SUKKUR: To mark the International Rural Women’s Day, the Sindh Rural Support Organisation (SRSO) organised a seminar paying tribute to rural women.
Speaking on the occasion, SRSO Chief Executive Officer Muhammad Dital Kalhoro said that women always played the role of an invisible workforce in rural societies, especially in the farming sector.
He said that SRSO, a government-funded organisation, has taken a number of steps for the empowerment of women, particularly those living in the rural areas in northern Sindh. He further added that the organisation has developed confidence and skills among the rural women communities, and has also developed their involvement in social mobilisation efforts at the grassroots level.
He further said that “we assembled different communities from rural areas at one platform and provided them training as well financial support under the Community Investment Fund (CIF) so that they can solve their problems.”
According to Kalhoro, the social mobilisation helps low-income communities belonging to rural areas and allows economy in the production and marketing processes to compete effectively in markets.