Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN)
Pakistani Hoslamand Khawateen Network (PHKN) is a non-profitable, non-political and non- governmental organization registered under Cooperative Societies Act 1925, Registration # 270 working for the sustainable development in Pakistan with special focus on Khyber PakhtunKhwa (KP) for addressing the poverty alleviation especially focusing on women empowerment. An autonomous Board of Directors (BOD) governs present PHKN. Team at PHKN is committed to work for empowerment of poor and vulnerable segments of society and have taken many initiatives that support community members, especially women to build their capacity and help themselves through innovative self help initiatives.
With the passage of time, members and supporters of PHKN have considered the need to reorganize its initiatives and efforts in a more integrated and professional manner so that it could support other communities in neglected areas of KP. The strategic envisioning of its members has worked well and now PHKN is working at national level and have increased its outreach to other districts of KP. The development interventions initiated by PHKN are benefiting large number of marginalized communities.
PHKN started as a community based women group to work for the development of their village Pind Hashim Khan. After 10 years of struggle PHKN emerged as a professional organization to work for the development marginalized communities of Khyber PakhtunKhwa and have implemented many projects that support community especially women to build their capacities to work for their own development. The organization has done marvelous work to turn the attention of humanitarian community to support poor women, children and rural communities from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PHKN has now established strong roots in the community through 561 Community Organizations (COs) including 285 women community organizations (WCOs) and 274 male community organizations (MCOs), 270 village organizations.PHKN has also formed 150 Interest Groups with 3587 members. PHKN has created a culture of participatory development among its target communities. PHKN has formed a women entrepreneur’s network with membership of 1130 women to help women to get skills in different marketable trades to earn their respectable livelihood. More than 50% of the women members are single earning source of their families. The young numbers and illiterate girls are also the beneficiaries of our projects. The goal of the PHKN is to strive for a peaceful, prosperous, and progressive society with optimal utilization of human and natural resources, protection of human rights and to promote human centered development through increased, improved and accountable social services delivery system at the grass root level.
• Promote peace, tolerance, and co-existence between and amongst communities.
• Contribute towards eradication of poverty by developing innovative, sustainable, and scalable social enterprises and livelihood initiatives.
• Facilitate social services delivery preferably in health, education and WASH sector by collaborating with government departments, non-government organizations, and communities.
• Foster leadership among the women, youth and minorities through empowerment and by providing them access to up to date information, skills, network, and resources.
• Promote Human Rights, Good Governance and Social Justice through awareness rising, campaigns and dialogues.
• Commitment
• Accountability
• Respect for Human Dignity
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Mutual Trust and Cooperation
A women led NGO promoting women empowerment and strengthen their participation in environment conservation, productive resources of livelihoods and create equal opportunities for the women in social and economic fabric-will be responsible for women and youth engagement for sustainable development.