SAWERA Vision & Mission

SAWERA: Vision Mission and Objectives

SAWERA news

Safe World for Women Statement on the Bombing of SAWERA Office in Pakistan

Bomb Blast at Office of Women-Led NGO in Peshawar, Pakistan

W4 Helps SAWERA's Plans to Educate Pakistan's Tribal Women

Returning to My Village School in Rural Pakistan

Pakistan: Day of the Girl Event at School in Peshawar

Pakistan: New Grassroots Forum to Empower Tribal Sisters in FATA

Pakistan: Empowering the Tribal Sisters - 'Takra Qabayali Khwende'

Encouraging Grassroots Leadership in Pakistan

Pakistan: Hand Pump Success Story in Rural Village

Grassroots Help for Flood Survivors in North West Pakistan

Pakistan: Remembering Farida Afridi at Eid

From Pakistan: A Call for Women to Unite

Despite Tragedy, SAWERA Determines to Continue Serving the Community

Farida Afridi: Paying the Ultimate Price for the Women of Pakistan

Pakistan: Women Advocates of Peace & Security in Tribal Regions

Safeworld staff are heartbroken about the brutal murder of Farida Afridi.

Farida, together with Noorzia Afridi, co-founded SAWERA.

At a young age, the two women chose to devote their lives to promoting women's empowerment and peace in the tribal regions of Pakistan.

Our hearts go out to Farida's family and to Noorzia and their friends. We hope they get at least some comfort in knowing that Farida has already helped many, in her short life.

Vision

To develop a just society based on equality, indiscrimination, honor and dignity, peace and security for all –  and where individuals are respected without regard to status, tribe, ethnicity, or religion.

Mission

To help sustain grassroots institutions and enable them to undertake their own development through effective institutional development and livelihood strategies.

Objectives 

SAWERA has identified the following programme areas and their objectives for its long term existence and contribution to society:

Education as Long Term Investment

1. To strategically improve the quality of life of communities of FATA through improving the literacy rate through inputs to improve quality and outreach of education, especially for women.
2. To enhance community capacities to agree to and get involved in literacy and educational activities.

Livelihood and Income Generation

1. To improve the outreach and exposure of women through supporting them in income- generating activities.
2. To develop people's personal skills that build self-respect, self-reliance, and self- confidence.

Health and Active Living

1. To establish community health centers for local communities and conduct free medical camps in the area.
2. To educate the disabled population, especially females, and establish technical centers for them.
3. To provide potable water for local people, solid waste disposal, water supply, sanitation and mass awareness.

Mobilization for Peace and Development

1. To create awareness amongst the public through social mobilization and community- level awareness-raising programmes.
2. To develop linkages with government departments, line departments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and donors for development purposes.