There is severe discrimination on the basis of gender which starts even from the birth of the child. The birth of a boy is celebrate with gunfire and distributing sweets and food while the birth of girl is usually considered as shame and there is also tradition of hitting a father with shoes seven times if his wife gives birth to a girl. This discrimination becomes rampant throughout the life of the women. The girls who are forced to stay in houses and weir veils are rarely sent for education. Girls are marriage off without their will through exchange marriages and selling the girls into marriage.

However, the worst kind of the discrimination and human rights violation in the community is the tradition of "Siahkari" (honor killing) under which the women are killed on the petty doubt of her love affair with any man. Each year hundreds of women are killed in those cases and the tribal Jirga also justifies those killings in the name of honor.

My Initiative is working on empowerment of indigenous women, mobilizing them towards a better and equal life.

# Capacity building
YGDP is working with youth to enhance their skills and build their capacities. For this YGDP offers two vibrant courses for both girls and boys, English language courses and computer courses.

# Awareness raising
Two wonderful teams, that is Cricket team and the theatre group has been established for the awareness raising of the community.

# Skill Development
YGDP works with young women of Khuzdar towards empowering them, for this an embroidery centre for girls have been established where about 80 girls come and learn new and modern ways of embroidery for the course period.

# Peer to Peer Learning
YGDP uses an open plate form for peer to peer learning process, by establishing the youth forums of both girls and boys. The membership is with out any cost and open, which has been attracting a lot of young people.

I believe that using cricket, theater and open spaces of discussion is a great way to involving young people who cave in and are eager to meet and share. Involving youth can never be possible with out using an informal environment, which has been a lot of help for my initiative.

YGDP uses different means of inspiring young people and involving them in making change. Cricket tournaments of the whole district in the logo of “Aurat Baraber Hay” (women are equal) took place in which more then 93 teams from all around Khuzdar took part and which continued for about two months.

Street theaters on various issues are organized which gather attention of tribal people and are believed for changing perspectives.

The literacy centers as sewing centre, computer centre, language centre are open for all of the young man and women to come and learn, which is a first ever time in Khuzdar, and for the girls.

The online campaign has consisted of recruiting members from around the world, sending reports, press releases, open discussions, and sending petitions. The membership of online WAKE UP campaign is now more then 2000 people from around the globe.

However we at YGDP have been seeking funds to practically launch the campaign as there is a greater need to do advocacy programs in the tribal areas of Pakistan to involve indigenous youth in change process.

The project includes awareness raising and mass mobilization of young people and local communities of tribal area of Khuzdar against honor killing, capacitating youth to take positive action against the crime.
Involving the national and local media to take the issue seriously.
networking of young people in different national and provincial networks to ensure a sustainable partnership towards change.

YGDP have became a partner with the Global Youth Action Network, who provides resources and opportunities for us in our work.

Recently with the partnership with Disney Minnie Grants and Youth Service America YGDP has been supported to celebrate youth service day in Khuzdar which was a great success in which the president of Press Club of Khuzdar and the Director of FM Radio Khuzdar came to participate and promised their support in our further initiatives.

The tribal traditions which have made the female part of my community modest are the other big problem for me, as many times I have been left out of having female support as they think of it a sin to claim their rights or act against crimes like honor killing.

Self Funding: 400 USD
Participatory Development Initiatives: 900 USD
philanthropist support: 730 USD
Disney Minnie Grants: 500 USD

in Kind donations:

office space (PDI)
tutors (YGDP)
facilitators (YGDP+PDI)
Cameras (PDI)

-we wrote to organizations to invite one or two members in each training they conduct, it helped a lot!

-we fund raised for resources like renting speakers and printers.

-Report Writing
-Proposal Writing

YGDP has been able to get less publicity yet, we need more ways to reach out to the outer world to speak about the issues in our community.

I escaped the horrifying laws and did my studies in Karachi, I got every single opportunity to step further making my approach towards a brilliant success. But indeed the truth was the “freedom” which had every way of influencing me to work for those people who are less fortunate, who though having every right are left behind when it comes to decision making for their life and who look forward to traditions and customs to decide their fates. There are lots of young people, especially women who truly need to be advocated for there rights, and I felt it was my human responsibility to do what ever I can to bring positive change.

My own success and education were the true inspiration in my life, I wanted all the girls to be as fortunate as me and to have the same equal rights as men. And that is what drived me to Found the Initiative I call YGDP.

I m one of the Action Partners of Oxfam Australia's three year program, Oxfam International Youth Partnership (OIYP)

My Initiative got the Disney Award to celebrate Youth Service Day in Khuzdar, Balochistan.

I m one of the 20 members of UN Youth Advisory Panel that gives suggestions and monitors UN programs for youth in Pakistan.

I m one of the 20, 2008 Youth Action Net Fellows to receive Social entrepreneur Award in Washington DC this November!