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Background:
As a crucial member of our society the women has to play several roles. She is a mother, daughter, sister and wife. But before all of that she is an individual. So in order to stay strong for her so she has to become more aware of the risk and problems that surround her. She has to understand her rights better so that she is able to respond in a better manner.
With this belief Blue Veins was founded by a group of enthusiastic women in March 1999. They were of the view that as women, who affirm the humanity and dignity of all people, we have the responsibility as well as the ability to create a world from which injustice, inequity, inequality and oppression are gradually eliminated. They were committed to find other like-minded persons who work with us to construct the foundations of a justice-and-compassion-based world in which all people can live in peace without fear or insecurity.
These women wanted to do a lot for the suppressed women of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) by means of health, education, human rights and Economic justice. They were discouraged by the lack of information and recourses available to women of NWFP because of conservative culture and traditions. They took the challenge and raise their voices. They faced much more problems and many Intimidations than they anticipated but never loosed their hearts and continued their struggle. In response with determination, hope and vision Blue Veins was born. Blue Veins was established on 23 March 1999. Today Blue Veins is a growing national group of volunteers embracing the motto “Awareness, Action & Advocacy” and is registered & affiliated with several other national and international organizations.
Objectives
Blue Veins aims to improve and enhance the status of women through
Health:
§ To eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease through awareness, advocacy, involvement and support.
§ Advocate for and to promote the rights of women to make free and informed choices regarding sexual and reproductive health and to create an enabling environment to exercise their rights.
§ To promote, protect and support breastfeeding.
§ To promote awareness and understanding of mental health, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis and family planning issues.
Human Rights:
§ Improve the status of women and children through promotion of rights of women, children and human rights as a whole.
§ To create change for women through education and raising awareness. Educating women about their rights according to their faith, with particular emphasis initially on Muslim women, to prevent honor killings, abuses in accordance with their religious beliefs and other crimes committed against women in the name of God.
§ To eliminate injustice and all forms of violence against women.
§ To eliminate all forms of child labor.
§ To advocate for action against Honour Killing for the communities to realize the nature and intensity of the issue and recognize it for what it really is, in an environment where killing in the name of honour is widely prevalent and largely condoned and even dignified as the term signifies.
§ To prevent child sexual abuse.
Gender:
§ Strive to combat inequalities that women face as a result of our age, gender, race, sexual orientation, economic status or level of education.
Social Change:
§ To stop gun violence and convey the message to every strata of society for ultimate eradication of this menace.
§ To transform social attitudes and behavior through non-violent grassroots education for a responsive and supportive social environment to address women's concerns and development.
§ The promotion of understanding, tolerance, and friendship among racial, national, ethnic, religious and linguistic groups.
§ To help ease destabilizing tension between Muslim & Western worlds.
Education:
§ To provide adult education for rural women.
§ To provide formal and non-formal education for street and working children.
Empowerment:
§ To empower women politically and enhance her autonomy and level of decision-making.
§ To improve economic position of the disadvantaged women and children by involving them in income and employment generating activities which will help to reduce their social, economic and cultural vulnerability.
§ To empower women through awareness raising actions so that women speak out against personal and community wrongs, pains and obstacles which affect their livelihoods and lives.
§ Organize and mobilize the poor, illiterate and landless women, and children at the grass roots, and at regional level, so that they can plan implement, manage and control development issues for their own socio-economic and cultural uplift.
Environment:
§ To create awareness on the importance of protecting the environment and conserving the limited natural resources on this earth.
Democracy:
§ To promote and consolidate democracy & democratic culture.
Vision
Blue Veins has a vision of a world where women lives healthy educated, free & safe lives. Where equality and dignity is a right not a privilege. Where women spend their life creating and thriving, rather than surviving victimization and recovering from atrocities.Aiming to ensure that women's rights are recognized, we believe that the best people to help women are women themselves.
Blue Veins seek a just society where women are provided with the opportunity to achieve, sustain and maintain health, education & human rights as defined by the woman herself, to her full potential and lead a long, healthy, creative life and enjoy a decent standard of living, freedom, dignity, self-respect and the respect of others without discrimination on the basis of creed, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, Political or other opinions, language & national or social origin.
Values
These serve as guidelines for our conduct and behavior as we work towards our vision.
- Quality – our focus is on the people we serve (women, children, donors, and the community) and we will strive for excellence through evaluation and continuous improvement.
- Caring – we are committed to serving with empathy and compassion.
- Integrity – we are committed to act in an ethical, honest manner.
- Respect – we believe that all people should be treated with consideration and dignity. We cherish diversity.
- Responsiveness – we strive to be accessible, flexible, transparent, and to demonstrate a sense of urgency in our resolve and decision making.
- Accountability – we are committed to measuring, achieving and reporting results, and to using donor’s money wisely.
- Teamwork – we are committed to effective partnerships between volunteers and staff, and we seek opportunities to form alliances with others.
Beliefs
· We believe that all individuals have a right and responsibility to full participation in our society.
· We believe that education and knowledge can be an antidote to intolerance and bigotry.
· We believe that all Women deserve to be welcomed, celebrated, and to become an integral part of a healthy society.
· We believe in the importance of investing in our youth and their future.
· We believe that we all have a responsibility to work for a healthy and sustainable natural environment.
Mission statement:
The mission of Blue Veins is to work together in harmony with a Higher Spirit to improve the quality of life for women and children through Awareness, Action, and Advocacy.
The mission of Blue Veins is to promote the soundness of body, mind and spirit through awareness raising, prevention and health care programs, formal and informal education programs, nonviolent grassroots education, action for social change, economic justice, and to reshape public values and perceptions regarding physical beauty and inner well being of woman.
Blue Veins is an advocate of Women’s rights and believes that the world would be a richer & more just place if women could attain full rights & opportunities to fully develop their talents.
Rooted in the belief that self-acceptance is the foundation for mental, physical and spiritual health, Blue Veins includes women of all ages,. The Blue Veins helps women realize and celebrate their inherent beauty & dignity. |
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