Staff Reporter
Karachi
Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) is a social safety net with prime focus on financial inclusion of women and the only central point for women empowerment in the entire country. Besides providing cash assistance to 5.7 million women this was stated by Abdur Raheem Shaikh, Director General, Sindh.
He further added that BISP is engaged in raising awareness on issues of vital importance among its beneficiary community through the platform of BISP Beneficiary Committees (BBCs). BISP also plans to educate BISP women on women rights, nutrition, mother and child health, entrepreneurship empowering them to make better informed decisions. For women empowerment to become a reality, all concerned organizations would be encouraged to work with BISP to further the gains in this area.
Addressing the ceremony on International day for eradication of Poverty DG said that the empowerment of women can help eliminate poverty in the region and BISP is sincere in its efforts to eradicate poverty under EHSAAS Programme and remains committed to provide financial assistance to the deserving families all across the region. DG said that BISP would keep playing proactive role as custodian of the poorest and put in efforts to strengthen the ownership at community level and ensure sustainability.
