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Rethinking the Pink Economy in Pakistan 

Saro Imran is a transgender rights activist and accountapreneur who believes that economic independence is the key to ending violence against transgender people in Pakistan. She always considered her gender as a vital part of her identity and struggled with the notion of hiding it to gain societal acceptance. This struggle became a thing of the past when she first gained economic independence. That step allowed her to confidently embrace her identity as a transgender person. The confusion she felt since her childhood began to abate and instead of fighting internally against her gender identity, she began to focus outwards [...]

2021-07-12T06:43:42+00:0024th June 2021|

The story of accountapreneur Ammarah Shah

By Bakhtawar Khalid Ammarah Shah is an author and founder of Kaho Kahani, a unique storytelling platform with original content and inspiring stories. She is also a member of the 2020 Accountability Incubator cohort from Pakistan. A young mother of one, she often finds herself a trusted playmate to her son and this has informed her motivating work for children. Her ability to empathize with kids allows her to be part of their imaginary world and fly in a rocket launcher to the moon when she has to! In college, origami lessons and selling cards on Valentine’s Day and Eid [...]

2021-04-28T08:30:48+00:0028th April 2021|

Learning from failure – AL Pakistan’s First Fail Faire

Celebrating failure openly is a great avenue for authentic discussions with people who you may not know well but whose stories of failure embolden you to share yours and to accept failure as the first step to success. By Bakhtawar Khalid. While hosting my first Fail Faire, I learned how difficult it is for speakers to embrace failure and vulnerability. We are programmed to put our best foot forward, so sharing your failure story goes against your instincts to protect yourself. This is why Fail Faires have become a platform for open discussion that facilitates new connections among the audience [...]

2020-07-07T19:45:08+00:0027th March 2020|

Safe workplaces for women in Pakistan

One of our Pakistan accountapreneurs, Maria Mahmood, is making great strides with her project that is encouraging the proper implementation of the country's anti-harassment legislation to keep women safe. By Bakhtawar Khalid Growing up in a single parent household, Maria’s long been inspired by her mother’s tenacity and struggles and always wanted to work for the empowerment of women.  During her university years she identified sexual harassment as the leading cause of low female literacy and of women not being able to work in diverse work environments. She explains: “I am passionate about working on the issue of sexual harassment [...]

2019-08-21T00:00:00+00:0021st August 2019|
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