{"id":22789,"date":"2024-12-17T08:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=22789"},"modified":"2024-12-17T08:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T08:17:22","slug":"women-empowerment-project-equip-women-with-skills-and-knowledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/?p=22789","title":{"rendered":"Women Empowerment Project equip women with skills and knowledge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734423239431.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734423239431.jpg 720w, https:\/\/theasiantelegraph.global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FB_IMG_1734423239431-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UN Women Representative for Pakistan Jamshed M. Kazi Pays a Courtesy Call on the Thai Ambassador<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Islamabad : Jamshed M. Kazi, the UN Women Representative for Pakistan, paid a courtesy call on H.E. Mr. Rongvudhi Virabutr, Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, to introduce himself.<br>Upon this occasion, the two sides discussed cooperation in promoting the role of women and women empowerment in Pakistan. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of empowering women within the context of Pakistani society, religion and culture, focusing on women employment and equipping them with the necessary skills to pursue careers and generate income for their families. This initiative, he noted, is crucial for strengthening and driving Pakistan\u2019s economic growth and social development as well as contributing towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those related to women&#8217;s roles as key drivers of social development.<br>Furthermore, both parties exchanged views on potential areas of future collaboration between the Thai Embassy and UN Women Pakistan including (1) \u201cWomen Empowerment as Beauty Professionals Project\u201d as a way to equip Pakistani women with skills and knowledge, enabling them to establish and run beauty salons in their communities and (2) \u201cWomen Empowerment in Agricultural sector\u201d in the rural areas in order to create work opportunities, which the Ambassador highlighted, based on the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, inspired by the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great of Thailand. This philosophy focuses on creating sustainable career opportunities for women using Thailand\u2019s successful model as a blueprint. In addition, the Thai Embassy stands ready to collaborate on projects which are UN Women\u2019s priorities namely (3) Women Empowerment on Political Participation project and (4) Women Empowerment through digital platform and E-commerce with both sides reaffirming on the concrete and tangible projects that would have a significant impact on advancing sustainable development goals in Pakistan and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN Women Representative for Pakistan Jamshed M. Kazi Pays a Courtesy Call on the Thai Ambassador Islamabad : Jamshed M. 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