MUKHTAR MAI WOMEN’S WELFARE ORGANIZATION

MMWO Annual Report, 2010

INTRODUCTION
Established in 2003, Mukhtar Mai Women’s Welfare Organization (MMWWO) is
lead by Mukhtar Mai, known for her struggle for the protection and promotion of
women’s rights.

Apart from advocacy and awareness campaign MMWWO provides legal & para
aid and shelter to approximately 500 survivors of violence annually through
Mukhtar Mai Women’s Resource Centre & Shelter Home and free education to
hundreds of girls in the remote and deprived areas of Southern region of Punjab
province of Pakistan, a region with the worst examples of women’s rights
violations in the pretext of various local customs, practices and stereo types e.g.
rape, gang rape, domestic violence, honour killing, vani (exchange of women in
settling the disputes), exchange and early marriages.

At an alarming rate consistency in violence against women and girls, including

domestic violence, rape, “honor killings,” acid attacks, and forced marriages and
the failure of state machinery in providing relief and shelter to the destitute
women, the services provided by Mukhtar Mai Women Welfare Organization
through Mukhtar Girls Model School, Women’s Resource Centre Shelter Home
and advocacy and awareness raising initiatives has become a hope for the
women, particularly the women in the Southern region of Punjab Province.

2010 was a tragic year in the history of Pakistan. The unprecedented flood was
so catastrophic that it took even the new born from the laps of mother. Flood the
whole resource leaving only problems behind it. Flood does not only damage the
socio-economic condition but also gave birth to socio-political and socio-
psychological problems. The spectrum does not only stop with food and shelter
but also gave rise to violation of human rights. The brewing of dearness of edible
goods is adding oil to injury.

Despite of all the challenges Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization tried its level
best to address the plight of women human rights and serve the hundreds of
destitute women beyond its limits through its various services,

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Mukhtar Mai Women Resource Center
Reception and Intake of Survivors.

S# Nature of Case Frequency Percentage

1 Abduction 50 8
2 Rape 29 5
3 Domestic violence 58 10
4 Sexual harassment 38 7
5 Land disputes 51 9
6 Life threat 8 2
7 Divorce 35 6
9 Stolen Things 15 4
10 Marriage by choice 14 2
11 Miscellaneous 228 41
Total 526 100

526 cases
Women Resource Center of women
rights
600 violation
500 were
reported in
400
frequency

Nature of Case Mukhtar

300 Frequency Mai
200 Percentage Women
Resource
100
Center.
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domestic violence was the highest as 10 percent of the total recorded cases. The
situation is very sorry full that in land disputes usually women are engaged and
put in trouble as the table shows the percentage of cases up to 9 percent.
Amongst the heinous crimes like abduction there were 50 cases which is 8
percent of total record. Divorce and stolen things were almost parallel like 6 and
4 percent respectively.
At the reception of Mukhtar Mai Women Resource center cases from the clients
are received and referred to the appropriate services.

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Legal Support Unit

S# Nature of case Frequency Percentage

1 Family matters 200 25
2 Criminal 456 57
3 Civil 147 18
Total 803 100

Legal Support

900 Mukhtar
800 Mai
700 Women
600 Resource
frequency

500 Center
400 provide
300 free legal
200 support
100 and legal
0 adevices
1 2 3 Total to clients.
Nature of case During
2010 legal
Nature of case Frequency Percentage support
unit
provided help to 803 women including family matters, criminal and civil cases
with the ratio of 25, 57 and 18 percent respectively.

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Shelter Home
S# Nature of case Frequency Percentage
1 Abduction 5 12
2 Divorce 4 9
3 Rape 2 5
4 Gang rape 3 7
5 Marriage by choice 7 16
6 Miscellaneous 22 50
Total 43 100

Shelter home

120

100

80
frequency

Nature of case
60 Frequency
Percentage
40

20

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 Total
nature of case

Shelter Home is a unique and best service of Mukhtar Mai Women’s

Organization to the survivors of violence. Clients are referred by journalist,
NGOs, CBOs, and Volunteers. After security of the nature of the case at
reception of Resource center clients are provided free shelter. Upon entry in
shelter destitute women are provided free boarding and lodging along with
medical and various daily needs. Shelter In-charge is designated to take care of
the clients, 43 women and 18 children were provided shelter during 2010. Out of
43 marriages by choice, abduction and divorce and gang rape type of violence
were at the peaks which were 16, 12, 9 and 7 percent of 43.

