \u2013Aug 2023<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 &nbsp;Employable capacity development for women. TNA assessment of Female employees &amp;<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HBWs in textile supported SKY JICA ( 2023)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Relevance of Specialized Knowledge and Experience on Similar Projects<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">HomeNet Pakistan was established for the advocacy of Home based workers and ever since it has successfully carried out the process for providing a platform for home based workers across country and strengthen its members , home based worker and CSO for advocating for the HBWs rights . It has successfully created an enabling environment for home based workers to carry out advocacy and lobbying efforts for improved policy regime for the recognition and protection of the rights of HBWs. The policy process on HBWs is having increased recognition and acceptance through legislative and administrative actions in terms of legal equality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">As a result of this project there has been strengthened the networking and advocacy for moving&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">towards creating visibility of HBWs and bringing consensus among stakeholders consider&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">mainstreaming of HBWs essential for economic growth and development. Resultantly the&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">processes facilitated the development of three provincial HBWs\u2019 policies, four laws for home<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">based workers , frameworks, and economic strategies around HBWs skilled work thus increasing&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">the productivity, market, linkages and ultimately affecting their livelihoods seeking decent&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">working standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">The processes further facilitated in taking up issues of other important segments in the informal&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">economy. Since 2010 onwards, with provision of information on domestic workers to ILO for ILO&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">C 189, HNP took up the task of advocacy for DWs in Pakistan. Groups were formed which later&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">were mobilized and unionized. DWs were sensitized on rights and issues like occupational health&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">and safety. Advocacy on DWs rights supported in development of law for DWs at the federal level,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">Policy in Punjab and legislation in Punjab on DWs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Organization have linkages with International networks for the promotion of workers, HBWs and&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">informal workers\u2019 rights have further supported the organization to develop implement the up&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">surging areas of concerns for workers protection. Issues like that of women Economic&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">empowerment , Provincial economic strategy , gender policies , fair representation women,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">increase in women quota, minimum wage, living wage, occupationalsafety and health, micro level&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">entrepreneurship and frameworks for social protection have been the top priority advocacy agenda&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1rem;\">Some of the key impacts of the organization are mentioned below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022&nbsp; Increased participation of the excluded women home based workers at district, provincial, national level, and regional level enabling them to play roles that are more robust in decision-making as leaders.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Enhanced capacity of the HBWs leaders and DWs leaders, MBOs\u2019 diversity of potential and strengthen the capacity of local MBOs to earn decent livelihoods.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Enabled community members to network constructively together in inclusive ways to demand improved market linkages, service delivery and to address their local issues.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 There is a district, provincial and national based network of HBWs and relevant stakeholders to develop a robust evidence base to stimulate debate and dialogue for their recognition as workers build popular demand for reforms and changes in labour legislation for social and legal protection of HBWs.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increased ownership of the Provincial labour and human resource department, women development and other relevant line departments for HBWs and DWs policy and law implementation.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Improved capacity of HomeNet Pakistan and its members in policy advocacy.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Increased volume of product development for strengthening of women workers including HBW, DW on legal political and pro women laws.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Inclusive Programmatic approach of women economic empowerment through practice and planning.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022 Inclusion of other vulnerable groups including people with youth in conflicting areas, disability, transgender in the WEE program.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Memberships\/Affiliation<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> \u2022 Asian Social Solidarity Economy (ASSEC)<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022&nbsp;Asian Roundtable for Social Protection (AROSP)<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2022&nbsp;Asian Cities Climate Change 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