Strengthening female political participation is essential for the effective functioning of #LocalGovernment s

Kickstarted the Women Campaign Readiness Program in #Karachi for the capacity building of female #LocalGovernment representatives of #Dadu and #Badin

Women’s Campaign Readiness Program Masterclass happening in #Islamabad
Based on a selection criteria, 5 women from each province have been invited to learn from experiences of senior women parliamentarians and campaign strategies
#LocalGovernment #Election2024 #WomenEmpowerment

Second capacity building workshop of Women’s Campaign Readiness Program is being held in #Peshawar

We are joined by female #LocalGovernment representatives of #Kohat and #Peshawar .

Their willingness to learn and move forward despite #sociopolitical constraints is inspiring

Session on strengthening the use of Evidence in Policymaking for Development Impact is on going in Board Room Margala Hotel Islamabad at SDPI #SDC2019 Maryam Shabbir Abbasi Abid Qaiyum Suleri Vaqar Ahmed Mahnoor Arshad

Pitching FNFPakistan’s projects on Energy Security and Women in Trade with our partner SDPI’s representative Mahnoor Arshad

Thankful to FNF Sri Lanka for arranging this and bringing together partners across South Asia

Abid Qaiyum Suleri Vaqar Ahmed Mahnoor Arshad FNFPakistan Birgit Lamm Shahbaz Rana Mehtab Haider Ali khizar Ms Aniqa Arshad Aniqa (Programme Manager, FNFPakistan) in her introductory remarks mentioned:

🌟'Despite the substantial contributions, women continue to face unique challenges that require our attention, analysis, and perhaps collaborative efforts to overcome them.'💪🌐

📢SDPI is hosting a HYBRID SEMINAR on
Pakistan's Economy & Debt Challenges
🗓Tomorrow
⏰️3:00-4:30pm
🌇SDPI Conference Hall & Zoom
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫
Mahnoor Arshad
Aqdas Afzal, PhD
Ali khizar
Sajid Amin Javed
Abid Qaiyum Suleri

#PakEconomy
#knowyoureconomy
#Pakistan 🇵🇰

Policy facilitation needs to reduce information and networking costs faced by women #enterprises , says Ms Mahnoor Arshad while moderating session

#SEDI_Programme #evidenceuse

More at: nawaiwaqt.com.pk/E-Paper/islama…

Ms Mahnoor Arshad (Mahnoor Arshad) while presenting some findings added:🔽

👩‍💼🌐'Data shows the comparison of men and women entrepreneurs.

CCP reveals that 🇵🇰 has only 1% female compared to 21% male entrepreneurs.
In 🇱🇰 EDB - SME, only 25% of entrepreneurs are women.
BBS shows

📢SDPI is hosting a WEBINAR on
'Tobacco Taxation: Nostrum to the Ailing Economy'
🗓Tomorrow
⏰3:00-4:30pm
🔗bit.ly/3JuacOK
👩‍🏫👨‍🏫
Abid Qaiyum Suleri
Vaqar Ahmed
Asif Iqbal
Khurram Hashmi
Mahnoor Arshad
wasifnaqvi
#PakEconomy
#knowyoureconomy
#Pakistan

Held a panel discussion titled “Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through Financial Inclusion and Trade Participation” at the #SDC2023 SDPI in collaboration with FNFPakistan.
Great interventions by panelists who are all experts in their areas!

Pleasure to be part of this pitch event. I also talked about SDPI’s regional integration strategies in the areas of #Economy , #GreenEnergy , #ClimateChange , #FoodSecurity , and #Governance .

Special thanks to FNFPakistan for inviting and FNF Sri Lanka for arranging it!

REMIT.Pakistan Adam Smith Int'l Abid Qaiyum Suleri Vaqar Ahmed wasifnaqvi Mahnoor Arshad Mr. Usman Khan (Investment Lead at REMIT.Pakistan) mentioned some positive outcomes while adding his comments to the 1st session:
'Removing Binding Constraints on Sectoral Growth'

💰💡'On revenue side, we were able to identify recommendations of almost a trillion rupees for

Please join SDPI #cpse for meeting on #betterbusinesspakistan #qualityinvestmentpk in #khyberpakhtunkhwa Services Sector. Vaqar Ahmed Shujaat Asif Mahnoor Arshad

zoom.us/webinar/regist…
1100 to 1230 hours today.

Enjoyed our fireside chat this morning. Mahnoor Arshad ! Lovely to share ideas and promote our joint SDPI FNFPakistan efforts to boost women entrepreneurs! Female talent needs more space!

Had an insightful fireside chat with Birgit Lamm, Country Head FNFPakistan regarding #WomenEmpowerment through #Entrepreneurship at the #SIE2023 SDPI.

Important takeaways for women trying to make a mark & assume leadership roles!

#SDPIInNews 📰

'Women should be educated about the basic local government structures in their provinces.'

'Participation of women in local governments.'
Ms. Mahnoor Arshad Mahnoor Arshad (Project Associate, SDPI)'s take in The News

Read here: bit.ly/3T2CO5T

LUMS Student Council Minhaj Mahdi Saman S Mahnoor Arshad Sofia

Hussain Nadim Mahnoor Arshad

Odion Jude Ighalo @PaaniDaBulbulla Minhaj Mahdi Shayan Faiq Saman S Sofia Mahnoor Arshad