Amir Murtaza - Safeworld Pakistan Correspondent

Grassroots News

Safe World Field Partner, work directly with issues such as poverty, health-care, marginalisation, FGM, child marriage, and education.

How Asha Survived the Unnecessary Cut

Asha’s luck came when Samuel Siriria Leadismo, the Director of Pastoralist Child Foundation and his team visited her village, creating awareness about female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual reproductive health....

Washing Hands to Improve Health in Rural DR Congo

COFAPRI organised handwashing sessions for school children and mothers in rural villages, with the aid of educational DVDs kindly supplied by Thare Machi Education. The word has begun to spread as neighbours are now prompting each other to wash their hands.

Safe Spaces Crucial for Women's Self-Reliance in Rural DR Congo

Increased security helps women become self-reliant and less financially dependent on their husbands. This improves the situation for the whole family and also means the women are less vulnerable to abuse.

DR Congo: Men's Inclusion in Women's Empowerment Benefits Everyone

It remains very important within communities for men and boys to be educated regarding the rights of women and girls, including their proper, fair and respectful treatment. When the women and girls become empowered, it is the whole community that benefits.

Nairobi cancer survivor has hope at last

Margaret is among many women Compassion CBO trained in 2015. She has survived breast Cancer 2 times.

New Womens Magazine for Cameroon

The first edition of the Women for a Change Magazine is now available.

News, Interviews and Blogs

Under-reported issues affecting women and children. Exclusive interviews, articles and blogs by Safe World Correspondents and Content Partners

The Need for Victim Compensation Programmes - Pakistan and Globally

Globally, victim compensation programmes play a significant role in providing assistance to the victims of violence... however, in Pakistan we are lacking any such programme. It is high time to take serious note of the issue and develop a strong referral…

Peace, Dialogue & the Ripple Effect: #RISING16 Global Peace Forum

Perhaps the most inspiring session for me came towards the end of the two days and was entitled ‘Bring back our girls – the forgotten victims of conflict’... We heard the CEO of International Alert, Harriet Lamb, and Victoria Nyanjura - who was kidnapped by…

Olutosin Adebowale: To America With Love

Once upon a time in my country, Nigeria, there was a ruler who was dreaded by many... We resisted and said No to every oppressive action or word to any weak or voiceless Nigerian... This is the time to stand firm on what has held the world together - Love.

Berlyne Ngwentah: 'The Biggest Cheerleaders of Women are Women'

All the most prominent, biggest community and feminist movements to alleviate the sufferings of women and girls and support women’s involvement in education and leadership have been championed mostly by women...

Promoting Misogyny, Zenophobia, and Bullying... is.... Nasty

I cannot ever vote for anyone who promotes misogyny, racism, Islamophobia, zenophobia, homophobia... It would be a mockery of my life... dishonoring my elders who have endured the many injustices of racial animosity, my friends who've experienced the same...

Women United for a Better Community in High Andean of Peru

“Women United for a Better Community” is a new group of grassroots women in the Ayacucho Region at the South High Andean of Peru, recently created by Estrategia, a National Grassroots women's organization. The grassroots women require to be heard and get the…

Amir-Murtaza

I have been involved in social services since my college days and played an instrumental role in providing non-formal education to many disadvantaged children. I conceived that shackles of pre-determined notions about their disadvantaged status had literally shattered even any slightest thought on their own abilities.

My passion about reading books had helped me to construct short stories that I normally recited in the gatherings of children, only to enhance their self-esteem and confidence. Success of some of those children later in life had further strengthened my philosophy that motivation is a key to emancipate the sufferings of disadvantaged communities.

I am a researcher, writer, and development practitioner. I work with national and international organizations and UN agencies to meet my financial needs while on the other side, I work voluntarily with a number of cash-strapped welfare and development-focused organizations – especially those directly working with marginalized communities, to build individual and institutional capacity.

I am an ardent human rights activist and a passionate advocate against discrimination and marginalization of women and children. I have been extensively writing on issues related to women and children in Pakistan and South Asia as an effort to raise awareness about their issues.

My work has been widely published in journals, newspapers and websites of human right-focused organizations, including:

Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), Infochange News and Features Network (INFN), Scoop Independent News - New Zealand, Initiator Human Development Foudnation.

I am the Executive Director of Social Research & Development Organization (SRDO) - a member of the Alliance for a Safe World.

Follow Amir on Twitter: @AmirMurtaza1

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