Government plans to support more than 7 million skilled women under the Sindh union council and community economic strength support program: Syeda Shehla Raza.

KARACHI -- Sindh Minister for Women Development, Syeda Shahla Raza, on Wednesday said that conducting of the 'Karigar Mela' (artisan festival) would allow thousands of domestic skilled women across the province to access the markets besides furthering their skills.

Addressing the Karigar Mela organized by the Thardeep Rural Development Programme (TRDP) at a local hotel, she said that workers and skilled women were playing vital role in national and provincial development. It was imperative that we take further steps to address gender equality. Under the Sindh Union Council and Community Economic Strength Support (SCCESS) program, the Sindh government was providing support to more than 2 million skilled women, while plans to expand the program to 7 million women in the future was...