How CFC Empowers Women Through Their Compassionate Programs
We don’t want to see women from disadvantaged backgrounds stranded without anyone to turn to. That is why we established Mumkin. Mumkin’s beautician, dressmaking and computer training courses seek to break women’s shackles and provide them with training and career opportunities so that they feel emancipated and empowered (one step closer to financial independence).
Female empowerment starts with raising awareness about women and paving the way for their success. It is therefore key for us to create an environment that allows women and other marginalized groups in our society to relinquish control and challenge existing socio-economic power relations and gender stereotypes.
Compassion is contagious for Women
Compassion is contagious and our movement prides itself on being the torchbearers of social change and women’s rights in Karachi. Our primary objective is to look to pull together and encourage the rest of society to follow suit, as without this compassion our female clients would not only be constrained, our society as a whole would become even more economically polarized and would not sustain the constant growth we have seen over the last decade or so.
Mumkin’s Clients
Many of our Mumkin’s clients have exceeded their own expectations and have gone on to earn a very reasonable salary. Our Mumkin project trainees now feel like they can achieve almost anything because Charter for Compassion has them covered. By reaching out to us they have made full use of this once in a lifetime opportunity with a significant number of them going on to work for some of the market leaders in the Pakistani fashion and beauty industry. This serves as proof that with projects like Mumkin, Charter for Compassion leaves nobody behind in the pursuit of giving underprivileged Pakistani females some hope.
We not only want to see women from less privileged backgrounds more present in our society, we also want to defy traditional gender roles. It is a tragedy when we come across capable females who are confined to their homes and do not have any opportunities. Initiatives like Mumkin are Charter for Compassion’s answer to the marginalization of disadvantaged females in our society.
We are fully aware that women differ to men and being a women in our society comes with certain expectations which can hinder the independence and social mobility of our clients. We hold the belief that if you can do the job just as well or even better than your male counterpart, you should not be discriminated against or brushed aside. Charter for Compassion has created inclusive, female-friendly spaces like the one at the Mumkin centre to make sure that the talents of disadvantaged females do not go to waste.
We are fully aware that women differ to men and being a women in our society comes with certain expectations which can hinder the independence and social mobility of our clients. We hold the belief that if you can do the job just as well or even better than your male counterpart, you should not be discriminated against or brushed aside. Charter for Compassion has created inclusive, female-friendly spaces like the one at the Mumkin centre to make sure that the talents of disadvantaged females do not go to waste.
As a rule, we feel that it is vital for female voices to be heard, respected and taken seriously. Charter for Compassion believes that a society that is rife with sexism, is one that is also ethically defunct. Therefore, we would love to see others take a leaf out of our book and apply our core values to their own projects and personal lives. Compassion and empathy tend to never goes amiss but we find that approaching women with both of those principles in mind can make a huge difference, as empowering women can go a very long way. As the saying goes, if you empower a woman, you empower an entire nation. Our thinking is no different.
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