Title:	FPAP's Women Empowerment Program and Smokeless Chulah
Author(s):	Abbas, J.
University:	Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan (LUMS)
Abstract:	One definition of women's empowerment is the ability of women to exercise their choices over their minds, bodies and lives. Empowerment also implies the capacity to not only improve their situation, but also to take the initiative to help others in the community. In a country where 76 percent of the population lives in the rural areas, a majority of women are engaged in child rearing, fetching water, preparing food, gathering fuel and working in the fields. In most cases they silently bear oppression, illiteracy and poor heath standards. Just over a decade ago at a FPAP workshop, participants from various parts of Pakistan, while drawing attention to the universal responsibility of women for cooking, stated how time consuming this drudgery was, how it was a service taken for granted, and above all how much of a heath hazard it was. This was the beginning of the 'Chulah Revolution', which was centered around an environment friendly smokeless stove. This case deals with issues related to the sustainability and extension of FPAPs program, while also examining the relevance and impact of FPAP undertaking the program.
Available In:	LUMS Case Research Centre Collection/LUMS-SEDC
Publisher:	LUMS
Publisher Case No:	17-008-2007-1
Distributor(s):	LUMS
ISBN:	978 019 547657 6
Pub/Rev Date:	2007
Case Length:	17 pgs
Teaching Note:	No
Pub TN Ref No:	-
Pages (TN):	-
Subjects:	Social Sciences: Health/Gender
Issues:	Managing NGOs (Health/Gender)
Country:	Pakistan
Period Covered:	1953 - 2005
Industry:	Non-Profit; Health
Level:	Postgraduate
Organization(s):	Family Planning Association of Pakistan, Pakistan
Links of Interest:	http://www.af.org.pk/