{"id":852,"date":"2022-09-06T08:41:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T08:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/trusthand\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:19:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mahmoodtariq.com\/hnp\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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HomeNet Pakistan is a network organizations formed to raised awareness about the working conditions of Home Based women workers who comprise 70% of informal workforce behind the country economic activities.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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>\n\t\t

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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, legal and social protection, and a decent standard of living conditions<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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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, legal and social protection, and a decent standard of living.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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To mainstreaming home based workers in national policies and programmes in order to attain greater human security including economic security to meet basic needs and to deal with risks and vulnerabilities, while still ensuring their visibility and participation.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Since 2005 HNP has been involved in organizing, mobilizing, data collection, advocating and lobbying for the issues and rights of home based women workers. HNP has an outreach in 86 districts of the country. Since 2005 HNP took the initiative of bringing organizations working for women homebased workers under its umbrella. Currently 538 organizations are registered with HNP with 58,262 women homebased workers. (Till date according to figures collected since 2004).<\/span><\/p>

A number of Networking Meetings with NGO\u2019s and field visits through out country were held along with meetings with Government officials and insurance companies for finding opportunities for these home based women workers. Provincial Networking meetings were held in all four provinces where 481 organizations participated.<\/span><\/p>

A National workshop on Designing A National Strategy\u2019for Strengthening Women Home-workers, was held on 27 April 2002. Followed by Round Table discussion on Developing Social Security Strategies for Women Home-workers in Pakistan in September 2004. A Research on Social Security needs of home-based workers was conducted in 2004-2005 and findings were shared with HNSA. South Asian Home-based Women Workers\u2019 Craft Mela was organized by HNP on 8-10 April 2005 where home based workers and organizations from India , Srilanka and Nepal participated. The objective was to develop linkages and provide market to the women based workers products. Four Marketing and Designing Workshops\u201d were held at provincial level where 78 organizations participated and 198 women homebased workers received training.In 2008 HNP in collaboration with Aurat Foundation and Action Aid gathered suggestion and recommendations on a Draft Bill on home based workers for social protection in a series of Consultations at National and Provincial level.<\/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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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HomeNet Pakistan<\/strong> is a network of organizations formed to raise awareness about the economic, social, domestic, and other working conditions of home-based women workers<\/strong> who comprise 70% of the informal workforce contributing towards the country\u2019s economic activities. HomeNet Pakistan has been working to recognize and support home-based workers since November 2nd, 2005. HomeNet Pakistan is a member of HomeNet South Asia (HNSA). The other members include Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Affiliations<\/h3>

HomeNet Pakistan has been working for giving a recognition and\nsupport to the home-based Workers since November 2nd, 2005. Formed under the\nSocieties Registration Act 1862. HomeNet Pakistan is a member of HomeNet South Asia (HNSA). The other members include Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Registration<\/h3>

HomeNet Pakistan, is being registered under Societies Act 1860,\nRegistration No. RL\/2525\/L\/S\/05 in year 2005. The HomeNet Pakistan comprised of a\nnetwork of 365 home based worker\u2019s organizations, demonstrating about 55000 women\nmembers from all over the Pakistan.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr. Quratulain Bakhteari<\/h3>

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Mr. Arshad Mehmood Mirza<\/h3>

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Ms. Tasleem Bibi<\/h3>

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Ms. Samina Khan<\/h3>

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Ms. Mehnaz Rafi<\/h3>

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DAC Multan<\/td>\nAshiq Butta<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DAC Gujranwala<\/td>\nSurriya Manzoor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DAC Kasur<\/td>\nIrshad Safdar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DAC Vehari<\/td>\nSadiq Mirza<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DAC Rajanpur<\/td>\nNaeem Akbar Jaskani<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DAC Chiniot<\/td>\nIqbal Hussain Pirzada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DAC Kasur<\/td>\nFazil Aslam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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