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Mobile Unit
S# Nature of service Frequency Percentage
1 Medical 22 39
2 Court 34 61
Total 56 100

Mobile unit

120

100

80
frequency

1
60 2
Total
40

20

0
Nature of service Frequency Percentage
nature of case

Mobile Unit is a transportation service, to facilitate the survivors of violence to

seek help regarding medical and court cases. It is also helpful to evacuate the
women whose life in danger. During 2010 total 56 women were provided
transport in medical and court cases.

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Help Line
S# Nature of case Frequency Percentage
1 Acid burning 42 14
2 Murder 21 7
3 Rape 50 17
4 Domestic violence 45 15
5 Maintenance 27 9
6 Life threat 15 5
7 Divorce 20 7
8 Marriage by force 7 2
9 Stolen things 12 4
10 Marriage by choice 8 3
11 Sexual harassment 8 3
12 Miscellaneous 42 14
Total 297 100

Help line

350
300
250
frequency

Nature of case
200
Frequency
150
Percentage
100
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Nature of case

A 24 hours help services is a unique service of Mukhtar Mai Women Resource

Center. Women who are not able to come to office or they only need advice, they
are provided help through help line. 297 women contacted on help line in 2010
and reported the gender based violence.

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News Record
S# Nature of case Frequency Percentage
1 abduction 445 28
2 murder 157 10
3 Sexual harassment 297 19
4 Things stolen 112 7
5 maintains 223 14
6 rape 57 3
7 Gang rape 37 2
8 Marriage by choice 115 7
9 Marriage by force 125 8
10 Miscellaneous 24 2
Total 1592 100

News Clips

1800
1600
1400
1200
Frequency

Nature of case
1000
Frequency
800
600 Percentage
400
200
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Mukhtar Mai Women Resource center keep the record of cases of women’s
rights violation that report in daily news papers. According to the figures of 4 daily
news paper including, Jang, Nawa-e-waqat, Khabrain and Express, 1558 cases
were reported in various parts of South Punjab. In reported cases, kidnapping,
rape, sexual harassment, marriage by choice and forced marriage were highest
rate.

Mukhtar Mai Girls Model Secondary School Meerwala

Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization believes the education for girls is the
guaranteeing for their political, social and cultural rights. Keeping this perspetive
the organization is imparting free education with provision of free uniforms,
books, first aid and pick and drop service to 650 girls of remote area where there
is no any other school for girls in the sphere of 20 kilometers. The School is
providing education with computer and science lab up to 10th grade.

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Emergency response during flood 2010.
During the emergency situation of flood, Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization
hosted camps for flood victims. It provided free lodging and boarding to 1500
flood victims for 2 weeks. The organization also hosted 4 medical camps in
collaboration NRSP health Unit Faisalabad to provide free medicine to flood
victims.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/study-abroad/100824/pakistan-floods-
victims-refugees-mukhtar-mai-relief-organizations

Organization Development

The organization was registered under societies Act XXI, 1860.

MMWO has also started the service of vocational training center for
women and girls from community and also for the women who seeks
shelter, to make the capable to earn livelihood so that they would be
economically independent and feel the part of main stream of society.

MMWO also has started free dispensary for women and girls of near by
community. The medical dispensary is in initial stage and is providing first
aid to the needy people.

MMWO also has expended its community volunteer program in 7 districts
of South Punjab.

Computerized Financial Information System

The Organization has launched its new website.

Mukhtar Mai Women’s Organization

Mouza Meerwala Tehsil Jattoi District Muzaffargah Punjab
Contact # +92-66-2006325, +92-300-7484261
E-mail: mukhtarmaimmwwo@yahoo.com
www.mukhtarmaimmwo.com